Pittsburgh Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Pittsburgh Panthers

ACC (22-11, 14-6)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/3 Virginia (68-65), 2/1 at North Carolina (65-64)
Bad Losses: 1/21 Florida State (64-71), 3/1 at Notre Dame (81-88)
Coach: Jeff Capel
 
Probable Starters:
Blake Hinson, Junior, Forward, 15.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Federiko Federiko, Sophomore, Center, 7.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Jamarius Burton, Senior, Guard, 15.6 ppg, 4.4 apg, 4.8 rpg
Nelly Cummings, Senior, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 4.8 apg
Greg Elliott, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 1.2 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Jorge Diaz Graham, Freshman, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Guillermo Diaz Graham, Freshman, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Nate Santos, Sophomore, Forward, 1.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Nike Sibande, Senior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 1.2 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.9 (79th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.3 (150, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (160, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.8 (66, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (22, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.0 (80, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.7 (38, 5)
Rebound Margin: 2.6 (104, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (81, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.3 (60, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016NCAARound of 64 loss to Wisconsin
2015NITFirst Round loss to George Washington
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Colorado
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Florida
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to Wichita State
2012CBIFirst Round win over Wofford
2012CBIQuarterfinal win over Princeton
2012CBISemifinal win over Butler
2012CBIFinal loss to Washington State
2011NCAARound of 64 win over NC-Asheville
2011NCAARound of 32 loss to Butler
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Oakland
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to Xavier
2009NCAARound of 64 win over East Tennessee State
2009NCAARound of 32 win over Oklahoma State
2009NCAARegional Semifinal win over Xavier
2009NCAARegional Final loss to Villanova
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Oral Roberts
2008NCAARound of 32 loss to Michigan State
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Wright State
2007NCAARound of 32 win over VCU
2007NCAARegional Semifinal loss to UCLA
 
*all team stats through 3/5