2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2021–22 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2022 ACC Tournament winner ; As of December 16, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2021–22 record	3–7 (0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Capel (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Tim O'Toole (4th season); Milan Brown (4th season); Jason Capel (4th season);
Home arena	Petersen Events Center; (Capacity: 12,508)

The 2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers are led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Capel and play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 10–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. They lost to Miami in the first round of the ACC Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Xavier Johnson	1	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Woodbridge, VA	Transferred to Indiana
Gerald Drumgoole	4	G/F	6'5"	200	Sophomore	Rochester, NY	Transferred to Albany
Au'Diese Toney	5	G	6'6"	210	Junior	Huntsville, AL	Transferred to Arkansas
Justin Champagnie	11	F	6'6"	200	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Declare for 2021 NBA draft
Abdoul Karim Coulibaly	12	F	6'8"	215	Sophomore	Bamako, Mali	Transferred to St. Bonaventure
Terrell Brown	21	F/C	6'10"	235	Senior	Providence, RI	Graduate transferred to San Diego

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Chris Payton	1	F	6'7"	220	Junior	Bloomington, IL	Indian Hills CC
Daniel Oladapo	4	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Bladensburg, MD	Oakland
Jamarius Burton	11	G	6'4"	200	Senior	Charlotte, NC	Texas Tech
Mouhamadou Gueye	21	F	6'10"	200	Graduate Student	Staten Island, NY	Stony Brook

2021 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Nate Santos SF	Windsor, CT	The Loomis Chaffee School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Apr 6, 2021
Nate Santos SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27 Rivals: 22
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: "Pittsburgh Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Judah Mintz #13 SF	Washington, DC	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 18, 2021
Judah Mintz #13 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 87
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 27 Rivals: 22
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: "Pittsburgh Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2021-09-24.

Roster

2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Chris Payton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Bloomington HS Indian Hills CC	Bloomington, IL
G	2	Femi Odukale	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Bishop Loughlin HS	Brooklyn, NY
F	3	Noah Collier	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Westtown School	Mullica Hill, NJ
F	4	Daniel Oladapo	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Bladensburg HS Oakland	Bladensburg, MD
F	5	Nate Santos	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Loomis Chaffee School	Geneva, IL
G	11	Jamarius Burton	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Independence HS Texas Tech	Charlotte, NC
G	12	Ithiel Horton (S)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Roselle Catholic Delaware	Vauxhall, NJ
F	13	Aidan Fisch (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Franklin Regional HS	Murrysville, PA
G	14	Curtis Aiken Jr. (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	North Allegheny Senior HS	Pittsburgh, PA
F	15	Mouhamadou Gueye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Curtis HS Stony Brook	Staten Island, NY
G	22	Nike Sibande	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Crispus Attacuks HS Miami (OH)	Indianapolis, IN
F	23	John Hugley	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Brush HS	Cleveland, OH
G/F	24	William Jeffress	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	McDowell HS	Erie, PA
G	31	Onyebuchi Ezeakudo (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Homestead HS	Fort Wayne, IN
C	35	Max Amadasun	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Our Saviour Lutheran	Dublin, Ireland
G	42	Chayce Smith (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	The Kiski School	Mount Laurel, NJ

Head coach

Jeff Capel (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Gannon	W 89–64	–	20 – Odukale	10 – Gueye	3 – Tied	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	The Citadel	L 63–78	0–1	27 – Hugley	10 – Hugley	4 – Odukale	Petersen Events Center (7,585) Pittsburgh, PA
November 12, 2021* 8:30 p.m., ESPNU	at West Virginia Backyard Brawl	L 59–74	0–2	17 – Hugley	7 – Jeffress	4 – Odukale	WVU Coliseum (14,100) Morgantown, WV
November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	UNC Wilmington	W 59–51	1–2	15 – Odukale	11 – Hugley	3 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (7,261) Pittsburgh, PA
November 19, 2021* 6:00 p.m., ACCN	Towson	W 63–59	2–2	14 – Santos	8 – Santos	4 – 3 tied	Petersen Events Center (7,612) Pittsburgh, PA
November 24, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCN	Vanderbilt	L 52–68	2–3	14 – Odukale	6 – Tied	2 – 3 tied	Petersen Events Center (7,460) Pittsburgh, PA
November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	UMBC	L 77–87	2–4	24 – Hugley	8 – Jeffress	6 – Burton	Petersen Events Center (7,400) Pittsburgh, PA
November 30, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 53–54	2–5	25 – Hugley	14 – Hugley	5 – Odukale	Petersen Events Center (7,736) Pittsburgh, PA
December 3, 2021 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at Virginia	L 56–57	2–6 (0–1)	12 – Hugley	6 – Tied	4 – Burton	John Paul Jones Arena (14,257) Charlottesville, VA
December 9, 2021* 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Colgate Gotham Classic	W 71–68	3–6	22 – Hugley	7 – Hugley	3 – Odukale	Petersen Events Center (7,328) Pittsburgh, PA
December 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Monmouth Gotham Classic	L 52–56	3–7	15 – Burton	13 – Hugley	2 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (7,579) Pittsburgh, PA
December 18, 2021* 12:00 p.m., FS1	vs. St. John's Gotham Classic						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 21, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Jacksonville						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 28, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Notre Dame						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 1, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
January 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
January 8, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Boston College						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 11, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Syracuse						Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
January 15, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	Louisville						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 19, 2021 9:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 25, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Syracuse						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 29, 2022 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at Boston College						Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA
February 2, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 5, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Virginia Tech						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 9, 2022 9:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
February 12, 2022 3:00 p.m., ACCN	NC State						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 16, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 19, 2022 7:00 p.m., ACCN	Georgia Tech						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Miami (FL)						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2022 8:00 p.m., ACCN	Duke						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 5, 2022 ESPN2/ESPNU/ACCN	at Notre Dame						Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
ACC Tournament
March 8–12, 2022	vs.						Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR														Not released
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

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[1] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2020.

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) Trees Gym (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
Culture & lore	Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics