2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

This article is about 2016–17 Pitt men's basketball. For 2016–17 Pitt women's basketball, see 2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team.

The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Kevin Stallings as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. Pitt had their first losing season in 17 years. They defeated Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia.

2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	16–17 (4–14 ACC)
Head coach	Kevin Stallings (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tom Richardson (1st season) Kevin Sutton (1st season) Jeremy Ballard (1st season)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 North Carolina	14	–	4		.778			33	–	7		.825
No. 16 Florida State	12	–	6		.667			26	–	9		.743
No. 14 Notre Dame	12	–	6		.667			26	–	10		.722
No. 10 Louisville	12	–	6		.667			25	–	9		.735
No. 7 Duke †	11	–	7		.611			28	–	9		.757
No. 24 Virginia	11	–	7		.611			23	–	11		.676
Virginia Tech	10	–	8		.556			22	–	11		.667
Miami (FL)	10	–	8		.556			21	–	12		.636
Syracuse	10	–	8		.556			19	–	15		.559
Wake Forest	9	–	9		.500			19	–	14		.576
Georgia Tech	8	–	10		.444			21	–	16		.568
Clemson	6	–	12		.333			17	–	16		.515
NC State	0	–	14		.000			0	–	17		.000[3]
Pittsburgh	4	–	14		.222			16	–	17		.485
Boston College	2	–	16		.111			9	–	23		.281
† 2017 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

On January 24, 2017, Pitt lost by 55 points to Louisville, the team's worst loss since 1906.^[1]

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 21–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC tournament before losing to North Carolina in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 10 seed, they lost in the First Round to Wisconsin.

Following the season, head coach Jamie Dixon left the school to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, TCU.^[2] On March 27, 2016, the school hired Kevin Stallings as head coach.^[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
James Robinson	0	G	6'3"	198	Senior	Mitchellville, MD	Graduated
Rafael Maia	5	F	6'9"	245	Senior	São Paulo, Brazil	Graduated
Sterling Smith	15	G	6'4"	185	Senior	Chico, CA	Graduated
Mike Lecak	24	G	6'2"	175	Senior	Pittsburgh, PA	Graduated
Alonzo Nelson-Ododa	33	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Atlanta, GA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Crisshawn Clark	0	G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Huber Heights, OH	Junior college transferred from Canada College.

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justice Kithcart #26 PG	Durham, NC	Virginia Episcopal School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 20, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Corey Manigault C	Suitland, MD	Paul VI High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Mar 16, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Aaron Thompson PG	Glendale, MD	Paul VI High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 8, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Terrell Brown PF	Barrington, RI	Tilton School	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sep 4, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Marcus Carr #PG	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 26, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Jared Wilson-Frame SF	Niceville, Florida	Northwest Florida State College	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 28, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

