# 2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2014–15 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 twelfth-year head coach Jamie Dixon. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to NC State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 26–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a number nine seed where they defeated Colorado in the first round before losing in the second round to number one seeded Florida.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Lamar Patterson | 21 | G/F | 6'5" | 195 | RS Senior | Lancaster, PA | Graduated/2014 NBA draft |
| Talib Zanna | 42 | F | 6'9" | 230 | RS Senior | Kaduna, Nigeria | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Sheldon Jeter | 21 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Sophomore | Beaver Falls, PA | Junior college transfer from Polk State College |
| Tyrone Haughton | 44 | C | 6'9" | 217 | Junior | Miami, FL | Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College |

## Class of 2014 signees

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Ryan Luther SF | Gibsonia, PA | Hampton | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Oct 24, 2013 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Cameron Johnson SG | Hagerstown, MD | Our Lady of the Sacred Heart | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Apr 21, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 1, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Bahamas Foreign Tour ||||||
| Sat. Aug. 2* 3:00 p.m. | | Pyramid Food Rockets | W 101–62 | | Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym (322) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Sun. Aug. 3* 3:00 p.m. | | Bahamas All-Stars | W 113–59 | | Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym (547) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Tue. Aug. 5* 7:00 p.m. | | Street Legends All-Stars | W 94–55 | | Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym (313) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Wed. Aug. 6* 7:00 p.m. | | Atlantis All-Stars | W 124–53 | | Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym (412) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Scrimmage ||||||
| Fri. Oct. 3* 7:00 p.m. | | Blue-Gold Scrimmage Oakland Zoo Scrimmage | | | Petersen Events Center (N/A) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun. Oct. 19* 3:00 p.m. | | Blue-Gold Scrimmage Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair/Fan Fest | | | Petersen Events Center (N/A) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Fri. Oct. 31* 7:00 p.m. | | Indiana (PA) | W 72–58 | | Petersen Events Center (5,819) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Fri. Nov. 7* 7:00 p.m. | | Philadelphia | W 82–71 | | Petersen Events Center (6,157) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| Fri. Nov. 14* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Niagara | W 78–45 | 1–0 | Petersen Events Center (9,749) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun. Nov. 16* 1:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Samford Maui Invitational Tournament Opening Round | W 63–56 | 2–0 | Petersen Events Center (8,249) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Fri. Nov. 21* 12:00 a.m. | | at Hawaiʻi | L 70–74 | 2–1 | Hawaii War Memorial Gym (1,203) Wailuku, HI |
| Mon. Nov. 24* 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals | W 81–68 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Tue. Nov. 25* 10:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. No. 15 San Diego State Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals | L 57–74 | 3–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Wed. Nov. 26* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 | | vs. Kansas State Maui Invitational Tournament 3rd Place Game | W 70–47 | 4–2 | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Tue. Dec. 2* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Indiana ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 69–81 | 4–3 | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Fri. Dec. 5* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | vs. Duquesne The City Game | W 76–62 | 5–3 | Consol Energy Center (14,905) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sat. Dec. 13* 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | | St. Bonaventure | W 58–54 | 6–3 | Petersen Events Center (9,425) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Wed. Dec. 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Manhattan | W 65–56 | 7–3 | Petersen Events Center (8,149) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sat. Dec. 20* 4:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Oakland | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Petersen Events Center (9,049) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Tue. Dec. 23* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Holy Cross | W 58–39 | 9–3 | Petersen Events Center (8,825) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Tue. Dec. 30* 7:30 p.m., ESPN3 | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 71–54 | 10–3 | Petersen Events Center (10,249) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sat. Jan. 3 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at NC State | L 50–68 | 10–4 (0–1) | PNC Arena (16,197) Raleigh, NC |
| Tue. Jan. 6 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | at Boston College | W 61–60 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (1–1) | Conte Forum (2,213) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Sat. Jan. 10 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Clemson | L 62–71 | 11–5 (1–2) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Wed. Jan. 14 9:00 p.m., ACCRSN | | Florida State | W 73–64 | 12–5 (2–2) | Petersen Events Center (10,989) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sat. Jan. 17 4:00 p.m., ACCN | | Georgia Tech | W 70–65 | 13–5 (3–2) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mon. Jan. 19 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 5 Duke | L 65–79 | 13–6 (3–3) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| Sun. Jan. 25 4:00 p.m., CBS | | No. 10 Louisville | L 68–80 | 13–7 (3–4) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Tue. Jan. 27 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Virginia Tech | L 67–70 $^{OT}$ | 13–8 (3–5) | Cassell Coliseum (5,206) Blacksburg, VA |
| Sat. Jan. 31 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 8 Notre Dame | W 76–72 | 14–8 (4–5) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mon. Feb. 2* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | Bryant | W 72–67 | 15–8 | Petersen Events Center (7,749) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sat. Feb. 7 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | Syracuse | W 83–77 | 16–8 (5–5) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Wed. Feb. 11 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 9 Louisville | L 56–69 | 16–9 (5–6) | KFC Yum! Center (22,132) Louisville, KY |
| Sat. Feb. 14 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | No. 12 North Carolina | W 89–76 | 17–9 (6–6) | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mon. Feb. 16 7:00 p.m., ESPN | | at No. 2 Virginia | L 49–61 | 17–10 (6–7) | John Paul Jones Arena (13,953) Charlottesville, VA |
| Sat. Feb. 21 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at Syracuse | W 65–61 | 18–10 (7–7) | Carrier Dome (30,144) Syracuse, NY |
| Tue. Feb. 24 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | | Boston College | W 71–65 | 19–10 (8–7) | Petersen Events Center (9,142) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sun. Mar. 1 6:30 p.m., ESPNU | | at Wake Forest | L 66–69 | 19–11 (8–8) | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (10,109) Winston-Salem, NC |
| Wed. Mar. 4 8:00 p.m., ACCN | | Miami (FL) | L 63–67 | 19–12 (8–9) | Petersen Events Center (10,549) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Sat. Mar. 7 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | at Florida State | L 52–61 | 19–13 (8–10) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (6,276) Tallahassee, FL |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Wed. Mar. 11 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN | No. (10) | vs. No. (7) NC State Second round | L 70–81 | 19–14 | Greensboro Coliseum (22,026) Greensboro, NC |
| NIT ||||||
| Tue. Mar. 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN | No. (4) | No. (5) George Washington First round | L 54–60 | 19–15 | Petersen Events Center (3,049) Pittsburgh, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||