2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Kevin Stallings and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–24 (0–18 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tom Richardson (2nd season)
  • Kevin Sutton (2nd season)
  • Jeremy Ballard (2nd season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons
2017–18 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Virginia 17 1   .944 31 3   .912
No. 9 Duke 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 22 Miami (FL) 11 7   .611 22 10   .688
No. 20 Clemson 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
NC State 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
No. 10 North Carolina 11 7   .611 26 11   .703
Virginia Tech 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Florida State 9 9   .500 23 12   .657
Louisville 9 9   .500 22 14   .611
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 21 15   .583
Syracuse 8 10   .444 23 14   .622
Boston College 7 11   .389 19 16   .543
Georgia Tech 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
Wake Forest 4 14   .222 11 20   .355
Pittsburgh 0 18   .000 8 24   .250
2018 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Panthers entered the season as one of the most inexperienced teams in NCAA Division I. ESPN's Andrea Adelson summed up the team's situation in a February 2018 piece:

Both he [Stallings] and those inside the program prepared for a rocky 2017–18: They had an NCAA-high 11 newcomers, zero returning starters and three total players with NCAA Division I experience on the roster when camp opened. That is not merely rebuilding; that is starting over with nothing to build off.[1]

They finished with the worst season in program history, going 8–24 overall and 0–18 in ACC play, finishing dead last in the conference and losing in the first round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. On March 8, 2018, Pitt fired Stallings.[2] On March 27, Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach.[3][4]

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They defeated Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia.

On January 24, 2017, Pitt lost by 55 points to Louisville, the team's worst loss since 1906.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Crisshawn Clark 0 G 6'4" 210 Sophomore Huber Heights, OH Transferred to Portland
Jamel Artis 1 F 6'7" 215 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated
Michael Young 2 F 6'8" 235 Senior Duquesne, PA Graduated
Damon Wilson 3 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Powder Springs, GA Transferred to Georgia State
Justice Kithcart 5 G 6'1" 185 Freshman Durham, NC Dismissed from the team due to conduct[6]
Corey Manigault 11 F 6'8" 230 Freshman Suitland, MD Transferred to Indian Hills CC
Chris Jones 12 G/F 6'6" 215   Senior Teaneck, NJ Graduated
Sheldon Jeter 21 F 6'8" 230 Senior Beaver Falls, PA Graduated
Cameron Johnson 23 G 6'7" 210   Sophomore Moon Township, PA Graduate transferred to North Carolina
Rozelle Nix 25 C 6'11" 300   Junior Cincinnati, OH Transferred to South Alabama
Ryan Seelye 50 F 6'6" 225 Sophomore St. Marys, PA Walk-on; left the team due personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jared Wilson-Frame 0 F 6'5" 195 Junior Windsor, CT Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College
Malik Ellison 3 G 6'6" 215 Junior Voorhees, NJ Transferred from St. John's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ellison will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Kenechukwu Chukwuka 15 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Stockholm, Sweden Junior college transferred from New Mexico JC
Monty Boykins 33 G 6'5" 195   Senior West Chester, OH Transferred from Lafayette. Will be eligible to play since Boykins graduated from Lafayette.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Terrell Brown
C
East Providence, RI Tilton School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sep 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Parker Stewart
#67 SG
Union City, TN Union City High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Marcus Carr
#60 PG
Montverde, FL Montverde Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 26, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Peace Ilegomah
C
Newark, NJ Montverde Academy Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Feb 3, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPN: 
Shamiel Stevenson
SF
Toronto, ON Hillcrest Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Samson George
PF
Washington, PA First Love Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jun 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Khameron Davis
SG
Kernersville, NC Forest Trail Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) May 4, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

