2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was Pittsburgh's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, having moved from the Big East Conference. Pitt had been in the Big East since 1982. They finished the season 26–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Colorado in the second round before losing in the third round to Florida.

2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Legends Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, round of 32
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record26–10 (11–7 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Virginia162 .889307  .811
No. 14 Syracuse144 .778286  .824
No. 8 Duke135 .722269  .743
No. 19 North Carolina135 .7222410  .706
Pittsburgh117 .6112610  .722
Clemson108 .5562313  .639
North Carolina State99 .5002214  .611
Maryland99 .5001715  .531
Florida State99 .5002214  .611
Miami (FL)711 .3891716  .515
Wake Forest612 .3331716  .515
Georgia Tech612 .3331617  .485
Notre Dame612 .3331517  .469
Boston College414 .222824  .250
Virginia Tech216 .111922  .290
2014 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 James Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoDeMatha Catholic Mitchellville, Maryland
F 1 Jamel Artis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrNotre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) Baltimore
F 2 Michael Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) FrSt. Benedict's (Newark, New Jersey) Duquesne, Pennsylvania
G 3 Cameron Wright Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrBenedictine Cleveland
F 5 Durand Johnson Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoBrewster Academy (Wolfeboro, New Hampshire) Baltimore
F 11 Derrick Randall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrSouth Kent (South Kent, Connecticut) Brooklyn
G/F 12 Chris Jones Current redshirt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrTeaneck Teaneck, New Jersey
G 13 Josh Newkirk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrWord of God Raleigh, North Carolina
F 15 Aron Nwankwo Current redshirt 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrBaltimore City College Baltimore
G/F 21 Lamar Patterson Current redshirt 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrSt. Benedict's (Newark, New Jersey) Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G 22 Joshua Ko 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)150 lb (68 kg) FrKalaheo Kailua, HI
G 24 Mike Lecak Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoNorth Canyon (Phoenix, Arizona)
Wheeling Jesuit
Pittsburgh
F 42 Talib Zanna Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrBishop McNamara (Forestville, Maryland) Kaduna, Nigeria
C 50 Joseph Uchebo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) SoWord of God (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Chipola College
Enugu, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Pitt released its 2013–14 conference opponents on April 23, 2013.[1] They will have home games against Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Syracuse. Away games will consist of Clemson, Boston College, Maryland, Miami, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame and Syracuse.

On May 21 it was announced that the Panthers will participate as one of the four hosts in the 2013 Legends Classic alongside Houston, Stanford, and Texas Tech. Pittsburgh will host a pair of regional round games, and will then travel to Brooklyn to participate in the championship round with the other three hosts on November 25–26 at the Barclays Center.[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Scrimmage
Sun. Oct. 6*
3:00 p.m.
Blue-Gold Scrimmage
Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair/Fan Fest
Petersen Events Center (6,000)
Pittsburgh
Fri. Oct. 18*
7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV
Blue-Gold Scrimmage
Oakland Zoo Blue-Gold Scrimmage
Petersen Events Center (2,312)
Pittsburgh
Exhibition
Fri. Oct. 25*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
UC San Diego W 72–59   
Petersen Events Center (5,813)
Pittsburgh
Fri. Nov. 1*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Slippery Rock W 96–60   
Petersen Events Center (8,530)
Pittsburgh
Regular season
Fri. Nov. 8*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Savannah State W 88–55  1–0
Petersen Events Center (9,235)
Pittsburgh
Tue. Nov. 12*
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Fresno State W 75–54  2–0
Petersen Events Center (8,543)
Pittsburgh
Sun. Nov. 17*
5:00 p.m., ESPN3
Howard
Legends Classic – Pittsburgh Regional Game 1
W 84–52  3–0
Petersen Events Center (8,349)
Pittsburgh
Wed. Nov. 20*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
Lehigh
Legends Classic – Pittsburgh Regional Game 2
W 77–58  4–0
Petersen Events Center (9,544)
Pittsburgh
Mon. Nov. 25*
7:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Texas Tech
Legends Classic – Semifinals
W 76–53  5–0
Barclays Center (6,231)
Brooklyn, New York
Tue. Nov. 26*
9:30 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Stanford
Legends Classic – Championship Game
W 88–67  6–0
Barclays Center (4,029)
Brooklyn, New York
Sat. Nov. 30*
1:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Duquesne
The City Game
W 84–67  7–0
Consol Energy Center (11,146)
Pittsburgh
Tue. Dec. 3*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
Penn State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 78–69  8–0
Petersen Events Center (12,510)
Pittsburgh
Fri. Dec. 6*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
Loyola Marymount W 85–68  9–0
Petersen Events Center (8,049)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Dec. 14*
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
Youngstown State W 91–73  10–0
Petersen Events Center (8,621)
Pittsburgh
Tue. Dec. 17*
7:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Cincinnati
Jimmy V Classic
L 43–44  10–1
Madison Square Garden (8,062)
New York City
Sat. Dec. 21*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Cal Poly W 73–56  11–1
Petersen Events Center (9,736)
Pittsburgh
Tue. Dec. 31*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3
Albany W 58–46  12–1
Petersen Events Center (10,049)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Jan. 4
12:00 p.m., ACCN
at NC State W 74–62  13–1 (1–0)
PNC Arena (14,049)
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mon. Jan. 6
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
Maryland W 79–59  14–1 (2–0)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Jan. 11
12:00 p.m., ACCN
Wake Forest W 80–65  15–1 (3–0)
Petersen Events Center (12,515)
Pittsburgh
Tue. Jan. 14
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 22 at Georgia Tech W 81–74  16–1 (4–0)
McCamish Pavilion (7,131)
Atlanta
Sat. Jan. 18
4:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 22 at No. 2 Syracuse L 54–59  16–2 (4–1)
Carrier Dome (30,046)
Syracuse, New York
Tue. Jan. 21
8:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20 Clemson W 76–43  17–2 (5–1)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Jan. 25
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 20 at Maryland W 83–79  18–2 (6–1)
Comcast Center (17,202)
College Park, Maryland
Mon. Jan. 27
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 18 No. 17 Duke L 65–80  18–3 (6–2)
Petersen Events Center (12,944)
Pittsburgh
Sun. Feb. 2
12:30 p.m., ESPNU
No. 18 Virginia L 45–48  18–4 (6–3)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh
Wed. Feb. 5
7:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 25 at Miami (FL) W 59–55 OT 19–4 (7–3)
BankUnited Center (N/A)
Coral Gables, Florida
Sat. Feb. 8
12:00 p.m., ACCRSN
No. 25 Virginia Tech W 62–57 2OT 20–4 (8–3)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh
Wed. Feb. 12
7:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 25 No. 1 Syracuse L 56–58  20–5 (8–4)
Petersen Events Center (12,935)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Feb. 15
1:00 p.m., CBS
No. 25 at North Carolina L 71–75  20–6 (8–5)
Dean E. Smith Center (20,341)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sun. Feb. 23
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
Florida State L 66–71  20–7 (8–6)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh
Wed. Feb. 26
8:00 p.m., ACCN
at Boston College W 66–59  21–7 (9–6)
Conte Forum (3,329)
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
Sat. Mar. 1
2:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Notre Dame W 85–81 OT 22–7 (10–6)
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149)
Notre Dame, Indiana
Mon. Mar. 3
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
NC State L 67–74  22–8 (10–7)
Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh
Sat. Mar. 8
4:00 p.m., ACCN
at Clemson W 83–78 OT 23–8 (11–7)
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, South Carolina
ACC Tournament
Thu. Mar. 13
2:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN
No. (5) vs. No. (12) Wake Forest
Second round
W 84–55  24–8
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Fri. Mar. 14
2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN
No. (5) vs. No. 15 (4) North Carolina
Quarterfinals
W 80–75  25–8
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
Greensboro, North Carolina
Sat. Mar. 15
1:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN
No. (5) vs. No. 6 (1) Virginia
Semifinals
L 48–51  25–9
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533)
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Thu. Mar. 20*
1:40 p.m., TBS
No. (9 S) vs. No. (8 S) Colorado
Second round
W 77–48  26–9
Amway Center (16,074)
Orlando, Florida
Sat. Mar. 22*
12:15 p.m., CBS
No. (9 S) vs. No. 1 (1 S) Florida
Third round
L 45–61  26–10
Amway Center (18,512)
Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) denotes seed within region S=South.

Rankings

Ranking movement
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AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 20 18 25 25 RV NR RV NR NR N/A
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 21 19 17 22 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV

References

  1. "Pitt's ACC Men's Basketball Opponents Announced for 2013–2014". PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved May 15, 2013.
  2. "Pittsburgh to play in Legends Classic". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
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