2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 18
Record	7–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jeff Capel (7th season);
Associate head coach	Tim O'Toole (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Milan Brown (7th season); Jason Capel (7th season); Kyle Cieplicki; Gilbert Brown;
Home arena	Petersen Events Center; (Capacity: 12,508)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Clemson	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
Florida State	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
No. 18 Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	7	–	1	.875
California	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	7	–	2	.778
Boston College	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
SMU	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Stanford	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
No. 9 Duke	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Louisville	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
NC State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Virginia	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
No. 20 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 30, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Capel, play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 22–11 and 12–8 in ACC play to finish in a fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament they received a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Wake Forest. They faced North Carolina in the Semfinals where they were defeated 65–72. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and they were eligible to participate in the NIT Tournament, but they opted not to participate.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Blake Hinson	2	F	6'8"	230	Senior	Deltona, Florida	Graduated
Bub Carrington	7	G	6'5"	190	Freshman	Baltimore, Maryland	Drafted 14th overall in the 2024 NBA draft^[2]
KJ Marshall	12	G	5'10"	175	Senior	Reading, Pennsylvania	Graduated
William Jeffress	24	F	6'7"	210	Junior	Erie, Pennsylvania	Transferred to Louisiana Tech^[3]
Federiko Federiko	33	C	6'11"	225	Junior	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Texas Tech^[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Damian Dunn	1	G	6'5"	205	Graduate Student	Kinston, North Carolina	Houston^[5]
Cameron Corhen	2	F	6'10"	235	Junior	Allen, Texas	Florida State^[6]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brandin Cummings #30 SG	Midland, PA	Lincoln Park High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jan 4, 2023
Brandin Cummings #30 SG	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Amsal Delalić G	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Borac Nektar	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 18, 2024
Amsal Delalić G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Liam Mignogna C	Gibsonia, Pennsylvania	Hampton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (110 kg)
Liam Mignogna C	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Amdy Ndiaye F	Dakar, Senegal	Putnam Science Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 3, 2023
Amdy Ndiaye F	Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 78 Rivals: 69
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 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31. "Pittsburgh Panthers". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2023-08-31.

Roster

2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Amdy Ndiaye	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Putnam Science Academy	Dakar, Senegal
G	1	Damian Dunn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Meadowcreek Houston	Kinston, NC
F	2	Cameron Corhen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Sunrise Christian Academy Florida State	Allen, TX
G	3	Brandin Cummings	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Lincoln Park	Midland, PA
F	4	Papa Amadou Kante	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	South Kent Prep	Dakar, Senegal
G	5	Ishmael Leggett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	St. John's College Rhode Island	Washington, D.C.
F	11	Marlon Barnes Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Brush	Cleveland, OH
G	13	Benjamin Mayhew (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Propel Braddock Hills	Wilkinsburg, PA
G	15	Jaland Lowe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Fort Bend Marshall	Missouri City, TX
G	21	Vason Stevenson (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Montour	McKees Rocks, PA
C	24	Liam Mignogna	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Hampton	Gibsonia, PA
F	25	Guillermo Díaz Graham	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Canary Islands, Spain
F	31	Jorge Díaz Graham	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy	Canary Islands, Spain
F	44	Jajuan Nelson (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	String Theory Charter (PA)	Philadelphia, PA
G	52	Amsal Delalić	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Borac Nektar	Bosnia and Herzegovina
F	55	Zack Austin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Sr	Moravian Prep High Point	Winston-Salem, NC

