2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2019 ACC Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Capel (1st season)
Assistant coach	Tim O'Toole (1st season)
Assistant coach	Milan Brown (1st season)
Assistant coach	Jason Capel (1st season)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center; (Capacity: 12,508)

The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represent the University of Pittsburgh during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers are led by first-year head coach Jeff Capel and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 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.^[1] On March 27, Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach.^[2]^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Parker Stewart	1	G	6'5"	195	Freshman	Union City, TN	Transferred to UT Martin
Jonathan Milligan	2	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Ryan Luther	4	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Gibsonia, PA	Graduated
Marcus Carr	5	G	6'1"	185	Freshman	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Minnesota
Monty Boykins	33	G	6'5"	195	Senior	West Chester, OH	Graduated
Zach Smith	35	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Smethport, PA	Gradauted

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Sidy N'Dir	11	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France	Transferred from New Mexico State. Will be eligible to play immediately since N'Dir graduated from New Mexico State.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Xavier Johnson #34 PG	Arlington, VA	Bishop O'Connell High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 28, 2018
Xavier Johnson #34 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Trey McGowens #46 SG	Chatham, VA	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 24, 2018
Trey McGowens #46 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Au'Diese Toney SG	Fayetteville, NC	Trinity Christian School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 2, 2018
Au'Diese Toney SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-08-27.

Roster

2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Shamiel Stevenson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Hillcrest Prep (AZ)	Toronto, ON
G	1	Xavier Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Bishop O'Connell	Arlington, VA
G	2	Trey McGowens	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy (VA)	Piedmont, SC
G	3	Malik Ellison	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Life Center Academy St. John's	Voorhees, NJ
G/F	4	Jared Wilson-Frame	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Windsor Northwest Florida State	Hartford, CT
G	5	Au'Diese Toney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Trinity Christian Academy (NC)	Huntsville, AL
G	11	Sidy N'Dir	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	West Oaks Academy (FL) New Mexico State	Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France
G	12	Joe Mascaro (W)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Bethel Park	Pittsburgh, PA
G	13	Khameron Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Forest Trail Academy (NC)	Highlands Ranch, CO
G	14	Curtis Aiken, Jr. (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	North Allegheny	Wexford, PA
F/C	15	Kene Chukwuka	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Söderslättsgymnasiet New Mexico Junior College	Stockholm, Sweden
F/C	21	Terrell Brown	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Tilton School (NH)	Providence, RI
G	22	Anthony Starzynski (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Baldwin	Pittsburgh, PA
F	24	Samson George	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	First Love Christian Academy (PA) Iona	Minna, Nigeria
C	42	Peace Ilegomah	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Montverde Academy (FL)	Benin City, Nigeria

Head coach

Jeff Capel (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Thu. Nov. 1* 7:00 pm	Pitt-Johnstown	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
Tue. Nov. 6* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Youngstown State	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Nov. 9* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	VMI	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 12* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Troy Barclays Classic	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Thu. Nov. 15* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Central Arkansas Barclays Classic	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Nov. 17* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra	North Alabama Barclays Classic	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Nov. 21*	vs. Saint Louis Barclays Classic	–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Tue. Nov. 27* 9:00 pm, ESPNU	at Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge	–	–	–	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Fri. Nov. 30* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	vs. Duquesne The City Game	–	–	–	PPG Paints Arena Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Dec. 3* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Niagara	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 8* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	at West Virginia Backyard Brawl	–	–	–	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Sat. Dec. 15* 2:00 pm, ACCRSN	Maryland Eastern Shore	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Thu. Dec. 20* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra	New Orleans	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 29* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra	Colgate	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season
Sat. Jan. 5 12:00 pm, Raycom	North Carolina	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Jan. 9 8:00 pm, Raycom	Louisville	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 12 12:00 pm, Raycom	at NC State	–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Thu. Jan. 14 7:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	Florida State	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 19 2:00 pm, ACCRSN	at Syracuse	–	–	–	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Tue. Jan. 22 9:00 pm, ESPN/ESPNU	Duke	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 26 2:00 pm, Raycom	at Louisville	–	–	–	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
Tue. Jan. 29 9:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	at Clemson	–	–	–	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
Sat. Feb. 2 2:00 pm, ESPN2/ESPNU	Syracuse	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 5 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Wake Forest	–	–	–	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Sat. Feb. 9 2:00 pm, Raycom	NC State	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 12 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at Boston College	–	–	–	Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat. Feb. 16 4:30 pm, ACCRSN	Virginia Tech	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 20 9:00 pm, ACCRSN	Georgia Tech	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 27 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Clemson	–	–	–	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Mar. 2 2:00 pm, Raycom	at Virginia	–	–	–	John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
Tue. Mar. 5 8:00 pm, Raycom	at Miami (FL)	–	–	–	Watsco Center Coral Gables, FL
Sat. Mar. 9 12:00 pm, Raycom	Notre Dame	–	–	–	Peterson Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
Mar 12–16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 8, 2018). "Pittsburgh dismisses coach Kevin Stallings after two seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
↑ "Pitt hires Duke assistant Capel as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.
↑ "Pittsburgh hires Duke associate head coach Jeff Capel to replace Kevin Stallings". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

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[1] Goodman, Jeff; Borzello, Jeff (March 8, 2018). "Pittsburgh dismisses coach Kevin Stallings after two seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

[2] "Pitt hires Duke assistant Capel as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

[3] "Pittsburgh hires Duke associate head coach Jeff Capel to replace Kevin Stallings". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2018-03-27.

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) Trees Gym (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia Penn State
Culture & lore	History Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches Award winners NBA players
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2018–19 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boston College	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Clemson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Duke	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Carolina	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
NC State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 ACC Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll