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2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
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 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

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.

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

Offseason

Schedule and results

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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.

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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

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
Justice Kithcart #26 PG	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
Corey Manigault C	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.

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
Aaron Thompson PG	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
Terrell Brown PF	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
Marcus Carr #PG	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
Jared Wilson-Frame SF	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.

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

2016–17_Pittsburgh_Panthers_men's_basketball_team

2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

Footnotes

References

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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