PITT BASKETBALL NOTRE DAME • JANUARY 31, 2015 • PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER • PITTSBURGH, PA. 2014-15 SCHEDULE Date Opponent GAME W/L Time O31 N7 INDIANA, PA (Exh.) PHILADELPHIA (Exh.) W 72-58 W 82-71 N14 NIAGARA (ESPN3) W 78-45 22 EA Sports Maui Invitational (Pittsburgh, Pa.) N16 SAMFORD (RSN/Root) W 63-56 N21 at Hawaii Saturday, January 31, 2015 • Noon ET Petersen Events Center (12,508) • Pittsburgh, Pa. L 74-70 EA Sports Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawaii) N24 vs. Chaminade (ESPNU) W 81-68 N25 vs. San Diego State (ESPN) L 74-57 N26 vs. Kansas State (ESPN2) W 70-47 D2 ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Indiana (ESPN2) L 81-69 D5 vs. Duquesne (ESPN3) W 76-62 D13 D17 D20 D23 D30 ST. BONAVENTURE (ESPNU) W MANHATTAN (ESPN3) W OAKLAND (RSN/Root) W-OT HOLY CROSS (ESPN3) W FLORIDAGULFCOAST(ESPN3) W J3 J6 J10 J14 J17 J19 J25 J27 J31 F2 F7 F11 F14 F16 F21 F24 M1 M4 M7 at *NC State (ACCN/WTAE) L 68-50 at *Boston College (RSN/Root)W-OT 61-60 *CLEMSON (RSN/Root) L 71-62 *FLORIDA STATE (RSN/Root) W 73-64 *GEORGIA TECH (ACCN/WTAE) W 70-65 at *Duke (ESPN) L 79-65 *LOUISVILLE (CBS) L 80-68 at *Virginia Tech (ESPNU) L-OT 70-67 *NOTRE DAME (ACCN/WTAE) Noon BRYANT (ESPN3) 7 p.m. *SYRACUSE (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. at *Louisville (ACCN/WTAE) 8 p.m. *NO. CAROLINA (ACCN/WTAE) Noon at *Virginia (ESPN) 7 p.m. at *Syracuse (ACCN/WTAE) Noon *BOSTON COLLEGE (ESPNU) 9 p.m. at *Wake Forest (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. *MIAMI (ACCN/WTAE) 8 p.m. at *Florida State (ESPN/ESPN2) TBA M10 at ACC Tournament (ESPN) Television: ACC Regional Network/WTAE-TV (Tom Werme, Dan Bonner; Prod.: Rob Reichley). Pitt Radio: 20 affiliates of the Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network (Bill Hillgrove, Dick Groat and Curtis Aiken). 93.7 The Fan, 93.7 FM in Pittsburgh; Satellite Radio: Sirius 93; XM 193 (Pitt feeds). Internet Radio Broadcast/Live Stats: www.pittsburghpanthers.com. Coaches: Pitt: Jamie Dixon, 16th year at Pitt, 12th year as head coach (301-104); Notre Dame: Mike Brey, 15th year at ND (320-161), 20th year overall (419-213). Rankings: Pitt: AP-NR; USA Today-NR; Notre Dame: AP-8; USA Today-8. Series: Pitt and Notre Dame meet for the 60th time in men’s basketball with Notre Dame holding a 31-28 overall advantage. Pitt owns a 17-10 home record vs. the Fighting Irish and is 5-2 vs. Notre Dame at the Petersen Events Center. In the two school’s first ACC matchup last year on March 1, 2014, Pitt defeated Notre Dame 85-81 in overtime at the Joyce Center. The win snapped Notre Dame’s five-game win streak in the series. 58-54 65-56 81-77 58-39 71-54 TBA M19 NCAA Tournament 2nd/3rd Rounds TBA M26 NCAA Regionals (CBS+) TBA A4-6 NCAA Final Four (CBS+) TBA Pitt (13-8, 3-5 ACC) hosts No. 8 Notre Dame (20-2, 8-1 ACC) at the Petersen Events Center for a Saturday, January 31 game. Tipoff is scheduled for noon ET. The contest will be produced by the ACC Regional Television Network and broadcast locally in Southwestern Pennsylvania on WTAETV (Channel 4) with Tom Werme (play-byplay) and Dan Bonner (color commentary) handling announcing duties. Producer Rob Reichley will handle all production. In Notre Dame, Pitt plays its fourth nationally ranked opponent of the season. Notre Dame represents the 17th top-10 nationally ranked team to face Pitt at the Petersen Events TODAY’S TOP STORYLINES • Pitt enters its Notre Dame game with a 9-2 home record this season. Pitt is in its 13th season in the Petersen Events Center and carries a 202-29 record (.874) and 81-26 record vs. conference opponents. • In No. 8 Notre Dame, Pitt hosts its 17th alltime top-10 nationally ranked foe at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt owns a 13-3 all-time record vs. top-10 nationally ranked opponents at the Petersen Events Center since the arena opened in 2002-03. Additionally, Pitt is 9-1 vs. top-5 ranked teams at the PEC. Jamie Dixon is 22-18 all-time vs. top-10 nationally ranked opponents, including a 12-3 record at home. • When comparing ACC basketball programs over the last 13 years, Pitt ranks second in the ACC in overall winning percentage (5th nationally, 358-114, .758), league winning percentage (155-75, .674), homecourt winning percentage (.874) and NCAA Tournament appearances (12). #8 NOTRE DAME (20-2, 8-1 ACC) at PITT (13-8, 3-5 ACC) Center since the arena opened in 2002-03. Pitt is a stellar 13-3 all-time vs. top-10 ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center (see page 8 for a list of games). In addition, Jamie Dixon owns a 22-18 career overall record vs. top-10 ranked opponents and is 12-3 vs. top-10 teams at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt is 9-2 this year at the Petersen Events Center, owns a 202-29 all-time record and is 81-26 all-time vs. regular season league foes in the arena. Pitt hosts Notre Dame after dropping a 70-67 overtime loss at Virginia Tech Tuesday evening in Blacksburg. Virginia Tech’s Adam Smith broke a 67-67 tie with a 3-pointer with three seconds remaining in overtime to give PITT PANTHERS ROSTER NOTES # 1 2 12 3 0 4 11 13 15 21 22 23 24 44 50 5 PROBABLE STARTERS POS H T WT CL PPG RPG CAREER/2014-15 NOTES F 6-7 220 SO 11.1 5.3 •Last 5GP: 17.8 ppg./2 20+ point games F 6-9 235 SO 13.2 7.8 •Double figure scoring in 11 of last 13GP G/F 6-6 213 SO* 9.0 3.0 •Leads team with 25 3FGM (25-72) G 6-5 205 SR* 9.2 3.4 •Senior CLASS Award Finalist G 6-3 198 JR 10.1 3.5 •Starts in 89 of 90 career games at Pitt OFF THE BENCH Ryan Luther F 6-9 215 FR 2.4 1.3 •Backup power forward Derrick Randall F 6-9 240 SR 1.8 3.3 •Played in 16 of 21 games on year Josh Newkirk G 6-1 185 SO 7.0 1.3 •Hit game-winner at BC, 2.03 asst:to ratio Aron Phillips-Nwankwo F 6-7 215 SR* 1.7 1.1 •Walk-on, played in nine games on year Sheldon Jeter F 6-8 225 SO 3.2 2.2 •Season-high 11 points, 8 reb. at BC Joshua Ko G 6-1 150 SO 0.6 0.2 •Walk-on from Hawaii, 14 career GP Cameron Johnson G 6-7 185 FR 4.5 1.1 •Sidelined for year with L shoulderinjury Mike Lecak G 6-2 175 JR* 1.0 0.2 •Played in 16 career games Tyrone Haughton C 6-9 220 JR --- •JC transfer from Iowa Western C.C. Joseph Uchebo C 6-10 245 JR 1.8 2.2 •Played in 17 of 21 games on year OUT FOR GAME Durand Johnson F 6-6 210 JR* 8.8 3.0 •Suspended for 2014-15 season NAME Jamel Artis Michael Young Chris Jones Cameron Wright James Robinson PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 2 NATIONAL POLLS (as of Monday, Jan. 26, 2015) SERIES HISTORY NOTRE DAME Games Played: 59 (28-31) Home: 17-10; Away: 10-18; Neutral: 1-3. ACC: 1-0 (H: 0-0; A: 1-0). ACC Tournament: 0-0. Big East: 11-14 (H: 8-5; A: 39). Big East Tournament: 2 (1-1). at Petersen Events Center: 7 (5-2). Overtime: 6 (5-1). One-Point Games: 1 (0-1). Two-Point Games: 5 (4-1). Most Points-Pitt: 100 (100-97 win in 2OT on 1/4/2006). Most Points-ND: 97 (100-97 win in 2OT on 1/4/2006). Largest Victory Margin-Pitt: 24 (88-64 win on 1/29/ 1997). Largest Victory Margin-ND: 34 (51-17 loss on 2/5/ 1938). Most Consecutive Wins-Pitt: 5 (1/12/2004-1/4/2006). Most Consecutive Losses: 5, three times (last: 2/24/ 2010-3/1/2014). Last 10: 4-6; Last 20: 9-11. ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. W-L 19-0 19-0 20-1 17-2 18-2 18-2 18-2 19-2 16-3 16-3 16-3 18-2 16-4 16-3 14-4 18-3 16-3 18-2 14-5 15-4 14-5 15-5 14-5 12-7 15-6 Pts. 1,624 1,561 1,476 1,402 1,351 1,300 1,187 1,139 1,120 1,027 996 893 878 734 719 715 558 440 431 407 334 165 164 90 70 Others receiving votes: Colorado State 57, Arkansas 54, Ohio State 43, SMU 43, Providence 29, Dayton 28, Georgia 28, Stanford 16, Wyoming 14, Seton Hall 10, LSU 10, San Diego State 4. GAME-BY-GAME Date H/A W/LPitt VT See entire Pitt-Notre Dame gameby-game results on page 13 of this release. the Hokies the win. Pitt squandered a seven-point lead (60-53) with 2:11 to play in regulation as Virginia Tech used a 3-point play and two Adam Smith 3-pointers, including one with two seconds, to send the game into overtime, 62-62. For the fourth consecutive game, Jamel Artis led Pitt in scoring with 17 points (7-13 FG), grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists, Cameron Wright contributed 14 points with four assists, James Robinson scored all 12 of his points in the second half and Michael Young added six points and School (1st Place) Kentucky (64) Virginia (1) Gonzaga Duke Wisconsin Arizona Villanova Notre Dame Kansas Louisville Utah Wichita State North Carolina Virginia Commonwealth Iowa State Maryland West Virginia Northern Iowa Texas Baylor Georgetown Indiana Miami, Fla. Oklahoma Butler NOTE: USA TODAY COACHES POLL Rk. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. School (1st Place) Kentucky (32) Virginia Gonzaga Duke Wisconsin Arizona Villanova Notre Dame Louisville Utah Kansas Wichita State Maryland North Carolina Virginia Commonwealth Iowa State West Virginia Northern Iowa Baylor Texas Indiana Georgetown Miami, Fla. Colorado State Arkansas W-L 19-0 19-0 20-1 17-2 18-2 18-2 18-2 19-2 16-3 16-3 16-3 18-2 18-3 16-4 16-3 14-4 16-3 18-2 15-4 14-5 15-5 14-5 14-5 18-2 15-4 Pts. 800 767 728 682 681 634 600 556 532 481 476 449 414 403 336 308 300 231 216 183 75 72 59 58 50 Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 48, Ohio State 47, Dayton 43, Stanford 42, SMU 28, Butler 21, Wyoming 17, Providence 13, Kansas State 12, Tulsa 7, San Diego State 7, LSU 6, George Washington 6, St. Mary’s 5, Georgia 4, Texas A&M 2, Davidson 1. •Associated Press poll is voted upon by the nation’s media (both polls are released on Monday). •USA Today poll is voted upon by the nation’s coaches. a game-high 10 rebounds. Pitt is in the midst of its second ACC regular season after completing one of its most interesting November/December non-conference schedule stretches. Pitt played through a one-month, six-game span that included four neutral site games, two away contests (at Indiana, at Hawaii) and three games as part of the EA Sports Maui Invitational, which Pitt finished in third place with a 2-1 record. Since Pitt’s Petersen Events Center opened in 2002, that six-game stretch repre- sents the longest regular season span away from the Petersen Events Center for the Pitt Basketball program. Furthermore, the Panthers were without two of their three most experienced returning players as senior Cameron Wright missed the season’s first seven games with a broken foot and junior Durand Johnson was suspended for the season. Notre Dame enters Saturday’s game on a five-game win streak following a 77-73 home win over No. 4 ranked Duke. The Fighting Irish are currently in second place in the ACC standings with an 8-1 league record. Notre Dame is led by Jerian Grant (17.4 ppg./6.5 apg.), Pat Connaughton (13.8 ppg./8.5 rpg./ 61 3FGM), Zach Auguste (13.7 ppg./6.5 rpg.) and Demetrius Jackson (13.3 ppg.). Pitt concluded its non-conference portion of the schedule (the Panthers do have one non-conf. game left in Bryant on Feb. 2) on a 30-game home win streak vs. a nonconference opponents, currently the nation’s fifth longest streak of its kind (see chart page 3). With Dec. PITT BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER All practices are closed. For more information on coverage of Pitt men’s basketball, contact Media Relations Director Greg Hotchkiss at (412) 491-5296. THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Practice, 12-3 p.m. Media Opportunity, 3:30 p.m. Practice, 12-3 p.m. Notre Dame at Pitt, Noon, ACCN/WTAE Pitt IMG Radio Network, 93.7 Practice, TBA Bryant at Pitt, 7 p.m. ESPN3 Pitt IMG Radio Network, 93.7 Possible Off Day January 29 January 30 January 31 February 1 February 2 February 3 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S BEST PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS JAMIE DIXON MILESTONE WINS PITT’S 13-YEAR SUCCESS (2001-14) Where Pitt ranks among national winning percentage leaders and top programs over the last 14 seasons; updated as of January 29, 2015. No. Information 1 22-Pitt 71, Alabama 62 Nov. 14, 2003, Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. (1-0). The following is a list of accomplishments achieved by the Pitt Basketball program over the last 13 seasons: School Kansas Duke Gonzaga Memphis Kentucky PITT Syracuse Florida Louisville Wisconsin North Carolina Connecticut Ohio State Butler Arizona Michigan State Xavier Texas Marquette Illinois Notre Dame UCLA Western Kentucky Cincinnati Oklahoma State Georgetown Oklahoma 2014-15 17-3 17-3 20-1 13-7 19-0 13-8 14-7 11-9 17-3 18-2 17-4 11-7 16-5 15-6 19-2 13-7 14-7 14-6 10-10 13-8 20-2 11-9 14-5 14-5 14-6 14-6 13-7 30’s win over Florida Gulf Coast, Pitt claimed its 200th all-time victory at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt is also 117-3 all-time vs. nonconference opponents at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has also 2001-14 388-81 375-83 351-84 361-88 345-114 345-106 348-111 349-111 341-117 322-120 333-125 329-120 306-121 311-127 309-132 330-134 309-127 314-135 299-137 304-145 278-150 293-147 278-145 281-149 283-152 270-145 272-147 Total 405-84 392-86 371-85 374-95 364-114 358-114 362-118 360-120 358-120 340-122 350-129 340-127 322-126 326-133 328-134 343-141 323-134 328-141 309-147 317-153 298-152 304-156 292-150 295-154 297-158 284-151 285-154 Pct. .828 .820 .814 .797 .762 .759 .754 .750 .749 .736 .731 .728 .719 .710 .710 .709 .707 .699 .678 .674 .662 .661 .661 .657 .653 .653 .649 won 138 of its last 142 home games against regular season non-conference opponents. Since the Petersen Events Center opened in 2002, Pitt has accumulated a 54-1 record in November contests and 59-2 record 100 10-Pitt 71, Seton Hall 68 Feb. 19, 2007, Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. (100-26). 200 6-Pitt 61, American 46 Dec. 22, 2010, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. (200-55). 300 Pitt 73, Florida State 64 Jan. 14, 2015, Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, Pa. (300-101). in December games. Pitt returned three starters–senior off guard Cameron Wright, point guard Robinson and power forward Michael Young– and eight of its top 10 scorers from a 2013-14 team that finished 26-10 overall, 117 and in fifth place in its first year in the ACC and earned a 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 13 seasons. Through the season’s first seven games, the Panthers have been a different team without two of their most experienced players: 2014-15 PITT PANTHERS NUMERICAL ROSTER # 0 1 2 3 4 5 11 12 13 15 21 22 23 24 44 50 NAME POS H T James Robinson G 6-3 Jamel Artis F 6-7 Michael Young F 6-9 Cameron Wright G 6-5 Ryan Luther F 6-9 Durand Johnson F 6-6 Derrick Randall F 6-9 Chris Jones G/F 6-6 Josh Newkirk G 6-1 Aron Phillips-NwankwoF 6-7.5 Sheldon Jeter F 6-8 Joshua Ko G 6-1 Cameron Johnson G 6-7 Mike Lecak G 6-2 Tyrone Haughton C 6-9 Joseph Uchebo C 6-10 WT CL 198 JR 220 SO 235 SO 205 SR* 215 FR 210 JR* 240 SR 213 SO* 185 SO 215 SR* 225 SO 150 SO 185 FR 175 JR* 220 JR 245 JR EX 2L 1L 1L 3L HS 2L 1L 1L 1L 3L TR 1L HS 1L TR 1L HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(s) Mitchellville, Md./DeMatha Catholic H.S. Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) Duquesne, Pa./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine H.S. Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton H.S. Baltimore, Md./Brewster Academy (N.H.) Brooklyn, N.Y./Rutgers/South Kent Prep (Conn.) Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck H.S. Raleigh, N.C./Word of God Academy Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College Beaver Falls, Pa./Vanderbilt/Beaver Falls H.S. Kailua, Hawaii/Kalaheo H.S. Moon Township, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart H.S. Pittsburgh, Pa./Wheeling Jesuit Univ./North Canyon H.S. Miami, Fla./Iowa Western C.C./Dr. Krop H.S. Enugu, Nigeria/Chipola J.C./Word of God Academy, N.C. Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (TCU, 1987), 10th year as Head Coach, 14th year at Pitt; Assistant Coach: Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh, 2005); Assistant Coach: Bill Barton (Salem State, 1989); Assistant Coach: Marlon Williamson (Youngstown State, 2012); Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Regan (Saint Vincent, 1988); Video Coordinator/Director of Analytics: Jason Richards (Davidson, 2008); Graduate Managers: Branden McDonald, David Hanson; Athletic Trainer: Tony Salesi; Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tim Beltz; Academic Coordinator: Mike Farabaugh; Equipment Manager: Chris Dountas; Managers: Josh Counihan, Chris Gamcik, Caleb Gilbride, Dan Ginsberg, Mike Haberman, Michael Lindenbaum, Sean Mack, Brennan Moxham, Matt Reilley, Josh Russell-Einhorn, Will Supowitz, John Wallace III; Administrative Assistant: Beth Schoedel. • Compiled a 345-106 record over the last 13 seasons and .750 winning percentage, which ranks among the nation’s top five best winning percentages during that span. The record also ranks second in the ACC from 200114. • Advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight/Regional Final in 2009 for the first time since 1974. • Advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen five times in the last 13 seasons. Only 11 programs nationwide have advanced to more Sweet Sixteens during that span. • Won two Big East Tournament championships (2003 and 2008). • Captured four Big East regular season titles: 2001-02 Big East West Division, 2002-03 Big East West Division, 2003-04 Big East regular season, 2010-11 Big East regular season. • Advanced to the NCAA Tournament 12 times in the last 13 seasons, one of only seven programs nationwide to advance to the NCAA Tournament during that span. • Ascended to the program’s firstever No. 1 national ranking and earned two No. 1 seeds in 200809 and 2010-11. • Achieved 13 straight 20-plus win seasons from 2002-14. • Averaged 26.5 victories per season over the last 13 years. • Advanced to the Big East Championship title game in seven of eight seasons and appeared in three straight seasons from 2001-04. • Compiled a Big East-best 14163 (.691) record in league regular season games. • Finished ranked among the nation’s top-10 programs in six of the last 13 seasons and ranked among the nation’s top-25 in 11 of the last 13 years. • Appeared on television 388 times in the last 13 years. • Set the school record with a 40-game win streak, which spanned two years and 68 days. • Opened the Petersen Events Center with a 34-game win streak, a streak which ranks as the third all-time longest win streak to open a new arena in NCAA Division I history. • Concluded its 12th year in the Petersen Events Center with a 193-27 record and .877 winning percentage. • Sold out the Petersen Events Center in each of the 12 seasons in operation and has enjoyed a string of 223 consecutive regular season sellouts dating back to the 2001-02 season. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES RECORD WHEN... Controlling the tip: .................... 7-4 Scoring first: .................................8-4 Leading at the half: ..................... 9-0 Trailing at the half: ..................... 3-8 Tied at half: .................................. 1-0 Leading with 5:00 left: ............ 10-1 Trailing with 5:00 left: ............... 3-7 Tied with 5:00 left: ..................... 0-0 In Overtime: .................................2-1 Double Overtime: ...................... 0-0 Triple Overtime ..........................0-0 Pitt outrebounds opp.: .............. 8-4 Pitt is outrebounded: ................ 4-4 Rebounds are equal: .................. 1-0 Pitt commits more TO: ............ 3-5 Pitt forces more TO: .............. 10-3 Turnovers are equal: .................. 0-0 Pitt has more FTA: .................. 11-3 Opp. has more FTA: .................. 2-4 FT attempts are equal: ............... 0-1 Pitt shoots better than 60% ...... 0-0 Pitt shoots better than 50%: ..... 5-0 Pitt shoots less than 50%: .........8-8 Opp. shoots better than 50%: . 1-5 Opp. shoots less than 50%: ... 10-3 Opp. shoots less than 40% ...... 7-1 Pitt outshoots opp. (FG%) .... 10-1 Opp. outshoots Pitt (FG%) ...... 3-7 Shooting is tied (%) ...................0-0 Pitt hits 40% of 3FG: ................. 4-0 Pitt hits less than 40%of3FG: ..9-7 Pitt outshoots opp. (3FG): ........ 7-0 Pitt hits at least 70% of FTA: ... 6-5 Pitt hits at least 60% of FTA: . 12-7 Pitt bench outscores opp.: ....... 9-1 Opp. bench outscores Pitt: ...... 4-7 Bench scoring is equal: ............. 0-0 Following a Pitt win: ................. 7-6 Following a Pitt loss: ................. 5-2 3 score in double figures: ........ 5-5 4 score in double figures: ........ 6-1 5+ in double figures: ................ 0-0 UNIFORMS White uniforms: ...................... 10-1 Blue uniforms: ............................ 2-6 Gold uniforms: ........................... 1-1 DAYS OF THE WEEK Monday .......................................... 1-1 Tuesday: ........................................ 3-3 Wednesday: ................................... 3-0 Thursday ....................................... 0-0 Friday: ............................................ 2-1 Saturday: ........................................ 3-2 Sunday: .......................................... 1-1 4 MOST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPSACC (2000-14) School RS Duke 4 North Carolina 7 Louisville 3 PITT 4 Syracuse 3 Boston College 3 Maryland 2 Virginia 2 Miami 1 Clemson 0 Florida State 0 Notre Dame 1 Wake Forest 1 T Tot. 8 12 2 9 5 8 2 6 2 5 1 4 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 Key: RS-regular season titles; T-Tournament titles; *indicates best league regular season record; total includes ties. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCESACC Most NCAA Tournament appearances in the ACC over the last 13 seasons (2002-14): Team No. Duke .......................................... 13 PITT .................................. 12 Louisville .................................. 11 Syracuse .................................... 10 North Carolina ........................ 10 Notre Dame ............................... 8 North Carolina State ................ 8 Boston College ......................... 6 Maryland ..................................... 6 Wake Forest ................................ 6 Clemson ...................................... 4 Florida State ............................... 4 Georgia Tech ............................. 4 Miami ........................................... 3 Virginia ........................................ 3 Virginia Tech ............................. 1 Wright and Durand Johnson. Wright is now back in the starting lineup, but Durand Johnson has been suspended for the season. In mid-October, Pitt was picked by Atlantic Coast Conference media members to finish sixth among 15 schools in its annual preseason poll. Pitt has won 131 of its last 187 overall games, 136 of its last 191, 280 of its last 378 contests, 121 of its last 187 league regular season games and 163 of its last 179 nonconference games. BIG EAST’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES BY PERCENTAGE (Conference Regular Season and Championship Games combined as of March 17, 2013 and according to Big East records). Coach, Team JAMIE DIXON, PITT Jim Boeheim, Syracuse John Thompson, Gtown Rick Pitino, UL/PC Buzz Williams, Marquette Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Mike Jarvis, St. John’s Ben Howland, Pitt Rollie Massimino, Villanova W 127 415 231 126 64 139 314 57 46 123 L 66 220 123 67 35 80 181 36 29 92 Pct. Yrs. .658 10 .654 34 .653 20 .653 9 .646 5 .635 13 .634 36 .613 5 .613 4 .572 12 BEChamp. 12-9, .571 50-29, .633 33-13, .717 14-7, .667 5-5, .500 12-11, .478 35-18, .660 7-4, .636 8-3, .727 13-12, .520 FASTEST TO 200 WINS-NCAA HISTORY BY GAMES According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153 Coach, School GP W-L Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island 231 200-31 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 234 200-34 Mark Few, Gonzaga 247 200-47 Everett Case, NC State 250 200-50 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU 251 200-51 Nat Holman, CCNY 251 200-51 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 251 200-51 Roy Williams, Kansas 252 200-52 Vic Bubas, Duke 254 200-54 Denny Crum, Louisville 254 200-54 Henry Iba, NWMS/Colo./OSU 254 200-54 Doc Meanwell, Miss./Wisc. 254 200-54 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 255 200-55 Pct. .866 .855 .810 .800 .797 .797 .797 .794 .787 .787 .787 .787 .784 Yr. 12th 9th 8th 9th 10th 18th 13th 8th 10th 9th 11th 15th 8th Year 1938 1977 2007 1954 1945 1937 1943 1996 1969 1980 1940 1927 2010 BY TOTAL SEASONS According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153 Coach, School GP W-L Mark Few, Gonzaga 247 200-47 Roy Williams, Kansas 252 200-52 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 255 200-55 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 234 200-34 Everett Case, NC State 250 200-50 Denny Crum, Louisville 254 200-54 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 266 200-66 Bruce Weber, SIU/Illinois 272 200-72 Pete Gillen, Xavier 273 200-73 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU 251 200-51 Vic Bubas, Duke 254 200-54 Fred Schaus, WVU/Purdue 266 200-66 Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s 271 200-71 Pct. .810 .794 .784 .855 .800 .787 .752 .735 .733 .797 .787 .752 .738 Yr. 8th 8th 8th 9th 9th 9th 9th 9th 9th 10th 10th 10th 10th Year 2007 1996 2010 1977 1954 1980 1985 2007 1994 1945 1969 1976 1978 JAMIE DIXON REACHES 300-VICTORY MILESTONE With a 73-64 win over Florida State on Jan. 14, Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon became just the second head coach in school history to reach 300 or more career wins. His accomplishment ranks among the alltime NCAA Division I records for fastest to 300 career wins in both number of games (ranks 19th alltime) and total seasons (12, will tie for third all-time). On the total number of games chart, he reached 300 victories in 401 games and faster than NCAA Division I coaching legends Arkansas’ Nolan Richardson (404 games), North Carolina’s Dean Smith (406 games), Creighton/Arkansas’ Eddie Sutton (406), Indiana’s Bob Knight (407) and Georgetown’s John Thompson (407). See chart on page 11. In only his 12th season as a head coach, Dixon owns a 301-104 career record following 405 career games. He has a career winning percentage of .743. In all-time wins, PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES ACC’S BEST PROGRAMS OVER THE PREVIOUS 13 SEASONS (2001-14) Totals are as of May 4, 2014. League Overall School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Duke .................................. 159-47 ........ .772 ............ 375-83 ........ .819 *PITT .......................... 152-70 ....... .685 ........ 345-106 ....... .765 *Syracuse ........................... 150-72 ........ .676 ......... 348-111 ........ .758 *Louisville ......................... 154-70 ........ .688 ......... 341-117 ........ .745 North Carolina ................. 139-72 ........ .659 ......... 333-125 ........ .727 *Notre Dame .................... 129-93 ........ .581 ......... 278-150 ........ .650 Maryland ........................... 116-95 ........ .550 ......... 278-156 ........ .641 *Boston College ............. 105-106 ........ .498 ......... 232-154 ........ .601 North Carolina State ....... 98-113 ........ .464 ......... 240-161 ........ .599 Florida State ................... 102-110 ........ .481 ......... 234-161 ........ .592 Clemson ............................. 91-121 ........ .429 ......... 221-154 ........ .589 Wake Forest ...................... 96-116 ........ .453 ......... 221-159 ........ .582 Miami ................................. 92-120 ........ .434 ......... 217-162 ........ .573 Virginia .............................. 98-114 ........ .462 ......... 206-170 ........ .548 Virginia Tech .................... 82-130 ........ .387 ......... 204-178 ........ .534 Georgia Tech .................... 80-132 ........ .377 ......... 200-184 ........ .521 ACTIVE NCAA D1 NON-CONFERENCE HOMECOURT WIN STREAKS Team No. Duke ........................................ 112 Minnesota ................................. 43 Illinois ....................................... 41 Wichita State ............................ 30 PITT .................................. 30 Iowa State .................................. 25 Arizona ...................................... 23 CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS VERSUS NONCONFERENCE OPPONENTS Wins 58 43 30 16 12 11 Date 11/19/2005-11/16/2011 11/17/2000-1/2/2005 11/19/2012-current 12/3/1984-12/6/1986 12/18/1997-12/4/2000 12/8/1986-11/28/1988 Dixon trails Hall of Fame Pitt coach H.C. “Doc” Carlson, who won 367 games in 31 seasons and 615 total contests from 1922-53. PITT REACHES 200-WIN MILESTONE AT PEC With a 71-54 win over Florida MOST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCESNATIONAL Most NCAA Tournament appearances, nationally (2002-14): Team No. Duke .......................................... 13 Gonzaga .................................... 13 Kansas ........................................ 13 Michigan State ......................... 13 Wisconsin ................................. 13 PITT .................................. 12 Texas .......................................... 12 Louisville .................................. 11 Arizona ...................................... 11 Florida ....................................... 11 Marquette .................................. 10 Connecticut ............................. 10 Kentucky .................................. 10 Syracuse .................................... 10 Xavier ........................................ 10 Memphis ................................... 10 North Carolina ........................ 10 Illinois ......................................... 9 UCLA ........................................... 9 Oklahoma ................................... 9 Villanova ..................................... 9 Notre Dame ............................... 8 Gulf Coast on Dec. 30, 2014, Pitt reached the 200-victory milestone in Petersen Events Center. It took the Panthers only 227 games to reach the milestone. YOUTHFUL PANTHERS With two of Pitt’s three most experienced players sidelined through its first seven contests in 2014-15 (Cameron Wright, broken 5 PITT PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH IN PRESEASON ACC MEDIA POLL CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Pitt was selected by league media members to finish sixth out of 15 schools at its second Atlantic Coast Conference Operation Basketball preseason media day held Wednesday at the Westin Hotel in downtown Charlotte. Over 300 writers, television broadcasters, radio producers and other assorted media members attended the ACC’s 53rd annual event. In a vote of the league’s attending media members, Pitt finished sixth with 592 total points. Duke was selected to capture first place with 935 points and 41 first place votes, followed by No. 2 North Carolina (870 points/12 first place votes), No. 3 Louisville (847/3 first place votes), No. 4 Virginia (824/7 first place votes), No. 5 Syracuse (706/2 first place votes) and No. 6 Pitt. It was the second consecutive season that Pitt was picked to finish sixth in preseason voting. The Panthers ended up finishing fifth in their first ACC season in 201314. North Carolina’s Marcus Paige was selected the preseason player of the year, while Duke’s Jahlil Okafor was named preseason rookie of the year. The preseason All-ACC team included Paige, Okafor, Louisville’s Montrezl Har rell, Virginia’s Malcolm Brogdon and Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant. In preparation for its second season in the ACC, Pitt was making its second appearance at the event. Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon, senior Cameron Wright and junior James Robinson represented the Panthers in Charlotte. 