Roster

2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
} } Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Crisshawn Clark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wayne Cañada College Huber Heights, OH F 1 Jamel Artis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA) Baltimore, MD F 2 Michael Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ) Duquesne, PA G 3 Damon Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Our Savior New American Powder Springs, GA F 4 Ryan Luther 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hampton Gibsonia, PA G 5 Justice Kithcart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Virginia Episcopal School Durham, NC F 11 Corey Manigault 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Paul VI (VA) Suitland, MD G/F 12 Chris Jones   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Teaneck Teaneck, NJ F 21 Sheldon Jeter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Beaver Falls Polk State College Beaver Falls, PA G 23 Cameron Johnson   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Moon Township, PA C 25 Rozelle Nix   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Jr Withrow Pensacola State College Cincinnati, OH G 35 Zach Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Smethport Pitt-Bradford Smethport, PA F 50 Ryan Seelye (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Elk County Catholic St. Marys, PA G 55 Jonathan Milligan   6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Mount Zion Christian (Durham, NC) Kilgore Orlando, FL	Head coach Kevin Stallings (Purdue) Assistant coach(es) Tom Richardson (St. Xavier (IL)) Kevin Sutton (James Madison) Jeremy Ballard (Colgate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Sat. Nov. 5* 4:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Pitt-Johnstown	W 95–65	—	Petersen Events Center (2,472) Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
Fri. Nov. 11* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Eastern Michigan 2K Sports Classic	W 93–90 ^2OT	1–0	Petersen Events Center (6,411) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 14* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Gardner–Webb 2K Sports Classic	W 99–80	2–0	Petersen Events Center (4,614) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu. Nov. 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. SMU 2K Sports Classic semifinals	L 67–76	2–1	Madison Square Garden (8,126) New York City, NY
Fri. Nov. 18* 4:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Marquette 2K Sports Classic 3rd place game	W 78–75	3–1	Madison Square Garden (8,088) New York City, NY
Tue. Nov. 22* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Yale	W 75–70	4–1	Petersen Events Center (6,719) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Nov. 25* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Morehead State	W 76–63	5–1	Petersen Events Center (7,025) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Nov. 29* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Maryland ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 73–59	6–1	Xfinity Center (17,144) College Park, MD
Fri. Dec. 2* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		vs. Duquesne The City Game	L 55–64	6–2	PPG Paints Arena (10,997) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 7* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Buffalo	W 84–79	7–2	Petersen Events Center (7,007) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 10* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. Penn State Never Forget Tribute Classic	W 81–73	8–2	Prudential Center (16,165) Newark, NJ
Sat. Dec. 17* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Rice	W 83–73	9–2	Petersen Events Center (7,017) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 21* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Omaha	W 94–75	10–2	Petersen Events Center (7,009) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 28* 7:00 p.m., ACCN Extra		Marshall	W 112–106	11–2	Petersen Events Center (8,028) Pittsburgh, PA
ACC regular season
Sat. Dec. 31 2:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 24 Notre Dame	L 77–78 ^OT	11–3 (0–1)	Petersen Events Center (10,131) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Jan. 4 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN		No. 11 Virginia	W 88–76 ^OT	12–3 (1–1)	Petersen Events Center (9,814) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 7 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at Syracuse	L 66–77	12–4 (1–2)	Carrier Dome (20,034) Syracuse, NY
Wed. Jan. 11 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at No. 14 Louisville	L 80–85	12–5 (1–3)	KFC Yum! Center (21,558) Louisville, KY
Sat. Jan. 14 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Miami (FL)	L 46–72	12–6 (1–4)	Petersen Events Center (9,714) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 17 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		at NC State	L 74–79	12–7 (1–5)	PNC Arena (15,877) Raleigh, NC
Tue. Jan. 24 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		No. 13 Louisville	L 51–106	12–8 (1–6)	Petersen Events Center (8,971) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 28 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN		Clemson	L 60–67	12–9 (1–7)	Petersen Events Center (9,828) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Jan. 31 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at No. 12 North Carolina	L 78–80	12–10 (1–8)	Dean E. Smith Center (18,438) Chapel Hill, NC
Sat. Feb. 4 1:00 p.m., CBS		at No. 21 Duke	L 64–72	12–11 (1–9)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
Wed. Feb. 8 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Boston College	W 83–72	13–11 (2–9)	Conte Forum (3,843) Chestnut Hill, MA
Sat. Feb. 11 1:00 p.m., ACCN		Syracuse	W 80–75	14–11 (3–9)	Petersen Events Center (10,216) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 14 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Virginia Tech	L 63–66	14–12 (3–10)	Petersen Events Center (7,835) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Feb. 18 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		No. 17 Florida State	W 80–66	15–12 (4–10)	Petersen Events Center (10,525) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 22 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN		at Wake Forest	L 59–63	15–13 (4–11)	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (9,827) Winston-Salem, NC
Sat. Feb. 25 12:00 p.m., ACCN		No. 8 North Carolina	L 67–85	15–14 (4–12)	Petersen Events Center (10,704) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Feb. 28 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Georgia Tech	L 52–61	15–15 (4–13)	Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,185) Atlanta, GA
Sat. Mar. 4 12:00 p.m., ACCN		at No. 23 Virginia	L 42–67	15–16 (4–14)	John Paul Jones Arena (14,228) Charlottesville, VA
ACC Tournament
Tue. Mar. 7 7:00 p.m., ESPNU/ACCN	(14)	vs. (11) Georgia Tech First Rround	W 61–59	16–16	Barclays Center (8,656) Brooklyn, NY
Wed. Mar. 8 9:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN	(14)	vs. (6) No. 21 Virginia Second round	L 63–75	16–17	Barclays Center (17,732) Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	*N/A
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

Footnotes

References

1. "Panthers drubbed at home by Louisville, their worst loss since 1906". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
2. "Dixon leaving Pitt to take over alma mater TCU". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 16, 2017.
3. "Vanderbilt's Kevin Stallings hired as Pitt men's basketball coach". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved February 16, 2017.