Head coach

Jeff Capel (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 8, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Point Park	W 93–62	–	24 – Leggett	11 – Corhen	5 – Leggett	Petersen Events Center (5,427) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Radford	W 96–56	1–0	21 – Lowe	12 – Leggett	6 – Lowe	Petersen Events Center (6,579) Pittsburgh, PA
November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Murray State	W 83–68	2–0	20 – Lowe	10 – Corhen	3 – Lowe	Petersen Events Center (7,537) Pittsburgh, PA
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 83–64	3–0	21 – Leggett	9 – G. Diaz Graham	5 – Tied	Petersen Events Center (6,229) Pittsburgh, PA
November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		West Virginia Backyard Brawl	W 86–62	4–0	23 – Dunn	10 – G. Diaz Graham	5 – Lowe	Petersen Events Center (10,882) Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		VMI Greenbrier Tip-Off campus game	W 93–48	5–0	14 – Leggett	10 – Lowe	10 – Lowe	Petersen Events Center (6,391) Pittsburgh, PA
November 22, 2024* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. LSU Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division semifinals	W 74–63	6–0	22 – Lowe	8 – Lowe	6 – Lowe	Colonial Hall (1,112) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 24, 2024* 5:30 p.m., CBSSN		vs. No. 19 Wisconsin Greenbrier Tip-Off Mountain Division championships	L 75–81	6–1	17 – Leggett	8 – Leggett	5 – Lowe	Colonial Hall (1,112) White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 29, 2024* 2:30 p.m., Peacock		at Ohio State	W 91–90 ^OT	7–1	28 – Lowe	10 – Leggett	4 – Tied	Value City Arena (13,064) Columbus, OH
December 4, 2024* 9:15 p.m., SECN	No. 18	at Mississippi State ACC–SEC Challenge						Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 18	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		Sam Houston						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 1, 2025 TBD, ACCN		California						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN2		Stanford						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 11, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2		Louisville						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 15, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Florida State						Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
January 18, 2025 12:00 p.m., The CW		Clemson						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		at Syracuse						JMA Wireless Dome Syracuse, NY
January 28, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN		North Carolina						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
February 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN		Virginia						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
February 11, 2025 9:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU						Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
February 15, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		Miami (FL)						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Syracuse						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
February 22, 2025 2:15 p.m., The CW		at Notre Dame						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		Georgia Tech						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
March 5, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
March 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Boston College						Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
ACC Tournament
		vs.						Spectrum Center Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final
AP	—	—	RV	RV	18
Coaches	—	—	RV	25	19

References

^ Behanna, Garett (March 17, 2024). "Pitt declines NIT invite after missing out on NCAA tournament bid". cbsnews.com. KDKA-TV. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
^ Cohn, Sam (June 26, 2024). "Baltimore's Carlton 'Bub' Carrington selected No. 14 overall by Washington Wizards in 2024 NBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
^ Reisenweber, Tom (May 10, 2024). "Former McDowell basketball star William Jeffress is leaving Pitt. Where is he headed?". Erie Times-News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Giese, Nathan (April 17, 2024). "What Pittsburgh transfer Federiko Federiko brings to Texas Tech basketball". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ Carter, Christopher (April 16, 2024). "Pitt lands former Houston, Temple guard Damian Dunn in transfer portal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "Pitt Signs Transfer Forward Cam Corhen". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[1] Behanna, Garett (March 17, 2024). "Pitt declines NIT invite after missing out on NCAA tournament bid". cbsnews.com. KDKA-TV. Retrieved April 8, 2024.

[2] Cohn, Sam (June 26, 2024). "Baltimore's Carlton 'Bub' Carrington selected No. 14 overall by Washington Wizards in 2024 NBA draft". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved June 26, 2024.

[3] Reisenweber, Tom (May 10, 2024). "Former McDowell basketball star William Jeffress is leaving Pitt. Where is he headed?". Erie Times-News. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[4] Giese, Nathan (April 17, 2024). "What Pittsburgh transfer Federiko Federiko brings to Texas Tech basketball". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[5] Carter, Christopher (April 16, 2024). "Pitt lands former Houston, Temple guard Damian Dunn in transfer portal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

[6] "Pitt Signs Transfer Forward Cam Corhen". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 18, 2024. Retrieved August 5, 2024.

[7] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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