2014-15 ACC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL Rk. Team (1st place votes) Pts 1. Duke (41) 935 2. North Carolina (12) 870 3. Louisville (3) 847 4. Virginia (7) 824 5. Syracuse (2) 706 6. PITT 592 7. Notre Dame 515 8. Florida State 506 9. NC State 478 10. Miami 442 11. Clemson 330 12. Wake Forest 221 13. Georgia Tech 195 14. Boston College 184 15. Virginia Tech 155 NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS AFTER 12 SEASONS (by wins) With the entire 2014-15 season ahead of him, Jamie Dixon already ranks fourth on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after 12 seasons as a head coach. In his 12th season, Dixon continues to move up the charts. Here is where he stands in NCAA records when compared to other coaches after 12 years as a head coach: Coach, Team Seasons W-L Pct. Roy Williams, Kansas 1989-00 329-82 .800 Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio State 2001-12 323-96 .771 Mark Few, Gonzaga 2000-11 316-83 .792 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 2003-15 301-104 .743 Everett Case, North Carolina State 1947-58 298-77 .795 Denny Crum, Louisville 1972-83 295-78 .791 Tubby Smith, Tulsa/Georgia/Kentucky 1992-03 288-109 .725 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1977-88 287-93 .755 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 1981-92 286-100 .741 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 1969-80 282-58 .829 John Calipari, Massachusetts/Memphis 1989-04 282-109 .721 foot; Durand Johnson, suspended for year), Pitt’s production has been dominated by sophomores and freshmen and players who will return to the team next year. Next year, Pitt returns its entire team with the exception of Wright and senior Derrick Randall. Here is a look at where Pitt’s production through 19 games has come from: Prod. by players Stat Returning Minutes 3699 Points 1238 Rebounds 624 Assists 293 3FGM 91 FTM 260 Total 4275 1413 733 329 94 293 Pct. 87% 88% 85% 89% 97% 89% PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER NUMBERS In its 13th basketball season, the Petersen Events Center has provided Pitt an exceptional homecourt advantage. Consider the following facts and records: Total Games: 231 (100th all-time game: vs. Rutgers, Jan. 26, 2007; 200th all-time game vs. Notre Dame, Feb. 18, 2013). Overall Record: 202-29 (.874) Conference Record: 81-26 (.757); ACC: 6-7; Big East: 75-19. Non-Conference Record: 117-3 (.975) Most Consecutive Wins at the Petersen Events Center: 34 (11/23/02-2/29/04); 31 (2/27/08-1/20/10) Most Consecutive Losses: 4 (12/23/11-1/25/12) Most Consecutive Non-Conference Wins: 58 (11/19/05-11/ 16/11), 30 (11/19/12-current), 28 (11/23/02-1/2/05) Most Consecutive Non-Conference Losses: 1, three times (Bucknell, Long Beach State, Wagner) Average Victory Margin: 18.0 points per game (15408-11762, 201 wins) Average Non-Conference Victory Margin: 21.9 points per game (9045-6494, 117 wins) Average Margin of Loss: 7.7 points (Pitt: 1739, Opp: 1963, 29 losses) Pitt Victories by 10 points or more: 157 Pitt Victories by 20 points or more: 83 Pitt Victories by 30 points or more: 29 Pitt Victories by 40 points or more: 8 Pitt Points Per Game: 74.8 points per game Opponents’ Points Per Game: 59.3 points per game Opponents held to 60 points or less: 131 of 231 Opponents held to 70 points or less: 196 of 231 Conference Opponents held to 60 points or less: 44 of 107 Conference Opponents held to 70 points or less: 84 of 107 Non-Conference Opp. held to 60 points or less: 88 of 120 Non-Conference Opp. held to 70 points or less: 110 of 120 Most Consecutive Opponents held to 60 points or less: 10 (3/7/09-1/16/10); 9 (11/27/02-1/18/03), 6 (1/24/11/13/ 11) Most Consecutive Opponents held to 70 points or less: 22 (1/17/04-2/23/05); 21 (11/23/02-12/13/03) Most Points Scored by Pitt: 103 (Houston Baptist, Nov. 9, 2007) Most Points Scored-Opponent: 97 (Notre Dame, Jan. 4, 2006) Least Points Scored by Pitt: 39 (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012) Least Points Scored-Opponent: 32 (New Hampshire, Dec. 4, 2009) Largest Win: 49 points (Bethune-Cookman, Dec. 15, 2012, 8940) Largest Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, 62-39) Closest Win: 1, two times (West Virginia, Feb. 7, 2008, 55-54; Georgetown, Jan. 25, 2003, 65-64) Largest Conference Win: 38 points (DePaul, Jan. 26, 2013, 9355) Largest Conference Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, 62-39) Longest Game: 3OT (West Virginia, Feb. 12, 2010, 98-95 win) Record vs. Top-25 Ranked Teams (AP poll): 17-11 Record vs. Top-5 nationally ranked teams: 9-1 Record vs. Top-10 nationally ranked teams: 13-3 Record on Senior Day: 8-4 Record on Opening Day: 13-0 Overtime Record: 7-3; 2OT Record: 2-0; 3OT Record: 1-0 6 WHAT PITT RETURNED IN 2014-15 Category Percent Returning Last year’s starters: ............................................................................... 60% (3 of 5) Last year’s total starts: .................................................................. 60% (99 of 165) Last year’s starters: ............................................................................... 40% (2 of 5) Last year’s starters: ............................................................................... 60% (3 of 5) Last year’s total starts: ................................................................ 61% (109 of 180) Team’s top-10 in minutes played: ................................................. 80% (8of 10) Total minutes played: ........................................................ 69.5% (5091 of 7325) Points scored: ...................................................................... 58.6% (1516 of 2586) Field goals made: .................................................................... 59.6% (533 of 895) Field goal attempts: ............................................................ 62.3% (1213 of 1944) 3-point FG made: ................................................................... 56.3% (103 of 183) 3-point FG attempts: .............................................................. 60.1% (314 of 522) Free throws made: ................................................................. 56.6% (347 of 613) Free throw attempts: ............................................................. 56.3% (485 of 861) Offensive rebounds: ............................................................. 65.3% (282 of 432) Defensive rebounds: ............................................................. 62.2% (534 of 859) Total rebounds: ..................................................................... 67.9% (876 of 1291) Personal fouls: ......................................................................... 73.7% (457 of 620) Assists: ........................................................................................ 69.2% (390 of 563) Turnovers: ................................................................................ 61.1% (226 of 373) Blocked Shots: ........................................................................... 61.7% (66 of 107) Steals: .......................................................................................... 71.2% (181 of 254) WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES BY PCT. (Records are as of January 29, 2015) 2014-15 Previous Coach W-L W-L Mark Few, Gonzaga 20-1 401-99 Roy Williams, North Carolina 17-4 723-199 John Calipari, Kentucky 19-0 597-177 Thad Matta, Ohio State 16-5 377-113 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 17-3 983-306 Bo Ryan, Wisconsin 18-2 704-223 Bill Self, Kansas 17-3 532-173 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 14-7 948-320 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 13-8 288-96 Rick Pitino, Louisville 17-3 695-245 Billy Donovan, Florida 11-9 486-189 Bob Huggins, West Virginia 17-3 740-302 CAMERON WRIGHT RETURNS TO ACTION; MISSED FIRST SEVEN GAMES OF SENIOR YEAR SIDELINED WITH INJURY Pitt’s returning leading scorer from the 2013-14 team, Cameron Wright officially returned to game action on Friday, Dec. 5 against Duquesne. Previously, he had missed the season’s first seven games. It was announced in October that Wright would miss 10 weeks due to a broken left foot (fifth metatarsal). Wright, the 2014 recipient of the Skip Prosser Award which is presented to the ACC’s top scholarathlete in men’s basketball, is Pitt’s top returning scorer (10.5 ppg. last year) and most experienced returning player. In his five-year career, Wright has seen action in 118 career games, played in 2,385 minutes and started 60 contests. He has reached double figure scoring 31 times in his career and his veteran presence is a key ingredient for this year’s team. Total W-L 421-100 740-203 616-177 393-118 1000-309 722-225 549-176 962-327 301-104 712-248 497-198 757-305 Total Pct. .808 .785 .777 .769 .763 .762 .757 .746 .743 .742 .715 .713 An NABC Good Works Team and Senior CLASS Award finalist, Wright is a four-time recipient of the University of Pittsburgh’s Scholar-Athlete Award, and a twotime recipient of the school’s Academic Excellence Award. He is also a past winner of the University of Pittsburgh-Jaron Brown Pursuit of Excellence Award and was selected to the Big East All-Academic team on three occasions. Wright is Pitt’s fourth all-time conference scholar-athlete award winner in men’s basketball. Other award winners include Joey David (1984-85), Darren Morningstar (1991-92) and Aaron Gray (200607). He is the second player to earn a men’s basketball top scholar-athlete award since Jamie Dixon became head coach in 2003. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES MOST NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES IN LAST 13 YEARS Since 2002, Pitt is one of only 15 schools nationwide to advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen at least five times over the last 13 years. Pitt has advanced to Sweet Sixteen action in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. Here is a chart depicting where Pitt ranks among schools over the last 13 years: School App. since 2002 Duke .......................................... 9 Kansas ....................................... 9 Michigan State ......................... 7 Connecticut .............................. 6 North Carolina ......................... 6 Syracuse ..................................... 6 Arizona ...................................... 6 Texas .......................................... 5 PITT .................................. 5 Wisconsin .................................. 5 Kentucky .................................. 5 Xavier ........................................ 5 Florida ....................................... 5 Louisville .................................. 5 Ohio State ................................ 5 JAMES ROBINSON IS TRUE DISTRIBUTOR; IMPROVED SCORER AND ALMOST PERFECT FREE THROW SHOOTER Junior point guard James Robinson continues to amass high assist:turnover numbers. Robinson is in his third season at Pitt with a school-record 3.10 career assist:turnover ratio (363 assists/117 turnovers), which is 0.21 points higher than the previous school record of 2.89 held by Levance Fields (2005-09). After 21 g ames, Robinson’s assist:turnover numbers are down a bit because he is trying to score more. Robinson is averaging 10.1 points per game, up from his 7.6 ppg. last year. He has a 2.48 assist:turnover ratio (99 assists and 40 turnovers). A 2014 Bob Cousy Award finalist, Robinson last year set the school’s season record for assist:turnover ratio with a 4.11 mark, which ranked No. 6 nationally and No. 2 in the ACC. Robinson, who has started 89 of his career 90 games played and made 75 consecutive starts, also has the potential to be one of the best closers in school history as he sports a 80.8 percent career free throw percentage. Earlier this year, he hit 20 7 YEAR-BY-YEAR NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS PITT’S BEST DEFENSIVE SEASONS A look at Pitt’s non-conference records since joining the Big East Conference: Year W-L Pct. 1982-83 7-4 .636 1983-84 12-2 .857 1984-85 9-3 .750 1985-86 9-3 .750 1986-87 12-3 .800 1987-88 11-2 .846 1988-89 7-5 .583 1989-90 6-5 .545 1991-92 9-6 .600 1992-93 8-1 .889 1993-94 6-2 .750 1994-95 4-4 .500 1995-96 5-3 .625 1996-97 7-6 .538 1997-98 5-3 .625 1998-99 9-2 .818 1999-00 8-3 .727 2000-01 9-4 .692 2001-02 11-1 .917 2002-03 10-1 .909 2003-04 14-0 1.000 2004-05 10-1 1.000 2005-06 11-0 1.000 2006-07 13-2 .867 2007-08 12-1 .923 2008-09 13-0 1.000 2009-10 11-2 .846 2010-11 12-1 .923 2011-12 11-2 .846 2012-13 12-1 .923 2013-14 12-1 .923 2014-15 10-3 .769 Total 305-77 .798 Pitt has yielded 64.0 points per game in 2014-15. Here is where that mark ranks among the school’s best defensive points per game averages: consecutive free throws and is currently converting 84.4 percent (6577) of his free throw attempts. CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein called Robinson one of the “least appreciated” point guards in the nation. Pitt’s lone two-time international Gold Medalist with Team USA, With two collegiate seasons remaining, Robinson has the opportunity to build one of the best careers for a point guard in Pitt history. IMPROVED, QUICKER AND LEANER MICHAEL YOUNG EXPECTED TO MAKE IMPACT IN 2014-15 Pitt sophomore power forward Michael Young lost 10 pounds over the summer with the sole purpose of becoming quicker and more versatile at his power forward position. He is arguably Pitt’s most improved player this year. That hard work is paying off as Young leads Pitt with a 13.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game averages. PPG 56.0 56.4 59.2 59.3 60.9 61.0 61.8 61.9 62.0 62.8 63.1 63.5 64.0 64.7 64.8 65.1 65.4 65.5 Year 2012-13 2003-04 2002-03 1951-52 2001-02 2010-11 2009-10 2013-14 1950-51 2006-07 2005-06 2004-05 2014-15 1983-84 1979-80 2007-08 2008-09 2011-12 W-L 24-9 31-5 28-5 10-12 29-6 28-6 25-9 26-10 9-17 29-8 25-8 20-8 13-8 18-13 17-12 27-10 31-5 22-17 Young ranks No. 13 nationally in offensive rebounds per game (3.7 orpg). He has already reached 20-plus points in two games, notched three doubledoubles and scored in double figures in a team-leading 16 contests and in 11 of Pitt’s last 13 games. After averaging 16.0 points and 9.7 rebounds, Young was named to the EA Sports Maui Invitational all-tournament team. Last year, Young became the fourth freshman in school history to start 100 percent of his freshman contests. In 36 starts, Young averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Young reached double figure scoring in five games on the year. He also became just the 14th all-time freshman first game opening day starter at Pitt since freshmen were sanctioned to compete by the NCAA in 1972-73. Here is a statistical comparison at Young from last year: Year MPG PPG RPG ORPG FG% 2013-14 21.6 6.0 4.1 1.6 .413 2014-15 31.8 13.2 7.8 3.7 .507 JAMEL ARTIS EMERGING INTO A CONSISTENT SCORING THREAT Sophomore Jamel Artis has quietly emerged as one of Pitt’s top scoring threats. He put together consecutive back-to-back career-high 20point games and led Pitt in scoring in all four of Pitt’s last four con- tests. The Baltimore native first totaled a career-high 20 points (7-14 FG) against Georgia Tech on Jan. 17, then backed that up with a career-high 21 point (7-10 FG), sixrebound and four-assist performance at No. 5 Duke on Jan. 19. He led Pitt with 18 points and eight rebounds on Jan. 25 vs. Louisville. On Tuesday at Virginia Tech, he enjoyed a stellar all-around game with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists. Over the last five games, Artis is averaging 17.8 points per game while converting 34-58 of his field goal attempts. In ACC games only, Artis leads the Panthers in scoring (14.3 ppg.), 3-point field goals made (922), field goals made (41-79) and percentage (.519). On the year, Artis averages 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game and has totaled 12 double figure scoring games. PITT SPORTS PRODUCTIVE BENCH Pitt’s bench has proved to be a valuable commodity as each player provides Pitt with a diverse array of strengths: Josh Newkirk, 6-1 • G Newkirk can play either the point or off-guard and has proved to be one of the quickest and most athletic guards to play at Pitt in recent memory. His quickness with the basketball was on display at Boston College when he drove the length of the floor and converted a layup with five seconds left in overtime to give Pitt a 61-60 lead and win. Newkirk’s also sports a 2.03 assist:turnover ratio. Ryan Luther, 6-9 • F Luther surpassed career-highs for points (13), 3-point field goals made (3), field goals (5-7) and minutes (24) in sparking Pitt to a 23-point victory against Kansas State earlier in the year. The all-around talented Luther is a good shooter and is one of Pitt’s best low post defenders. Joseph Uchebo, 6-10 • C Uchebo gives Pitt size, rebounding ability and bulk in the middle. He also has good hands and post moves on offense. Sheldon Jeter, 6-7 • F Jeter gives Pitt a quicker, more athletic look at the power or small forward positions. The Vanderbilt transfer can also step up and hit a jumper PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES or slash to the basket. He is coming off his best performance of the year, an 11-point, eight rebound game at Boston College in which he sparked the Panthers on both ends of the floor. NATION’S TOP HOMECOURT WINNING PERCENTAGES (LAST 13 SEASONS, 2002-15) (Research is from Overall School W-L Pct. Kansas 205-11 .949 Duke 193-13 .937 Gonzaga 159-11 .935 Michigan State 183-20 .901 Wisconsin 191-21 .900 Memphis 204-23 .899 Florida 187-25 .882 Kentucky 186-25 .882 North Carolina 175-25 .875 PITT 202-29 .874 Syracuse 202-33 .860 Oklahoma State 171-28 .863 Connecticut 182-32 .850 Arizona 172-33 .839 Illinois 163-38 .811 Aron Phillips-Nwankwo, 6-7 • F A walk-on, Phillips-Nwanko is Pitt’s most physical player. He sparked the Panthers in its 73-64 win over Florida State with a career-high seven points and 12 minutes. He surpassed a career-high with 13 minutes vs. Georgia Tech on Jan. 17. Derrick Randall, 6-9 • C A lefthander, Randall adds bulk and size to the center position. He grabbed an EA Maui Invitational tournament record 21 rebounds vs. Chaminade on Nov. 24. VIRGINIA TECH POST-GAME NOTES • • • Pitt dropped to 13-8 overall and 3-5 in the ACC with a 70-67 overtime road loss at Virginia Tech. Pitt dropped its third straight game. The overtime loss snapped Pitt’s seven-game overtime win streak. Pitt played its third overtime game of the season and previously defeated both Oakland and Boston College in overtime games. Virginia Tech converted a Pitt opponent season-high 12 3- • • • PITT VS. TOP-10 RANKED TEAMS AT PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER Pitt is 13-3 vs. top-10 nationally ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center. Here is the list of contests: Date 1/6/03 2/15/04 1/29/05 2/9/06 1/14/08 1/19/09 3/7/09 2/12/10 2/21/10 12/27/10 1/17/11 1/28/12 12/31/12 2/2/13 2/12/14 1/25/15 Game and Score 6-Pitt 72, 5-Notre Dame 55 4-Pitt 75, 5-Connecticut 68 20-Pitt 76, 4-Syracuse 69 14-Pitt 57, 9-West Virginia 53 15-Pitt 69, 5-Georgetown 60 4-Pitt 78, 8-Syracuse 60 3-Pitt 70, 1-Connecticut 60 25-Pitt 98, 5-WVU 95 (3OT) 19-Pitt 70, 3-Villanova 65 6-Pitt 78, 4-Connecticut 63 5-Pitt 74, 3-Syracuse 66 Pitt 72, 9-Georgetown 60 8-Cincinnati 70, 24-Pitt 61 Pitt 65, 6-Syracuse 55 1-Syracuse 58, 25-Pitt 56 10-Louisville 80, Pitt 68 8 • • the opening of Pitt’s Petersen Events Center to games on January 29, 2015) 14-15 13-14 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 08-09 07-08 06-07 05-06 04-05 03-04 02-03 10-0 14-1 17-1 19-1 15-1 19-0 18-0 20-0 16-2 14-2 15-1 15-1 13-1 9-1 17-0 16-0 14-3 15-0 19-0 16-1 15-1 15-4 14-1 14-1 14-1 15-0 10-0 14-0 14-1 15-0 13-2 15-1 11-1 13-1 13-2 15-0 13-0 11-0 10-2 9-2 12-4 15-1 20-0 12-2 16-2 12-2 17-0 18-1 12-2 14-1 12-2 14-2 10-1 14-3 15-3 13-4 16-0 16-1 12-3 16-2 19-0 14-2 15-1 15-0 16-1 10-3 15-3 17-1 17-1 17-2 16-3 15-1 17-1 16-0 19-1 15-6 15-0 14-2 7-3 17-0 15-0 17-2 15-3 12-4 16-1 15-4 17-0 16-2 13-3 11-4 15-1 13-0 16-1 16-2 14-0 16-0 18-0 12-6 14-4 14-2 10-5 14-1 11-2 12-1 9-2 15-3 14-2 17-2 13-0 13-5 14-1 14-2 15-1 13-4 15-0 12-2 11-4 9-2 13-5 16-3 15-7 17-1 17-1 19-0 16-2 16-2 16-1 13-4 19-1 16-0 11-2 16-2 17-2 22-0 14-3 15-2 16-3 14-5 16-4 14-5 16-2 14-3 17-0 9-1 13-3 15-2 14-5 11-1 16-1 14-2 13-3 14-2 11-5 12-1 15-0 13-2 7-3 15-3 13-3 15-3 13-4 15-3 13-2 16-1 15-5 16-0 14-3 17-1 14-2 12-0 17-1 14-2 16-4 13-0 11-5 14-3 11-6 11-5 12-3 15-1 13-2 14-1 9-1 10-6 13-4 13-5 15-2 12-5 14-3 7-8 14-3 15-1 15-0 12-1 14-0 point field goals in the game on an opponent season-high tying 27 attempts. Virginia Tech’s Adam Smith hit an opponent season-high of six 3-pointers vs. Pitt. Pitt shot a season-low 52.9 percent (9-17) from the free throw line. Its previous season-low was a 58.3 percent (7-12) vs. Holy Cross on Dec. 23, 2014. Pitt had been successful on the road. The Panthers, which finished an ACC-best 7-2 on the road last year, has now won 10 of its last 17 road games and 15 of its last 23. Jamel Artis finished with his fifth consecutive double figure scoring day leading Pitt with 17 points on 7-13 shooting, two 3pointers, nine rebounds and four assists. He has now scored 13 points vs. Florida State, 20 points vs. Georgia Tech, 21 points at Duke, 18 points vs. Louisville and 17 points vs. Virginia Tech in a row. Artis has reached double figure scoring in 12 games on the year and 14 contests in his career. Cameron Wright scored 14 points on 6-16 shooting with four assists and four rebounds. His 14point performance marked his seventh double figure scoring game of the year and 31st of his career. He played a season-high 40 minutes, his fourth career 40minute game. With his 12 points, James Robinson reached double figure scoring for the 10th time this year and 26th time in his career. • • • He scored all 12 points in the second half. Michael Young led Pitt with 10 rebounds on the evening. It was his fourth double figure rebounding game of his career and season. Young played in a careerhigh tying 41 minutes. Chris Jones played in a careerhigh 38 minutes. He finished with eight points on 4-9 shooting. In head-to-head games against Virginia Tech coach Buzz Williams, Pitt’s Jamie Dixon dropped to 3-4. • Pitt’s five-g ame win streak against Virginia Tech was snapped. Pitt fell to 1-3 in games played vs. Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and 6-4 all-time vs. Virginia Tech. Pitt played its second consecutive overtime game vs. Virginia Tech as it defeated the Hokies 62-57 in double overtime last year at the Petersen Events Center. PANTHERS EXCEL AT HOME Pitt is in its 13th regular season in the Petersen Events Center with a 202-29 all-time record and .874 winning percentage. The .874 win- TOP GAMES AT PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER There have been 23 games involving two ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt is 15-8 in those contests: Date Game and Score January 6, 2003 6-Pitt 72, 5-Notre Dame 55 January 18, 2003 3-Pitt 73, 25-Syracuse 60 February 15, 2004 4-Pitt 75, 5-Connecticut 68 January 29, 2005 20-Pitt 76, 4-Syracuse 69 February 26, 2005 17-Connecticut 73, 18-Pitt 64 January 23, 2006 12-Pitt 80, 25-Syracuse 67 February 9, 2006 14-Pitt 57, 9-West Virginia 53 January 21, 2007 24-Marquette 77, 6-Pitt 74 (OT) January 14, 2008 15-Pitt 69, 5-Georgetown 60 January 19, 2009 4-Pitt 78, 8-Syracuse 60 March 4, 2009 3-Pitt 90, 13-Marquette 75 March 7, 2009 3-Pitt 70, 1-Connecticut 60 January 20, 2010 12-Georgetown 74, No. 9 Pitt 66 February 12, 2010 25-Pitt 98, 5-West Virginia 95 (3OT) February 21, 2010 19-Pitt 70, 3-Villanova 65 December 27, 2010 6-Pitt 78, 4-Connecticut 63 January 17, 2011 5-Pitt 74, 3-Syracuse 66 January 24, 2011 15-Notre Dame 56, 2-Pitt 51 March 5, 2011 4-Pitt 60, 19-Villanova 50 December 31, 2012 8-Cincinnati 70, 24-Pitt 61 February 18, 2013 25-Notre Dame 51, 20-Pitt 42 January 27, 2014 17-Duke 80, 18-Pitt 65 February 12, 2014 1-Syracuse 58, 25-Pitt 56 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES PITT IN THE 2014-15 RANKINGS Here is a week-by-week look at where Pitt ranked in the AP and ESPN/ USA Today polls in 2014-15: Week AP ESPN Preseason ........... ARV ........ ARV November 17 .... ARV ........ ARV November 24 ....... NR ........... NR December 1 ......... NR ........... NR December 8 ......... NR ........... NR December 15 ....... NR ........... NR December 22 ....... NR ........... NR December 29 ....... NR ........... NR January 5 ................ NR ........... NR January 12 .............. NR ........... NR January 19 .............. NR ........... NR January 26 .............. NR ........... NR ning percentage ranks among the nation’s best homecourt records over the last 13 years (see chart page 8). Pitt has won 89 of its last 115 league home games. At home, Pitt has won 77 of its last 95 games, 49 of its last 67 games against conference regular season opponents, 108 of its last 127 overall games and recently completed home win streaks of 20 games (Jan. 28, 2010-Jan. 24, 2011) and 15 games (Feb. 29, 2012Dec. 31, 2012). The 20-game win streak ranks as the fourth longest streak of its kind in school history. Pitt is 81-26 vs. league regular season opponents at the Petersen Events Center (6-7 vs. ACC, 75-19 vs. Big East). In addition, Pitt recently completed a 58-game win streak against non-conference opponents at home (Nov. 19, 2005-Nov. 16, 2011). Pitt also owns an impressive 1173 record vs. non-conference oppo- nents in the Petersen Events Center and has claimed 138 of its last 142 home games against regular season non-conference opponents. Pitt’s three non-conference losses at the PEC are to Bucknell (Jan. 2, 2005), Long Beach State (Nov. 16, 2011) and Wagner (Dec. 23, 2011). Winners of 24 of its last 31 home games, Pitt has also won 43 of its last 53 home games. Since the Petersen Events Center opened in 2002, Pitt owns a 1133 record combining November and December games (54-1 in November, 59-2 in December). DECADE-PLUS OF EXCELLENCE Over the last 14 years, Pitt has proven to be the winningest basketball program in the Big East Conference and one of the top-5 winningest programs nationally. In the last 14 seasons, from 2001-15, Pitt has continued to among the nation’s top programs in overall winning percentage (358-114), league regular season wins (155-75), league championships (six) and NCAA Tournament appearances (12). When comparing Pitt’s success with other ACC schools (2002-15), the Panthers rank No. 2 in overall winning percentage, league regular season winning percentage, NCAA Tournament appearances (12 of last 13) and homecourt winning percentage (202-29, .874). The Panthers also rank No. 4 in most league championships during that timeframe. During that period, Pitt has averaged 11.7 league wins and 26.5 overall victories per year. Pitt is also the only former Big East Conference program to win 20 or more overall games and 10 or more league contests in 11 of the previous 12 sea- NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS AFTER 11 SEASONS (by wins) Jamie Dixon already ranks fourth on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after 11 seasons as a head coach. In his 11th season, Dixon continues to move up the charts. Here is where he stands in NCAA records (page 158 of NCAA recordbook): Coach, Team Seasons W-L Pct. Roy Williams, Kansas 1989-99 305-72 .809 Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio State 2001-11 292-88 .768 Mark Few, Gonzaga 2000-10 291-73 .799 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 2003-14 288-96 .750 Everett Case, North Carolina State 1947-57 280-71 .798 Denny Crum, Louisville 1972-82 263-74 .780 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1977-87 261-84 .757 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 1981-91 260-92 .739 John Calipari, UMass/Memphis 1989-96/01-03 260-101 .720 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 1969-79 259-49 .841 Tubby Smith, Tulsa/UGa/Kentucky 1992-02 256-105 .709 9 WHERE PITT RANKS IN THE 2014-15 NCAA TEAM STATISTICS Source: www.ncaa.org, (Statistics as of January 27, 2015) Category Rank Average Won-Loss Percentage ............................................ 113 .................... 61.9 Scoring Offense ...................................................... 179 .................... 67.3 Scoring Defense ...................................................... 128 .................... 64.0 Scoring Margin ........................................................ 145 ...................... 3.3 Field Goal Percentage ........................................... 163 .................... 43.7 Field Goal Percentage Defense ........................... 227 .................... 43.7 Three-Point Field Goals Per Game .................... 317 ...................... 4.5 Three-Point Field Goal Pct. ................................ 232 .................... 32.5 Three-Point FG Pct. Defense .............................. 216 .................... 34.3 Free Throw Percentage ......................................... 103 .................... 70.9 Rebound Margin ....................................................... 74 ...................... 3.6 Assists Per Game ...................................................... 28 .................... 15.7 Assist:Turnover Ratio ................................................. 6 .................... 1.54 Blocked Shots Per Game ...................................... 206 ...................... 3.1 Steals Per Game ...................................................... 308 ...................... 5.0 Turnovers Per Game ................................................ 12 .................... 10.2 Turnover Margin ....................................................... 85 ...................... 1.4 Personal Fouls Per Game ....................................... 88 .................... 17.1 sons (2001-13). Pitt’s previous streak of 10 consecutive 10-win Big East regular seasons (2001-11) during that timeframe ranks second only to Syracuse’s run of eleven 10-plus win seasons set from 1985-96. Pitt has won 20 or more games 20 times in school history. In addition, Pitt Basketball was one of only three programs nationwide to advance to the NCAA Tournament and win 20 overall games and 10 league games in a 10-year span from 2001-11. Those programs include Gonzaga, Kansas and Pitt. Since 2001, Pitt has now earned 12 NCAA Tournament berths. During that span, Pitt is one of only seven schools nationwide and one of two ACC programs to advance to the NCAA Tournament in at least 12 of the last 13 seasons. Those schools include Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, Texas, Wisconsin and Pitt. Pitt has advanced to NCAA Sweet Sixteen play in five of the last 13 seasons. Only 11 programs nation- ally (Duke-9, Kansas-9, Michigan State 8, Connecticut-7, Arizona-7, Syracuse-6, North Carolina-6, Wisconsin-6, Kentucky-6, Florida-6 and Louisville-6) have surpassed that accomplishment, while three other programs have matched it. Pitt also ranks among national leaders in NCAA Tournament wins over the last 13 seasons with 16. PITT COMPLETES FIRST YEAR IN ACC IN 2013-14 • • • On January 4, 2014, Pitt began its first basketball season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Syracuse, Pitt and Notre Dame join the league this year, while Louisville will enter next season. With an 11-7 record, Pitt finished in fifth place in the ACC regular season standings. In its first-ever ACC Tournament, Pitt notched back-to-back victories over Wake Forest and No. 15 North Carolina to advance to the semifinal round ALL-TIME COACHING WINS AT PITT Jamie Dixon is quickly moving his way up Pitt’s all-time a look at where he stands. Head Coach Years H.C. Carlson, 1922-53 31 JAMIE DIXON, 2003-15 12th Robert Timmons, 1953-68 15 Paul Evans, 1986-94 8 Dr. George M. Flint, 1911-21 10 Roy Chipman, 1980-86 6 Charles “Buzz” Ridl, 1968-75 7 Ben Howland, 1999-03 4 Tim Grgurich, 1975-80 5 coaching wins chart. Here is Record 367-247 301-104 174-189 147-98 105-68 102-76 97-83 89-40 69-70 Pct. .598 .743 .479 .600 .607 .573 .539 .690 .496 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 10 PITT PLAYERS IN THE CAREER RECORDS FREE THROW PERCENTAGE .885 Sean Miller .878 Jason Matthews .872 Ashton Gibbs .823 Don Hennon .808 James Robinson .808 Mike Paul .807 Donatas Zavackas .806 Bob Lovett .801 Ronald Ramon .790 Demetreus Gore .783 Terry Knight .778 Larry Harris .761 Brian Generalovich 1987-92 1987-91 2008-12 1956-59 2012-15 1969-72 1999-03 1963-66 2004-08 1984-88 1974-79 1974-78 1961-64 ASSISTS 785 Brandin Knight 744 Sean Miller 645 Levance Fields 1999-03 1987-92 2005-09 • where it dropped a close contest to eventual champion No. 6 Virginia (51-48). Jamie Dixon owns a 25-10 record vs. members of the old ACC (not including Notre Dame, Louisville and Syracuse). Additionally, Dixon also owns a 4730 overall record in head-to-head matchups vs. current ACC teams. Here is Dixon’s breakdown: Boston College 5-0, Clemson 2-1, Duke 1-2, Florida State 4-1, Georgia Tech 2-0, Louisville 58, Maryland 3-0, Miami 2-0, North Carolina 1-1, NC State 12, Notre Dame 7-6, Syracuse 106, Virginia 0-2, Virginia Tech 31, Wake Forest 2-0. PITT’S BEST LEAGUE ROAD RECORDS Pitt’s 7-2 road record in ACC play ranked tied for the best mark in school history for league road win percentage. It also ranked tied for the best mark in the ACC in 2013-14. A look at Pitt’s best road records in league regular season play: Year 2013-14 2010-11 2006-07 2001-02 2003-04 1986-87 1987-88 2012-13 2008-09 2002-03 2004-05 2009-10 W-L 7-2 7-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-2 6-3 6-3 5-3 5-3 5-4 Pct. .778 .778 .750 .750 .750 .750 .750 .667 .667 .625 .625 .555 617 580 568 552 458 454 436 427 378 373 363 363 343 339 329 307 Darelle Porter Tray Woodall Carl Krauser Jerry McCullough Vonteego Cummings Brad Wanamaker Dwayne Wallace Lamar Patterson Curtis Aiken Ricardo Greer James Robinson Pete Strickland Billy Culbertson Ronald Ramon Keith Starr Tom Richards ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO 3.10 James Robinson • 1987-91 2008-13 2002-06 1991-96 1995-99 2007-11 1978-82 2009-14 1983-87 1997-01 2012-15 1975-79 1981-84 2004-08 1972-75 1972-76 2012-15 Pitt received its first signee from the ACC region in current freshman guard Josh Newkirk, who is from Raleigh, N.C. ROAD SUCCESS In 2013-14, Pitt tied a schoolrecord with a 7-2 league road record, a mark which also tied for the best road record in the ACC (Virginia and Syracuse both finished 7-2). Pitt has won 10 of its last 17 road games and 15 of its last 23. In addition, Pitt has won 37 its last 62 road games. Success on the road is nothing new for the Panthers who also concluded their 2012-13 regular season with a 6-3 road record. The 6-3 record also ranks as one of the best road records in Pitt’s league history. From 2001-13 while competing in the Big East Conference, Pitt owned one of the league’s best road winning percentages (.578) with a 59-43 record. NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS With a 10-3 record in 2014-15, Pitt has won 10-plus non-conference games for the 14th consecutive year. Pitt has one more non-conference games remaining: Bryant on Feb. 2. Prior to this run and since Pitt joined the Big East Conference in 1982-83, Pitt had won 10 or more non-conference games in only three previous years. Here is Pitt’s nonconference record over the last 14 seasons: W-L Year 10-3 ....................... 2014-15 12-1 ....................... 2013-14 12-1 ....................... 2012-13 11-2 ....................... 2011-12 12-1 ....................... 2010-11 2.89 2.32 2.10 2.04 2.03 1.95 1.93 1.88 1.80 1.76 1.75 1.53 1.49 1.47 Levance Fields Sean Miller Tray Woodall Ronald Ramon Josh Newkirk Darelle Porter Brandin Knight Billy Culbertson Jerry McCullough Brad Wanamaker Lamar Patterson Curtis Aiken Antonio Graves Ashton Gibbs 2005-09 1987-92 2008-13 2004-08 2013-15 1987-91 1999-03 1981-84 1991-96 2007-10 2009-14 1983-87 2003-07 2008-12 STEALS 298 Brandin Knight 1999-03 257 Jerry McCullough 1991-96 235 Vonteego Cummings 1995-99 11-2 ....................... 2009-10 13-0 ....................... 2008-09 12-1 ....................... 2007-08 13-2 ....................... 2006-07 11-0 ....................... 2005-06 10-1 ....................... 2004-05 14-0 ....................... 2003-04 10-1 ....................... 2002-03 11-1 ....................... 2001-02 Pitt has amassed a 162-16 nonconference record over the last 14 years. Pitt has also won 117 of its last 131 overall games against nonconference opponents dating back to a January 2, 2005 loss to Bucknell. Since the 2001-02 season, Pitt is 72-10 in December games and has won 69 of its last 73 November games. PITT SUCCESS REVOLVES AROUND REBOUNDING, REBOUND MARGIN Through the years, rebound margin has been a key to Pitt’s success. It has become the norm as the Panthers have ranked among the nation’s top-10 rebounding teams in six of the last 11 seasons under Jamie Dixon. Here is where Pitt has ranked nationally in rebound margin over the last 12 seasons and under Jamie Dixon: Nation Conf. Year Rank Rank Margin 2014-15 74th 9th +3.6 2013-14 17th 2nd +5.9 2012-13 13th 1st +6.7 2011-12 18th 2nd +6.4 2010-11 2nd 1st +10.8 2009-10 29th 3rd +5.0 2008-09 2nd 1st +9.3 2007-08 41st 4th +4.3 2006-07 38th 4th +4.7 2005-06 7th 2nd +7.6 2004-05 4th 2nd +8.6 202 196 194 192 190 170 169 161 155 146 134 130 126 125 120 119 116 108 Kellii Taylor Ricardo Greer Carlton Neverson Jaron Brown Carl Krauser Darelle Porter Dwayne Wallace Sam Clancy Curtis Aiken Lamar Patterson Chevon Troutman Brad Wanamaker Demetreus Gore Cameron Wright George Allen Sam Young Tray Woodall James Robinson 2003-04 24th 2nd 1995-00 1997-01 1978-81 2000-04 2002-06 1987-91 1978-82 1977-81 1983-87 2009-14 2001-05 2007-11 1984-88 2011-15 1981-84 2005-09 2008-13 2012-15 +5.4 STELLAR ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO In 2013-14, Pitt did an exceptional job of taking care of the basketball and sharing the ball. That effectiveness has continued in 201415, especially with the return of point guards James Robinson and Josh Newkirk. After only 21 games, Pitt has a 1.54 assist:turnover ratio, which ranks No. 6 nationally and has turned the ball over only 10.2 times per game, which ranks No. 12 nationally. Robinson and Newkirk alone have combined for a 2.27 assist:turnover ratio (170 assists/75 turnovers). Robinson completed the 201314 season ranked No. 6 nationally in assist:turnover ratio and the Panthers totaled a 1.51 assist:turnover ratio figure, which ranked No. 10 nationally. On the year, Pitt assisted on 63 percent (563 of 895) of its field goals made. This is nothing new for Pitt. According to the final 2012-13 NCAA statistics, Pitt ranked No. 3 nationally with a stellar assist:turnover ratio of 1.48. Robinson also rated No. 9 nationally with a 2.83 assist:turnover ratio. In the 2012-13 final NCAA Statistics report, Pitt ranked No. 3 nationally in assist:turnover ratio, No. 7 in assists per game, No. 21 in fewest turnovers per game and No. 48 in turnover margin, all remarkable improvements over the previous season’s performance. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES PITT’S ALL-TIME BEST LEAGUE RECORDS Here is a look at Pitt’s top seasons in league play: W-L 15-3 15-3 13-3 13-3 13-3 12-4 12-4 12-4 13-5 12-6 10-6 10-6 11-7 10-8 10-8 Season 2010-11 2008-09 2003-04 2002-03 2001-02 2006-07 1987-88 1986-87 2009-10 2012-13 2005-06 2004-05 2013-14 2007-08 1996-97 JAMIE DIXON ETCHES HIS NAME ALL OVER NCAA DIVISION I ALLTIME COACHING TENURE RECORDS Through each of Jamie Dixon’s first 12 seasons as a head coach, he has ranked among the all-time NCAA Division I top-10 best career starts (by wins). The charts can be found in the NCAA recordbook coaches section on page 14-15. As he is only at the start of his 12th season, Dixon already ranks sixth on the all-time wins list after 12 full years as a head coach (see chart on page 9): Dixon All-time Year Year Wins Rank 2003-04 1 31 4th 2004-05 2 51 NR 2005-06 3 76 9th 2006-07 4 105 6th 2007-08 5 132 5th 2008-09 6 163 2nd 2009-10 7 188 Tie-1st 2010-11 8 216 1st 2011-12 9 238 3rd 2012-13 10 262 4th 2013-14 11 288 4th 2014-15 12 301 4th DIXON: ALSO ONE OF FASTEST ALL-TIME TO 200 COACHING WINS With a 61-46 victory over American on Dec. 22, 2010, Dixon reached the 200-career victory plateau. Dixon tied the NCAA Division I record for quickest to 200 wins in only eight seasons, matching the record held by Gonzaga’s Mark Few and Kansas’ Roy Williams. He ranks No. 13 among the all-time NCAA Division I coaches in quickest to 200 victories in regards to total games (see charts on page 4) and tied the NCAA record in fastest to 200 career wins by years (8). He also became the fastest coach in school history to reach the 200-win plateau and only the second coach to reach that mark in school history (see chart on page 6). The only other coach in school history to win over 200 games is H.C. “Doc” Carlson, who recorded a 367-247 record over 31 years from 1922-53. In addition, Dixon has guided Pitt to three combined Big East titles (2003-04 regular season, 2008 tournament and 2010-11 regular season), two No. 1 seeds upon entering the NCAA Tour nament (2009 and 2011), led Pitt to six consecutive 25-win seasons, 10 NCAA Tournaments and has winning head-to-head records or .500 records against 13 of the 15 previous Big East schools. JAMIE DIXON: FOUR-TIME NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Jamie Dixon has earned four National Coach of the Year awards. Dixon was named the 2011 Sporting News National Coach of the Year after leading Pitt to the Big East regular season outright title. He was named the 2010 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year after guiding Pitt to a 25-9 overall record, second place finish in the Big East and No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament after his squad was picked to finish ninth in the Big East preseason coaches’ poll. Dixon also earned USA Basketball National Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Americans to the Under-19 FIBA World Championship Gold Medal. Following the 2008-09 season, Dixon was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year recipient, Pitt’s second all-time Naismith National Coach of the Year recipient. PITT IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS In the first 12 2014-15 national polls, Pitt has gone unranked. That is an uncommon place for Pitt, which has been ranked among the nation’s top-25 in 75 percent of the national polls since the 2001-02 season. Since January 7, 2002, Pitt has been ranked among the nation’s top25 in 74 percent and 180 of the last 242 national polls. In addition, Pitt has been ranked among the nation’s top-10 teams for at least one week 11 FASTEST TO 300 WINS-NCAA HISTORY BY GAMES According to the NCAA Division I recordbook Coach, School GP Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island 344 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 366 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 370 Roy Williams, Kansas 370 Everett Case, NC State 377 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BGSU 378 Mark Few, Gonzaga 378 Denny Crum, Louisville 382 Henry Iba, NWMSU/CU/OSU 387 Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/OSU 388 Hec Edmundson, Washington 392 Frank Keaney, Rhode Island 393 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 393 George Keogan, Notre Dame/Valp. 394 Ray Mears, Tennessee 395 Piggy Lambert, Purdue 397 Lew Andreas, Syracuse 400 Chick Davies, Duquesne 400 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 401 John Lawther, Penn State 402 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 404 Peak Hickman, Louisville 405 Dean Smith, North Carolina 406 Eddie Sutton, Creighton/Arkansas 406 Bob Knight, Army/Indiana 407 John Thompson, Georgetown 407 W-L 300-44 300-66 300-70 300-70 300-77 300-78 300-78 300-82 300-87 300-88 300-92 300-93 300-93 300-94 300-95 300-97 300-100 300-100 300-101 300-102 300-104 300-105 300-106 300-106 300-107 300-107 Pct. Yr. .872 15th .820 17th .811 13th .811 11th .796 13th .794 14th .794 12th .785 13th .775 16th .773 12th .765 18th .763 24th .763 13th .761 20th .759 16th .756 23rd .750 23rd .750 21st .748 12th .746 21st .743 13th .741 15th .739 15th .739 15th .737 15th .737 14th Year 1943 1947 1982 1999 1959 1949 2011 1984 1945 2012 1936 1944 1989 1936 1972 1940 1947 1948 2015 1948 1993 1959 1976 1984 1980 1986 BY TOTAL SEASONS According to the NCAA Division I recordbook Coach, School GP Roy Williams, Kansas 370 Mark Few, Gonzaga 378 Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/OSU 388 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 401 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 370 Everett Case, NC State 377 Denny Crum, Louisville 382 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 393 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 404 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BGSU 378 John Thompson, Georgetown 407 Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island 344 Peak Hickman, Louisville 405 Dean Smith, North Carolina 406 Eddie Sutton, Creighton/Arkansas 406 Bob Knight, Army/Indiana 407 W-L 300-70 300-78 300-88 300-101 300-70 300-77 300-82 300-93 300-104 300-78 300-107 300-44 300-105 300-106 300-106 300-107 Pct. .811 .794 .773 .748 .811 .796 .785 .763 .743 .794 .737 .872 .741 .739 .739 .737 Year 1999 2011 2012 2015 1982 1959 1984 1989 1993 1949 1986 1943 1959 1976 1984 1980 in 11 of the past 14 seasons (200215). In 2008-09, Pitt ascended to the No. 1 national ranking for the first time in school history. It spent a total of three weeks as the nation’s consensus No. 1. The 2008-09 Pitt men’s basketball team became the first Pitt team to hold the No. 1 national ranking since the 1982 Pitt football season. The 1982 Pitt football team entered the season ranked No. 1 and held the top spot for three weeks during the year (Sept. 7, Oct. 26, Nov. 2). CLOSE QUALITY LOSSES Over the last 12 years under Yr. 11th 12th 12th 12th 13th 13th 13th 13th 13th 14th 14th 15th 15th 15th 15th 15th Jamie Dixon, Pitt’s 104 losses have come by a combined 807 points for a 7.8 average points per loss. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach, only 31 of his 104 losses during his 12-year tenure came by 10 or more points: Date J25/15 J19/15 J3/15 D2/14 N25/14 M22/14 J27/14 M21/13 F16/13 M7/12 Opponent (Score) Margin Louisville (80-68) -12 at Duke (79-65) -14 at NCState (68-50) -18 at Indiana (81-69) -12 vs. SanDiegoSt (74-57) -17 vs. Florida (61-45) -16 Duke (80-65) -15 vs. Wichita State (73-55) -18 at Marquette (79-69) -10 vs. Georgetown (64-52) -12 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES F16/12 F8/12 J21/12 J11/12 D27/11 N11/11 F24/10 F2/10 D8/09 N24/09 M12/09 M22/08 M3/08 F21/08 F15/08 J26/08 D29/07 M10/07 F12/07 D16/06 M25/04 West Virginia (66-48) at USF (63-51) Louisville (73-62) Rutgers (62-39) at Notre Dame (72-59) Long Beach St. (86-76) at Notre Dame (68-53) at WVU (70-51) Indiana (74-64) Texas (78-62) vs. WVU (74-60) vs. Michigan St. (65-54) at WVU (76-62) at Notre Dame (82-70) at Marquette (72-54) Rutgers (77-64) at Dayton (80-55) vs. Georgetown (65-42) Louisville (66-53) at Wisconsin (89-75) vs. Okla. State (63-51) -18 -12 -11 -23 -13 -10 -15 -19 -10 -16 -14 -11 -14 -12 -18 -13 -25 -23 -13 -14 -12 Pitt’s 18-point loss to NC State on Jan. 3, 2015 marked Pitt’s largest margin of defeat in an ACC game. Pitt’s 23-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 11, 2012 was its largest Big East regular season loss since Dixon became head coach. Amazingly, Dixon has dropped 38 of his 104 career games by four points or less and 73 of his 104 losses by fewer than 10 points (70 percent). DIXON AND NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Combining his non-conference games, Dixon owns a 142-15 overall record vs. non-conference foes (.904 winning percentage). Dixon won 45 consecutive games in November and December before dropping a contest at No. 7 Wisconsin on Dec. 16, 2006. He won his first 35 November games until a loss to No. 3 Texas in 2009. UNDER 70 DEFENSIVE MENTALITY Defense has been a key ingredient to Pitt’s success over the last 14 seasons. Following are some defensive notes: • Already in 2014-15, Pitt held eight of 20 opponents to 60 points or less and 14 of 21 to 70 points or less. • In 2013-14, Pitt held 19 of its 36 opponents under 60 points, 26 of 36 below 70 points and has yielded 41.2 percent shooting. • In 2012-13, Pitt held 19 of its 33 opponents to 60 points or less and 29 of its 33 foes to 70 points or less. Against Pitt, opponents averaged a school-record low 56.0 points per game and shot • • • • just 39.2 percent (627-1598) from the floor. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach in 2003-04, Pitt has held 151 of its 198 conference regular season opponents to 70 points or less. Additionally, since Jamie Dixon became head coach, Pitt has held 317 of its 405 opponents to 70 points or less. Pitt’s record is 301104 during that span. Over the last 12 seasons under Dixon, Pitt has posted 10 of the top-12 best defensive seasons in school history. That achievement has made it the best defensive era in school and Big East Conference history. When holding opponents to 60 points or less, Pitt is 211-16 over the last 16 years: 8-0 ................ 2014-15 14-5 .............. 2013-14 18-1 .............. 2012-13 7-3 ................ 2011-12 16-2 .............. 2010-11 17-1 .............. 2009-10 12-0 .............. 2008-09 9-1 ................ 2007-08 16-0 .............. 2006-07 15-1 .............. 2005-06 10-0 .............. 2004-05 19-1 .............. 2003-04 16-0 .............. 2002-03 17-1 .............. 2001-02 11-0 .............. 2000-01 6-0 ................ 1999-00 12 • • • • • • HOME SWEET HOME In a Sports Illustrated poll in 201213, Big East Conference players voted Pitt’s Petersen Events Center as the most difficult place to play in the league. Also, a 2009 AOL Fanhouse poll of Big East players rated Pitt’s fans as the “Best in the League.” Pitt’s Petersen Events Center was recently rated the sixth mosthostile arenas for opponents to play by ESPN’s Jeff Goodman and rated the sixth-loudest stadium in college basketball by ESPN The Magazine. Also, the Petersen Events Center ranked among the nation’s top-10 in toughest places to play (7th, Bleacher Report), best game-day atmospheres (2nd, USA Today) and best overall college basketball arenas (8th, ESPN.com). The Oakland Zoo has also earned the reputation of being rated as the one of the nation’s top college basketball cheering sections. Here are some facts to support those statements: • • • Pitt has won 206 of its last 237 home games which includes a 40game home win streak from 2002-04 and a 31-game home win streak from 2008-10. Over the last 14 seasons, Pitt is a combined 215-30 in home games. Its 19 home wins in 2003-04 set a school record for most home victories in a season. Pitt has lost just 29 times in the Petersen Events Center and sports a 202-29 record (.874) in the 13-year old arena. Louisville is the only opponent to defeat Pitt three times in the arena, while Notre Dame, Georgetown, Cincinnati, West Virginia and Rutgers are the only opponents to defeat Pitt two times at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has lost just three non-conference games to the likes of Bucknell, Long Beach State and Wagner. Pitt won its first 34 consecutive games in the Petersen Events Center. The 34-game win streak to open the arena ranks third alltime among winning streaks to open new arenas (51-UCLA in 1964, 41-Providence in 197172 and 34-Pitt, 2002-04). Pitt has won 87 of its last 112 league home games and is 81-26 against conference opponents in the Petersen Events Center. Pitt recently won a school record 58 consecutive home games against non-conference opponents at the Petersen Events Center. Its 58-game win streak spanning from Jan. 2, 2005-Nov. 16, 2011 surpassed the previous record of 28 consecutive nonconference home wins at the Petersen Events Center recorded from Nov. 23, 2002-Jan. 2, 2005. It currently has a 30game home win streak vs. nonconference opponents intact with one more non-conference game vs. Bryant on Feb. 2. Pitt owns a 117-3 record vs. nonconference opponents in the Petersen Events Center. Wagner, Long Beach State and Bucknell are the only three nonconference teams to defeat the Panthers there. Pitt has won 138 of its last 142 home games against regular season non-conference home opponents. Pitt currently has a string of 234 consecutive regular season home sellouts dating back to a January 12, 2002 game at Fitzgerald Field House against Notre Dame (227 regular season games at PEC+the final seven Fitzgerald Field House games in 2001-02). All 227 regular season games at the Petersen Events Center have been sold out. Note: Pitt has played 231 total games at PEC, four of which were postseason games in the College Basketball Invitational in March, 2012. PITT ACADEMIC NOTES The following notes include academic achievements by the Pitt basketball program over the last 12 years: • In its inaugural season in the ACC, Pitt led the league with four Academic All-ACC team selections: Cameron Wright, Jamel Artis, Josh Newkirk and Michael Young. Seven of its 14 players incredibly were nominated for the team. • Cameron Wright earned the prestigious Skip Prosser Award as the ACC’s top scholar-athlete for men’s basketball. • Achieved three top-10 percent ratings in the NCAA’s Academic Performance Rankings over the last four seasons (2013-14, 201112 and 2010-11), one of only three ACC programs to achieve that honor (Pitt, Duke and Notre Dame). Pitt consistently achieves high APR scores, ranked tied for second among Big East men’s basketball programs in 2009 and 2011. Pitt has also ranked among the nation’s top-20 percent of basketball programs in each of the last five years of APR rankings. • Over 80 percent of Jamie Dixon’s players have graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. • Pitt Basketball has earned a Team Academic Achievement Award in three of the last seven years. Pitt won awards in 2004, 2006 and 2008. • Thirty-six (36) men’s basketball student-athletes have earned their degrees over the last 11 years. Those student-athletes include: Griffin Abel, Chase Adams, Marcus Bowman, Gilbert Brown, Jaron Brown, Sean Brown, Mike Cook, John DeGroat, Yuri Demetris, Jermaine Dixon, Tim Frye, Ashton Gibbs, Antonio Graves, Doyle Hudson, Levon Kendall, PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES Brandin Knight, Carl Krauser, Ontario Lett, Chad Johnson, Mark McCarroll, Gary McGhee, Julius Page, Lamar Patterson, Maurice Polen, Ronald Ramon, Nick Rivers, Nasir Robinson, Charles Small, Dante Taylor, Ryan Tiesi, Chevon Troutman, Austin Wallace, Cameron Wright, Tray Woodall, Talib Zanna, Donatas Zavackas. 13 ACC RIVALRY AT A GLANCE: PITT-NOTRE DAME NOTRE DAME (28-31) GP: 59; H: 17-10; A: 10-18; N: 1-3; OT: 5-1. ACC: 1-0 (H: 0-0; A: 1-0). ACC Tournament: 0 (0-0). Big East: 11-14 (H: 8-5; A: 3-9). Big East Tournament: 2 (1-1). at Petersen Events Center: 7 (5-2). at Joyce Center 16 (5-11). at Madison Square Garden: 2 (1-1). One-Point Games: 1 (0-1). Two-Point Games: 5 (4-1). Most Points-Pitt: 100 (1/4/06). Fewest Points-Pitt: 12 (1/23/32). Most Points-ND: 97 (1/4/06). Fewest Points-ND: 13 (1/18/30). Largest Win: 24 (88-64, 1/29/97). Largest Loss: 34 (51-17, 2/5/38). Win Streak: 5, (1/12/04-1/4/06). Loss Streak: 5, three times (last: 2/ 24/10-3/1/14). Last 10: 4-6. Last 20: 9-11. GAME-BY-GAME RESULTS Date Loc. W/L Pitt 2/19/1927 A L 17 2/18/1928 H W 24 2/9/1929 A L 23 1/18/1930 H W 33 2/8/1930 A W 25 1/24/1931 A-OT W 28 2/7/1931 H-OT W 35 1/23/1932 A L 12 2/6/1932 H L 19 1/21/1933 H W 39 2/11/1933 A L 31 1/20/1934 H W 39 2/17/1934 A W 21 1/19/1935 H W 26 2/16/1935 A W 27 1/10/1936 H L 35 2/22/1936 A L 27 1/13/1937 H W 34 2/20/1937 A L 18 1/19/1938 H L 41 2/5/1938 A L 17 1/28/1952 H W 62 2/14/1952 A W 62 3/16/1957 N+ L 85 1/17/1973 A-JC-OT L 76 1/13/1975 H-CA-OT W 84 1/12/1976 H-CA L 66 1/26/1977 A-JC L 68 2/16/1983 H-CA L 54 2/15/1984 A-JC W 67 3/23/1984 N!-NIT-Pal L 64 1/13/1996 H*-CA W 75 2/13/1996 A*-JC L 69 1/29/1997 H*-CA W 88 12/6/1997 H* L 69 1/6/1998 A*-JC W 72 1/5/1999 A*-JC L 64 1/22/2000 A*-JC L 66 2/6/2000 H* W 72 1/16/2001 A*-JC L 58 2/3/2001 H* L 67 3/8/2001 N^-MSG W 66 1/12/2002 H* L 53 ND 33 22 33 13 16 20 32 25 26 35 38 34 17 22 25 43 43 31 27 51 51 55 60 86 85 77 77 88 60 59 72 65 77 64 73 61 87 81 66 74 75 54 56 1/30/2002 A*-JC L 76 1/6/2003 H*-PEC W 72 2/9/2003 A*-JC L 64 1/12/2004 H*-PEC W 74 2/7/2004 A*-JC W 66 2/12/2005 H*-PEC W 68 3/5/2005 A*-JC W 85 1/4/2006 H*-PEC-2OTW 100 2/21/2008 A*-JC L 70 1/31/2009 H*-PEC W 93 2/24/2010 A*-JC L 53 3/11/2010 N^-MSG L 45 1/24/2011 H*-PEC L 51 12/27/2011 A*-JC L 59 2/18/2013 H*-PEC L 42 3/1/2014 A*-JC-OT W 85 89 55 66 71 58 66 77 97 82 80 68 50 56 72 51 81 *ACC/Big East regular season ^Big East Tournament, New York, N.Y. !NIT game played in Philadelphia, Pa., The Palestra Pal-The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa. +NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional, Lexington, Ky. JC-Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center+NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional, Lexington, Ky. JC-Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center Pitt Statistical Bests vs. Notre Dame Points: 34, John Riser, 3/16/57. 3-Point FG Made: 6, Jarrett Lockhart, 1/22/00. Rebounds: 22, DeJuan Blair, 1/31/ 09. Assists: 11, Carl Krauser, 3/5/05; Brandin Knight, 3/8/01. Blocked Shots: 5, several times. Steals: 7, Brandin Knight, 1/22/00; Ricardo Greer, 1/22/00. Notre Dame Statistical Bests vs. Pitt ND Points: 37, Chris Quinn, 1/4/06. ND 3-Point FG Made: 8, Colin Falls, 3/5/05. ND Rebounds: 23, John Smyth, 3/ 16/57. ND Assists: 9, Chris Quinn, 1/4/06; Chris Thomas, 1/12/04. ND Blocked Shots: 5, several times. ND Steals: 9, Phil Hickey, 12/6/97. Great Pitt Performances vs. Notre Dame DeJuan Blair 23 points/22 rebounds, 1/31/09; Billy Knight, 33 points/13 rebounds/15 FGM, 1/17/73; John Riser, 34 points/10 rebounds, 3/16/ 57; Keith Starr, 22 points/10 assists, 1/13/75; Aaron Gray, 25 points/11 rebounds/11-18 FG, 1/4/06; Talib Zanna, 17 points/14 rebounds/10 offensive/6-10 FG, 3/1/14. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 14 JAMIE DIXON COACHING NOTES TCU ‘87 • 12TH YEAR AS PITT’S HEAD COACH (2003-15) • 16TH YEAR AT PITT (1999-2015) HEAD COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS • Four-time National Coach of the Year (2009 Naismith, 2010 USA Basketball, 2010 Jim Phelan Award, 2011 The Sporting News). • Guided Pitt to three Big East Championships (2003-04 regular season, 2008 tournament, 201011 regular season). • Led Pitt to 10 NCAA Tournament appearances in his first 11 seasons as head coach. • Set NCAA Division I all-time records for most victories after eight years as a head coach (216 wins), seven seasons (188) and six years (163). Also ranks third on the list after both nine years (238 wins) and 10 seasons (262). Ranks fourth after 11 seasons (288) and currently fourth after 12 seasons. • Led Pitt to the 2010-11 outright Big East regular season title, a league that placed an all-time record 11 teams in the NCAA Tournament that year. • Became the only coach in NCAA Division I basketball to guide his team to the NCAA Tournament and win at least one game in each tournament over a span of six seasons (2006-11). Pitt is the only school to achieve that distinction during that period. • Guided the 2009 USA Basketball Under-19 National Team to the Gold Medal at the FIBA World Championships during July 2009. The team finished with a perfect 9-0 record. • Led Pitt to the school’s second all-time Big East Championship title in 2008, becoming just the second squad in league history to win the title after winning four consecutive games. • • • • • • • • In 2010-11, became the first and only coach in Pitt history to guide Pitt to eight consecutive 20-win seasons and eight straight 10-win Big East regular seasons, the only Big East program to achieve those goals during that timeframe. Led Pitt to its only two 30-win seasons in program history (31 wins in 2003-04 and 31 wins in 2008-09), first No. 1 ranking (2008-09) and first No. 1 seeds upon entering the NCAA Tournament (2009 and 2011) in school history. Only head coach in school history to lead Pitt to eight straight NCAA Tournaments (2004-11) and 10 overall. Guided Pitt to three NCAA Tour nament Sweet Sixteen appearances (2004, 2007 and 2009). Concluded the 2012-13 season as the winningest coach in Big East history with a current .658 winning percentage in league games (127-66, RS+T). His winning percentage ranks ahead of legendary Big East coaches including Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim (.654), Georgetown’s John Thompson (.653), Louisville’s Rick Pitino (.653), St. John’s Lou Carnesecca (.635) and Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun (.634). Named Madison Square Garden’s College Basketball “Coach of the Decade” (200010). Is one of only nine coaches in NCAA Division I history to win over 100 games during the first four seasons of a coaching career. Reached 300 wins in 401 games (19th fastest all-time) and 12 DIXON RECORD BY THE YEARS (12TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH AT PITT, 2003-15) Overall Year W-L Pct. 2003-04 31-5 .861 2004-05 20-9 .689 2005-06 25-8 .758 2006-07 29-8 .783 2007-08 27-10 .730 2008-09 31-5 .861 2009-10 25-9 .735 2010-11 28-6 .824 2011-12 22-17 .564 2012-13 24-9 .727 2013-14 26-10 .722 2014-15 13-8 .619 Career 301-104 .743 BEC/ACC Tourn. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 13-3 .813 2-1 .667 10-6 .625 0-1 .000 10-6 .625 3-1 .750 12-4 .750 2-1 .667 10-8 .556 4-0 1.000 15-3 .833 0-1 .000 13-5 .722 0-1 .000 15-3 .833 0-1 .000 5-13 .278 1-1 .500 12-6 .667 0-1 .000 11-7 .611 2-1 .667 3-5 .375 0-0 .000 129-69 .652 14-10 .583 W-L 2-1 0-1 1-1 2-1 1-1 3-1 1-1 1-1 – 0-1 1-1 0-0 12-10 NCAA Non-Conf. Pct. W-L Pct. .667 14-0 1.000 .000 10-1 .909 .500 11-0 1.000 .667 13-2 .867 .500 12-1 .923 .750 13-0 1.000 .500 11-2 .846 .500 12-1 .923 – 11-2 .846 .000 12-1 .923 .500 12-1 .923 .000 10-3 .769 .545 142-15 .904 Home W-L Pct. W-L 19-1 .950 7-2 13-4 .765 6-2 16-1 .941 5-5 16-2 .889 8-3 16-2 .889 5-7 19-0 1.000 7-3 17-1 .944 6-4 17-1 .944 7-2 15-7 .682 4-9 16-3 .842 6-3 13-5 .722 7-2 9-2 .818 1-5 186-29 .865 69-47 Road Pct. .778 .750 .500 .727 .417 .700 .600 .778 .308 .667 .778 .167 .595 Neutral W-L Pct. 5-2 .714 1-2 .333 4-2 .667 5-3 .625 6-1 .857 5-2 .714 2-4 .333 4-3 .571 3-1 .750 2-3 .400 6-3 .667 3-1 .750 44-26 .629 vs. Top-25 W-L Pct. 4-3 .571 4-3 .571 6-3 .667 2-7 .222 5-4 .556 6-3 .667 4-4 .500 6-4 .600 1-5 .167 3-6 .333 1-5 .167 0-3 .000 42-50 .457 vs. Top-10 W-L Pct. 2-3 .667 3-0 1.000 3-1 .750 0-3 .000 3-0 1.000 3-0 1.000 3-2 .600 3-0 1.000 1-1 .500 1-2 .333 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 22-18 .550 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES • • • • • • • seasons (Tied for 2nd fastest alltime). He reached the milestone faster than NCAA coaching legends Nolan Richardson (404), Dean Smith (406), Eddie Sutton (406), Bob Knight (407) and John Thompson (407). Tied an NCAA Division I record by reaching 200 career victories in only eight seasons as head coach. One of only 13 coaches in NCAA Division I history to reach 200 victories in 255 games or less. Closing in on 300 career victories. Reached 100 wins at Pitt faster than any other coach in school history. Dixon needed only 126 games to reach the milestone. Only 14 coaches in the history of college basketball reached 100 career victories faster than Dixon. He already ranks second on Pitt’s all-time coaching wins list. Advanced to the Big East Championship Final in four of his first nine seasons as head coach at Pitt with a title in 2008. In 2003-04, became the first rookie head coach in Big East history to both guide his team to the league’s regular season title and earn Big East Coach of the Year honors. Dixon earned those accolades after leading the Panthers to their third consecutive Big East regular season title and second all-time outright Big East title. His 31 victories as a first-year head coach in 2003-04 ranked as the third all-time highest total in NCAA Division I history for a first-year head coach. Led Pitt on an 18-game win streak to begin his career during the 2003-04 season, a streak which ranks as the third best start for a rookie head coach in NCAA history. Guided Pitt to the 2003-04 Big East outright regular season title in his rookie season as head coach. DIXON AND HIS PLAYERS • Two cur rent NBA players (DeJuan Blair, Washington Wizards and Steven Adams, Oklahoma City Thunder). • Five NBA draftees. • Four consensus All-Americans. • 15 All-Region honorees. • 11 major conference award winners (ACC/BEC) including four Most Improved Player awardees. • 19 all-league selections (ACC/ BEC). • 16 league player of the week honorees (ACC/BEC). • 11 Big East Rookie of the Week selections. • 15 1,000-point scorers. • Eighty-three percent (35 of 42) of his players have graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in the last 12 seasons. 15 DIXON AS AN ASSISTANT • Associate Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh (19992003). • Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii (1998-99). • Assistant Coach, Northern Arizona University (1994-98). • Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii (1992-94). • Graduate Assistant, UC-Santa Barbara (1991-92). • Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Valley Junior College (1989-91). DIXON VERSUS OPPONENTS Opponent W-L Akron ....................................... 1-0 Alabama ................................... 1-0 Albany ...................................... 3-0 American ................................. 1-0 Auburn .................................... 2-0 Belmont .................................. 1-0 Bethune-Cookman ............... 1-0 Binghamton ........................... 1-0 Boston College ..................... 5-0 Boston U. ................................ 1-0 Bradley .................................... 0-1 Bucknell .................................. 0-1 Buffalo .................................... 2-0 Butler ....................................... 1-1 Cal Poly ................................... 1-0 Central Florida ...................... 1-0 Chaminade Univ. .................. 1-0 Chicago State .......................... 1-0 Cincinnati ............................... 8-4 Clemson .................................. 2-1 Colorado ................................. 1-0 Connecticut ........................... 8-7 Coppin State ........................... 2-0 Dayton ..................................... 1-1 Delaware ................................. 1-0 Delaware State ........................ 3-0 DePaul ..................................... 9-1 Detroit ..................................... 1-0 Duquesne .............................. 12-0 Duke ......................................... 1-2 East Tennessee State ............ 1-0 Eastern Kentucky ................. 1-0 Fairleigh Dickinson ............. 1-0 Florida A&M .......................... 1-0 Florida ..................................... 0-1 Florida Gulf Coast ............... 1-0 Florida State ........................... 4-1 Fordham ................................. 1-0 Fresno State ............................ 1-0 Georgetown ........................... 8-6 Georgetown (Ky.) ................. 1-0 Georgia .................................... 1-0 Georgia Tech ......................... 2-0 Hawaii ...................................... 0-1 Holy Cross .............................. 1-0 Houston Baptist .................... 1-0 Howard .................................... 3-0 Illinois-Chicago ..................... 1-0 Indiana ..................................... 0-2 Indiana (Pa.) ............................ 1-0 Kansas State ............................ 1-0 Kennesaw State ..................... 1-0 Kent State ................................ 2-0 Lafayette .................................. 1-0 LaSalle ...................................... 1-0 Lehigh ...................................... 2-0 Long Beach State .................. 0-1 Louisville ................................ 5-8 Loyola (Md.) ........................... 1-0 Loyola Marymount .............. 1-0 Maine ........................................ 1-0 Manhattan ................................ 1-0 Marquette ................................ 6-7 Maryland ................................. 3-0 Maryland-Balt. County ........ 1-0 Maryland Eastern Shore ..... 1-0 Massachusetts ......................... 1-0 Memphis ................................. 1-0 Miami, Fla. .............................. 2-0 Miami, Ohio ........................... 1-0 DIXON COACHING TREE • Dixon has had several coaches serve under him who have gone on to become head or assistant coaches at other schools including Tom Her rion, Assistant Coach, Georgia Tech, Head Coach, Marshall; Pat Skerry, Head Coach, Towson; Barry Rohrssen, Head CoachManhattan, Assistant Coach, Kentucky; Joe Lombardi, Head Coach, Indiana (Pa.); Orlando Antigua, Head Coach, South Florida, Assistant CoachKentucky/Memphis; John Alesi, Head Coach, Baruch College (N.Y.); David Cox, Assistant Coach, Rhode Island, Associate Head Coach, Rutgers/ Georgetown, and Rasheen Davis- Assistant Coach, Manhattan/Xavier. DIXON AS A PLAYER • Played at TCU from 1984-87 under coach Jim Killingsworth. • All-Southwest Conference selection in 1987, SWC AllAcademic selection and led the SWC in assists as a senior in 1986-87. • Youtube sensation who hit gamewinning halfcourt shot to defeat Texas as a junior in 1986. • Named MVP of the 1987 AllCollege Classic in Oklahoma City while guiding TCU to the title. • Inducted into the TCU Athletic Hall of Fame, 2007. • Played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (Lacrosse Catbirds) and overseas in New Zealand. DIXON AND HIS FAMILY • Brother of the late Maggie Dixon, who served as head women’s basketball coach at the United States Military Academy (2005-06) and as an assistant at DePaul. Maggie passed away in April 2006. Dixon’s Pitt men’s team participated in the first-ever Maggie Dixon Classic, held at West Point. Now played annually at Madison Square Garden and held in conjuction with the Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair, the Maggie Dixon Classic has become the nation’s premier women’s college basketball event. • Son of Jim and Marge Dixon who reside in Los Angeles. Sister • Julie is an attorney in Los Angeles. Wife Jacqueline, son Jack Connor (11) and daughter Shannon Iwalani (9). Opponent W-L Michigan ................................. 0-1 Michigan State ........................ 0-1 Mississippi Valley State ....... 1-0 Mount St. Mary’s ................... 2-0 Murray State ........................... 1-0 New Hampshire .................... 2-0 Niagara ..................................... 1-0 North Carolina ...................... 1-1 North Carolina A&T ........... 1-0 North Carolina State ............ 1-2 UNC Asheville ...................... 1-0 North Florida ........................ 2-0 Northeastern .......................... 1-0 Notre Dame ........................... 7-6 Oakland ................................... 4-0 Ohio ......................................... 1-0 Oklahoma State ..................... 3-2 Oral Roberts .......................... 1-0 Pacific ...................................... 0-1 Penn .......................................... 2-0 Penn State ............................... 4-0 Princeton ................................ 1-0 Providence ........................... 10-1 Rhode Island .......................... 1-0 Richmond .............................. 1-0 Rider ......................................... 2-0 Robert Morris ........................ 8-0 Rutgers .................................... 6-3 St. Bonaventure ..................... 1-0 St. Francis (NY) ..................... 1-0 St. Francis (Pa.) ...................... 3-0 Saint Louis .............................. 1-0 St. John’s ................................ 10-3 Saint Peters ............................. 1-0 Samford ................................... 1-0 San Diego State ..................... 0-1 Savannah State ........................ 1-0 Seton Hall ............................... 7-4 Siena .......................................... 1-0 South Carolina ....................... 2-0 South Carolina State ............ 1-0 South Florida ......................... 6-3 Stanford ................................... 1-0 Syracuse ................................. 10-6 Tennessee ............................... 1-1 Texas ......................................... 1-1 Texas Tech .............................. 2-0 Toledo ..................................... 1-0 UCLA ....................................... 0-1 Vermont .................................. 2-0 Villanova ............................... 10-5 Virginia Commonwealth ... 1-0 VMI ........................................... 1-0 Virginia .................................... 0-2 Virginia Tech ......................... 3-1 Wagner ..................................... 0-1 Wake Forest ............................ 2-0 Washington ............................. 2-0 Washington State .................. 3-1 West Virginia ........................ 12-7 Western Michigan ................ 1-0 Wichita State ........................... 1-1 William & Mary ..................... 1-0 Wisconsin ............................... 2-1 Wofford .................................. 2-0 Wright State ............................ 1-0 Xavier ....................................... 1-1 Youngstown State ................. 3-0 Career Record ........... 301-104 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 16 JAMIE DIXON ERA HIGHS AND LOWS PITT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Points: High 103 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 100 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 98 West Virginia (2/12/10) 98 DePaul (3/9/08) Low 39 Rutgers (1/11/12) 42 vs. Georgetown (3/10/07) 42 Notre Dame (2/18/13) FG Made: High 42 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 42 St. Francis (Pa.) (11/22/03) Low 11 vs. Cincinnati (12/17/13) 12 Rutgers (1/11/12) 13 vs. Central Florida (3/19/04) FG Att: High 92 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 80 North Florida (11/13/10) 79 Penn State (12/10/05) Low 35 vs. Cincinnati (12/17/13) 38 at Cincinnati (1/24/07) 39 St. John’s (2/8/05) FG Pct.: High .717 at DePaul, 33-46 (3/9/13) .708 Mount St. Mary’s, 34-48 (11/9/12) .674 Two times Low .211 Rutgers, 12-57 (1/11/12) .262 vs. Georgetown, 16-61 (3/10/07) .295 vs. Central Florida, 13-44 (3/19/04) 3FG Made: High 14 Maryland-Baltimore County (12/13/08) 14 Albany (11/28/03) 14 Wofford (3/14/12) Low 0 Fresno State (11/12/13) 0 Cincinnati (12/31/12) 0 vs. West Virginia (3/12/09) 0 Notre Dame (2/18/13) 3FG Att.: High 34 Rider (11/13/11) 34 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 33 VMI (12/6/11) Low 6 Rutgers (1/17/04) 6 at West Virginia (2/7/11) 6 Mount St. Mary’s (11/9/12) 3FG Pct.: High .727 vs. Connecticut, 8-11 (3/10/11) .643 at DePaul, 9-14 (3/9/13) .632 at Cincinnati, 12-19 (1/24/07) Low .000 Fresno State, 0-11 (11/12/13) .000 Cincinnati, 0-10 (12/31/12) .000 vs. West Virginia, 0-8 (3/12/09) .000 Notre Dame, 0-8 (2/18/13) FT Made: High 32 at Maryland, 32-47 (1/25/14) 31 West Virginia, 31-42 (2/12/10) 30 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 1 Three times: last- Wofford (3/14/12) FT Att.: High 47 at Maryland, 32-47 (1/25/14) 46 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 42 Four times last-vs. Tennessee (12/11/10) Low 4 New Hampshire (12/27/03) 6 Two times FT Pct.: High 1.000 Cal Poly, 12-12 (12/21/13) .947 vs. Michigan State, 18-19 (03/22/08) .929 Long Beach State, 13-14 (11/16/11) Low .250 New Hampshire, 1-4 (12/27/03) .250 at Louisville, 3-12 (1/28/13) Rebounds: High 60 VMI (12/6/11) 59 Vermont (12/8/08) 59 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 59 North Florida (11/13/10) 58 DePaul (01/26/13) Low 22 Clemson (1/10/15) 22 vs. Kansas State (11/26/14) 23 Two times Assists: High 33 Maryland Eastern Shore (12/18/10) 31 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 30 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 5 vs. Louisville (3/9/06) 7 Two times Steals: High 16 Duquesne (12/3/08) 16 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 16 Buffalo (11/23/07) Low 0 Two times, last at St. John’s (02/27/10) Blocks: High 12 Eastern Kentucky (11/19/09) 11 vs. Duquesne (12/1/10) Low 0 Many times Turnovers: High 25 Howard (11/20/04) 24 at Seton Hall (2/9/04) 23 four times Low 3 Clemson (1/10/15) 3 vs. Colorado (3/20/14) 3 Washington State (3/30/12) Fouls: High 28 West Virginia (2/12/10) 28 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 28 Wisconsin (12/16/06) Low 7 at Syracuse (1/4/06) OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Points: High 97 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 95 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 89 vs. Wisconsin (12/16/06) Low 32 New Hampshire (12/4/09) 37 Penn State (12/6/03) 38 New Hampshire (12/27/03) 39 Holy Cross (12/23/14) FG Made: High 34 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 33 at Miami (1/10/04) 32 Long Beach State (11/16/11) 31 Two times Low 12 Niagara (11/14/14) 12 New Hampshire (12/4/09) 13 at Georgetown (1/8/13) 13 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) FG Att.: High 83 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 74 West Virginia (2/12/10) 73 Syracuse (1/23/06) Low 34 vs. Notre Dame (3/11/10) 37 at Georgetown (1/8/13) 38 Two times FG Pct.: High: .652 Louisville, 30-46 (1/25/15) .609 Georgetown, 28-46 (1/13/07) .605 at South Florida, 23-38 (2/8/12) .593 Long Beach State, 32-54 (11/16/11) Low .235 New Hampshire, 12-51 (12/4/09) .239 Ohio, 17-71 (12/22/09) .250 Niagara, 12-48 (11/14/14) 3FG Made: High 17 Lafayette, 17-31 (1/02/08) 14 vs. Notre Dame (1/4/06) 14 Notre Dame (2/12/05) 14 Rhode Island (11/8/10) Low 0 Youngstown State (12/13/03) 0 Niagara (11/14/14) 3FG Att.: High 40 at West Virginia (2/5/05) 36 at West Virginia (2/27/06) 36 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 6 vs. Bradley (3/19/06) 8 vs. Oklahoma State (3/25/04) 3FG Pct.: High .727 Virginia Tech, 8-11 (1/6/04) .700 Georgetown, 7-10 (1/20/10) Low .000 Niagara, 0-14 (11/14/14) .000 Youngstown State, 0-11 (12/13/03) FT Made: High 33 vs. Wichita State (3/21/13) 32 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 31 at Wisconsin (12/16/06) 26 Two times Low 0 North Florida (12/8/12) FT Att.: High 44 at Wisconsin (12/16/06) 41 vs. Wichita State (3/21/13) 38 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) Low 0 North Florida (12/8/12) 1 Albany (11/28/03) FT Pct.: High 1.000 at Rutgers, 7-7 (1/8/05) 1.000 Robert Morris, 5-5 (11/24/04) .957 vs. Villanova, 22-23 (3/28/09) Low .000 North Florida, 0-0 (12/8/12) .167 William & Mary, 1-6 (1/3/04) .200 Auburn, 3-15 (12/4/05) Rebounds: High 47 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 45 at Notre Dame (2/21/08) 44 Two times Low 11 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) 14 Delaware State (12/19/12) 15 Two times Assists: High 24 Robert Morris (2/02/09) 24 Long Beach State (11/16/11) 22 at West Virginia (2/5/05) Low 2 vs. Boston College (3/12/04) 4 New Hampshire (12/4/09) Steals: High 14 at Providence (1/4/11) 13 at Louisville (2/26/12) Low 0 Two times 1 Seven times Blocks: High 10 vs. San Diego State (11/25/14) 10 Syracuse (1/23/06) 9 at Connecticut (1/31/06) 9 at Connecticut (1/19/04) Low 0 Many times Turnovers: High 26 Virginia Tech (1/6/04) 25 Buffalo (11/23/07) 25 Duquesne (12/3/08) Low 2 Marquette (1/8/11) 3 at Rutgers (1/8/05) Fouls: High 32 vs. Tennessee (12/11/10) 32 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 6 Wofford (3/14/12) 6 St. Francis, Pa. (12/20/11) PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 17 PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES JAMEL ARTIS • All-ACC Academic selection as a freshman in 2013-14. • Baltimore native who follows in the footsteps of Pitt teammates Durand Johnson and Aron Nwankwo and former Pitt players Jermaine Dixon and Chase Adams. • Played at the same prep school, Notre Dame Academy (Mass.) as former Pitt players Steven Adams and Carl Krauser. • Roommates with fellow Pitt freshman Michael Young at St. Benedict’s Prep (2010-11). • Played wide receiver on the football team at Vermont Academy. • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. TYRONE HAUGHTON • Miami, Fla. native who attended Dr. Krop High School. • Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College where he earned All-Region honors. • Set the school’s career (185) and season (112) blocked shots records. • Blocked a school-record 12 shots in a game as a freshman. • Ranked among the nation’s top50 junior college players by nextrecruits.com. • Majors in social science. SHELDON JETER • Sophomore Vanderbilt transfer who has three years of eligibility. • Forced to sit out last season while attending Polk Junior College in Winter Haven, Fla. • As a freshman at Vanderbilt, played in all 33 games with seven starts (six double figure scoring games). Also averaged 5.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. • Made national highlight reels with his dunk against Ole Miss in the 2013 SEC Championship. • Beaver Falls, Pa. native who transferred to Pitt because it was closer to home (34 miles). • Hails from a basketball-oriented family as his father Carliss serves as an assistant coach at Beaver Falls H.S., led the Tigers to the WPIAL title in 1980 and played collegiately at UT-Chattanooga. • • • His cousin Lance Jeter was an All-Big 12 player at Nebraska. Older brother Carliss, Jr. played on the 2005 Beaver Falls state title team. His aunt Joy Jeter led the University of New Haven to the 1987 NCAA Division II national title and was named the Final Four MVP. Uncle Jay Jeter guided Beaver Falls to back-toback state titles in 1984 and 1985. Wore No. 34 in high school because his father, uncle, younger brother and cousin all wore the same number when they played. Rated as a consensus top-100 recruit out of Beaver Falls H.S. Majors in administration of justice. CAMERON JOHNSON • Late signee (April 21, 2014). • A 6-foot-7-inch guard, who grew five inches prior to his senior season in high school. Was 6-foot-2-inches tall prior to the summer before his senior year. • Outstanding student who has been a Pitt fan all his life and always wanted to attend Pitt. • Father Gilbert Johnson played basketball at Pitt from 1988-90. • Mother Amy Schuler Johnson was a 1,000-point scorer at Kent State (1982-86) and currently ranks No. 19 on the school’s alltime career scoring list. • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and plans to major in business. DURAND JOHNSON • Played in 16 games last year before an ACL injury sidelined him for the rest of the 2013-14 season. • Averaged 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 19.8 minutes per game as Pitt’s sixth man. • Also hit 22 3-pointers on the year, including a career-high five 3-pointers vs. Lehigh. • Redshirted his first year at Pitt (2011-12). • Fourth Baltimore native to play at Pitt in the last three years following Jermaine Dixon, Chase Adams and Aron Nwankwo. • Nickname is “Pee-wee.” • Majors in social sciences. CHRIS JONES • Redshirted the 2012-13 season. • April 2012 signee who blossomed during his senior season at Teaneck H.S. • Honor roll student in high school. • Played AAU basketball in Pitt assistant coach Brandin Knight’s former program, the New Jersey Playaz. • Chose Pitt for its family atmosphere and “great” relationship with the coaching staff. • Majors in communication and rhetoric. JOSHUA KO • Sophomore walk-on from Hawaii who played in 10 games in 2013-14. • First-ever Hawaiian player to earn a men’s basketball roster spot at Pitt. • Earned Gatorade state player of the year honors after leading his high school team to back-toback state titles at two different levels. • Scored 13 points in the game’s final 1:25 to give his high school team a state championship win. • Nickname is “K-O.” • High school coach Akili Smith, is a friend of Pitt coach Jamie Dixon. As an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii, Dixon recruited Smith. • Outstanding student who graduated with a 3.7 grade point average in high school. • Enjoys surfing. • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. MIKE LECAK • As a walk-on, played in 11 games in 2013-14. • Redshirted the 2012-13 season after transferring to Pitt. • Junior walk-on who was added to the roster in August 2012. • Transferred to Pitt from Wheeling Jesuit University where he competed in basketball as a freshman. • Lists his hometown as Pittsburgh, Pa., but attended high school in Phoenix, Ariz. • Mother played basketball at Robert Morris. His father played • • basketball at Penn StateMcKeesport. Has plans to coach someday. Sociology major with a mathematics minor. RYAN LUTHER • Has a twin brother Collin, who is a freshman basketball player at Elon University. Collin also played on his high school team at Hampton H.S. • Concluded his high school campaign as the Hampton H.S. alltime career scoring leader and was named the Class 4A Pennsylvania State Player of the Year. • Hails from a basketball-oriented family as the Luther family became just the second family in WPIAL history to have four siblings score over 1,000 career points. Ryan reached the 1,000point mark for his career during his junior season. • Cousin is Mike Shanahan, who played wide receiver at Pitt and with the New York Jets in 2013. • Uncle Brian Shanahan scored 1,355 points for Duquesne (1986-89). • Chose Pitt because he always followed the Panthers and it was “pretty hard to turn down a school that he’s liked since he was a little kid.” • Outstanding student. • Also played football in high school. • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and plans to major in business. JOSH NEWKIRK • Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and also a 2013-14 ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient. • As a freshman, played in all 36 games, averaging 4.6 points and dishing out 61 assists. • First player to commit to sign with Pitt from the Atlantic Coast Conference region (Raleigh, N.C.). • First player to commit to Pitt on twitter. • Attended the same high school, Word of God Academy in Raleigh, N.C. as NBA player John Wall and current NBA players C.J. Leslie and Quincy Miller. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 18 PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES • • Regarded by many as the nation’s most “athletic” guards in his recruiting class. Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. ARON PHILLIPS-NWANKWO • Walk-on who is attending Pitt on a full academic scholarship. • Played in 24 career games at Pitt. • 2010 graduate of Baltimore City H.S. with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. • Missed several weeks during the 2013-14 season due to his mother’s passing. She had breast cancer. • Played in the Pitt JamFest AAU tournament at the Petersen Events Center on April 24, 2010. Head Coach Jamie Dixon offered him a walk-on spot following the event. • Follows in the footsteps of two other Pitt players from Baltimore: Jermaine Dixon and Chase Adams. • Chose Pitt for its pre-Med program with the opportunity to play on its top college basketball program. Said it was a “dream come true” and that he would gain the “best of both worlds” while receiving an academic scholarship offer to Pitt and then having an opportunity to play on the basketball team. • Also played lacrosse in high school, where he led City H.S. to three straight city titles. • Neuroscience major. DERRICK RANDALL • Over his three-year career, has played in 93 games with 11 starts. • Played in all 36 games last year, averaged 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. • Transferred to Pitt after playing his first two seasons at Rutgers (2011-13). • Native of the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y. • Can perform somersaults and body flips. • Sister Adrian played college basketball at both Marshall and Georgia Southwestern. • Nickname is “D-Mac.” • Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers and favorite player is Dwight Howard. • • Played at same prep school, South Kent Prep, as former Pitt player Gilbert Brown (2007-11). Majors in administration of justice. JAMES ROBINSON • Enters his junior season at Pitt after starting 68 of 69 career games at point guard. • Currently owns Pitt’s career assist:turnover record (3.43) and set a season school record last year with a 4.11 mark. • Concluded his high school career as the all-time winningest player in DeMatha Catholic history with 120 career wins. He lost only one home game in his fouryear high school career. • Pitt Basketball’s first-ever twotime international gold medal winner. • Earned second gold medal this summer as a member of the USA’s FIBA World Championship team in July, 2013. Team USA finished 9-0 at the event held in Prague, Czech Republic. • Played with the USA Basketball Under-18 squad that captured the Gold Medal at the FIBA Americas Championships in Sao Sebastiao, Brazil in June 2012. Led the team in assist:turnover ratio (12:2) and averaged 4.4 points and 15.6 minutes per game. • Played for the USA East Squad in the Nike Global Challenge, played in April in Portland, Ore. • Described as a “floor general,” “student of the game” and consistent winner. • Nicknamed “Mr. Consistent” by his high school coach. • Pitt recruited him since the ninth grade. • In July 2010, led his AAU team, Team Takeover to the Nike Peach Jam national title. • Top-60 consensus national recruit. • Communications major. JOSEPH UCHEBO • All-ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient. • Played in nine games and 23 minutes while rehabbing a knee injury last season. • Junior college transfer from Chipola Junior College (Fla.) • • • • • • • where he sat out his sophomore season due to a knee injury. Enugu, Nigeria native, one of two Nigerians to play at Pitt (Talib Zanna). Native of the Igbo tribe in Southeastern Nigeria. Played soccer growing up. His brother plays soccer in Belgium. Was discovered while playing soccer and encouraged to attend a basketball camp put on by Ejike Ugboaja, a Nigerian native who was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft second round by Cleveland. Outstanding cook who specializes in Nigerian cuisine. Played on same high school team with Josh Newkirk (Word of God). Majors in social science. CAMERON WRIGHT • Spent two weeks volunteering at an orphanage in Haiti this summer as part of the University of Pittsburgh’s annual visit to the country. • Earned the ACC’s Skip Prosser Award following his junior season in 2013-14. The Skip Prosser Award honors the league’s top scholar-athlete for men’s basketball. • Outstanding student who has earned three academic all-league honors. • Hit a trick shot that was named the ESPN Sportscenter Play of the Day on November 6, 2013. Wright’s shot was converted while sitting down at halfcourt with his back to the basket. He threw the ball over his head and it banked in. • Father passed away prior to Pitt’s 2012-13 season opener against Mount St. Mary’s. His father died of brain cancer, but Wright played in the season opener anyway, saying that his “father would have wanted it that way.” He also put the letters FMF “For My Father” on his shoes. • High school honor student who earned a 3.7-plus grade point average. • Committed to Pitt on Sunday, August 9, 2009 after visiting the campus, saying it was an “unbelievable” visit and that he “found his home.” He was impressed • with Pitt’s facilities, but most impressed with the people and coaching staff. Graduated with a marketing degree from the College of Business Administration and is pursuing a second major in human resources management. MICHAEL YOUNG • All-ACC Academic selection and ACC Academic Honor Roll pick as a freshman in 2013-14. • As a freshman last season, started all 36 games, averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds and led the Panthers in free throw shooting (81.7 percent). • Pittsburgh area native who grew up watching and following Pitt. As a kid, he always wanted to attend Pitt. Grew up in McKeesport, Pa., located 12 miles from the Steel City. • Follows in the footsteps of San Antonio Spurs center DeJuan Blair (2007-09) as Pittsburgh natives to play for Pitt. • Attended St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) where he guided the Gray Bees to the National High School Invitational runner-up finish with a 32-2 overall record. St. Benedict’s finished the year ranked No. 2 nationally. • Consensus top-70 ranked recruit. • Roommates with fellow Pitt sophomore Jamel Artis at St. Benedict’s Prep (2010-11). • Chose Pitt because it was the “perfect fit” along with its loyalty and honesty in the recruiting process. It will also give him the opportunity to play in front of friends and family near his hometown. • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 19 3 • CAMERON WRIGHT GUARD • 6-5 • 205 • SR* • 3L • CLEVELAND, OHIO/BENEDICTINE H.S. CAREER • • • • • Opp./Date Min NU, N14 SU, N16 atHaw, N/21 vs.CU, N24 vs.SDS, N25 vs.KS, N26 at Ind, D2 vs.Duq, D5 1 St. B, D13 *21 Manh, D17 *34 OU, D20 *35 HC, D23 *29 FGC, D27 *29 at NCS, J3 *21 at BC, J6 *19 Clem, J10 *36 FSU, J14 *31 GT, J17 *34 at Duke, J19 *29 Louis, J25 *28 at VT, J27 *40 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 Played in 118 career games with 60 starts. Made 36 consecutive starts prior to his preseason injury. Selected the winner of the 2014 Skip Prosser Award, the ACC’s scholar-athlete of the year for men’s basketball. Three-time academic all-league honoree. Graduated with a marketing degree and is pursuing a second business major in human resources management. 2014-15 • • • • • • • • • • • Missed the season’s first seven games due surgery on his left foot (broken fifth metatarsal). Played in each of the last 14 games with 13 starts. Senior CLASS Award finalist, one of 30 finalists nationwide. NABC Good Works Team nominee. One 20-point game and seven double figure scoring games on year. Reached double figure scoring in four of the last six games. Scored 14 points (6-16 FG) with four assists at Virginia Tech, 1/ 27. Tied a career-high with a teamhigh 20 points (7-11 FG) and tied a career-high with four steals vs. Georgia Tech, 1/17. Finished with 10 points and seven rebounds vs. Florida State, 1/14. Led Pitt and scored a seasonhigh 18 points (8-11 FG) vs. Clemson, 1/10. Finished with 15 points (6-9 FG), grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists in 29 • • • • Total FG-A 0-2 0-4 6-10 6-11 3-8 6-9 2-13 2-5 8-11 3-9 7-11 2-8 1-8 6-16 CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME Points: 20, two times- Georgia Tech, 1/17/15; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13. FG made: 9, vs. Duquesne, 11/30/ 13. FG attempts: 17, vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13. 3FG Made: 2, two times- Virginia Tech, 2/8/14; vs. Michigan, 11/ 21/12. 3FG attempts: 6, Virginia Tech, 2/ 8/14. FT made: 8, Penn State, 12/3/13. FT attempts: 9, two times- at Maryland, 1/25/14; Penn State, 12/3/13. Rebounds: 9, at Miami, 2/5/14 Off. Rebs.: 4, two times- at Boston College, 2/26/14; at Miami, 2/ 5/14 Def. Rebs.: 7, at Syracuse, 1/16/ 12. Assists: 8, Albany, 12/31/13. Steals: 4, seven times- at Virginia Tech, 1/27/15; Georgia Tech, 1/17/15; at Clemson, 3/8/14; Cal Poly, 12/21/13; Texas Tech, 11/25/13; Fresno State, 11/12/13; Villanova, 2/5/12. Blocks: 2, two times- vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13; at DePaul, 3/9/13. Minutes: 44, Virginia Tech, 2/8/ 14. 3-pt FT Reb Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-3-3 1 2 3 0 3 1 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 3 2 2 0 2 14 .545 1-2 .500 3-7 .429 1-4-5 2 4 2 1 2 16 .375 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 0-4-4 3 1 2 0 1 7 .667 1-3 .333 2-4 .500 1-5-6 2 4 3 0 0 15 .154 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 1 4 1 0 2 4 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-3-3 1 0 2 0 1 4 727 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 3 3 0 1 1 18 .333 0-1 .000 4-7 .571 1-6-7 2 3 1 0 1 10 .636 1-2 .500 5-7 .714 0-2-2 3 2 1 1 4 20 .250 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 2 2 0 2 4 .125 0-3 .000 0-2 .000 0-3-3 2 5 2 1 2 2 .375 0-0 .000 2-6 .333 1-3-4 2 4 1 1 1 14 minutes vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30. Scored 16 points (6-11 FG), hit 3-pointer, dished out four assists and grabbed five rebounds vs. Oakland, 12/20. Finished with 14 points (6-10 FG) in 34 minutes vs. Manhattan, 12/17. Made first start of year vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/13 and first start since the NCAA Tournament game vs. Florida. Made his season debut against Duquesne on 12/5 after missing the season’s first seven games with a broken left foot (fifth metatarsal). CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ........................ 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................... 0/0 Points-Assists: ......................... 0/0 20+ point games: ..................... 2/1 10+ point games: ................... 31/7 10+ rebound games: ............... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ............... 14/3 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 3/0 30+ minute games: ................ 23/6 40+ minute games: .................. 4/1 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS Points: 20, Georgia Tech, 1/17. Rebounds: 7, Florida State, 1/14. Assists: 5, Louisville, 1/25. Steals: 4, two times- at Virginia Tech, 1/27/15; Georgia Tech, 1/17. Blocks: 1, five times. Minutes: 36, Clemson, 1/10. WRIGHT’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 TEAM Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 37-10 434 31-1 453 36-36 1111 14-13 387 118-60 2385 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 33 93 .355 54 107 .505 152 333 .456 52 125 .416 291 658 .442 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 3 18 .167 14 21 .667 16 42 58 1.6 4 9 .444 20 35 .571 11 31 42 1.4 10 43 .233 63 94 .670 26 91 117 3.3 3 17 .176 22 40 .550 6 41 47 3.4 20 87 .230 119 190 .626 59 205 264 2.2 PF-FO 46 0 40 0 74 0 26 0 186 0 A 25 32 92 36 185 TO BLK ST 33 5 15 19 7 22 52 6 66 22 5 22 126 23 125 PTS-AVG 83 2.2 132 4.3 377 10.5 129 9.2 721 6.1 SEASON 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 TEAM Pitt-BEC Pitt-BEC Pitt-ACC Totals GP-GS MIN 17-2 177 17-1 261 18-18 592 52-21 1030 CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 13 38 .342 2 5 .400 4 7 .571 7 20 27 1.6 28 55 .509 1 3 .333 10 18 .556 3 17 20 1.2 75 169 .444 7 22 .318 32 49 .653 16 47 63 3.5 116 252 .460 10 30 .300 46 74 .621 26 84 110 2.1 PF-FO 17 0 25 0 44 0 86 0 A 9 19 47 75 TO BLK ST 14 3 7 14 5 11 30 3 27 58 11 45 PTS-AVG 32 1.9 67 3.9 189 10.5 288 5.5 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 20 0 • JAMES ROBINSON GUARD • 6-3 • 198 • JR • 2L • MITCHELLVILLE, MD./DEMATHA CATHOLIC H.S. CAREER • • • • Opp./Date Min NU, N14 *32 SU, N16 *35 atHaw,N/21 *34 vs.CU,N24 *38 vs.SDS,N25 *30 vs.KS,N26 *34 at Ind, D2 *26 vs. Duq, D5 *38 St. B, D13 *36 Manh, D17 *25 OU, D20 *35 HC, D23 *31 FGC, D27 *32 at NCS, J3 *37 at BC, J6 *39 Clem, J10 *33 FSU, J14 *31 GT, J17 *33 at Duke, J19 *27 Louis, J25 *33 at VT, J27 *32 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 Two-time international Gold Medal winner, the only two-time Gold Medal winner in Pitt’s basketball history. Owns a 3.10 career assist:turnover ratio, which currently ranks No. 1 in school history. Started 89 of 90 career games, including 75 consecutive. In only six of 90 career games, registered more turnovers than assists. 2014-15 • • • • • • • • • • Started all 21 games at point guard. Converted 20 consecutive free throws during a span from 11/ 21-12/5. Reached double figure scoring in 10 contests on year with one 20-point game. Scored all 12 points in the second half on 5-10 field goals wtih four assists at Virginia Tech, 1/27. Scored 16 points (4-6 FG), hit 23 3-pointers and dished out six assists vs. Louisville, 1/25. Registered a season-high nine assists with only one turnover vs. Georgia Tech, 1/17. Finished with 11 points on a career-high tying 3-4 3-point shooting at NC State, 1/3. Scored 12 points (5-8 FG), including 10 in the first half vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30. Finished with 18 points (5-10 FG), hit 8-8 free throws vs. Oakland, 12/20. Led Pitt with a career-high 23 points (15 in first half alone) with five assists and five rebounds in 38 minutes vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Also set careerhighs for field goals made and • • • • Total FG-A 3-8 2-6 3-10 5-12 5-12 4-5 1-9 6-14 4-11 1-2 5-10 1-5 5-8 4-7 3-10 2-6 1-6 1-7 1-8 4-6 5-10 CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME Pct .375 .333 .300 .417 .417 .800 .111 .429 .363 .500 .500 .200 .625 .571 .300 .333 .167 .143 .125 .667 .500 Points: 23, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ 14. FG made: 6, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ 14. FG attempts: 14, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14. 3FG Made: 3, three times- at NC State, 1/3/15; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14; Virginia Tech, 2/8/ 14. 3FG attempts: 8, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14. FT made: 8, four times- Oakland, 12/20/14; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ 14; vs. North Carolina, 3/14/ 14; Savannah State, 11/8/13. FT attempts: 12, vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14. Rebounds: 8, at Boston College, 1/6/15. Off. Rebs.: 2, seven times- at Indiana, 12/2/14; vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14; at Notre Dame, 3/1/14; at Syracuse, 1/ 18/14; Youngstown State, 12/ 14/13; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/ 13; Delaware State, 12/19/12. Def. Rebs.: 8, at Boston College, 1/6/15. Assists: 11, Lehigh, 11/20/13. Steals: 4, five times- vs. Kansas State, 11/26/14; vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14; Virginia Tech, 2/8/14; at Georgia Tech, 1/14/14; vs. Syracuse, 3/14/13. Blocks: 2, four times- Samford, 11/16/14; Albany, 12/31/13; Cal Poly, 12/21/13; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13. Minutes: 42, Virginia Tech, 2/8/ 14. 3-pt FT Reb M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 2 7 1 0 0 8 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 1-5-6 1 8 2 2 1 8 1-5 .200 5-7 .714 0-3-3 3 6 2 0 0 12 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000 2-2-4 1 5 4 0 1 17 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000 1-2-3 2 3 5 0 1 17 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000 0-2-2 2 6 2 0 4 14 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-4-6 3 5 3 0 0 2 3-8 .375 8-10 .800 0-5-5 2 5 2 1 3 23 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1-2-3 2 4 1 0 0 9 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 1-0-1 3 5 2 0 2 4 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000 1-1-2 3 3 1 0 0 18 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1-4-5 0 7 2 0 1 3 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-2-2 1 2 1 1 3 12 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-3-3 1 3 0 0 1 11 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 0-8-8 3 2 2 0 0 8 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000 0-5-5 4 3 0 1 1 9 0-2 .000 4-8 .500 0-2-2 2 3 2 0 0 6 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-4-4 3 9 1 0 2 2 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 1 3 3 0 1 2 2-3 .667 6-7 .857 0-1-1 3 6 3 0 2 16 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-3-3 3 4 1 0 0 12 attempts (6-14) and 3-point FG made (3-8). Averaged 16.0 points, 4.7 assists, 3.0 rebounds and hit 17-17 free throws in Pitt’s three EA Sports Maui Invitational games. Led Pitt with 14 points, including 10 in the first half, hit 4-5 FG and 6-6 free throws with six assists and a career-high tying four steals vs. Kansas State, 11/ 26. Finished with a team and seasonhigh 17 points (5-12 FG), hit 6-6 free throws in 30 minutes vs. San Diego State, 11/25. Scored a season-high 17 points (5-12 FG), hit 2-4 3-pointers and dished out five assists in 38 minutes vs. Chaminade, 11/24. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ........................ 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................... 0/0 Points-Assists: ......................... 0/0 20+ point games: ..................... 1/1 10+ point games: ................. 26/10 10+ rebound games: ............... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ............... 13/6 10+ assist games: ...................... 1/0 5+ assist games: .................... 32/11 30+ minute games: .............. 49/18 40+ minute games: .................. 2/0 • • 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS Points: 23, vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Rebounds: 8, at Boston College, 1/6. Assists: 9, Georgia Tech, 1/17. Steals: 4, vs. Kansas State, 11/26. Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16. Minutes: 39, at Boston College, 1/6. Finished with 12 points and six assists at Hawaii, 11/21. Registered eight assists, six points, six assists and tied a career-high with two blocks vs. Samford, 11/16. • Scored eight points with seven assists in the season opener vs. Niagara, 11/14. ROBINSON’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 TEAM Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2012-13 Pitt-BEC 2013-14 Pitt-ACC Totals GP-GS MIN 33-32 879 36-36 1117 21-21 691 90-89 2687 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 63 171 .368 83 207 .401 66 172 .384 212 550 .385 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 15 48 .313 61 77 .792 6 64 70 2.1 24 70 .343 85 107 .794 17 94 111 3.1 16 57 .281 65 77 .844 12 62 74 3.5 55 175 .314 211 261 .808 35 220 255 2.8 PF-FO 63 1 96 3 45 0 204 4 A 116 148 99 363 TO BLK ST 41 1 32 36 11 53 40 5 23 117 17 108 PTS-AVG 202 6.1 275 7.6 213 10.1 690 7.7 GP-GS MIN 18-17 442 18-18 603 36-35 1045 CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS TOTAL 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 23 80 .288 7 23 .304 38 50 .760 3 33 36 2.0 45 111 .405 13 36 .361 37 49 .755 10 44 54 3.0 68 191 .356 20 59 .338 75 99 .758 13 77 90 2.5 PF-FO 38 1 54 3 92 4 A 51 69 120 TO BLK ST 24 1 14 20 5 30 44 6 44 PTS-AVG 91 5.1 140 7.8 231 6.5 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 21 12 • CHRIS JONES GUARD/FORWARD • 6-6 • 213 • SO* • 1L • TEANECK, N.J./TEANECK H.S. CAREER • Opp./Date Min NU, N14 *19 SU, N16 *24 atHaw,N/21 *32 vs.CU,N24 *10 vs.SDS,N25 *32 vs.KS, N26 *28 at Ind, D2 *31 vs. Duq, D5 *36 St. B, D13 *32 Manh, D17 *32 OU, D20 *35 HC, D23 *25 FGC, D27 *26 at NCS, J3 *28 at BC, J6 *27 Clem, J10 *24 FSU, J14 *36 GT, J17 *23 at Duke, J19 *29 Louis, J25 *34 at VT, J27 *38 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 Played in 51 games with 21 career starts. 2014-15 • • • • • • • • • • • Started all 21 games at the off guard position. Reached double figure scoring in nine games on year. Totaled 13 points (6-9 FG) with four rebounds in 29 minutes at Duke, 1/19. Scored 15 points (5-10 FG), grabbed six rebounds and dished out four assists vs. Florida State, 1/14. Finished with 11 points (3-6 3FG) vs. Clemson, 1/10. Scored 16 points (5-9 FG), hit 46 3-pointers, dished out a careerhigh five assists and grabbed five rebounds vs. Oakland, 12/ 20. Scored 11 points (4-8 FG) with a career-high three blocked shots vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/13. Played a career-high 36 minutes, scored 12 points (5-11 FG) vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Led team with 18 points, hit three 3-pointers, grabbed a career-high tying six rebounds in 31 minutes at Indiana, 12/2. Defensive play was instrumental in Pitt defeating Kansas State on 11/26. Finished with nine points (3-6 FG) vs. San Diego State, 11/25. • • Total FG-A 4-7 1-6 7-13 0-4 3-6 2-5 6-17 5-11 4-8 2-7 5-9 3-8 2-5 2-6 0-5 4-9 5-10 1-4 6-9 3-10 4-9 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS 3-pt FT Reb Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts .571 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-1-1 4 1 1 1 0 10 .167 0-2 .000 4-5 .800 0-3-3 3 2 0 0 1 6 .538 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 1-1-2 3 4 2 2 0 19 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-0-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 .500 1-3 .333 2-4 .500 0-3-3 2 1 2 0 0 9 .400 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0-0 3 2 1 0 0 5 .353 3-8 .375 3-4 .750 3-3-6 1 0 1 0 1 18 .454 0-2 .000 2-4 .500 1-2-3 3 2 2 1 1 12 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 2 1 2 3 0 11 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-3-3 2 2 3 0 1 4 .556 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 1-4-5 0 5 0 1 0 16 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-5-6 1 1 2 0 0 6 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-1-3 1 4 1 0 1 4 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-1-3 3 0 1 0 0 5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-0-3 2 3 0 0 0 0 .444 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0-0 4 2 0 0 1 11 .500 1-4 .250 4-6 .667 2-4-6 3 4 0 1 1 15 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 1-1-2 2 2 0 0 0 6 .667 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 1-3-4 2 1 1 0 0 13 .300 2-7 .286 4-7 .571 3-0-3 2 0 3 1 2 12 .444 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1-2-3 3 2 1 0 0 8 Totaled a career-high 19 points and also surpassed career-highs for field goals made and attempts (7-13), 3-point field goals made and attempts (5-8), assists and minutes played (32) at Hawaii, 11/21. Scored a then career-high 10 points (4-7 FG), hit two 3pointers in first career start vs. Niagara, 11/14. Points: 19, at Hawaii, 11/21/14. FG made: 7, at Hawaii, 11/21/14. FG attempts: 17, at Indiana, 12/ 2/14. 3FG Made: 5, at Hawaii, 11/21/ 14. 3FG attempts: 8, two times- at Indiana, 12/2/14; at Hawaii, 11/21/14. FT made: 5, Howard, 11/17/13. FT attempts: 7, Louisville, 1/25/ 15. Rebounds: 6, four times- Florida State, 1/14/15; Holy Cross, 12/ 23/14; at Indiana, 12/2/14; Clemson, 1/21/14. Off. Rebs.: 3, four timesLouisville, 1/25/15; at Indiana, 12/2/14; Virginia, 2/4/14; Howard, 11/17/13. Def. Rebs.: 5, two times- Holy Cross, 12/23/14; Clemson, 1/ 21/14. Assists: 5, Oakland, 12/20/14. Steals: 2, two times- Louisville, 1/25/15; at NC State, 1/4/14. Blocks: 3, St. Bonaventure, 12/ 13/14. Minutes: 38, at Virginia Tech, 1/ 27/15. 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Points: 19, at Hawaii, 11/21. Rebounds: 6, two times- Florida State, 1/14; at Indiana, 12/2. Assists: 5, Oakland, 12/20. Steals: 2, Louisville, 1/25. Blocks: 3, St. Bonaventure, 12/ 13. Minutes: 38, at Virginia Tech, 1/ 27/15. Double-Doubles: ........................ 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................... 0/0 Points-Assists: ......................... 0/0 20+ point games: ........................ 0/0 10+ point games: ................. 10/10 10+ rebound games: ............... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ................. 5/4 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 0/0 30+ minute games: .................. 9/9 40+ minute games: .................. 0/0 JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt 2014-15 Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 30-0 222 21-21 601 51-21 823 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 24 54 .444 69 168 .411 93 222 .419 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 4 17 .235 20 25 .800 11 15 26 0.9 25 72 .347 27 42 .643 24 38 62 3.0 29 89 .326 47 67 .701 35 53 88 1.7 PF-FO 27 0 48 0 75 0 A 7 40 47 TO BLK ST 8 1 3 23 10 9 31 11 12 PTS-AVG 72 2.4 190 9.0 262 5.1 GP-GS MIN 16-0 134 16-0 134 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 8 25 .320 8 25 .320 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 2 10 .200 9 14 .643 6 12 18 1.1 2 10 .200 9 14 .643 6 12 18 1.1 PF-FO 14 0 14 0 A 5 5 TO BLK ST 6 0 2 6 0 2 PTS-AVG 27 1.7 27 1.7 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 22 13 • JOSH NEWKIRK GUARD • 6-1 • 185 • SO • 1L • RALEIGH, N.C./WORD OF GOD ACADEMY CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER • • • • Played in 57 career games. 10 career double figure scoring games. Named to the All-ACC Academic Team in 2013-14. Has 132 assists to only 65 career turnovers for a 2.03 assist:turnover ratio. 2014-15 • • • • • • • Played in all 21 games off the bench. Registered five double figure scoring games on year. Provided highlight reel dunk, scored eight points with three assists at Duke, 1/19. Scored game-winning basket on a driving layup with five seconds to play in overtime, scored field goal that sent game into overtime, led Pitt with 15 points (6-9 FG), dished out seven assists with only one turnover at Boston College, 1/6. Finished with 16 points (6-9 FG), hit 3-4 3-pointers and grabbed a career-high four rebounds vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Scored a season-high 16 points (7-13 FG), hit two 3-pointers and dished out a career-high tying eight assists at Indiana, 12/2. Finished with 10 points and a career-high eight assists in 31 Points: 20, NC State, 3/3/14. FG made: 7, two times- at Indiana, 12/2/14; NC State, 3/ 3/14. FG attempts: 13, at Indiana, 12/ 2/14. 3FG Made: 5, NC State, 3/3/14. 3FG attempts: 6, at Indiana, 12/ 2/14. FT made: 5, vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14. FT attempts: 10, vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14. Rebounds: 4, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5/14. Off. Rebs.: 2, at Hawaii, 11/21/ 14. Def. Rebs.: 4, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5/14. Assists: 8, two times- at Indiana, 12/2/14; vs. Chaminade, 11/ 24/14. Steals: 3, at Clemson, 3/8/14. Blocks: 1, Youngstown State, 12/ 14/13. Minutes: 34, two times- at Indiana, 12/2/14; NC State, 3/ 3/14. Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 27 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-1-1 1 5 0 0 1 12 SU, N16 25 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-1-1 4 7 3 0 0 5 atHaw, N/21 26 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2-1-3 2 2 3 0 2 7 vs.CU, N24 31 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0-0 2 8 2 0 2 10 vs.SDS, N25 18 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0-2-2 3 1 2 0 0 4 vs.KS, N26 17 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0-0 3 1 2 0 1 2 at Ind, D2 34 7-13 .538 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 8 2 0 2 16 vs. Duq, D5 30 6-9 .667 3-4 .750 1-3 .333 0-4-4 1 5 1 0 0 16 St. Bon, D13 31 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0-0 5 3 0 0 0 9 Manh, D17 25 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 4 3 2 0 0 5 OU, D20 26 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 0-2-2 1 3 0 0 0 6 HC, D23 18 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 2 0 0 0 2 FGC, D27 18 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-1-1 3 3 3 0 2 7 at NCS, J3 21 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 3 2 3 0 2 4 at BC, J6 27 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 1 7 1 0 1 15 Clem, J10 24 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0-0 2 1 0 0 0 6 FSU, J14 19 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 3 2 3 0 0 4 GT, J17 17 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 1 1 0 0 4 at Duke, J19 26 3-7 .429 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-3-3 3 3 2 0 1 8 Louis, J25 20 1-7 .143 0-4 .000 3-4 .750 0-0-0 1 3 2 0 0 5 at VT, J27 17 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 1 1 3 0 0 0 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 • • minutes off the bench vs. Chaminade, 11/24. Tied a career-high with seven assists and scored five points vs. Samford, 11/16. Scored 12 points (5-9 FG) with five assists and no turnovers in season opener vs. Niagara, 11/14. 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS Points: 16, two times- vs. Duquesne, 12/5; at Indiana, 12/2. Rebounds: 4, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5. Assists: 8, two times- at Indiana, 12/2; vs. Chaminade, 11/24. Steals: 2, five times- at NC State, 1/3; Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30; at Indiana, 12/2; vs. Chaminade, 11/24; at Hawaii, 11/21. Blocks: Zero. Minutes: 34, at Indiana, 12/2. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ........................ 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................... 0/0 Points-Assists: ......................... 0/0 20+ point games: ........................ 1/0 10+ point games: ................... 10/5 10+ rebound games: ............... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ................. 0/0 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 8/6 30+ minute games: .................. 5/4 40+ minute games: .................. 0/0 NEWKIRK’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt 2014-15 Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 36-0 612 21-0 497 57-0 1109 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 62 134 .463 57 138 .413 119 272 .438 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 23 53 .434 17 38 .447 6 37 43 1.2 15 42 .357 18 26 .692 5 23 28 1.3 38 95 .400 35 64 .547 11 60 71 1.2 PF-FO 60 1 46 1 106 2 A 61 71 132 TO BLK ST 30 1 14 35 0 14 65 1 28 PTS-AVG 164 4.6 147 7.0 311 5.5 GP-GS MIN 18-0 301 18-0 301 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 30 57 .526 30 57 .526 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 15 27 .556 9 15 .600 4 16 20 1.1 15 27 .556 9 15 .600 4 16 20 1.1 PF-FO 30 1 30 1 A 25 25 TO BLK ST 11 0 9 11 0 9 PTS-AVG 84 4.7 84 4.7 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 23 11 • DERRICK RANDALL FORWARD • 6-9 • 240 • SR • 1L • BROOKLYN, N.Y./RUTGERS/SOUTH KENT PREP (CONN.) COLLEGIATE CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER • • Played in 109 career games with 15 starts combining his fouryear career at both Pitt and Rutgers. Two career double-doubles. 2014-15 • • • • • Saw action in 16 games with four starts on year. Started four consecutive games from Nov. 25-Dec. 5 at center (vs. Duquesne, at Indiana, vs. Kansas State and vs. San Diego State). Grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds, including seven offensive at Indiana, 12/2. Started first game on year vs. San Diego State, 11/25. Registered his second career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 21 rebounds vs. Chaminade, 11/24. His 21 total rebounds, which were more than Chaminade pulled down (21-17) set an EA Sports Invitational Tournament all-time game record. The previous record was 20 rebounds set by Tennessee’s Jerrone Maymon vs. Memphis in 2011. His 21 rebounds also ranked tied for the seventh best performance in school history. His 10 offensive rebounds ranked tied for the third highest total in school history. He also played a careerhigh 30 minutes off the bench. Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF NU, N14 16 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-2-5 4 SU, N16 4 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 atHaw, N/21 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 vs.CU,N24 30 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 3-7 .42910-11-21 3 vs.SDS,N25 *15 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 3 vs.KS,N26 *12 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-1-1 1 at Ind, D2 *15 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 7-5-12 3 vs. Duq, D5 *4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 St. B, D13 - Manh, D17 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 OU, D20 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 HC, D23 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 2-1-3 0 FGC, D27 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0-1-1 0 at NCS, J3 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1 at BC, J6 - Clem, J10 - FSU, J14 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 GT, J17 - at Duke, J19 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 Louis, J25 - at VT, J27 2 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 1 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 Points: 12, Savannah State, 11/8/ 13. FG made: 5, two times- Youngstown State, 12/14/13; Savannah State, 11/8/13. FG attempts: 7, three times- vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14; Youngstown State, 12/14/13; Savannah State, 11/8/13. 3FG Made: None. 3FG attempts: None. FT made: 3, three times- last vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. FT attempts: 7, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. Rebounds: 21, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. Off. Rebs.: 10, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. Def. Rebs.: 11, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. Assists: 1, four times, last- at Syracuse, 1/18/14. Steals: 2, two times, lastVillanova, 2/18/13. Blocks: 4, Syracuse, 2/12/14. Minutes: 30, vs. Chaminade, 11/ 24/14. A TO Blk Stl Pts 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 11 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 2 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS Points: 11, vs. Chaminade, 11/24. Rebounds: 21, vs. Chaminade, 11/24. Assists: Zero. Steals: 1, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/ 14. Blocks: Zero. Minutes: 30, vs. Chaminade, 11/ 24/14. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ..................... 2/1 Points-Rebounds: ................ 2/1 Points-Assists: ....................... 0/0 20+ point games: ..................... 0/0 10+ point games: ..................... 3/1 20+ rebound games ................ 1/1 10+ rebound games: ............... 3/2 5+ rebound games: ............... 10/3 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 0/0 30+ minute games: .................. 1/1 40+ minute games: .................. 0/0 RANDALL’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2011-12 Rutgers 2012-13 Rutgers RU Totals 2013-14 2014-15 Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 31-10 349 26-0 212 57-10 561 36-1 16-4 52-5 310 139 449 GP-GS MIN 18-0 124 18-0 124 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 32 57 .561 20 40 .500 52 97 .535 31 10 41 55 .564 22 .455 77 .532 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 10 16 .625 10 16 .625 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 0 0 .000 14 23 .609 34 39 73 2.4 0 0 .000 14 21 .667 24 14 38 1.5 0 0 .000 28 44 .636 58 53 111 1.9 PF-FO 43 0 27 0 70 0 A 3 0 3 2.4 3.3 2.7 49 0 19 0 68 0 1 0 1 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 0 0 .000 5 11 .455 11 10 21 1.2 0 0 .000 5 11 .455 11 10 21 1.2 PF-FO 19 0 19 0 A 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 .000 14 8 22 31 .452 20 .400 51 .431 40 46 86 25 27 52 65 73 138 TO BLK ST 18 12 10 8 10 9 26 22 19 14 9 23 15 0 15 8 1 9 TO BLK ST 6 8 4 6 8 4 PTS-AVG 78 2.5 54 2.1 132 2.3 76 28 104 2.1 1.8 2.0 PTS-AVG 25 1.4 25 1.4 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 24 1 • JAMEL ARTIS FORWARD • 6-7 • 220 • SO • 1L • BALTIMORE, MD./NOTRE DAME PREP CAREER • • • Opp./Date Min NU, N14 *31 SU, N16 *32 atHaw,N/21 *25 vs.CU,N24 *18 vs.SDS,N25 *20 vs.KS,N26 *34 at Ind, D2 *23 vs. Duq, D5 *26 St. B, D13 *32 Manh, D17 *34 OU, D20 *35 HC, D23 *28 FGC, D27 *30 at NCS, J3 *35 at BC, J6 *20 Clem, J10 *30 FSU, J14 *26 GT, J17 *32 at Duke, J19 *28 Louis, J25 *34 at VT, J27 *36 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 Played in 57 games with 21 starts. Three career 20-point games, 14 career double figure scoring games and one double figure rebounding game. Named to the 2013-14 All-ACC Academic Team. 2014-15 • • • • • • • • • • Started all 21 games at forward. Scored 20-plus points three times and reached double figure scoring in 12 games on the year. Averaged 17.8 points per game and led Pitt in scoring in four of the last five games. Led Pitt with 17 points (7-13 FG), hit two 3-pointers, grabbed nine rebounds and dished out four assists at Virginia Tech, 1/ 27. Led Pitt with 18 points on a career-high 8-15 field goals (2-5 3FG), grabbed eight rebounds vs. Louisville, 1/25. Scored a career-high 21 points on 7-10 field goals, grabbed six rebounds (career-high four offensive) and dished out four assists at Duke, 1/19. Tied a career-high with a teamleading 20 points and set careerhighs for field goals made (7) and attempts (14) with five rebounds vs. Georgia Tech, 1/ 17. Scored 13 points (5-6 FG), hit two 3-pointers vs. Florida State, 1/14. Led Pitt with 13 points (5-11 FG) with five rebounds in a careerhigh tying 35 minutes at NC State, 1/3. Led Pitt with 13 points (careerhigh 6 field goals) and nine rebounds vs. Holy Cross, 12/23. • • • • • Total FG-A 6-9 4-8 0-6 1-4 2-7 4-7 2-8 2-4 5-8 5-12 1-6 6-10 3-8 5-11 0-2 2-8 5-6 7-14 7-10 8-15 7-13 CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME Pct .667 .500 .000 .250 .286 .571 .250 .500 .625 .417 .167 .600 .375 .454 .000 .250 .833 .500 .700 .533 .538 3-pt FT M-A Pct M-A Pct 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 10-12 .833 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500 1-3 .333 5-6 .833 1-2 .500 6-7 .857 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 2-3 .667 1-1 1.000 Points: 21, at Duke, 1/19/15. FG made: 8, Louisville, 1/25/15. FG attempts: 15, Louisville, 1/ 25/15. 3FG Made: 2, six times- at Virginia Tech, 1/27/15; Louisville, 1/25/15; Florida State, 11/14/15; Samford, 11/ 16/14; Niagara, 11/14/14; Duke, 1/27/14. 3FG attempts: 5, two timesLouisville, 1/25/15; at NC State, 1/3/15. FT made: 10, Manhattan, 12/17/ 14. FT attempts: 12, Manhattan, 12/ 17/14. Rebounds: 10, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5/14. Off. Rebs.: 4, two timesLouisville, 1/25/15; at Duke, 1/19/15. Def. Rebs.: 9, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5/14. Assists: 5, Manhattan, 12/17/14. Steals: 2. Oakland, 12/20/14. Blocks: 4, St. Bonaventure, 12/ 13/14. Minutes: 36, at Virginia Tech, 1/ 27/15. Reb O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 1-3-4 0 4 3 0 0 14 2-3-5 1 1 2 0 0 12 0-4-4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1-1-2 1 0 1 0 1 4 3-2-5 2 1 1 0 0 4 1-4-5 3 3 2 0 1 10 3-4-7 3 1 1 0 1 7 1-9-10 0 4 1 0 1 9 1-3-4 2 2 2 4 0 14 2-6-8 0 5 5 2 1 20 0-3-3 3 1 0 0 2 4 3-6-9 1 0 1 1 0 13 0-1-1 3 1 0 0 0 9 2-3-5 1 1 0 0 0 13 1-1-2 2 1 5 1 1 4 3-4-7 0 3 0 1 1 8 1-2-3 4 1 0 0 0 13 1-4-5 1 1 0 1 0 20 4-2-6 3 4 1 1 0 21 4-4-8 3 1 2 1 2 18 2-7-9 3 4 3 0 0 17 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS Led Pitt with a career-high 20 points (5-12 FG) with careerbests of five assists and 10-12 free throws vs. Manhattan, 12/ 17. Led Pitt and tied a career-high with 14 points (5-8 FG), grabbed four rebounds and blocked a career-high four shots vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/13. Scored nine points, grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds (careerhigh nine defensive) with a career-high tying four assists vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Finished with 10 points (4-7 FG), grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists vs. Kansas State, 11/26. Scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half, hit two 3-pointers Points: 21, at Duke, 1/19. Rebounds: 10, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5. Assists: 5, Manhattan, 12/17. Steals: 2, two times- Louisville, 1/25; Oakland, 12/20. Blocks: 4, St. Bonaventure, 12/ 13. Minutes: 36, at Virginia Tech, 1/ 27/15. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ........................ 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................... 0/0 Points-Assists: ......................... 0/0 20+ point games: ..................... 3/3 10+ point games: ................. 14/12 10+ rebound games: ............... 1/1 5+ rebound games: ............. 19/13 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 1/1 30+ minute games: .............. 12/12 40+ minute games: .................. 0/0 • and grabbed five rebounds in a career-high 32 minutes played vs. Samford, 11/16. Registered career-highs for points with a team-leading 14, field goals made and attempts (69) and assists (four) vs. Niagara, 11/14. ARTIS’ CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt 2014-15 Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 36-0 555 21-21 609 57-21 1164 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 58 126 .460 82 176 .466 140 302 .464 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 8 27 .296 51 72 .708 38 68 106 2.9 18 46 .391 52 61 .852 36 76 112 5.3 26 73 .356 103 133 .774 74 144 218 3.8 PF-FO 54 0 38 0 92 0 A 23 41 64 TO BLK ST 29 10 6 30 12 11 59 22 17 PTS-AVG 175 4.9 234 11.1 409 7.2 GP-GS MIN 18-0 278 18-0 278 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 27 59 .458 27 59 .458 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 4 15 .267 30 42 .714 19 33 52 2.9 4 15 .267 30 42 .714 19 33 52 2.9 PF-FO 27 0 27 0 A 11 11 TO BLK ST 18 5 5 18 5 5 PTS-AVG 88 4.9 88 4.9 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 25 2 • MICHAEL YOUNG FORWARD • 6-9 • 235 • SO • 1L • DUQUESNE, PA./ST. BENEDICT’S PREP (N.J.) CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER • • • Opp./Date Min NU, N14 *21 SU, N16 *34 atHaw,N/21 *30 vs.CU,N24 *35 vs.SDS,N25 *33 vs.KS,N26 *34 at Ind, D2 *28 vs. Duq, D5 *25 St. B, D13 *33 Manh, D17 *33 OU, D20 *41 HC, D23 *18 FGC, D27 *31 at NCS, J3 *29 at BC, J6 *36 Clem, J10 *34 FSU, J14 *34 GT, J17 *31 at Duke, J19 *32 Louis, J25 *34 at VT, J27 *41 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 Started all 57 career games played and has made 57 consecutive starts. Two 20-point games and 21 career double figure scoring games. Named to the 2013-14 All-ACC Academic Team. 2014-15 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Started all 21 games at power forward. Shooting 50.7 percent (102-201) on the year. Three double-doubles on year. Scored 20 or more points two times and reached double figure scoring in 16 games on year. Reached double figure scoring in 11 of his last 13 games. Finished with 14 points (5-11 FG) with nine rebounds vs. Louisville, 1/25. Scored 16 points (5-8 FG) with six rebounds vs. Georgia Tech, 1/17. Registered third double-double of year with 16 points (5-11 FG) and 12 rebounds (eight offensive) vs. Florida State, 1/14. Led Pitt with 15 points (6-16 FG) and six rebounds at Boston College, 1/6. Led Pitt with 16 points (7-9 FG) with six rebounds and three assists vs. Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30. Led Pitt with 13 points (5-9 FG) vs. Holy Cross, 12/23. Led Pitt with 19 points (7-12 FG), grabbed seven rebounds, blocked a career-high three shots in a career-high 41 minutes vs. Oakland, 12/20. Finished with 16 points and a perfect 6-6 from the floor with eight rebounds vs. Manhattan, 12/17. Registered his second career double-double with a teamleading 14 points (career-high 812 FT) and a career-high 17 rebounds (career-high 14 defensive rebounds) vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/13. • • • • • Total 3-pt FT Reb FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 1-6-7 10-13 .769 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-4-5 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 7-8 .875 7-2-9 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 5-7 .71410-5-15 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 4-3-7 5-11 .454 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 3-4-7 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 4-1-5 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-5-7 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 8-12 .7503-14-17 6-6 1.000 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 1-7-8 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 5-5 1.000 4-3-7 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2-1-3 7-9 .778 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 4-2-6 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 5-4-9 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 3-3-6 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 2-3-5 5-11 .454 0-0 .000 6-6 1.000 8-4-12 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 6-9 .667 4-2-6 5-11 .454 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-2-4 5-11 .454 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 6-3-9 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 2-8-10 Finished with 13 points and five rebounds with a season-high two blocks at Indiana, 12/2. Named to the EA Sports Maui Invitational All-Tournament team after averaging 16.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in Pitt’s three contests. Finished with 13 points (5-11 FG) and seven rebounds in 34 minutes vs. Kansas State, 11/26. Surpassed career-highs for points (27), rebounds (15), offensive rebounds (10), field goals made and attempted (11-17) and minutes played (35) vs. Chaminade, 11/24. His 10 offensive rebounds ranked tied for the third most in school history. He already registered a double-double at halftime. Finished with 13 points and a career-high tying nine rebounds (career-high seven offensive) at Hawaii, 11/21. PF 3 2 2 2 3 1 2 4 4 4 2 3 2 2 0 2 1 4 4 5 1 Points: 27, vs. Chaminade, 11/ 24/14. FG made: 11, vs. Chaminade, 11/ 24/14. FG attempts: 17, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. 3FG Made: 1, 10 times- vs. Colorado, 3/30/14; vs. Wake Forest, 3/13/14; at Clemson, 3/8/14; NC State, 3/3/14; at Notre Dame, 3/1/14; Virginia, 2/2/14; Duke, 1/27/14; at NC State, 1/4/14; Lehigh, 11/20/ 13; Howard, 11/17/13. 3FG attempts: 3, three times- at Clemson, 3/8/14; Virginia, 2/2/ 14; Lehigh, 11/20/13. FT made: 8, St. Bonaventure, 12/ 13/14. FT attempts: 12, St. Bonaventure, 12/13/14. Rebounds: 17, St. Bonaventure, 12/13/14. Off. Rebs.: 10, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. Def. Rebs.: 14, St. Bonaventure, 12/13/14. Assists: 4, Virginia Tech, 2/8/14. Steals: 2, three times- vs. Kansas State, 11/26/14; at Hawaii, 11/ 21/14; Florida State, 2/23/14. Blocks: 3, Oakland, 12/20/14. Minutes: 41, two times- at Virginia Tech, 1/27/15; Oakland, 12/20/14. A TO Blk Stl Pts 1 1 0 0 7 1 0 0 0 20 1 1 0 2 13 1 3 1 1 27 1 0 0 1 8 2 2 0 2 13 1 1 2 0 13 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 14 2 0 2 1 16 0 2 3 1 19 0 2 0 0 13 3 1 1 1 16 0 1 1 1 10 1 1 2 0 15 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 1 1 16 2 2 1 1 16 1 2 1 0 11 1 0 0 0 14 1 1 2 1 6 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ..................... 3/3 Points-Rebounds: ................ 3/3 Points-Assists: ....................... 0/0 20+ point games: ..................... 2/2 10+ point games: ................. 21/16 10+ rebound games: ............... 4/4 5+ rebound games: ............. 33/19 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 0/0 30+ minute games: .............. 19/14 40+ minute games: .................. 2/2 • 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS Led Pitt with a career and gamehigh 20 points and surpassed career-highs for field goals made (10), field goal attempts (13), minutes played (34) and grabbed five rebounds vs. Samford, 11/16. Fourteen of his 20 points were scored in the second half. Points: 27, vs. Chaminade, 11/24. Rebounds: 17, St. Bonaventure, 11/13. Assists: 3, Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30. Steals: 2, two times- vs. Kansas State, 11/26; at Hawaii, 11/21. Blocks: 3, Oakland, 12/20. Minutes: 41, two times- at Virginia Tech, 1/27; Oakland, 12/20. YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt 2014-15 Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 36-36 779 21-21 667 57-57 1446 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 69 167 .413 102 201 .507 171 368 .465 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 10 28 .357 67 82 .817 56 91 147 4.1 0 8 .000 73 104 .702 78 86 164 7.8 10 36 .278 140 186 .753 134 177 311 5.5 PF-FO 63 1 53 1 116 2 A 32 21 53 TO BLK ST 32 16 15 25 19 14 57 35 29 PTS-AVG 215 6.0 277 13.2 492 8.6 GP-GS MIN 18-0 417 18-0 417 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 34 85 .400 34 85 .400 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 6 15 .400 34 43 .791 25 40 65 3.6 6 15 .400 34 43 .791 25 40 65 3.6 PF-FO 34 0 34 0 A 18 18 TO BLK ST 19 7 8 19 7 8 PTS-AVG 108 6.0 108 6.0 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 26 50 • JOSEPH UCHEBO CENTER • 6-10 • 235 • JR • 1L • ENUGU, NIGERIA/CHIPOLA J.C./WORD OF GOD ACADEMY CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER • • Played in 26 career games with four starts at center. Named to the 2013-14 ACC Academic Honor Roll. 2014-15 • • • • Played in 17 games overall, started the season’s first four contests at center. Provided spark off bench in a career-high 19 minutes played, four points and four rebounds at Boston College, 1/6. Set career-highs for nearly every individaul statistic including points (12), rebounds (nine), field goals made and attempts (59) and offensive rebounds (six) vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Also sparked Pitt with eight of his 12 points in the game’s first five minutes. Made first career start, grabbed a career-high eight rebounds in 15 minutes vs. Niagara, 11/14. Points: 12, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ 14. FG made: 5, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ 14. FG attempts: 9, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14. 3FG Made: Zero. 3FG attempts: Zero. FT made: 2, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ 14. FT attempts: 2, two times- vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14; Niagara, 11/16/14. Rebounds: 9, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5/14. Off. Rebs.: 6, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5/14. Def. Rebs.: 7, Niagara, 11/16/14. Assists: 2, Niagara, 11/16/14. Steals: 1, three times. Blocks: 1, two times. Minutes: 19, at Boston College, 1/6/15. Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 *15 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-7-8 2 2 0 0 0 1 SU, N16 *10 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 0 2 1 0 2 atHaw,N/21 *7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 vs.CU,N24 *1 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 vs.SDS,N25 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs.KS,N26 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 2 at Ind, D2 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Duq, D5 14 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 6-3-9 3 0 1 0 0 12 St. B, D13 7 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Manh, D17 2 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 OU, D20 - - - - - - HC, D23 14 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 2 0 0 0 0 6 FGC, D27 - - - - - - at NCS, J3 - - - - - - at BC, J6 19 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-1-4 3 0 1 0 0 4 Clem, J10 8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 FSU, J14 6 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 0 0 0 0 0 2 GT, J17 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Duke, J19 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 2 1 0 0 1 0 Louis, J25 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at VT, J27 - - - - - - ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS Points: 12, vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Rebounds: 9, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 5. Assists: 2, Niagara, 11/14. Steals: 1, at Duke, 1/19. Blocks: 1, two times. Minutes: 19, at Boston College, 1/6. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ........................ 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................... 0/0 Points-Assists: ......................... 0/0 20+ point games: ........................ 0/0 10+ point games: ..................... 1/1 10+ rebound games: ............... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ................. 2/2 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 0/0 30+ minute games: .................. 1/1 40+ minute games: .................. 0/0 UCHEBO’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt 2014-15 Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2013-14 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 9-0 23 17-4 118 26-4 141 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 2 5 .400 14 35 .400 16 40 .400 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 5 7 0.8 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 14 23 37 2.2 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 16 28 44 1.7 PF-FO 4 0 15 0 19 0 A 0 3 3 TO BLK ST 1 0 2 6 2 1 7 2 3 PTS-AVG 4 0.4 31 1.8 35 1.3 GP-GS MIN 7-0 16 7-0 16 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 0.9 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 0.9 PF-FO 2 0 2 0 A 0 0 TO BLK ST 1 0 1 1 0 1 PTS-AVG 2 0.3 2 0.3 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 27 21 • SHELDON JETER FORWARD • 6-8 • 225 • SO • TR • BEAVER FALLS, PA./VANDERBILT/BEAVER FALLS H.S. CAREER COLLEGIATE HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER • • Played in 52 collegiate games (33 at Vanderbilt as a freshman in 2012-13) and 19 at Pitt. Made seven starts as a freshman at Vanderbilt in 2012-13. 2014-15 • • • • • • Played in 19 games off the bench. Scored six points (4-4 FT) with four rebounds (three offensive) at Virginia Tech, 1/27. Provided spark off the bench with 11 points (4-7 FG), including nine in the second half, eight rebounds in helping Pitt to an overtime win at Boston College, 1/6. Finished with eight points (4-7 FG) with three rebounds at Hawaii, 11/21. Scored eight points (3-3 FG) including an alley-oop dunk off a fast break pass from Josh Newkirk, grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots vs. Samford, 11/16. In Pitt debut, scored seven points with three rebounds in 13 minutes vs. Niagara, 11/14. Points: 14, two times- last: Georgia, 2/27/13. FG made: 6, William & Mary, 1/2/ 13. FG attempts: 8, three times- lastat Mississippi State, 2/23/13. 3FG Made: 3, at Arkansas, 2/9/13. 3FG attempts: 6, Ole Miss, 1/15/ 13. FT made: 4, four times- last- at Virginia Tech, 1/27/15. FT attempts: 7, Ole Miss, 1/15/ 13. Rebounds: 9, at Mississippi State, 2/23/13. Off. Rebs.: 3, two times- at Virginia Tech, 1/27/15; at Boston College, 1/6/15. Def. Rebs.: 5, at Boston College, 1/6/15. Assists: 2, three times- last, Louisville, 1/25/15. Steals: 3, two times- last at Missouri, 1/26/13. Blocks: 2, four times- lastSamford, 11/16/14. Minutes: 32, at Ole Miss, 1/15/ 13. Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 13 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 3 0 1 0 1 7 SU, N16 23 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1-4-5 2 0 2 2 0 8 atHaw,N/21 19 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 3 1 0 0 0 8 vs.Cham,N24 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 0 vs.SDS,N25 14 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-2-5 0 1 0 1 1 5 vs.KS,N26 3 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 at Ind, D2 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 vs. Duq, D5 - - - - - - St. B, D13 - - - - - - Manh, D17 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 1 1 0 2 OU, D20 5 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2-4 1 0 0 0 0 0 HC, D23 14 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 0 0 1 0 2 1 FGC, D27 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 2 1 1 1 1 2 at NCS, J3 13 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 3 at BC, J6 30 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 3-5-8 0 1 0 0 1 11 Clem, J10 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-0-0 2 0 2 0 0 1 FSU, J14 4 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 GT, J17 12 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 at Duke, J19 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 2 Louis, J25 6 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 3 2 0 0 0 0 at VT, J27 9 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 3-1-4 1 0 0 0 1 6 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS Points: 11, at Boston College, 1/ 6. Rebounds: 8, at Boston College, 1/6. Assists: 2, Louisville, 1/25. Steals: 2, Holy Cross, 12/23. Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16. Minutes: 30, at Boston College, 1/6. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ........................ 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................... 0/0 Points-Assists: ......................... 0/0 20+ point games: ........................ 0/0 10+ point games: ..................... 1/1 10+ rebound games: ............... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ................. 3/3 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 0/0 30+ minute games: .................. 1/1 40+ minute games: .................. 0/0 JETER’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2012-13 Vanderbilt 2014-15 Pitt Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2014-15 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 33-7 578 19-0 210 19-0 210 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 64 136 .471 22 51 .431 22 51 .431 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 25 64 .391 27 42 .643 28 84 112 3.4 2 8 .250 15 23 .652 14 27 41 2.2 2 8 .250 15 23 .652 14 27 41 2.2 PF-FO 69 0 26 0 26 0 A 14 7 7 TO BLK ST 26 17 16 8 5 7 8 5 7 PTS-AVG 180 5.5 61 3.2 61 3.2 GP-GS MIN - TOTAL FG-FGA PCT - ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG - PF-FO - - - A - TO BLK ST - PTS-AVG - PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 28 23 • CAMERON JOHNSON GUARD • 6-7 • 185 • FR • HS • MOON TOWNSHIP, PA./OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART H.S. CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME 2014-15 • • • • • Sidelined with an injured left shoulder. Will apply for a medical redshirt. Played in eight games off the bench. Hit a career-high three 3pointers (3-5) and finished with nine points in a career-high 22 minutes vs. Chiminade, 11/24. Blocked two shots in 13 minutes vs. Samford, 11/16. In collegiate debut, scored 11 points (4-5 FG) and hit a 3-pointer in 19 minutes vs. Niagara, 11/14. Points: 11, Niagara, 11/14/14. FG made: 4, Niagara, 11/14/14. FG attempts: 6, three times- at Indiana, 12/2/14; vs. San Diego State, 11/25/14; vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. 3FG Made: 3, vs. Chaminade, 11/ 24/14. 3FG attempts: 5, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/14. FT made: 2, Niagara, 11/14/14. FT attempts: 2, Niagara, 11/14/14. Rebounds: 2, Samford, 11/16/14. Off. Rebs.: 1, two times- vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14; at Indiana, 12/2/14. Def. Rebs.: 2, Samford, 11/16/ 14. Assists: 1, three times- vs. Kansas State, 11/26/14; vs. San Diego State, 11/25/14; Samford, 11/ 16/14. Steals: 1, Niagara, 11/14/14. Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16/14. Minutes: 22, vs. Chaminade, 11/ 24/14. Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 19 4-5 .800 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 4 0 0 0 1 11 SU, N16 13 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 1 1 0 2 0 0 atHaw,N/21 12 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 5 vs.CU,N24 22 3-6 .500 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 2 0 0 9 vs.SDS,N25 19 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 1 2 1 0 3 vs.KS,N26 6 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 1 0 0 0 3 at Ind, D2 18 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-1-2 3 0 0 0 0 5 vs. Duq, D5 6 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1-0-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 St. B, D13 - - - - - - Manh, D17 - - - - - - OU, D20 - - - - - - HC, D23 - - - - - - FGCU, D27 - - - - - - at NCS, J3 - - - - - - at BC, J6 - - - - - - Clem, J10 - - - - - - FSU, J14 - - - - - - GT, J17 - - - - - - at Duke, J19 - - - - - - Louis, J25 - - - - - - at VT, J27 - - - - - - ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ........................ 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................... 0/0 Points-Assists: ......................... 0/0 20+ point games: ........................ 0/0 10+ point games: ........................ 1/1 10+ rebound games: .................. 0/0 5+ rebound games: .................... 0/0 10+ assist games: ........................ 0/0 5+ assist games: .......................... 0/0 30+ minute games: ..................... 0/0 40+ minute games: ..................... 0/0 JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2014-15 Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2014-15 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 8-0 115 8-0 115 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 13 33 .394 13 33 .394 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 8 23 .348 2 4 .500 2 7 9 1.1 8 23 .348 2 4 .500 2 7 9 1.1 PF-FO 12 0 12 0 A 4 4 TO BLK ST 4 3 1 4 3 1 PTS-AVG 36 4.5 36 4.5 GP-GS MIN - TOTAL FG-FGA PCT - ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG - PF-FO - - - A - TO BLK ST - PTS-AVG - PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 29 4 • RYAN LUTHER FORWARD • 6-9 • 215 • FR • HS • GIBSONIA, PA./HAMPTON H.S. CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME 2014-15 • • • • • • Played in 18 games off the bench. Set career-highs for points (13), field goals made and attempts (57), 3-pointers made and attempts (3-4), assists (two) and minutes played (24) vs. Kansas State, 11/ 26. Played a career-high 18 minutes, scored five points (2-3 FG) with three rebounds vs. San Diego State, 11/25. Hit first career 3-pointer vs. Chaminade, 11/24. Saw first career action, scored four points (2-3 FG) at Hawaii, 11/21. Missed the season’s first two games with a foot injury. Points: 13, vs. Kansas State, 11/ 26/14. FG made: 5, vs. Kansas State, 11/ 26/14. FG attempts: 7, vs. Kansas State, 11/26/14. 3FG Made: 3, vs. Kansas State, 11/26/14. 3FG attempts: 4, vs. Kansas State, 11/26/14. FT made: 2, Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30/14. FT attempts: 2, three timesFlorida Gulf Coast, 12/30/14; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14; vs. San Diego State, 11/25/14. Rebounds: 3, three times- at Virginia Tech, 1/27/15; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14; vs. San Diego State, 11/25/14. Off. Rebs.: 2 three times. Def. Rebs.: 2, two times- at Virginia Tech, 1/27/15; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14. Assists: 2, two times- vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14; vs. Kansas State, 11/26/14. Steals: 1, vs. Kansas State, 11/26/ 14. Blocks: 1, four times. Minutes: 24, vs. Kansas State, 11/ 26/14. Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 - - - - - - SU, N16 - - - - - - atHaw,N/21 9 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-0-2 0 0 0 0 0 4 vs.CU,N24 11 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 3 0 0 0 0 3 vs.SDS,N25 18 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 2-1-3 3 0 1 0 0 5 vs.KS,N26 24 5-7 .714 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 2 0 0 1 13 at Ind, D2 18 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1 1 1 1 0 4 vs. Duq, D5 20 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-2-3 3 2 1 1 0 3 St. B, D13 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 0 1 0 0 0 Manh, D17 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 OU, D20 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-0-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 HC, D23 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 0 0 1 0 4 FGC, D27 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-0-1 0 1 0 0 0 4 at NCS, J3 9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 1 0 0 at BC, J6 8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Clem, J10 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 FSU, J14 - - - - - - GT, J17 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 at Duke, J19 4 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Louis, J25 3 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at VT, J27 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 1 0 0 0 0 2 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ..................... 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................ 0/0 Points-Assists: ....................... 0/0 20+ point games: ..................... 0/0 10+ point games: ..................... 1/1 10+ rebound games: ............... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ................. 0/0 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 0/0 30+ minute games: .................. 0/0 40+ minute games: .................. 0/0 LUTHER’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON TEAM 2014-15 Pitt Totals SEASON TEAM 2014-15 Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 18-0 178 18-0 178 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 18 34 .529 18 34 .529 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 5 11 .455 3 7 .429 13 11 24 1.3 5 11 .455 3 7 .429 13 11 24 1.3 PF-FO 21 0 21 0 A 7 7 T O BLK ST 4 4 1 4 4 1 PTS-AVG 44 2.4 44 2.4 GP-GS MIN - TOTAL FG-FGA PCT - ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG - PF-FO - - - A - TO BLK ST - PTS-AVG - PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 30 15 • ARON PHILLIPS-NWANKWO FORWARD • 6-7.5 • 215 • SR* • 3L • BALTIMORE, MD./BALTIMORE CITY COLLEGE H.S. CAREER HIGHS 2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER • Over five-year career, played in 33 games and 81 minutes off the bench. 2014-15 • • • • Played in nine games off the bench. Played 10 minutes with four points at Duke, 1/19 Played in a career-high 13 minutes off the bench vs. Georgia Tech, 1/17. In a then career-high 12 minutes off the bench, scored seven points (2-3 FG) with two rebounds to spark Pitt vs. Florida State, 1/14. Points: 7, Florida State, 1/14/15. FG made: 2, three times- at Duke, 1/19/15; Howard, 11/ 17/13; Florida State, 1/14/15. FG attempts: 3, two times- at Duke, 1/19/15; Florida State, 1/14/15. 3FG Made: 1, Howard, 11/17/13. 3FG attempts: 1, four times. FT made: 3, Florida State, 1/14/ 15. FT attempts: 3, Florida State, 1/ 14/15. Rebounds: 2, six times. Off. Rebs.: 1, 11 times. Def. Rebs.: 2, Louisville, 1/25/ 15. Assists: 1, North Florida, 11/13/ 10. Steals: 1, Louisville, 1/25/15. Blocks: 1, Fresno State, 11/12/ 13. Minutes: 13, Georgia Tech, 1/ 17/15. Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 2 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 2 SU, N16 - - - - - - atHaw,N/21 - - - - - - vs.CU,N24 - - - - - - vs.SDS,N25 - - - - - - vs.KS,N26 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 0 0 0 0 0 at Ind, D2 - - - - - - vs. Duq, D5 - - - - - - St. B, D13 - - - - - - Manh, D17 - - - - - - OU, D20 - - - - - - HC, D23 1 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 0 0 0 0 2 FGC, D27 1 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 at NCS, J3 - - - - - - at BC, J6 - - - - - - Clem, J10 - - - - - - FSU, J14 12 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 1-1-2 4 0 0 0 0 7 GT, J17 13 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 at Duke, J19 10 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Louis, J25 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 2 0 0 0 1 0 at VT, J27 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ..................... 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ................ 0/0 Points-Assists: ....................... 0/0 20+ point games: ..................... 0/0 10+ point games: ..................... 0/0 10+ rebound games: ............... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ................. 0/0 10+ assist games: ...................... 0/0 5+ assist games: ........................ 0/0 30+ minute games: .................. 0/0 40+ minute games: .................. 0/0 PHILLIPS-NWANKO’S CAREER STATISTICS SEASON 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 TEAM Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals GP-GS MIN 10-0 15 5-0 8 9-0 9-0 33-0 16 50 89 TOTAL FG-FGA PCT 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 4 6 10 9 .444 11 .545 26 .385 OVERALL STATISTICS 3-POINTERS REBOUNDS FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0.3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0.6 Redshirted season 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 5 2 7 0.8 0 1 .000 3 3 1.000 3 7 10 1.1 1 4 .250 5 7 .714 11 12 23 0.6 PF-FO 1 0 1 0 A 1 0 2 0 9 0 13 0 0 0 1 T O BLK ST 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 PTS-AVG 1 0.1 0 0.0 10 15 26 1.1 1.9 0.7 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 1 31 2 PITT 78, NIAGARA 45 November 14, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. PITT 63, SAMFORD 56 November 16, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Pitt began the game on a 15-3 run, then extended its lead to a commanding 32-4 in the first half as it coasted to a 33-point season opening victory against Niagara (78-45)...Niagara was held to 25 percent (12-48) shooting, the fourth lowest FG percentage for an opponent in school history...Niagara’s 12 field goals made tied for the sixth fewest FG in school history and its zero 3-pointers tied an opponent school record for fewest 3-pointers made in a game...Jamel Artis scored a career-high 14 points, Chris Jones also scored a career-high 10 points...Freshman Cameron Johnson scored 11 points in his collegiate debut...Three Panthers earned their first career start: Artis, Jones and Joseph Uchebo...Pitt won its 18th consecutive season opener and Jamie Dixon improved to a perfect 12-0 on opening night...Pitt won its 24th consecutive game against a non-conference opponent...Pitt improved to 53-1 in November games at the PEC. Pitt used an 18-3 run before halftime to take control en route to securing a 63-56 win over Samford in its first EA Sports Maui Invitational game...The Panthers led by at least three or more points the rest of the way...Samford trailed by just three points (59-56) with 28 seconds left, but Pitt scored the game’s final four points...In the first half, Pitt erased a five-point deficit (18-13 with 7:00) when Josh Newkirk connected on a 3-pointer, then followed with a layup...Two Jamel Artis 3-pointers gave Pitt an eight-point halftime lead...Michael Young scored a career-high 20 points (14 in the second half) and surpassed career-highs for field goals made/attempts (10-13) and minutes played (34)...Artis scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half...Pitt totaled 20 assists on 24 field goals, outscored the Bulldogs 36-14 in the paint and outscored Samford 24-0 in fast break points. NIAGARA 45 (0-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Tyler Hood-f 7 13 6 10 1 2 1 1 2 2 Michael Bradley-c 4 7 0 0 2 2 3 5 8 1 Brandon Hayman-g 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Christen Cunningham-g 2 7 0 1 4 4 1 6 7 3 Darius Jones-Gibson-g 1 8 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 5 Enechionyia Nnamdi 2 8 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 Brandon Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Jamal Shabazz 3 8 1 3 0 0 1 3 4 2 Evan Taylor 0 7 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 Gerald Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals.............. 19 59 8 23 10 12 13 20 33 17 Percentages: FG%: 32.2%; 3FG%: 34.8%; FT%: 83.3%. tot-fg f g fga 1 5 2 4 6 14 2 8 0 5 1 3 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 4 3-pt fga 1 1 3 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 rebounds of de tot pf 1 2 3 3 1 6 7 4 2 1 3 2 2 3 5 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 2 4 11 16 27 18 tp 7 8 16 7 2 2 0 3 0 0 a 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 45 4 11 PITT (1-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 6 9 2 4 0 0 1 3 4 0 Michael Young-f 3 5 0 1 1 3 1 6 7 3 Joseph Uchebo-c 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 7 8 2 James Robinson-g 3 8 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 Chris Jones-g 4 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 Derrick Randall 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 4 Josh Newkirk 5 9 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Sheldon Jeter 2 4 1 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 Joshua Ko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Cameron Johnson 4 5 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 Mike Lecak 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 TEAM 3 0 3 Totals.............. 30 57 7 16 11 14 10 28 38 23 Percentages: FG%: 52.6%; 3FG%: 43.8%; FT%: 78.6%. tp 14 7 1 8 10 4 12 2 7 0 11 2 a 4 1 2 7 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 Player fg ft fta Rayvon Harris-f 0 5 8 Ramone Snowden-f 0 4 6 Emile Blackman-g 0 4 4 Wesley Myers-g 0 3 4 Karonn Davis-g 0 2 2 Cameron Fowler 0 0 1 Dayjar Dickson 0 0 0 Matt Scott 0 3 4 Anders Skou Hansen 0 0 0 Dominique Reid 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 12 48 0 14 21 29 Percentages: FG%: 25.0%; 3FG%: 0.0%; FT%: 72.4%. to blk 3 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 s min 0 32 1 30 0 32 1 34 0 24 0 10 0 11 0 16 0 4 0 7 3 1st 22 46 tot-fg f g fga 4 9 3 8 4 7 2 7 5 6 5 9 0 0 4 5 3-pt fga 5 3 5 3 0 4 0 0 Player fg ft fta Garrett Nevels-g 2 1 3 Roderick Bobbitt-g 1 0 3 Negus Webster-Chan-g 3 0 0 Aaron Valdes-g 0 6 6 Mike Thomas-f 0 2 2 Isaac Fleming 1 4 4 Quincy Smith 0 0 0 Stefan Jovanovic 0 0 0 Team Totals.............. 27 51 7 20 13 18 Percentages: FG%: 52.9%; 3FG%: 35.0%; FT%: 72.2%. rebounds of de tot pf 1 8 9 1 1 0 1 3 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 10 15 25 13 tp 11 7 11 10 12 15 0 8 a 2 5 2 0 1 1 1 0 74 12 1st 36 40 2nd Total 34 70 34 74 4 4 200 tp 12 20 2 8 6 2 5 8 0 a 1 1 0 8 2 0 7 0 1 to blk 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 2 0 2 s min 0 32 0 34 0 10 1 35 1 24 0 4 0 25 0 23 0 13 Officials: Mike Eades (R), Clarence Armstrong, Gary Prager; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 8249. Score by Periods Samford Pitt 4 to blk 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 s min 0 25 2 30 0 7 0 32 0 34 0 9 0 6 2 26 0 19 0 12 8 4 200 2 to blk 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 s min 0 37 2 34 0 29 0 28 0 21 3 24 0 7 0 20 7 5 200 2 Officials: Richard Cartwell, Michael Scyphers, Tony Padilla; Technical fouls: Pitt-Chris Jones. Hawai’i-None; Attendance: 1203. Score by Periods Pitt Hawai’i 7 3 200 2 PITT 70 (2-1) HAWAI’I 74 (4-1) 9 9 Hawaii shot 52.9 percent (27-51) from the floor and used a late 7-0 surge to defeat Pitt...With Pitt leading 60-58 with 7:56 left, Hawaii put together its 7-0 run that included back-to-back baskets by Michael Thomas (jumper and dunk) and a 3-pointer from Isaac Fleming to take control of the game...Hawaii hit 7-9 free throw attempts in the game’s final 51 seconds...Pitt trimmed the lead down to as few as three points on a Chris Jones 3-pointer with 10 seconds to play, but that was as close as Pitt came...Pitt used an 8-0 run to build a 10-point lead (23-13) at the 11:56 mark of the first half, but Hawaii battled back into the game...Jones scored a career-high 19 points and also registered careerhighs for minutes (32), field goals made and attempts (7-13), 3-pointers made and attempts (5-8) and assists (4)...Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is a former Hawaii assistant coach. 70 16 56 tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Jamel Artis-f 4 8 2 2 2 2 Michael Young-f 10 13 0 0 0 1 Joseph Uchebo-c 1 3 0 0 0 0 James Robinson-g 2 6 0 1 4 4 Chris Jones-g 1 6 0 2 4 5 Derrick Randall 1 2 0 0 0 0 Josh Newkirk 2 5 1 3 0 1 Sheldon Jeter 3 3 0 0 2 4 Cameron Johnson 0 1 0 1 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 24 47 3 9 12 17 Percentages: FG%: 51.1%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 70.6%. November 21, 2014 • War Memorial Gymnasium • Wailuku, Hawaii a 2 1 0 4 6 0 0 2 1 0 s min 0 32 1 29 0 6 2 36 0 27 0 17 0 2 0 5 0 18 1 27 0 1 s min 0 31 0 21 0 15 0 32 0 19 0 16 1 27 0 2 1 13 0 2 1 19 0 3 HAWAI’I HAWAI’I74, 74,PITT PITT7070 November 21, 2014 • War Memorial Gymnasium • Wailuku, Hawaii tp 0 13 2 19 12 4 0 7 8 5 to blk 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 to blk 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2nd Total 23 45 32 78 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 Michael Young-f 3 5 0 0 7 8 7 2 9 2 Joseph Uchebo-c 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Chris Jones-g 7 13 5 8 0 0 1 1 2 3 James Robinson-g 3 10 1 5 5 7 0 3 3 3 Ryan Luther 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Derrick Randall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Josh Newkirk 3 8 1 5 0 0 2 1 3 2 Sheldon Jeter 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 Cameron Johnson 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 3 2 5 Totals.............. 25 58 8 23 12 15 16 16 32 17 Percentages: FG%: 43.1%; 3FG%: 34.8%; FT%: 80.0%. a 1 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 200 PITT 63 (2-0) 78 20 tp 21 10 0 8 5 5 0 0 7 0 0 4 Officials: Bryan Kersey (R), Tim Kelly, Tony Henderson; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 9749. Score by Periods Niagara Pitt SAMFORD 56 (0-2) 1st 23 31 rebounds of de tot pf 2 3 5 1 1 4 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 5 6 1 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 4 5 2 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 7 24 31 15 63 20 11 7 2 200 2nd Total 33 56 32 63 PITT 81, CHAMINADE 68 November 24, 2014 • Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii Pitt advanced to the EA Sports Maui Invitational semifinal round with an 81-68 win over host Chaminade...Pitt took control of the game in the first half when it scored 15 consecutive points on offensive rebound putbacks after grabbing the game’s first nine rebounds...It used an 8-0 run before halftime to build a 13-point lead (42-29)...Pitt led by as many as 18 points in the second half (74-56) with 6:24 to go...Pitt grabbed 27 offensive rebounds, a mark which ranked as the fifth-most in school history...Derrick Randall, who outrebounded Chaminade 21-17, set a Maui Invite record with 21 rebounds...Michael Young registered his first career double-double with career-highs of 27 points and 15 rebounds...He had a double-double in the first half alone...Randall and Young each totaled a career-high 10 offensive rebounds, a mark that ranks tied for third all-time in school history. PITT 81 (3-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 Michael Young-f 11 17 0 1 5 7 10 5 15 2 Joseph Uchebo-c 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 James Robinson-g 5 12 2 4 5 5 2 2 4 1 Chris Jones-g 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 Ryan Luther 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 Derrick Randall 4 7 0 0 3 7 10 11 21 3 Josh Newkirk 4 10 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 Sheldon Jeter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 Joshua Ko 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cameron Johnson 3 6 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 Mike Lecak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals.............. 29 63 7 17 16 23 27 24 51 18 Percentages: FG%: 46.0%; 3FG%: 41.2%; FT%: 69.6%. CHAMINADE 68 (2-1) tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Frankie Eteuati-f 4 7 0 2 3 6 James Harper-g 0 2 0 2 0 0 Lee Bailey-g 4 10 1 4 2 4 Kuany, Kuany-g 4 8 2 4 2 2 Kiran Shastri-g 2 6 2 6 0 0 De’Von Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kahanu Pu‘ulei-Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0 AJ Mathew 0 1 0 0 0 0 David Ware 2 3 2 3 0 0 Michael Sakazaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michael Louder 4 5 2 3 0 0 Kevin Hu 5 7 2 3 0 1 Team Totals.............. 25 49 11 27 7 13 Percentages: FG%: 51.0%; 3FG%: 40.7%; FT%: 53.8%. rebounds of de tot pf 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 1 4 5 2 1 3 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 4 1 2 3 5 12 17 23 tp 4 27 0 17 0 3 11 10 0 0 9 0 a 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 81 15 15 tp 11 0 11 12 6 0 0 0 6 0 10 12 a 0 0 9 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1st 42 31 2nd Total 39 81 37 68 s min 1 18 1 35 0 1 1 38 0 10 0 11 1 30 2 31 0 3 0 1 0 22 0 0+ 1 6 200 to blk 2 2 0 0 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s min 1 18 1 19 0 37 1 33 0 35 0 2 1 3 0 2 2 7 0 1 0 21 1 22 68 16 13 Officials: Dave Hall, Tim Nestor, Donnie Eppley; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 2400. Score by Periods Pitt Chaminade to blk 1 0 3 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 7 200 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 5 32 No. 15 SAN DIEGO STATE 74, PITT 57 November 25, 2014 • Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 6 PITT 70, KANSAS STATE 47 November 26, 2014 • Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii San Diego State shot 58.7 percent from the floor, the fifth highest shooting percentage for an opponent in the Jamie Dixon Era in defeating Pitt 74-57 in the EA Sports Maui Invitational’s semifinal round...From the opening tipoff, SDSU’s Trey Kell scored six points and the Aztecs hit 11 of their first 17 shots in building a commanding 27-17 first half lead...SDSU went up by 14-points at halftime (39-25) on 62.5 percent field goal shooting (15-24)...SDSU opened the second half with a Kell 3pointer and a converted a 3-point play by Winston Shepard to lead by 20 points (45-25)...Pitt got no closer than 13 points the rest of the way...Pitt scored the game’s final seven points...James Robinson registered his 19th career double figure scoring game...San Diego State’s 10 blocked shots marked the most-ever by an opponent in the Jamie Dixon Era. Pitt claimed third place in the EA Sports Maui Invitational with a convincing 23-point win over Kansas State (70-47)...The 23-point win was Pitt’s largest lead in the game...Pitt built a 30-27 halftime lead, then outscored Kansas State 10-3 over the second half ’s first five minutes in taking an 11-point lead (41-30) on a Ryan Luther 3-pointer with 14:07 left...A 7-0 Pitt run pushed its lead to 15 points (5641) with 4:52 left on a Chris Jones 3-pointer...Pitt shot a season-high 55.3 percent from the floor, including 65.2 percent (15-23) in the second half alone...After averaging 16.0 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in the three EA Sports Maui Invitational games, Michael Young was named to the alltournament team...Luther scored a career-high 13 points with a career-high three 3-pointers made off the bench...Pitt’s bench outscored KSU 28-10...Pitt finished the invitational with a 2-1 record. PITT 57 (3-2) KANSAS STATE 47 (3-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 2 7 0 1 0 0 3 2 5 2 Michael Young-f 4 10 0 2 0 0 4 3 7 3 Derrick Randall-c 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 James Robinson-g 5 12 1 3 6 6 1 2 3 2 Chris Jones-g 3 6 1 3 2 4 0 3 3 2 Ryan Luther 2 3 1 2 0 2 2 1 3 3 Josh Newkirk 1 4 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 Sheldon Jeter 2 4 1 2 0 1 3 2 5 0 Cameron Johnson 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 Joseph Uchebo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 3 1 4 Totals.............. 20 53 5 17 12 17 17 18 35 19 Percentages: FG%: 37.7%; 3FG%: 29.4%; FT%: 70.6%. SAN DIEGO STATE 74 (5-0) tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Skylar Spencer-f 1 1 0 0 0 0 Dwayne Polee-f 2 6 1 3 0 0 Winston Shepard-f 3 8 0 1 7 9 JJ O’Brien-f 4 5 0 0 0 0 Trey Kell-g 7 9 1 2 0 0 Kevin Zabo 2 2 1 1 3 3 Angelo Chol 3 4 0 0 4 6 Dakarai Allen 1 2 0 0 0 0 Aqeel Quinn 3 6 0 2 1 2 D’Erryl Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 Malik Pope 0 2 0 2 2 2 TEAM Totals.............. 27 46 3 11 17 22 Percentages: FG%: 58.7%; 3FG%: 27.3%; FT%: 77.3%. rebounds of de tot pf 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 4 7 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 3 4 0 2 2 3 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 16 21 14 tp 4 8 2 17 9 5 4 5 3 0 a 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 s min 0 20 1 33 0 15 1 30 0 32 0 18 0 18 1 14 0 19 0 1 57 to blk 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 9 17 2 tp 2 5 13 8 15 8 10 2 7 2 2 a 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 to blk 0 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 s min 0 23 2 22 1 28 2 19 1 25 0 17 1 14 0 16 0 18 1 6 0 12 74 9 9 10 8 200 3 200 Officials: Mike Scyphers, Verne Harris, Ryan Wells; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 2400. Score by Periods Pitt San Diego State 7 1st 25 39 2nd Total 32 57 35 74 December 2, 2014 • Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Pitt dropped an 81-69 loss at Indiana in its second-ever ACC/Big Ten Challenge game...Using 60.7 percent (17-28) shooting, Indiana built a 13-point first half lead (36-23), but Pitt hit four 3-pointers on five possessions (three by Chris Jones and one from Cameron Johnson) to cut the deficit to eight points at halftime...A Michael Young layup trimmed Pitt’s deficit to six points (47-41) early in the second half, but Indiana used a 16-4 rally to push its lead to 23 points (72-49) with 6:42 left...Indiana outscored Pitt 48-28 in the paint...Pitt totaled season-lows for field goal percentage (36.1) and 3-point percentage (7-26, 26.9)...Pitt finished with 25 offensive rebounds, a mark that tied for the 10th most in school history...Pitt only totaled 14 second-chance points...Pitt visited Indiana and Bloomington for the first time in 75 years. PITT 69 (4-3) INDIANA 81 (6-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Troy Williams-f 5 10 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 3 H. Mosquera-Perea-f 4 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 4 James Blackmon Jr.-g 5 14 2 6 1 2 2 3 5 2 Robert Johnson-g 2 4 0 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 Kevin Ferrell (Yogi)-g 4 7 1 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 Nick Zeisloft 3 6 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 Max Hoetzel 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Burton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Stanford Robinson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 Emmitt Holt 6 6 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 0 Collin Hartman 3 5 1 2 0 1 4 3 7 1 TEAM 1 0 1 Totals.............. 33 61 7 17 8 13 13 23 36 17 Percentages: FG%: 54.1%; 3FG%: 41.2%; FT%: 61.5%. tp 7 13 4 2 18 4 16 0 5 0 a 1 1 0 5 0 1 8 0 0 0 tp 10 8 13 6 11 8 3 0 0 15 7 a 1 0 0 9 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 81 17 Officials: Mike Sanzere, Tom Eades, Chris Beaver; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 17472. Score by Periods Pitt Indiana 1st 37 45 2nd Total 32 69 36 81 to blk 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 69 16 11 PITT 70 (4-2) tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Jamel Artis-f 4 7 1 2 1 1 Michael Young-f 5 11 0 0 3 3 Derrick Randall-f 0 1 0 0 0 2 James Robinson-g 4 5 0 1 6 6 Chris Jones-g 2 5 1 3 0 1 Ryan Luther 5 7 3 4 0 0 Josh Newkirk 1 4 0 1 0 1 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sheldon Jeter 1 2 0 0 0 0 Joshua Ko 1 1 1 1 0 0 Cameron Johnson 1 2 1 2 0 0 Mike Lecak 1 1 1 1 0 0 Joseph Uchebo 1 1 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 26 47 8 15 10 14 Percentages: FG%: 55.3%; 3FG%: 53.3%; FT%: 71.4%. rebounds of de tot pf 1 4 5 3 3 4 7 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6 16 22 17 tp 8 13 7 7 2 0 4 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 to blk 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 47 10 15 1 s min 0 24 0 32 1 30 2 29 0 18 0 3 0 11 0 1 1 21 0 1 1 19 0 1 0 1 0 9 tp 10 13 0 14 5 13 2 0 2 3 3 3 2 s min 1 34 2 34 0 12 4 34 0 28 1 24 1 17 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 6 0 1 0 5 a 3 2 0 6 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 to blk 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 70 17 10 0 5 200 9 200 Officials: Verne Harris, Randy McCall, Jeff Nichols; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 2400. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Kansas State 27 20 47 Pitt 30 40 70 INDIANA 81, PITT 69 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 2 8 1 4 2 2 3 4 7 3 Michael Young-f 4 9 0 0 5 7 4 1 5 2 Derrick Randall-f 2 4 0 0 0 1 7 5 12 3 James Robinson-g 1 9 0 2 0 0 2 4 6 3 Chris Jones-g 6 17 3 8 3 4 3 3 6 1 Ryan Luther 2 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 Josh Newkirk 7 13 2 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 Sheldon Jeter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cameron Johnson 2 6 1 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 Joseph Uchebo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 3 0 3 Totals.............. 26 72 7 26 10 14 25 19 44 18 Percentages: FG%: 36.1%; 3FG%: 26.9%; FT%: 71.4%. tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Nino Williams-f 3 6 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 4 Thomas Gipson-f 3 6 0 0 7 7 2 4 6 3 Jevon Thomas-g 1 3 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 3 Marcus Foster-g 3 9 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 Wesley Iwundu-g 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 Tre Harris 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malek Harris 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 Mason Schoen 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 Justin Edwards 3 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 6 1 Brandon Bolden 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Nigel Johnson 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 Brian Rohleder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shawn Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Stephen Hurt 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 TEAM 3 0 3 Totals.............. 15 46 2 13 15 17 14 18 32 17 Percentages: FG%: 32.6%; 3FG%: 15.4%; FT%: 88.2%. s min 1 23 0 28 0 15 0 26 1 31 0 18 2 34 0 5 0 18 0 2 3 4 200 to blk 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 9 3 s min 2 24 1 17 0 29 1 28 1 25 0 22 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 19 0 24 5 200 8 PITT 76, DUQUESNE 62 December 5, 2014 • Consol Energy Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. James Robinson scored a career-high 23 points to lead Pitt to a 76-62 win over Duquesne in the 83rd annual City Game...Pitt built its largest lead of the game, a 15-point advantage (54-39) with 11:01 to go, but Duquesne trimmed the deficit down to six points (65-59) with 3:22 left...That was as close as DU came as Pitt’s Josh Newkirk responded with a 3-pointer...Cameron Wright made his season debut after sitting out the season’s first seven games with a broken bone in his left foot...Joseph Uchebo sparked Pitt early with eight points in the game’s first five minutes...Pitt led by Pitt won its 14th consecutive game against Duquesne and improved to 52-31 in City Game matchups...Pitt claimed its 33rd win in the series’ last 36 meetings. DUQUESNE 62 (3-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf TySean Powell-f 5 9 0 0 5 7 0 5 5 2 Jeremiah Jones-f 1 6 0 1 0 0 3 2 5 2 L.G. Gill-f 2 6 0 4 0 1 3 4 7 3 Derrick Colter-g 4 7 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 1 Micah Mason-g 2 6 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 Eric James 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 Dominique McKoy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Desmond Ridenour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Stevens 5 15 2 7 3 4 0 3 3 4 Darius Lewis 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Jordan Robinson 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 TEAM 4 3 7 Totals.............. 22 59 7 22 11 19 11 26 37 22 Percentages: FG%: 37.3%; 3FG%: 31.8%; FT%: 57.9%. tp 15 2 4 13 6 1 0 0 15 2 4 a 0 1 5 2 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 to blk 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 62 14 14 s min 1 23 1 26 0 28 0 26 2 27 1 13 0 9 0 2 2 25 0 7 0 14 2 7 200 to blk 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 s min 1 26 1 25 0 4 3 38 1 36 0 1 0 20 0 30 0 6 0 14 PITT 76 (5-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 2 4 0 0 5 7 1 9 10 0 Michael Young-f 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 7 4 Derrick Randall-f 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 James Robinson-g 6 14 3 8 8 10 0 5 5 2 Chris Jones-g 5 11 0 2 2 4 1 2 3 3 Cameron Wright 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Luther 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 Josh Newkirk 6 9 3 4 1 3 0 4 4 1 Cameron Johnson 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 Joseph Uchebo 5 9 0 0 2 2 6 3 9 3 TEAM 2 1 3 Totals.............. 25 57 6 17 20 32 14 31 45 18 Percentages: FG%: 43.9%; 3FG%: 35.3%; FT%: 62.5%. tp 9 1 0 23 12 0 3 16 0 12 a 4 1 0 5 2 0 2 5 1 0 76 20 10 5 Officials: Jamie Luckie (R), Les Jones, Michael Stephens; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 14905. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Duquesne 27 35 62 Pitt 39 37 76 6 200 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 9 33 10 PITT 58, ST. BONAVENTURE 54 December 13, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Pitt played just its third game of the season and first game at the Petersen Events Center in nearly a month as it defeated St. Bonaventure 58-54...The Panthers held off a late St. Bonaventure rally as Michael Young converted four free throws down the stretch...With Pitt leading 55-52 with six seconds left, SBU’s Jaylen Adams was fouled on a 3-point attempt, but converted only two shots...Young followed with two free throws to seal Pitt’s win...Pitt took a 42-31 lead affter a 13-2 run early in the second half behind a 3-pointer from Chris Jones and two Josh Newkirk field goals...SBU battled back with a 14-2 run and took a 45-44 lead with back-to-back baskets by Dion Wright...Young and Jamel Artis each followed with baskets to put the Panthers in control of the game...Young registered his second career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 17 rebounds...Cameron Wright made his first start of the season and first start since returning from a left foot injury...Pitt won its 26th consecutive non-conference game at the Petersen Events Center. ST. BONAVENTURE 54 (6-2) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Dion Wright-f 5 11 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 4 Youssou Ndoye-c 2 8 0 0 4 6 2 9 11 3 Marcus Posley-g 6 13 3 8 2 2 0 1 1 1 Jaylen Adams-g 1 5 1 4 6 7 1 0 1 1 Andell Cumberbatch-g 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 4 Iakeem Alston 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 Idris Taggee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Denzel Gregg 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 5 Chris Dees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals.............. 18 50 5 15 13 19 10 27 37 20 Percentages: FG%: 36.0%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 68.4%. PITT 58 (6-3) tot-fg f g fga 5 8 3 10 4 11 0 4 4 8 0 0 4 7 0 2 3-pt fga 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 Player fg ft fta Jamel Artis-f 1 3 5 Michael Young-f 0 8 12 James Robinson-g 0 1 2 Cameron Wright-g 0 1 2 Chris Jones-g 1 2 2 Ryan Luther 0 0 0 Josh Newkirk 1 0 0 Joseph Uchebo 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 20 50 3 10 15 23 Percentages: FG%: 40.0%; 3FG%: 30.0%; FT%: 65.2%. rebounds of de tot pf 1 3 4 2 3 14 17 4 1 2 3 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 8 25 33 17 tp 10 8 17 9 5 1 0 4 0 a 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 to blk 2 0 4 1 2 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 54 8 15 2 s min 1 35 1 35 2 37 2 33 1 25 0 7 0 4 1 19 1 5 9 200 11 1st 25 24 tp 14 14 9 1 11 0 9 0 a 2 1 4 2 1 0 3 0 to blk 2 4 3 0 1 0 3 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 58 13 12 7 s min 0 32 0 33 0 36 3 21 0 32 0 8 0 31 0 7 3 200 tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Shane Richards-f 2 4 2 4 0 0 Ashton Pankey-f 5 6 0 0 2 4 Emmy Andujar-f 6 13 0 0 7 9 Rashawn Stores-g 1 2 0 1 1 2 Rich Williams-g 1 5 0 4 0 0 Tyler Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 0 Zane Waterman 1 4 1 1 0 0 Calvin Crawford 3 6 1 2 0 3 Jermaine Lawrence 1 1 0 0 0 0 Trevor Glassman 0 0 0 0 0 0 Donovan Kates 0 2 0 2 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 21 44 4 14 10 18 Percentages: FG%: 47.7%; 3FG%: 28.6%; FT%: 55.6%. tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Jamel Artis-f 5 12 0 0 10 12 Michael Young-f 6 6 0 0 4 9 James Robinson-g 1 2 1 1 1 2 Cameron Wright-g 6 10 0 0 2 2 Chris Jones-g 2 7 0 2 0 0 Ryan Luther 0 0 0 0 0 0 Derrick Randall 0 1 0 0 0 0 Josh Newkirk 2 5 1 1 0 0 Sheldon Jeter 1 1 0 0 0 0 Joseph Uchebo 0 1 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 23 45 2 4 17 25 Percentages: FG%: 51.1%; 3FG%: 50.0%; FT%: 68.0%. Score by Periods Manhattan Pitt 12 PITT 81, OAKLAND 77 (OT) December 20, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Pitt overcame a seven-point deficit with 5:05 left in regulation to force overtime, then hit 5-6 free throws in the last 39 seconds of overtime to defeat Oakland, 81-77...Trailing 70-63 with 5:05 left, Pitt used a 7-0 run, fueled by four Josh Newkirk free throws and a 3-point play by James Robinson to tie the game at 70-70 with 3:17 left in the game...Two James Robinson free throws with 49 seconds left tied the game at 72-72 and after an Oakland turnover, Pitt missed on a game-winning jumper at the buzzer...In overtime, Pitt outscored Oakland 9-5 using a Cameron Wright jumper, Michael Young layup and five straight free throws from Robinson (2), Chris Jones (2) and Wright (1) to seal the win...OU’s Kahlil Felder scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half...After trailing by as many as eight points in the first half, Pitt outscored OU 12-5 to trim Oakland’s lead to one point at halftime (34-33)...The game featured seven ties and 23 lead changes...Pitt won its sixth consecutive overtime game...The seven point deficit overcome to win ranked as the fourth largest deficit overcome to win a game with 7:00 or less in regulation in school history...Pitt improved to 5-0 all-time vs. Oakland. tp 16 7 8 3 23 0 8 12 0 a 1 0 3 0 7 1 3 1 0 77 16 a 1 0 3 4 5 0 0 3 0 81 16 56 9 20 rebounds of de tot pf 2 6 8 0 1 7 8 4 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 3 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 7 21 28 19 tp 20 16 4 14 4 0 0 5 2 0 a 5 2 5 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 to blk 0 0 4 2 5 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 s min 0 34 0 33 2 22 0 27 3 22 2 17 0 7 2 17 0 4 0 1 0 16 2 9 200 to blk 5 2 0 2 2 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 s min 1 34 1 33 2 25 2 34 1 32 0 5 0 3 0 25 0 7 0 2 65 20 16 5 7 200 Pitt used a 15-0 run in the middle of the first half to build a 27-14 halftime lead en route to a 19-point home win over Holy Cross...Pitt’s 16-2 run in the second half put the game away as the Panthers led by as many as 22 points with four minutes left in the game...Holy Cross was held to a season-low 39 points, the 39 points also ranked as the sixth fewest points scored by an opponent in school history (pre-1954-55)...Pitt limited Holy Cross to just 14 first half points, which tied for the fifth lowest total scored by an opponent in a half in school history. HOLY CROSS 39 (5-5) 2 225 PITT 58 (9-3) to blk 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s min 2 35 1 41 0 35 2 35 0 35 0 9 0 4 0 26 0 5 5 5 225 Officials: Sean Hull (R), Tim Kelly, Dwayne Gladden; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 9049. Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Oakland 34 38 5 77 Pitt 33 39 9 81 a 1 0 1 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 PITT 58, HOLY CROSS 39 9 5 tp 6 12 19 3 2 2 3 7 2 0 0 December 23, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. s min 1 27 0 20 0 43 0 15 1 43 0 3 0 38 0 33 0 3 1 rebounds of de tot pf 0 2 2 4 2 8 10 3 2 2 4 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 2 5 7 21 28 19 2nd Total 35 56 39 65 to blk 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 PITT 81 (8-3) tp 4 19 18 16 16 2 0 6 0 1st 21 26 tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Malcolm Miller-f 4 14 1 8 2 2 Eric Green-f 0 5 0 1 0 0 Taylor Abt-f 2 3 0 1 0 2 Anthony Thompson-g 2 5 0 1 0 0 Justin Burrell-g 3 10 2 5 0 0 Chris Jayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cullen Hamilton 0 2 0 1 0 0 Christopher Morgan 1 1 0 0 2 2 De’Vaughn Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 Malachi Alexander 2 7 1 5 0 0 Robert Champion 1 1 0 0 1 1 Isaiah Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 Patrick Kerrigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 Matt Husek 0 1 0 1 0 0 Mitchell Hahn 0 1 0 1 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 15 50 4 24 5 7 Percentages: FG%: 30.0%; 3FG%: 16.7%; FT%: 71.4%. OAKLAND 77 (4-8) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 1 6 0 3 2 2 0 3 3 3 Michael Young-f 7 12 0 0 5 5 4 3 7 2 James Robinson-g 5 10 0 2 8 8 1 1 2 3 Cameron Wright-g 6 11 1 2 3 7 1 4 5 2 Chris Jones-g 5 9 4 6 2 2 1 4 5 0 Ryan Luther 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 Derrick Randall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Josh Newkirk 1 3 0 0 4 4 0 2 2 1 Sheldon Jeter 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 TEAM 0 1 1 Totals.............. 26 56 5 14 24 29 10 21 31 12 Percentages: FG%: 46.4%; 3FG%: 35.7%; FT%: 82.8%. MANHATTAN 56 (2-7) Officials: Roger Ayers (R), Jerry Heater, Pat Driscoll; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 8149. 2nd Total 29 54 34 58 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jalen Hayes-f 7 9 0 0 2 3 2 5 7 5 Tommie McCune-f 2 5 0 0 3 4 3 4 7 5 Corey Petros-c 4 11 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 4 Nick Daniels-g 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 Kahlil Felder-g 8 16 3 6 4 4 1 3 4 3 Ralph Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dante Williams 4 8 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 3 Max Hooper 3 10 3 9 3 3 1 4 5 1 Femi Olujobi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 3 0 3 Totals.............. 29 62 7 20 12 14 14 24 38 22 Percentages: FG%: 46.8%; 3FG%: 35.0%; FT%: 85.7%. Pitt never trailed in the game, used 51 percent (23-45) shooting and totaled assists on 20 of 23 field goals to defeat Manhattan 65-56...Pitt built an 11-2 lead in the game’s first seven minutes after forcing Manhattan turnovers on 11 of its first 12 possessions...Pitt led by 16 points (53-37) with 6:04 left in the game...Manhattan trimmed the deficit down to as few as seven points (59-52) with 1:50 left, but the Panthers responded by converting 3-4 free throws and a Jamel Artis layup to secure the win...Artis registered career-highs for scoring (20 points), free throws made and attempts (10-12) and assists (five)...Cameron Wright reached double figure scoring for the first time since the NCAA Tournament Second Round game against Colorado on March 20, 2014..Manhattan committed a Pitt opponent season-high 20 turnovers...Pitt improved to 197-27 all-time in the Petersen Events Center. PITT 65 (7-3) Officials: Bryan Kersey (R), Brian Dorsey, Michael Roberts; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 9425. Score by Periods St. Bonaventure Pitt PITT 65, MANHATTAN 56 December 17, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. rebounds of de tot pf 1 3 4 0 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 4 0 4 4 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 5 20 25 16 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 6 10 1 2 0 0 3 6 9 1 Michael Young-f 5 9 0 0 3 4 2 1 3 3 James Robinson-g 1 5 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 0 Cameron Wright-g 3 8 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 3 Chris Jones-g 3 8 0 2 0 0 1 5 6 1 Ryan Luther 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Derrick Randall 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 3 0 Josh Newkirk 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Sheldon Jeter 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 Joshua Ko 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Lecak 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joseph Uchebo 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 TEAM 3 2 5 Totals.............. 25 59 1 8 7 12 15 30 45 13 Percentages: FG%: 42.4%; 3FG%: 12.5%; FT%: 58.3%. tp 11 0 4 4 8 0 0 4 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s min 1 31 0 25 0 19 1 24 1 29 0 1 0 8 0 12 0 1 0 23 1 14 0 1 0 1 0 7 0 4 39 to blk 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 10 6 tp 13 13 3 7 6 4 1 2 2 1 0 0 6 a 0 0 7 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 s min 0 28 0 18 1 31 1 29 0 25 0 10 0 9 0 18 0 1 2 14 0 1 0 2 0 14 to blk 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 11 11 2 4 200 4 200 Officials: Raymond E. Styons (R), Ron Tyburski, Earl Walton; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 8825. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Holy Cross 14 25 39 Pitt 27 31 58 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 13 34 14 PITT 71, FLORIDA GULF COAST 54 December 30, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Pitt won its 200th game in the Petersen Events Center and 30th consecutive non-conference home game with a a 17-point win over Florida Gulf Coast (71-54)...Pitt took control in the first half, taking advantage of 10 FCGU turnovers to build a 33-24 halftime lead on James Robinson’s 10 points...Florida Gulf Coast cut the deficit down to 39-32, but the Panthers responded with a run as Chris Jones scored on a tipin, Michael Young converted a layup, Josh Newkirk swished a 3-pointer and Ryan Luther scored on a putback for a 54-38 Pitt lead...Pitt led by as many as 19 points with 2:13 to go...The win gave Pitt its sixth consecutive victory...The crowd of 10,249 marked Pitt’s largest of the year. FLORIDA GULF COAST 54 (9-5) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Demetris Morant-f 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nate Hicks-c 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Brett Comer-g 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 Bernard Thompson-g 3 10 1 3 2 2 3 3 6 1 Julian DeBose-g 5 11 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 Armand Shoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Logan Hovey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Nick Pellar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brian Greene 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Tejai Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Marcus Blake 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Marc-Eddy Norelia 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Christian Terrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Eric Moeller 3 4 0 0 3 4 1 2 3 4 TEAM 3 2 5 Totals.............. 23 50 1 7 7 8 10 16 26 14 Percentages: FG%: 46.0%; 3FG%: 14.3%; FT%: 87.5%. PITT 71 (10-3) tot-fg f g fga 3 8 7 9 5 8 6 9 2 5 1 2 0 1 3 6 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3-pt fga 2 1 3 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 Player fg ft fta Jamel Artis-f 1 2 2 Michael Young-f 0 2 2 James Robinson-g 1 1 2 Cameron Wright-g 1 2 4 Chris Jones-g 0 0 0 Ryan Luther 0 2 2 Derrick Randall 0 2 4 Josh Newkirk 1 0 1 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 0 0 0 Sheldon Jeter 0 0 0 Joshua Ko 0 0 0 Mike Lecak 0 0 0 TEAM 3 Totals.............. 28 52 4 12 11 17 Percentages: FG%: 53.8%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 64.7%. rebounds of de tot pf 0 1 1 3 4 2 6 2 0 2 2 1 1 5 6 2 2 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 11 17 28 14 tp 2 4 10 9 12 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 9 a 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 to blk 0 0 1 1 6 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 54 11 16 tp 9 16 12 15 4 4 2 7 0 2 0 0 a 1 3 2 4 4 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 to blk 0 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 71 19 10 3 s min 0 13 0 12 1 36 1 32 1 35 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 14 0 1 0 5 0 26 0 1 0 22 3 200 s min 0 30 1 31 3 32 0 29 1 26 0 9 0 9 2 18 0 1 1 13 0 1 0 1 8 200 NC STATE 68, PITT 50 January 3, 2015 • PNC Arena • Raleigh, N.C. NC State snapped Pitt’s six-game win streak as it handed the Panthers a 68-50 loss at NC State to open ACC regular season competition...The 18-point loss marked Pitt’s largest margin of defeat in ACC regular season play...NC State used two Turner Ralston 3-pointers to outscore Pitt 11-4 over the second half ’s first five minutes in taking a commanding 38-24 lead..NC State led by as many as 21 points in the game with 48 seconds to go...From the tipoff, Pitt jumped out to a 6-1 lead, but NC State responded with 10-0 run to take the lead it wound not relinquish...NC State’s Turner Ralston’s jumper at the buzzer gave NC State a 27-20 halftime lead...Pitt shot a season-low 32.7 percent from the floor...In the second half, NC State converted 59.3 percent (16-27) of its field goals and 5-8 of its 3point attempts...Pitt’s 20 first half points marked a season-low scoring output for a half. PITT 50 (10-4, 0-1 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 5 11 1 5 2 2 2 3 5 1 Michael Young-f 3 8 0 0 4 6 5 4 9 2 Cameron Wright-g 2 13 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 1 Chris Jones-g 2 6 1 3 0 0 2 1 3 3 James Robinson-g 4 7 3 4 0 0 0 3 3 1 Ryan Luther 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Derrick Randall 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 Josh Newkirk 1 7 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 Sheldon Jeter 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 TEAM 1 1 2 Totals.............. 18 55 5 15 9 12 12 18 30 13 Percentages: FG%: 32.7%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 75.0%. NC STATE 68 (11-4, 2-0 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Malik Abdul-Abu-f 2 7 0 0 0 0 Kyle Washington-f 0 3 0 0 0 0 Trebor Lacey-g 7 9 2 4 3 3 Anthony Barber-g 3 4 0 0 3 4 Ralston Turner-g 6 12 4 9 0 0 Lennard Freeman 3 5 0 0 0 0 Caleb Martin 0 4 0 3 2 2 Cody Martin 2 3 0 0 0 0 BeeJay Anya 4 5 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 27 52 6 16 8 9 Percentages: FG%: 51.9%; 3FG%: 37.5%; FT%: 88.9%. rebounds of de tot pf 0 8 8 1 0 2 2 3 0 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 2 1 3 6 9 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 2 3 1 2 3 8 26 34 14 tp 13 10 4 5 11 0 0 4 3 a 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 2 0 s min 0 35 1 29 2 21 0 28 1 37 0 9 0 7 2 21 0 13 50 10 to blk 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 7 2 tp 4 0 19 9 16 6 2 4 8 to blk 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 3 s min 1 26 0 10 0 34 0 28 1 34 0 27 0 16 2 9 0 16 a 0 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 0 68 10 10 9 6 200 4 200 Officials: Tim Nestor, Ray Styons, Dwayne Gladden; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 16197. Score by Periods Pitt NC State 1st 20 27 2nd Total 30 50 41 68 Officials: John Gaffney (R), Bill Covington, Jr., Michael Stephens; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 10249. Score by Periods Florida Gulf Coast Pitt 15 1st 24 33 16 2nd Total 30 54 38 71 PITT 61, BOSTON COLLEGE 60 (OT) January 6, 2015 • Silvio O. Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Mass. Josh Newkirk drove the length of the floor and converted a layup with five seconds to go in overtime to give Pitt a 61-60 comeback overtime road win at Boston College...Trailing by five points (60-55) with 2:46 to go in overtime, Pitt scored the OT’s final six points on two Newkirk layups and a Sheldon Jeter layup to win the game...Pitt forced overtime after holding Boston College scoreless over the last 3:04 of regulation and overcame a 10-point deficit (53-43)...A Newkirk layup with 31 seconds to go in regulation tied the game and Pitt fended off two BC field goal attempts in the final seconds...Pitt’s Sheldon Jeter, who made several clutch plays down the stretch, scored nine of his 11 points in the second half...Pitt won its seventh consecutive overtime game...The game represented the second largest comeback win in school history (when trailing after 7:00 to go in regulation)...Pitt won its eighth straight matchup and 12th of its last 13 meetings against Boston College. PITT 61 (11-4; 1-1 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 0 2 0 0 4 4 1 1 2 2 Michael Young-f 6 16 0 0 3 6 3 3 6 0 James Robinson-g 3 10 0 3 2 2 0 8 8 3 Cameron Wright-g 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 Chris Jones-g 0 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 Ryan Luther 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Josh Newkirk 6 9 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 Sheldon Jeter 4 7 0 1 3 4 3 5 8 0 Joseph Uchebo 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 3 TEAM 3 1 4 Totals.............. 23 60 1 8 14 18 16 23 39 13 Percentages: FG%: 38.3%; 3FG%: 12.5%; FT%: 77.8%. BOSTON COLLEGE 60 (7-6; 0-2 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Aaron Brown-f 4 11 1 5 2 2 0 2 2 3 Dennis Clifford-c 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 2 Dimitri Batten-g 4 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 Olivier Hanlan-g 7 17 2 3 2 3 2 6 8 0 Patrick Heckmann-g 2 7 1 3 2 2 0 4 4 3 Garland Owens 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 Eddie Odio 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 Steve Perpiglia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Will Magarity 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 John Cain Carney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 TEAM 4 1 5 Totals.............. 23 57 6 16 8 9 12 23 35 16 Percentages: FG%: 40.4%; 3FG%: 37.5%; FT%: 88.9%. tp 4 15 8 4 0 0 15 11 4 a 1 1 2 0 3 0 7 1 0 to blk 5 1 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 61 15 13 3 s min 1 20 0 36 0 39 1 19 0 27 0 8 1 27 1 30 0 19 tp 11 2 9 18 7 9 4 0 0 0 s min 0 400 36 0 21 0 43 1 39 0 26 0 8 0 2 0 8 0 2 a 3 0 0 6 2 0 0 1 0 0 to blk 2 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 12 15 Officials: Pat Driscoll, Mike Eades, Karl Hess; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 2213. Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Pitt 22 31 8 61 Boston College 27 26 7 60 2 4 225 1 224 CLEMSON 71, PITT 62 January 10, 2015 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Clemson claimed a 71-62 win over Pitt in its ACC regular season home opener...Clemson used a 7-0 run to take a commanding 51-44 lead with 9:51 to go in the game...A Jaron Blossomgame 3-pointer gave Clemson its largest lead of the game, 12 points (63-51) with 4:04 left...Pitt used a 7-0 run to battle back from a 44-37 deficit to tie the game at 44-44 with 13:46 left...Clemson led by as many as 11 points (30-19) in the first half...Cameron Wright finished with a season-high 18 points for Pitt...Pitt was outrebounded by 17 rebounds (39-22). The last time Pitt was outrebounded by 17 or more rebounds was on Jan. 23, 1999 vs. Georgetown (49-32)...The minus-17 rebound margin marked the largest in the Jamie Dixon Era...Pitt’s 22 rebounds marked a Petersen Events Center low, tied the record for the lowest ever total by a Jamie Dixon Era coached team and matched the Pitt season-low...Clemson, which entered the game as the ACC’s worst 3-point shooting team (percentage), hit eight 3-pointers. CLEMSON 71 (9-6, 1-2 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jaron Blossomgame-f 6 9 1 2 5 6 2 4 6 3 Donte Grantham-f 3 9 3 6 0 0 3 2 5 1 Landry Nnoko-c 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 4 Rod Hall-g 3 8 0 1 6 8 0 7 7 0 Damarcus Harrison-g 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 4 2 Austin Ajukwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jordan Roper 3 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Smith 2 4 0 0 3 4 1 3 4 1 Sidy Djitte 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 3 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals.............. 24 51 8 18 15 20 14 25 39 14 Percentages: FG%: 47.1%; 3FG%: 44.4%; FT%: 75.0%. PITT 62 (11-5, 1-2 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Jamel Artis-f 2 8 0 2 4 4 Michael Young-f 3 12 0 1 3 4 James Robinson-g 2 6 0 2 5 5 Cameron Wright-g 8 11 0 0 2 2 Chris Jones-g 4 9 3 6 0 0 Ryan Luther 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Newkirk 2 6 1 2 1 1 Sheldon Jeter 0 0 0 0 1 2 Joseph Uchebo 0 1 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 21 53 4 13 16 18 Percentages: FG%: 39.6%; 3FG%: 30.8%; FT%: 88.9%. rebounds of de tot pf 3 4 7 0 2 3 5 2 0 5 5 4 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 16 22 19 tp 18 9 3 12 6 0 8 7 8 a 3 0 1 4 2 0 4 0 1 71 15 tp 8 9 9 18 11 0 6 1 0 a 3 0 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 62 12 to blk 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1 s min 0 31 0 32 0 19 0 35 0 32 0 4 1 19 0 14 0 14 to blk 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 4 s min 1 30 0 34 1 33 1 36 1 24 0 3 0 24 0 8 0 8 Officials: Brian O’Connell (R), Tim Kelly, Tim Comer; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12508. Score by Periods Clemson Pitt 1st 36 31 2nd Total 35 71 31 62 1 200 4 200 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 17 35 18 PITT 73, FLORIDA STATE 64 January 14, 2015 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Jamie Dixon won his 300th career game with a 73-64 win over Florida State at the Petersen Events Center...Pitt used a decisive 16-3 run in the second half to take control of the game...With the score tied at 41-41, Pitt walk-on Aron Phillips-Nwanwko sparked Pitt off the bench with a 3-point play on a layup, then followed it with a dunk off a fastbreak to give Pitt a five-point lead (46-41) with 16:05 left...Pitt led by as many as 13 points (57-44) with 8:25 to play on a Jamel Artis layup...Pitt held Florida State without a field goal for nearly nine minutes in the second half...Pitt held FSU to 32.3 percent (10-31) field goal shooting in the second half after converting 55.0 percent (11-20) in the first half...Pitt’s Michael Young registered his third double-double with a team-high 16 points and 12 rebounds...Philllips-Nwankwo scored a career-high seven points in a career-high 12 minutes played...Dixon improved to 300-101 in his career and reached 300 victories in 401 games, faster than college basketball legends Nolan Richardson (404), Dean Smith (406), Eddie Sutton (406), Bob Knight (407) and John Thompson (407). FLORIDA STATE 64 (9-8, 1-3 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Phil Cofer-f 7 13 1 1 6 10 4 7 11 2 Michael Ojo-c 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 4 Devon Bookert-g 4 9 3 6 2 2 0 1 1 1 Xavier Rathan-Mayes-g 3 9 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 Montay Brandon-g 3 6 0 1 6 8 2 2 4 2 Dayshawn Watkins 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 Jarquez Smith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 Kiel Turpin 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 Boris Bojanovsky 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 1 Robbie Berwick 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals.............. 21 51 4 11 18 27 10 21 31 22 Percentages: FG%: 41.2%; 3FG%: 36.4%; FT%: 66.7%. PITT 73 (12-5, 2-2 ACC) tot-fg f g fga 5 6 5 11 1 6 3 9 5 10 0 0 2 5 2 3 0 2 1 3 3-pt fga 2 0 2 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 Player fg ft fta Jamel Artis-f 2 1 2 Michael Young-f 0 6 6 James Robinson-g 0 4 8 Cameron Wright-g 0 4 7 Chris Jones-g 1 4 6 Derrick Randall 0 0 0 Josh Newkirk 0 0 0 Aron Phillips-Nwankwo 0 3 3 Sheldon Jeter 0 0 0 Joseph Uchebo 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 24 55 3 10 22 32 Percentages: FG%: 43.6%; 3FG%: 30.0%; FT%: 68.8%. rebounds of de tot pf 1 2 3 4 8 4 12 1 0 2 2 2 1 6 7 2 2 4 6 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 1 1 15 24 39 21 tp 21 1 13 8 12 3 0 4 2 0 a 2 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 64 13 tp 13 16 6 10 15 0 4 7 0 2 a 1 0 3 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 73 13 19 1st 32 33 to blk 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 1 1 s min 0 30 0 7 1 38 2 35 0 36 0 7 0 10 0 12 0 16 1 9 7 4 200 PITT 70 (13-5, 3-2 ACC) 7 Player fg ft fta Justise Winslow-f 2 1 2 Amile Jefferson-f 0 4 4 Jahlil Okafor-c 0 4 6 Quinn Cook-g 1 4 4 Tyus Jones-g 4 4 5 Grayson Allen 0 0 0 Matt Jones 0 0 0 Rasheed Sulaimon 4 1 2 Marshall Plumlee 0 2 2 TEAM Totals.............. 