# 2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men'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.
On January 24, 2017, Pitt lost by 55 points to Louisville, the team's worst loss since 1906.

## 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. On March 27, 2016, the school hired Kevin Stallings as head coach.

## 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. |||||||

## 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

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