Roster

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2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Jared Wilson-Frame 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Windsor
Northwest Florida State
Hartford, CT
G 1 Parker Stewart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Union City Union City, TN
G 2 Jonathan Milligan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Mount Zion Christian (Durham, NC)
Kilgore
Orlando, FL
G 3 Malik Ellison (I)   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Life Center Academy
St. John's
Voorhees, NJ
F 4 Ryan Luther 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Hampton Gibsonia, PA
G 5 Marcus Carr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Montverde Academy (Fla.) Toronto, ON
G 12 Joe Mascaro (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Bethel Park Pittsburgh, PA
G 13 Khameron Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Forest Trail Academy (NC) Highlands Ranch, CO
F/C 15 Kene Chukwuka 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Söderslättsgymnasiet
New Mexico Junior College
Stockholm, Sweden
F/C 21 Terrell Brown 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Tilton School (NH) Providence, RI
G 22 Anthony Starzynski (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Baldwin Pittsburgh, PA
G/F 23 Shamiel Stevenson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep (AZ) Toronto, ON
F 24 Samson George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr First Love Christian Academy (PA)
Iona
Minna, Nigeria
G 33 Monty Boykins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lakota West
Lafayette
West Chester, OH
G 35 Zach Smith   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Smethport
Pitt-Bradford
Smethport, PA
C 42 Peace Ilegomah 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Montverde Academy (FL) Benin City, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Sat. Nov. 4*
2:00 pm
Slippery Rock
Shoot Down Cancer Exhibition Game
W 71–59 
 24  Wilson-Frame   8  Stevenson   3  Carr  Petersen Events Center (2,278)
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
Fri. Nov. 10*
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Navy
Veterans Classic
L 62–71  0–1
 20  Wilson-Frame   9  Stevenson   4  Tied  Alumni Hall (3,238)
Annapolis, MD
Mon. Nov. 13*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Montana
Legends Classic campus site game
L 78–83 OT 0–2
 19  Stevenson   11  Luther   3  Tied  Petersen Events Center (3,102)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Nov. 15*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
UC Santa Barbara
Legends Classic campus site game
W 70–62  1–2
 14  Tied   10  Luther   3  Tied  Petersen Events Center (2,685)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 20*
9:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Penn State
Legends Classic semifinals
L 54–85  1–3
 17  Wilson-Frame   9  Luther   3  Stevenson  Barclays Center (5,904)
Brooklyn, NY
Tue. Nov. 21*
3:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Oklahoma State
Legends Classic 3rd place game
L 67–73  1–4
 16  Stevenson   8  Luther   10  Carr  Barclays Center (5,081)
Brooklyn, NY
Sat. Nov. 25*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Lehigh W 80–68  2–4
 18  Luther   10  Luther   5  Chukwuka  Petersen Events Center (3,317)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Nov. 28*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
High Point W 71–63  3–4
 19  Carr   8  Luther   5  Luther  Petersen Events Center (2,399)
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Dec. 1*
7:00 pm, Stadium
vs. Duquesne
The City Game
W 76–64  4–4
 16  Luther   9  Luther   5  Carr  PPG Paints Arena (10,118)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 5*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Mount St. Mary's W 82–78 OT 5–4
 23  Carr   16  Luther   3  Luther  Petersen Events Center (2,333)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 9*
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 West Virginia
Backyard Brawl
L 60–69  5–5
 13  Luther   12  Luther   4  Carr  Petersen Events Center (7,748)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 16*
2:00 pm, ACCN Extra
McNeese State W 72–51  6–5
 19  Wilson-Frame   8  Tied   6  Carr  Petersen Events Center (2,830)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 19*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Delaware State W 74–68  7–5