24 52 11 23 20 25 Percentages: FG%: 46.2%; 3FG%: 47.8%; FT%: 80.0%. rebounds of de tot pf 0 2 2 2 3 6 9 1 1 2 3 3 1 9 10 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 3 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 4 12 24 36 13 to blk 1 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 16 11 tp 7 8 14 11 22 0 0 13 4 Score by Periods Georgia Tech Pitt a 1 0 5 2 4 0 0 1 0 79 13 2 to blk 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 9 4 Officials: Tony Greene, Brian O’Connell, Pat Driscoll; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 9314. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pitt 25 40 65 Duke 41 38 79 1st 31 31 to blk 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 s min 0 32 1 31 2 33 4 34 0 23 0 3 0 17 0 13 0 12 0 2 6 7 200 3 No. 10 LOUISVILLE 80, PITT 68 Louisville set an opponent Petersen Events Center and Jamie Dixon Era opponent record as it converted 65.2 percent (30-46) of its field goal attempts in defeating Pitt 80-68...Louisville shot 70.8 percent (17-24) in the first half and closed out the half with a 40-30 lead after a 14-6 run...Louisville missed its first seven shots of the second half and Pitt battled back to a 40-35 deficit with 17:12 to play...Louisville hit eight of its first nine shots to open the game...Pitt cut the deficit down to as few as eight points (66-58) with 4:05 but that was as close as Pitt came...Pitt’s Jamel Artis led the Panthers in scoring for the third straight game with 18 points...Pitt dropped to 13-3 at the Petersen Events Center against top-10 ranked opponents...Pitt dropped back-to-back games for the first time. 5 200 PITT 68 (13-7, 3-4 ACC) 7 200 70 17 January 25, 2015 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. s min 0 28 0 32 1 27 2 29 0 29 0 4 0 2 1 26 0 10 0 9 1 4 s min 1 22 3 32 0 28 1 38 0 38 0 0+ 0 10 2 25 0 7 a 1 2 9 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2nd Total 34 65 39 70 LOUISVILLE 80 (16-3, 4-2 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt Player f g fga f g fga ft fta Montrezl Harrell-f 8 12 0 2 2 4 Wayne Blackshear-f 2 4 1 2 1 2 Chinanu Onuaku-c 0 0 0 0 0 2 Terry Rozier-g 10 16 2 4 4 5 Chris Jones-g 6 10 3 4 2 2 Anton Gill 0 0 0 0 0 2 Quentin Snider 1 1 0 0 0 0 Dillon Avare 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jaylen Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mangok Mathiang 3 3 0 0 5 5 Anas Mahmoud 0 0 0 0 0 0 Shaqquan Aaron 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM Totals.............. 30 46 6 12 14 22 Percentages: FG%: 65.2%; 3FG%: 50.0%; FT%: 63.6%. PITT 65 (13-6, 3-3 ACC) 3-pt fga 4 0 0 8 6 0 0 5 0 3 200 Officials: Tim Nestor (R), Ray Perone, Tony Chiazza; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12508. tp 20 16 2 20 6 0 4 0 2 0 s min 0 21 0 33 0 25 1 20 2 22 0 15 0 7 0 18 0 17 0 22 2 4 200 2 Duke hit 11 3-pointers and converted 80 percent (20-25) of its free throw attempts in defeating Pitt 79-65 in an ESPN “Big Monday” contest...Fueled by seven first half 3-point field goals, Duke took advantage early, building a 10-2 run en route to a 16-point halftime advantage (41-25)...Pitt used a 93 run to cut the deficit to 10 points (44-34) but Duke hit two 3-pointers to keep Pitt at bay...Duke led by as many as 21 points (63-42) with 12:34 left in the game...The Panthers battled back and cut the margin down to as few as 10 points (73-63) with 3:04 to play, but that was as close as they came...Pitt shot 51.5 percent (17-33) and outscored Duke 40-38 in the second half...Jamel Artis registered his second straight 20-point game and led Pitt with a career-high 21 points on 7-10 shooting. tot-fg f g fga 2 7 2 6 5 9 3 10 7 11 0 0 0 2 4 6 1 1 65 14 15 6 No. 5 DUKE 79, PITT 65 DUKE 79 (16-2, 4-2 ACC) to blk 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 s min 0 26 1 34 0 31 1 31 1 36 0 1 0 19 1 12 0 4 0 6 20 a 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 a 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 5 1 1 to blk 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 January 19, 2015 • Cameron Indoor Stadium • Durham, N.C. tp 21 11 2 4 13 0 0 8 4 2 0 tp 10 13 5 1 2 2 0 6 10 16 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 7 14 1 3 5 6 1 4 5 1 Michael Young-f 5 8 0 0 6 9 4 2 6 4 James Robinson-g 1 7 0 2 0 0 0 4 4 3 Cameron Wright-g 7 11 1 2 5 7 0 2 2 3 Chris Jones-g 1 4 0 2 4 4 1 1 2 2 Ryan Luther 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 Josh Newkirk 2 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 AronPhillips-Nwankwo 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 Sheldon Jeter 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Joseph Uchebo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals.............. 24 55 2 11 20 26 12 17 29 18 Percentages: FG%: 43.6%; 3FG%: 18.2%; FT%: 76.9%. 2nd Total 32 64 40 73 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 7 10 1 2 6 7 4 2 6 3 Michael Young-f 5 11 0 0 1 2 2 2 4 4 James Robinson-g 1 8 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 1 Cameron Wright-g 2 8 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 Chris Jones-g 6 9 1 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 Ryan Luther 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Derrick Randall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Newkirk 3 7 1 3 1 2 0 3 3 3 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sheldon Jeter 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 Joseph Uchebo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 TEAM 4 1 5 Totals.............. 27 60 3 10 8 12 13 19 32 18 Percentages: FG%: 45.0%; 3FG%: 30.0%; FT%: 66.7%. Pitt held Georgia Tech scoreless over a five-minute span down the stretch, then converted 9-10 free throws in the game’s final 1:11 to claim a 70-65 victory over Georgia Tech...Pitt built a 61-55 lead with 1:26 to go with a 5-0 run fueled by a Cameron Wright jumper, Michael Young layup and Jamel Artis free throw...The game featured 10 ties and seven lead changes...Pitt led by as many as nine points (1910) in the first half with 9:25 left, but Georgia Tech rallied with a 13-4 run to tie the game at halftime, 31-31...Pitt converted 76.9 percent (20-26) of its free throw attempts, forced Georgia Tech into 15 turnover and outscored the Yellow Jackets 14-2 in points off turnovers...Wright and Artis both tied career-highs with 20 points...Wright tied a career-high with four steals...Artis set career-highs for field goals made and attempts (7-11)...With its second consecutive series win, Pitt improved to 2-5 all-time vs. Georgia Tech...Pitt improved to 9-1 on the year at the Petersen Events Center. GEORGIA TECH 65 (9-8, 0-5 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Charles Mitchell-f 4 7 0 0 2 3 7 2 9 4 Marcus Georges-Hunt-f 2 9 0 2 9 9 1 3 4 4 Demarco Cox-c 2 5 0 0 1 2 0 7 7 4 Corey Heyward-g 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 Josh Heath-g 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Tadric Jackson 0 4 0 1 2 2 1 2 3 0 Chris Bolden 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Travis Jorgenson 2 5 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 Quinton Stephens 4 7 2 3 0 0 2 2 4 1 Robert Sampson 6 8 2 3 2 2 3 5 8 2 TEAM 2 1 3 Totals.............. 21 53 6 14 17 20 16 23 39 21 Percentages: FG%: 39.6%; 3FG%: 42.9%; FT%: 85.0%. Officials: Roger Ayers (R), Tim Clougherty, Joe Lindsay; Technical fouls: Florida State-Jarquez Smith; Montay Brandon. PITT-Cameron Wright; Attendance: 10989. Score by Periods Florida State Pitt PITT 70, GEORGIA TECH 65 January 17, 2015 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. rebounds of de tot pf 1 6 7 1 0 2 2 5 0 4 4 1 1 4 5 2 0 5 5 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 25 28 22 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 8 15 2 5 0 0 4 4 8 3 Michael Young-f 5 11 0 0 4 4 6 3 9 5 James Robinson-g 4 6 2 3 6 7 0 1 1 3 Cameron Wright-g 1 8 0 3 0 2 0 3 3 2 Chris Jones-g 3 10 2 7 4 7 3 0 3 2 Ryan Luther 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Josh Newkirk 1 7 0 4 3 4 0 0 0 1 Aron Phillips-Nwankwo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 Sheldon Jeter 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 3 Joseph Uchebo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 3 3 6 Totals.............. 22 59 6 23 18 26 17 17 34 21 Percentages: FG%: 37.3%; 3FG%: 26.1%; FT%: 69.2%. Officials: John Gaffney (R), Tony PITT-None; Attendance: 12508. Score by Periods 1st Louisville 40 Pitt 30 tp 18 6 0 26 17 0 2 0 0 11 0 0 a 0 2 1 6 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 to blk 2 1 0 0 3 1 5 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 80 19 15 tp 18 14 16 2 12 0 5 0 1 0 a 1 1 6 5 0 0 3 0 2 0 s min 1 38 0 26 0 28 1 39 2 35 0 10 1 6 0 1 0 2 0 11 0 1 0 3 4 5 200 to blk 2 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 s min 2 34 0 34 2 33 2 28 2 34 0 3 0 20 1 7 0 6 0 1 68 18 12 3 9 200 Chiazza, Joe Lindsay, James Luckie; Technical fouls: Louisville-Chris Jones. 2nd Total 40 80 38 68 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 21 36 VIRGINIA TECH 70, PITT 67 (OT) January 27, 2015 • Cassell Coliseum • Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech’s Adam Smith hit a deep 3-pointer with three seconds left in overtime to give the Hokies a 70-67 home win...Smith also converted two 3-pointers in the final 52 seconds of regulation, the second coming with two seconds remaining to send the game into overtime (62-62)...In overtime, Pitt battled back from a three-point deficit to tie the game at 67-67 on a Chris Jones layup with 1:07 left, but the Panthers didn’t gain possession until after Smith hit his 3-pointer to put VT up with three seconds left...Pitt outscored Virginia Tech 14-4 over a three-minute span to take a seven-point lead (58-51) on a Jamel Artis drive and dunk with 3:20 left in regulation...But the Hokies outscored Pitt 72 over the game’s final 2:11 to send the game into overtime...Pitt shot a season-low 52.9 percent (917) from the free throw line...Virginia Tech hit a Pitt opponent season-high 12 3-pointers...The loss snapped Pitt’s seven-game win streak in overtime games...Pitt fell to 2-1 in overtime games in 201415...Pitt played its second straight OT game vs. Virginia Tech and dropped to 6-4 all-time vs. VT. PITT 67 (13-8, 3-5 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Jamel Artis-f 7 13 2 3 1 1 2 7 9 3 Michael Young-f 2 5 0 1 2 4 2 8 10 1 James Robinson-g 5 10 2 4 0 0 0 3 3 3 Cameron Wright-g 6 16 0 0 2 6 1 3 4 2 Chris Jones-g 4 9 0 2 0 2 1 2 3 3 Ryan Luther 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 1 Derrick Randall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 Josh Newkirk 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 Aron Phillips-Nwankwo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sheldon Jeter 1 3 0 0 4 4 3 1 4 1 TEAM 5 0 5 Totals.............. 27 61 4 11 9 17 15 30 45 16 Percentages: FG%: 44.3%; 3FG%: 36.4%; FT%: 52.9%. VIRGINIA TECH 70 (9-11, 1-6 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player f g fga f g fga ft fta of de tot pf Shane Henry-f 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 Devin Wilson-g 1 5 1 2 2 4 1 4 5 2 Ahmed Hill-g 2 7 1 4 5 7 1 7 8 3 Jalen Hudson-g 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Will Johnston-g 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 Malik Muller 8 19 4 9 2 3 1 3 4 4 Adam Smith 9 17 6 11 2 2 0 0 0 1 Satchel Pierce 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 Christian Beyer 3 6 0 0 1 1 3 2 5 2 TEAM 3 2 5 Totals.............. 23 60 12 27 12 17 12 22 34 16 Percentages: FG%: 38.3%; 3FG%: 44.4%; FT%: 70.6%. tp 17 6 12 14 8 2 2 0 0 6 a 4 1 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 to blk 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 67 16 11 tp 0 5 10 0 0 22 26 0 7 a 0 7 3 0 0 3 1 1 0 70 15 3 3 225 to blk 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 s min 0 4 1 41 0 43 0 8 0 11 3 36 0 42 0 12 0 28 9 4 225 4 Officials: Tim Nestor, Jeffery Anderson, Brian O’Connell; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 5206. Score by Periods Pitt Virginia Tech 1st 24 29 2nd 38 33 OT Total 5 67 8 70 s min 0 36 1 41 0 32 1 40 0 38 0 7 0 2 0 17 0 3 1 9 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 27, 2015) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE OVERALL 13-8 3-5 10-3 HOME 9-2 2-2 7-0 ## Player gp-gs Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% 02 01 00 03 12 13 23 21 04 50 11 15 24 22 Young,Michael Artis,Jamel Robinson,James Cameron Wright Jones,Chris Newkirk,Josh Johnson,Cameron Jeter,Sheldon Ryan Luther Uchebo,Joseph Randall,Derrick Phillips-Nwankwo,A Lecak,Mike Ko,Joshua Team Total.......... Opponents...... 21-21 21-21 21-21 14-13 21-21 21-0 8-0 19-0 18-0 17-4 16-4 9-0 5-0 5-0 667 609 691 387 601 497 115 210 178 118 139 50 7 6 21 21 4275 4275 TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods PITT Opponents 31.8 29.0 32.9 27.6 28.6 23.7 14.4 11.1 9.9 6.9 8.7 5.6 1.4 1.2 UP 1413 67.3 +3.3 513-1174 .437 94-289 .325 4.5 293-413 .709 14.0 733 34.9 +3.6 329 15.7 214 10.2 +1.4 1.5 106 5.0 66 3.1 112208 11-10201 - 1st 2nd 645 746 635 689 OT 22 20 102-201 82-176 66-172 52-125 69-168 57-138 13-33 22-51 18-34 14-35 10-22 6-11 1-4 1-4 .507 .466 .384 .416 .411 .413 .394 .431 .529 .400 .455 .545 .250 .250 Totals 1413 1344 .000 .391 .281 .176 .347 .357 .348 .250 .455 .000 .000 .000 .500 .500 F-Throw ft-fta ft% # & & & @ * * * * * * * * 73-104 52-61 65-77 22-40 27-42 18-26 2-4 15-23 3-7 3-4 8-20 3-3 2-2 0-0 Date 11/14/14 11/16/14 11/21/14 11/24/14 11/25/14 11/26/14 12/02/14 12/05/14 12/13/14 12/17/14 12/20/14 12/23/14 12/30/14 01/03/15 01/06/15 01/10/15 01/14/15 01/17/15 01/19/15 01/25/15 01/27/15 .702 .852 .844 .550 .643 .692 .500 .652 .429 .750 .400 off NEUTRAL 3-1 0-0 3-1 Rebounds def tot avg 78 86 164 36 76 112 12 62 74 6 41 47 24 38 62 5 23 28 2 7 9 14 27 41 13 11 24 14 23 37 25 27 52 1.000 3 7 10 1.000 0 1 1 .000 0 1 1 47 24 71 513-1174 .437 94-289 .325 293-413 .709 279 454 733 479-1097 .437 125-364 .343 261-358 .729 215 443 658 OPP 1344 64.0 479-1097 .437 125-364 .343 6.0 261-358 .729 12.4 658 31.3 252 12.0 244 11.6 1.0 99 4.7 75 3.6 73710 6-8601 4-5526 0-8 18-46 16-57 3-17 25-72 15-42 8-23 2-8 5-11 0-0 0-0 0-1 1-2 1-2 AWAY 1-5 1-3 0-2 7.8 5.3 3.5 3.4 3.0 1.3 1.1 2.2 1.3 2.2 3.3 1.1 0.2 0.2 pf dq 53 38 45 26 48 46 12 26 21 15 19 9 0 1 34.9 359 31.3 370 Opponent NIAGARA SAMFORD at Hawai'i vs Chaminade vs San Diego State vs Kansas State at Indiana vs Duquesne ST. BONAVENTURE MANHATTAN OAKLAND HOLY CROSS FLORIDA GULF COAST at NC State at Boston College CLEMSON FLORIDA STATE GEORGIA TECH at Duke LOUISVILLE at Virginia Tech & = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii # = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Pittsburgh, Pa. @ = ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Bloomington, Ind. * = Conference game 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a to blk stl 21 41 99 36 40 71 4 7 7 3 0 0 0 0 19 12 5 5 10 0 3 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 25 30 40 22 23 35 4 8 4 6 9 2 0 0 6 2 329 214 - 252 244 W W L W L W L W W W Wot W W L Wot L W W L L Lot pts avg 277 234 213 129 190 147 36 61 44 31 28 15 5 3 13.2 11.1 10.1 9.2 9.0 7.0 4.5 3.2 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.6 66 106 1413 75 99 1344 67.3 64.0 14 11 23 22 9 14 1 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 Score 78-45 63-56 70-74 81-68 57-74 70-47 69-81 76-62 58-54 65-56 81-77 58-39 71-54 50-68 61-60 62-71 73-64 70-65 65-79 68-80 67-70 Att. 9749 8249 1203 2400 2400 2400 17472 14905 9425 8149 9049 8825 10249 16197 2213 12508 10989 12508 9314 12508 5206 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 27, 2015) Conference games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE ## Player 01 02 03 12 00 13 21 15 50 11 04 Jamel Artis Michael Young Cameron Wright Chris Jones James Robinson Josh Newkirk Sheldon Jeter A. Phillips-Nwankwo Joseph Uchebo Derrick Randall Ryan Luther Team Total.......... Opponents...... HOME 2-2 2-2 0-0 AWAY 1-3 1-3 0-0 Total 3-Point min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% F-Throw ft-fta ft% 8-8 8-8 8-8 8-8 8-8 8-0 8-0 5-0 6-0 4-0 7-0 241 271 238 239 265 171 91 45 40 12 37 23-26 29-41 13-24 12-20 17-22 9-11 10-14 3-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 8 8 1650 1650 gp-gs TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods PITT Opponents OVERALL 3-5 3-5 0-0 1st 2nd 216 287 263 279 30.1 33.9 29.8 29.9 33.1 21.4 11.4 9.0 6.7 3.0 5.3 UP 516 64.5 -5.1 186-458 .406 28-101 .277 3.5 116-161 .720 14.5 270 33.8 -0.7 117 14.6 69 8.6 +2.5 1.7 42 5.3 22 2.8 48513 4-12128 OT 13 15 41-79 34-82 31-81 25-62 21-60 17-50 8-21 4-7 3-10 1-1 1-5 .519 .415 .383 .403 .350 .340 .381 .571 .300 1.000 .200 9-22 0-2 1-10 8-27 7-22 3-14 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 186-458 .406 28-101 193-422 .457 59-137 OPP 557 69.6 193-422 .457 59-137 .431 7.4 112-149 .752 14.0 276 34.5 111 13.9 89 11.1 1.2 29 3.6 33 4.1 32930 4-8232 0-0 Totals 516 557 .409 .000 .100 .296 .318 .214 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .885 .707 .542 .600 .773 .818 .714 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .277 116-161 .720 .431 112-149 .752 * * * * * * * * Date 01/03/15 01/06/15 01/10/15 01/14/15 01/17/15 01/19/15 01/25/15 01/27/15 off NEUTRAL 0-0 0-0 0-0 Rebounds def tot avg 18 27 45 32 29 61 4 24 28 13 11 24 1 29 30 1 9 10 7 9 16 3 4 7 4 6 10 1 2 3 3 4 7 19 10 29 106 164 270 87 189 276 5.6 7.6 3.5 3.0 3.8 1.3 2.0 1.4 1.7 0.8 1.0 pf dq 17 19 15 21 20 15 10 8 5 3 6 33.8 139 34.5 138 Opponent at NC State at Boston College CLEMSON FLORIDA STATE GEORGIA TECH at Duke LOUISVILLE at Virginia Tech & = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii # = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Pittsburgh, Pa. @ = ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Bloomington, Ind. * = Conference game 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 a 16 6 23 14 33 20 4 0 1 0 0 1 117 - 111 L Wot L W W L L Lot pts avg 11 5 4 114 7 8 4 97 10 4 14 76 6 2 4 70 12 1 7 66 15 0 4 46 2 0 2 26 2 0 2 11 1 1 1 6 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 3 69 22 42 516 89 33 29 557 to blk stl 14.3 12.1 9.5 8.8 8.3 5.8 3.3 2.2 1.0 0.5 0.3 Score 50-68 61-60 62-71 73-64 70-65 65-79 68-80 67-70 64.5 69.6 Att. 16197 2213 12508 10989 12508 9314 12508 5206 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Jan 27, 2015) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date 11/14/14 11/16/14 11/21/14 11/24/14 11/25/14 11/26/14 12/02/14 12/05/14 12/13/14 OVERALL 13-8 3-5 10-3 HOME 9-2 2-2 7-0 Opponent NIAGARA #SAMFORD at Hawai'i &vs Chaminade &vs San Diego State &vs Kansas State @at Indiana vs Duquesne ST. BONAVENTURE 12/17/14 MANHATTAN 12/20/14 12/23/14 OAKLAND HOLY CROSS 12/30/14 FLORIDA GULF COAST AWAY 1-5 1-3 0-2 W W Score 78-45 63-56 70-74 81-68 57-74 70-47 69-81 76-62 58-54 W 65-56 Wot W 81-77 58-39 W 71-54 W W W W L L L *at NC State *at Boston College 50-68 61-60 L Wot 01/10/15 01/14/15 01/17/15 *CLEMSON *FLORIDA STATE *GEORGIA TECH 62-71 73-64 70-65 L W W 01/19/15 01/25/15 01/27/15 *at Duke *LOUISVILLE *at Virginia Tech 65-79 68-80 67-70 L L Lot Attendance Summary Home Away Neutral Total Games Attend Avg/Game 11 6 4 21 112208 51605 22105 185918 10201 8601 5526 8853 Att. 9749 8249 1203 2400 2400 2400 17472 14905 9425 High Points (14)Artis,Jamel (20)Michael Young (19)Chris Jones (27)Michael Young (17)James Robinson (14)James Robinson (18)Chris Jones (23)James Robinson (14)Jamel Artis (14)Michael Young 8149 (20)Jamel Artis 9049 (19)Michael Young 8825 (13)Michael Young (13)Jamel Artis 10249 (16)Michael Young 01/03/15 01/06/15 & = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii # = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Pittsburgh, Pa. @ = ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Bloomington, Ind. * = Conference game NEUTRAL 3-1 0-0 3-1 16197 (13)Jamel Artis 2213 (15)Josh Newkirk (15)Michael Young 12508 (18)Cameron Wright 10989 (16)Michael Young 12508 (20)Jamel Artis (20)Cameron Wright 9314 (21)Jamel Artis 12508 (18)Jamel Artis 5206 (17)Jamel Artis High Rebounds (8)Uchebo,Joseph (6)James Robinson (9)Michael Young (21)Derrick Randall (7)Michael Young (7)Michael Young (12)Derrick Randall (10)Jamel Artis (17)Michael Young (8)Jamel Artis (8)Michael Young (7)Michael Young (9)Jamel Artis (6)Michael Young (6)Cameron Wright (9)Michael Young (8)Sheldon Jeter (8)James Robinson (7)Jamel Artis (12)Michael Young (6)Michael Young (6)Jamel Artis (9)Michael Young (10)Michael Young 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Overall/Conference Statistics (as of Jan 27, 2015) All games SUMMARY Young,Michael Artis,Jamel Robinson,James Cameron Wright Jones,Chris Newkirk,Josh Johnson,Cameron Jeter,Sheldon Ryan Luther Uchebo,Joseph Randall,Derrick Phillips-Nwankwo,A Lecak,Mike Ko,Joshua Totals Opponent gp-gs min/g 21-21 31.8 21-21 29.0 21-21 32.9 14-13 27.6 21-21 28.6 21-0 23.7 8-0 14.4 19-0 11.1 18-0 9.9 17-4 6.9 16-4 8.7 9-0 5.6 5-0 1.4 5-0 1.2 21 21 SCORING Young,Michael Artis,Jamel Robinson,James Cameron Wright Jones,Chris Newkirk,Josh Johnson,Cameron Jeter,Sheldon Ryan Luther Uchebo,Joseph Randall,Derrick Phillips-Nwankwo,A Lecak,Mike Ko,Joshua Totals Opponent fg-fga 102-201 82-176 66-172 52-125 69-168 57-138 13-33 22-51 18-34 14-35 10-22 6-11 1-4 1-4 513-1174 479-1097 TOTALS Young,Michael Artis,Jamel Robinson,James Cameron Wright Jones,Chris Newkirk,Josh Johnson,Cameron Jeter,Sheldon Ryan Luther Uchebo,Joseph Randall,Derrick Phillips-Nwankwo,A Lecak,Mike Ko,Joshua Totals Opponent fg% .507 .466 .384 .416 .411 .413 .394 .431 .529 .400 .455 .545 .250 .250 .437 .437 fg% .507 .466 .384 .416 .411 .413 .394 .431 .529 .400 .455 .545 .250 .250 .437 .437 o-reb d-reb 78 86 36 76 12 62 6 41 24 38 5 23 2 7 14 27 13 11 14 23 25 27 3 7 0 1 0 1 279 454 215 443 Overall Statistics 3fg% ft% r/g .000 .702 7.8 .391 .852 5.3 .281 .844 3.5 .176 .550 3.4 .347 .643 3.0 .357 .692 1.3 .348 .500 1.1 .250 .652 2.2 .455 .429 1.3 .000 .750 2.2 .000 .400 3.3 .000 1.000 1.1 .500 1.000 0.2 .500 .000 0.2 .325 .709 34.9 .343 .729 31.3 a/g 1.0 2.0 4.7 2.6 1.9 3.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.7 12.0 stl 14 11 23 22 9 14 1 7 1 1 1 2 0 0 106 99 Overall Statistics 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% 0-8 .000 73-104 .702 18-46 .391 52-61 .852 16-57 .281 65-77 .844 3-17 .176 22-40 .550 25-72 .347 27-42 .643 15-42 .357 18-26 .692 8-23 .348 2-4 .500 2-8 .250 15-23 .652 5-11 .455 3-7 .429 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 8-20 .400 0-1 .000 3-3 1.000 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 94-289 .325 293-413 .709 125-364 .343 261-358 .729 total 164 112 74 47 62 28 9 41 24 37 52 10 1 1 733 658 Overall Statistics pf fo a 53 1 21 38 0 41 45 0 99 26 0 36 48 0 40 46 1 71 12 0 4 26 0 7 21 0 7 15 0 3 19 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 359 2 329 370 252 to 25 30 40 22 23 35 4 8 4 6 9 2 0 0 214 244 blk 19 12 5 5 10 0 3 5 4 2 0 0 0 1 66 75 pts/g 13.2 11.1 10.1 9.2 9.0 7.0 4.5 3.2 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.6 67.3 64.0 pts 277 234 213 129 190 147 36 61 44 31 28 15 5 3 1413 1344 pts/g 13.2 11.1 10.1 9.2 9.0 7.0 4.5 3.2 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.6 67.3 64.0 a/to 0.8 1.4 2.5 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.0 0.9 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 hi pts 27 21 23 20 19 16 11 11 13 12 11 7 3 3 81 81 gp-gs min/g 8-8 33.9 8-8 30.1 8-8 33.1 8-8 29.8 8-8 29.9 8-0 21.4 8-0 7-0 6-0 4-0 5-0 Conference Statistics 3fg% ft% r/g .000 .707 7.6 .409 .885 5.6 .318 .773 3.8 .100 .542 3.5 .296 .600 3.0 .214 .818 1.3 fg% .415 .519 .350 .383 .403 .340 11.4 .381 5.3 .200 6.7 .300 3.0 1.000 9.0 .571 8 8 .000 .714 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 1.000 .406 .457 .277 .431 .720 .752 stl 4 4 7 14 4 4 blk 8 5 1 4 2 0 pts/g 12.1 14.3 8.3 9.5 8.8 5.8 2.0 1.0 1.7 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3.3 0.3 1.0 0.5 2.2 33.8 34.5 14.6 13.9 42 29 22 33 64.5 69.6 Conference Statistics 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta 0-2 .000 29-41 9-22 .409 23-26 7-22 .318 17-22 1-10 .100 13-24 8-27 .296 12-20 3-14 .214 9-11 fg-fga 34-82 41-79 21-60 31-81 25-62 17-50 fg% .415 .519 .350 .383 .403 .340 8-21 1-5 3-10 1-1 4-7 .381 .200 .300 1.000 .571 0-3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 186-458 193-422 .406 .457 28-101 59-137 .277 .431 o-reb d-reb 32 29 18 27 1 29 4 24 13 11 1 9 a/g 0.8 2.0 4.1 2.9 1.8 2.5 total 61 45 30 28 24 10 ft% .707 .885 .773 .542 .600 .818 pts 97 114 66 76 70 46 pts/g 12.1 14.3 8.3 9.5 8.8 5.8 10-14 .714 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 26 2 6 2 11 3.3 0.3 1.0 0.5 2.2 .720 .752 516 557 64.5 69.6 to 7 11 12 10 6 15 a/to 0.9 1.5 2.8 2.3 2.3 1.3 hi pts 16 21 16 20 15 15 116-161 112-149 Conference Statistics pf fo a 19 1 6 17 0 16 20 0 33 15 0 23 21 0 14 15 0 20 7 3 4 1 3 9 4 6 2 4 16 7 10 3 7 10 6 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 11 2 4 2 7 106 87 164 189 270 276 139 138 1 - 117 111 69 89 1.7 1.2 73 80 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Team Game-by-Game (as of Jan 27, 2015) All games TEAM STATISTICS Opponent Date Score Total fg-fga NIAGARA SAMFORD at Hawai'i vs Chaminade vs San Diego State vs Kansas State at Indiana vs Duquesne ST. BONAVENTURE MANHATTAN OAKLAND HOLY CROSS FLORIDA GULF COAST at NC State at Boston College CLEMSON FLORIDA STATE GEORGIA TECH at Duke LOUISVILLE at Virginia Tech 11/14/14 11/16/14 11/21/14 11/24/14 11/25/14 11/26/14 12/02/14 12/05/14 12/13/14 12/17/14 12/20/14 12/23/14 12/30/14 01/03/15 01/06/15 01/10/15 01/14/15 01/17/15 01/19/15 01/25/15 01/27/15 78-45 W 63-56 W 70-74 L 81-68 W 57-74 L 70-47 W 69-81 L 76-62 W 58-54 W 65-56 W 81-77 Wot 58-39 W 71-54 W 50-68 L 61-60 Wot 62-71 L 73-64 W 70-65 W 65-79 L 68-80 L 67-70 Lot 30-57 24-47 25-58 29-63 20-53 26-47 26-72 25-57 20-50 23-45 26-56 25-59 28-52 18-55 23-60 21-53 24-55 24-55 27-60 22-59 27-61 PITT Opponents Games played: 21 Points/game: 67.3 FG Pct: 43.7 3FG Pct: 32.5 FT Pct: 70.9 1413 1344 513-1174 479-1097 3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct .526 .511 .431 .460 .377 .553 .361 .439 .400 .511 .464 .424 .538 .327 .383 .396 .436 .436 .450 .373 .443 7-16 3-9 8-23 7-17 5-17 8-15 7-26 6-17 3-10 2-4 5-14 1-8 4-12 5-15 1-8 4-13 3-10 2-11 3-10 6-23 4-11 .437 94-289 .437 125-364 .438 .333 .348 .412 .294 .533 .269 .353 .300 .500 .357 .125 .333 .333 .125 .308 .300 .182 .300 .261 .364 Free throws ft-fta pct off 11-14 12-17 12-15 16-23 12-17 10-14 10-14 20-32 15-23 17-25 24-29 7-12 11-17 9-12 14-18 16-18 22-32 20-26 8-12 18-26 9-17 .786 .706 .800 .696 .706 .714 .714 .625 .652 .680 .828 .583 .647 .750 .778 .889 .688 .769 .667 .692 .529 10 7 16 27 17 6 25 14 8 7 10 15 11 12 16 6 15 12 13 17 15 28 24 16 24 18 16 19 31 25 21 21 30 17 18 23 16 24 17 19 17 30 .709 .729 279 215 454 443 .325 293-413 .343 261-358 Rebounds/game: 34.9 Assists/game: 15.7 Turnovers/game: 10.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 Steals/game: 5.0 Blocks/game: 3.1 Rebounds def tot 38 31 32 51 35 22 44 45 33 28 31 45 28 30 39 22 39 29 32 34 45 avg pf 38.0 34.5 33.7 38.0 37.4 34.8 36.1 37.2 36.8 35.9 35.5 36.2 35.6 35.2 35.5 34.6 34.9 34.6 34.4 34.4 34.9 23 15 17 18 19 17 18 18 17 19 12 13 14 13 13 19 21 18 18 21 16 a t/o blk stl 20 20 16 15 9 17 16 20 13 20 16 11 19 10 15 12 13 17 16 18 16 9 11 8 15 17 10 11 10 12 16 5 11 10 7 13 3 6 6 11 12 11 733 34.9 359 329 214 658 31.3 370 252 244 2 7 2 1 2 0 3 5 7 5 5 2 3 2 3 4 2 3 2 3 3 3 2 4 6 3 9 4 6 3 7 5 4 8 6 4 4 4 7 5 9 3 pts avg 78 63 70 81 57 70 69 76 58 65 81 58 71 50 61 62 73 70 65 68 67 78.0 70.5 70.3 73.0 69.8 69.8 69.7 70.5 69.1 68.7 69.8 68.8 69.0 67.6 67.2 66.9 67.2 67.4 67.3 67.3 67.3 66 106 1413 67.3 75 99 1344 64.0 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Jan 27, 2015) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Opponent Date Score Total fg-fga NIAGARA SAMFORD at Hawai'i vs Chaminade vs San Diego State vs Kansas State at Indiana vs Duquesne ST. BONAVENTURE MANHATTAN OAKLAND HOLY CROSS FLORIDA GULF COAST at NC State at Boston College CLEMSON FLORIDA STATE GEORGIA TECH at Duke LOUISVILLE at Virginia Tech 11/14/14 11/16/14 11/21/14 11/24/14 11/25/14 11/26/14 12/02/14 12/05/14 12/13/14 12/17/14 12/20/14 12/23/14 12/30/14 01/03/15 01/06/15 01/10/15 01/14/15 01/17/15 01/19/15 01/25/15 01/27/15 78-45 W 63-56 W 70-74 L 81-68 W 57-74 L 70-47 W 69-81 L 76-62 W 58-54 W 65-56 W 81-77 Wot 58-39 W 71-54 W 50-68 L 61-60 Wot 62-71 L 73-64 W 70-65 W 65-79 L 68-80 L 67-70 Lot 12-48 19-59 27-51 25-49 27-46 15-46 33-61 22-59 18-50 21-44 29-62 15-50 23-50 27-52 23-57 24-51 21-51 21-53 24-52 30-46 23-60 Opponents PITT Games played: 21 Points/game: 64.0 FG Pct: 43.7 3FG Pct: 34.3 FT Pct: 72.9 1344 1413 479-1097 513-1174 3-Pointers pct 3fg-fga pct .250 .322 .529 .510 .587 .326 .541 .373 .360 .477 .468 .300 .460 .519 .404 .471 .412 .396 .462 .652 .383 0-14 8-23 7-20 11-27 3-11 2-13 7-17 7-22 5-15 4-14 7-20 4-24 1-7 6-16 6-16 8-18 4-11 6-14 11-23 6-12 12-27 .437 125-364 .437 94-289 .000 .348 .350 .407 .273 .154 .412 .318 .333 .286 .350 .167 .143 .375 .375 .444 .364 .429 .478 .500 .444 Free throws ft-fta pct off 21-29 10-12 13-18 7-13 17-22 15-17 8-13 11-19 13-19 10-18 12-14 5-7 7-8 8-9 8-9 15-20 18-27 17-20 20-25 14-22 12-17 .724 .833 .722 .538 .773 .882 .615 .579 .684 .556 .857 .714 .875 .889 .889 .750 .667 .850 .800 .636 .706 11 13 10 5 5 14 13 11 10 7 14 5 10 8 12 14 10 16 12 3 12 16 20 15 12 16 18 23 26 27 21 24 20 16 26 23 25 21 23 24 25 22 .729 .709 215 279 443 454 .343 261-358 .325 293-413 Rebounds/game: 31.3 Assists/game: 12.0 Turnovers/game: 11.6 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 Steals/game: 4.7 Blocks/game: 3.6 Rebounds def tot 27 33 25 17 21 32 36 37 37 28 38 25 26 34 35 39 31 39 36 28 34 avg pf 27.0 30.0 28.3 25.5 24.6 25.8 27.3 28.5 29.4 29.3 30.1 29.7 29.4 29.7 30.1 30.6 30.6 31.1 31.4 31.2 31.3 18 17 13 23 14 17 17 22 20 19 22 16 14 14 16 14 22 21 13 22 16 a t/o blk stl 4 9 12 16 9 10 17 14 8 9 16 6 11 10 12 15 13 14 13 19 15 11 4 7 4 7 2 13 2 9 10 15 1 9 3 14 2 15 2 20 2 9 1 10 6 16 3 10 9 15 2 9 1 7 7 15 2 9 4 15 4 9 4 658 31.3 370 252 244 733 34.9 359 329 214 2 4 5 7 8 5 5 7 9 9 2 4 3 4 1 1 4 3 7 5 4 pts avg 45 56 74 68 74 47 81 62 54 56 77 39 54 68 60 71 64 65 79 80 70 45.0 50.5 58.3 60.8 63.4 60.7 63.6 63.4 62.3 61.7 63.1 61.1 60.5 61.1 61.0 61.6 61.8 61.9 62.8 63.7 64.0 75 99 1344 64.0 66 106 1413 67.3 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Game-by-Game Highs (as of Jan 27, 2015) All games Opponent NIAGARA Date 11/14/14 Score Points 78-45 14-Artis,Jamel Rebounds 8-Uchebo,Joseph Assists 7-Robinson,James Steals 1-Jeter,Sheldon Johnson,Cameron Newkirk,Josh 1-Chris Jones James Robinson Blocked shots 1-Jones,Chris Ko,Joshua SAMFORD 11/16/14 63-56 20-Michael Young 6-James Robinson 8-James Robinson at Hawai'i 11/21/14 70-74 19-Chris Jones 9-Michael Young 6-James Robinson vs Chaminade vs San Diego State 11/24/14 11/25/14 81-68 27-Michael Young 57-74 17-James Robinson 21-Derrick Randall 7-Michael Young 8-Josh Newkirk 3-James Robinson vs Kansas State at Indiana vs Duquesne 11/26/14 12/02/14 12/05/14 70-47 14-James Robinson 69-81 18-Chris Jones 76-62 23-James Robinson 7-Michael Young 12-Derrick Randall 10-Jamel Artis ST. BONAVENTURE 12/13/14 17-Michael Young MANHATTAN 12/17/14 58-54 14-Michael Young Jamel Artis 65-56 20-Jamel Artis 6-James Robinson 8-Josh Newkirk 5-Josh Newkirk James Robinson 4-James Robinson OAKLAND 12/20/14 81-77 19-Michael Young 8-Michael Young Jamel Artis 7-Michael Young 5-Jamel Artis James Robinson 5-Chris Jones HOLY CROSS 12/23/14 9-Jamel Artis 7-James Robinson FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/30/14 58-39 13-Jamel Artis Michael Young 71-54 16-Michael Young 6-Cameron Wright Michael Young 4-Chris Jones Cameron Wright 3-James Robinson at NC State 01/03/15 50-68 13-Jamel Artis 9-Michael Young 4-Cameron Wright at Boston College 01/06/15 61-60 15-Michael Young Josh Newkirk 8-James Robinson Sheldon Jeter 7-Josh Newkirk CLEMSON 01/10/15 62-71 18-Cameron Wright 7-Jamel Artis 3-Cameron Wright James Robinson Jamel Artis FLORIDA STATE 01/14/15 73-64 16-Michael Young 12-Michael Young 4-Chris Jones GEORGIA TECH 01/17/15 70-65 20-Cameron Wright Jamel Artis 6-Michael Young 9-James Robinson at Duke 01/19/15 65-79 21-Jamel Artis 6-Jamel Artis 4-Jamel Artis LOUISVILLE 01/25/15 68-80 18-Jamel Artis 9-Michael Young 6-James Robinson at Virginia Tech 01/27/15 67-70 17-Jamel Artis 10-Michael Young 4-Jamel Artis James Robinson Cameron Wright 2-Josh Newkirk Cameron Wright 1-Sheldon Jeter Cameron Wright Josh Newkirk Jamel Artis 1-Cameron Wright 1-Joseph Uchebo Jamel Artis James Robinson Chris Jones Cameron Wright James Robinson Jamel Artis 1-Michael Young 1-Michael Young Cameron Wright Chris Jones A. Phillips-Nwankwo Chris Jones 4-Cameron Wright 1-Cameron Wright Michael Young Jamel Artis 2-Cameron Wright 1-Michael Young Jamel Artis 2-Cameron Wright 1-Cameron Wright Chris Jones Chris Jones Jamel Artis Jamel Artis James Robinson 1-Cameron Wright 2-Michael Young Michael Young Sheldon Jeter 2-James Robinson Cameron Johnson Sheldon Jeter 2-Chris Jones 2-Josh Newkirk Michael Young 2-Josh Newkirk 1-James Robinson Michael Young Sheldon Jeter 4-James Robinson 2-Josh Newkirk 3-James Robinson None 2-Michael Young 2-Michael Young 3-Cameron Wright 4-Jamel Artis 2-Cameron Wright James Robinson 2-Jamel Artis Cameron Wright 2-Sheldon Jeter 2-Jamel Artis Michael Young 3-Michael Young 1-Michael Young 1-Cameron Johnson Sheldon Jeter 1-Jamel Artis Ryan Luther 1-James Robinson Sheldon Jeter Michael Young 1-Ryan Luther Michael Young 2-Michael Young
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