 13  Tied   7  Stevenson   3  3 Tied  Petersen Events Center (2,372)
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Dec. 22*
7:00 pm, ACCN Extra
Towson W 63–59  8–5
 13  Stewart   9  Tied   6  Carr  Petersen Events Center (3,126)
Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season
Sat. Dec. 30
4:00 pm, ACCN
No. 15 Miami (FL) L 53–67  8–6
(0–1)
 13  Wilson-Frame   4  Tied   5  Carr  Petersen Events Center (5,307)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 2
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Louisville L 51–77  8–7
(0–2)
 12  Stewart   6  Tied   2  3 Tied  KFC Yum! Center (16,461)
Louisville, KY
Sat. Jan. 6
12:00 pm, ACCN
at Virginia Tech L 67–81  8–8
(0–3)
 14  Carr   9  Stevenson   4  Tied  Cassell Coliseum (5,478)
Blacksburg, VA
Wed. Jan. 10
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 7 Duke L 52–87  8–9
(0–4)
 10  Stewart   4  5 Tied   3  Carr  Petersen Events Center (9,180)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 13
2:00 pm, ACCN
Georgia Tech L 54–69  8–10
(0–5)
 9  Tied   5  Stevenson   3  Carr  Petersen Events Center (3,544)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 16
9:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Syracuse L 45–59  8–11
(0–6)
 23  Stewart   6  Tied   4  Carr  Carrier Dome (21,259)
Syracuse, NY
Sat. Jan. 20
4:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 5 Duke L 54–81  8–12
(0–7)
 15  Stewart   8  Chukwuka   2  3 Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Wed. Jan. 24
9:00 pm, ACCRSN
NC State L 68–72  8–13
(0–8)
 22  Wilson-Frame   6  Tied   4  Wilson-Frame  Petersen Events Center (2,566)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 27
4:00 pm, ACCN
Syracuse L 55–60  8–14
(0–9)
 18  Wilson-Frame   13  Wilson-Frame   12  Carr  Petersen Events Center (7,033)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Jan. 31
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at Miami (FL) L 57–69  8–15
(0–10)
 17  Wilson-Frame   7  Davis   7  Carr  Watsco Center (7,169)
Coral Gables, FL
Sat. Feb. 3
8:00 pm, ACCN
at No. 19 North Carolina L 65–96  8–16
(0–11)
 12  Carr   10  Stewart   5  Carr  Dean Smith Center (20,381)
Chapel Hill, NC
Thu. Feb. 8
7:00 pm, ACCRSN
at No. 16 Clemson L 48–72  8–17
(0–12)
 19  Brown   8  Brown   4  Carr  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,573)
Clemson, SC
Sun. Feb. 11
1:00 pm, ACCN
Louisville L 60–94  8–18
(0–13)
 12  Stewart   6  Brown   3  Tied  Petersen Events Center (4,772)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 13
7:00 pm, ESPNews
Boston College L 58–81  8–19
(0–14)
 16  Stewart   5  Tied   5  Carr  Petersen Events Center (2,835)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Feb. 18
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Florida State L 75–88  8–20
(0–15)
 17  Wilson-Frame   5  Stevenson   5  Milligan  Donald L. Tucker Center (9,123)
Tallahassee, FL
Wed. Feb. 21
9:00 pm, ACCRSN
Wake Forest L 57–63  8–21
(0–16)
 11  Tied   7  Stewart   4  Tied  Petersen Events Center (2,420)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Feb. 24
4:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 1 Virginia L 37–66  8–22
(0–17)
 8  Milligan   4  Tied   3  Wilson-Frame  Petersen Events Center (6,534)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 28
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Notre Dame L 56–73  8–23
(0–18)
 10  Tied   8  Brown   5  Carr  Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,007)
South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
Tue. Mar. 6
2:45 pm, ESPN2
(15) vs. (10) Notre Dame
First Round
L 64–67  8–24
 18  Tied   5  Stewart   4  Stevenson  Barclays Center (10,612)
Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ Adelson, Andrea (February 13, 2018). "What happened to Pitt basketball?". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
  2. ^ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 8, 2018). "Pittsburgh dismisses coach Kevin Stallings after two seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  3. ^ "Pitt hires Duke assistant Capel as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "Pittsburgh hires Duke associate head coach Jeff Capel to replace Kevin Stallings". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  5. ^ "Panthers drubbed at home by Louisville, their worst loss since 1906". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Pitt guard Justice Kithcart dismissed by coach Kevin Stallings". ESPN. Retrieved March 7, 2017.