# 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by first-year head coach Jeff Capel and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 8–24 overall and 0–18 in ACC play, finishing dead last in the conference and losing in the first round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. On March 8, 2018, Pitt fired head coach Kevin Stallings. On March 27, Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Parker Stewart | 1 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Freshman | Union City, TN | UT Martin |
| Jonathan Milligan | 2 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Ryan Luther | 4 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Senior | Gibsonia, PA | Arizona |
| Marcus Carr | 5 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Toronto, ON | Minnesota |
| Monty Boykins | 33 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | West Chester, OH | Graduated |
| Zach Smith | 35 | G | 6'3" | 200 | RS Senior | Smethport, PA | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Sidy N'Dir | 11 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Graduate Student | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France | New Mexico State |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Xavier Johnson #34 PG | Woodbridge, VA | Bishop O'Connell High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 28, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Trey McGowens #46 SG | Chatham, VA | Hargrave Military Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Au'Diese Toney SG | Fayetteville, NC | Trinity Christian School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 2, 2018 |
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Pitt-Johnstown | W 78–59 | – | 14 – Tied | 6 – Chukwuka | 6 – N'Dir | Petersen Events Center (3,194) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Youngstown State | W 69–53 | 1–0 | 17 – McGowens | 9 – Toney | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (4,729) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | VMI | W 94–55 | 2–0 | 20 – Wilson-Frame | 8 – Toney | 10 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (4,321) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 12, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Troy Barclays Center Classic | W 84–75 | 3–0 | 24 – Wilson-Frame | 7 – Johnson | 9 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (3,285) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Central Arkansas Barclays Center Classic | W 97–71 | 4–0 | 20 – Wilson-Frame | 8 – Brown | 4 – Ellison | Petersen Events Center (2,578) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 17, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | North Alabama Barclays Center Classic | W 71–66 | 5–0 | 23 – Johnson | 8 – Toney | 3 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (3,540) Pittsburgh, PA |
| November 21, 2018* 12:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | vs. Saint Louis Barclays Center Classic | W 75–73 | 6–0 | 20 – Johnson | 8 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Barclays Center (355) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 27, 2018* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at No. 14 Iowa ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 68–69 | 6–1 | 18 – Johnson | 6 – Brown | 6 – Johnson | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,158) Iowa City, IA |
| November 30, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | vs. Duquesne The City Game | W 74–53 | 7–1 | 14 – McGowens | 9 – Toney | 5 – Johnson | PPG Paints Arena (12,246) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 3, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Niagara | L 70–71 | 7–2 | 19 – Johnson | 9 – Toney | 6 – Wilson-Frame | Petersen Events Center (3,468) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 8, 2018* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at West Virginia Backyard Brawl | L 59–69 | 7–3 | 21 – Johnson | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (13,670) Morgantown, WV |
| December 15, 2018* 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 78–43 | 8–3 | 12 – Johnson | 11 – Wilson-Frame | 4 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (4,472) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | New Orleans | W 99–57 | 9–3 | 24 – McGowens | 8 – Toney | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (3,988) Pittsburgh, PA |
| December 29, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | Colgate | W 68–54 | 10–3 | 16 – McGowens | 7 – Wilson-Frame | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (6,182) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC regular season |||||||||
| January 5, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom | | No. 15 North Carolina | L 60–85 | 10–4 (0–1) | 17 – McGowens | 9 – Brown | 2 – Tied | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 9, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom | | Louisville | W 89–86 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (1–1) | 33 – McGowens | 6 – McGowens | 10 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (6,290) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 12, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom | | at No. 15 NC State | L 80–86 | 11–5 (1–2) | 25 – Johnson | 8 – Brown | 7 – McGowens | PNC Arena (17,695) Raleigh, NC |
| January 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 11 Florida State | W 75–62 | 12–5 (2–2) | 30 – McGowens | 8 – Toney | 4 – McGowens | Petersen Events Center (6,780) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Syracuse | L 63–74 | 12–6 (2–3) | 19 – Wilson-Frame | 9 – Toney | 3 – Johnson | Carrier Dome (24,466) Syracuse, NY |
| January 22, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN | | No. 2 Duke | L 64–79 | 12–7 (2–4) | 14 – McGowens | 6 – Brown | 2 – N'Dir | Petersen Events Center (12,881) Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 26, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom | | at No. 23 Louisville | L 51–66 | 12–8 (2–5) | 14 – Wilson-Frame | 8 – Davis | 4 – Johnson | KFC Yum! Center (16,929) Louisville, KY |
| January 29, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Clemson | L 69–82 | 12–9 (2–6) | 30 – Johnson | 4 – 5 tied | 1 – Tied | Littlejohn Coliseum (6,474) Clemson, SC |
| February 2, 2019 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Syracuse | L 56–65 | 12–10 (2–7) | 16 – Brown | 11 – Ellison | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Wake Forest | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 12–11 (2–8) | 23 – Johnson | 8 – Ellison | 9 – Johnson | LJVM Coliseum (5,170) Winston-Salem, NC |
| February 9, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom | | NC State | L 76–79 | 12–12 (2–9) | 17 – Johnson | 7 – Toney | 6 – N'Dir | Petersen Events Center (8,950) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Boston College | L 57–66 | 12–13 (2–10) | 12 – Wilson-Frame | 7 – 3 tied | 7 – Johnson | Conte Forum (3,463) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| February 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ACCRSN | | No. 22 Virginia Tech | L 64–70 | 12–14 (2–11) | 18 – Johnson | 6 – N'Dir | 5 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (10,289) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 20, 2019 9:00 pm, ACCRSN | | at Georgia Tech | L 65–73 | 12–15 (2–12) | 19 – Wilson-Frame | 10 – Toney | 6 – Johnson | McCamish Pavilion (4,959) Atlanta, GA |
| February 27, 2019 7:00 pm, ACCRSN | | Clemson | L 48–62 | 12–16 (2–13) | 14 – Johnson | 6 – Wilson-Frame | 3 – McGowens | Petersen Events Center (6,102) Pittsburgh, PA |
| March 2, 2019 2:00 pm, Raycom | | at No. 2 Virginia | L 49–73 | 12–17 (2–14) | 17 – Wilson-Frame | 7 – Toney | 4 – Wilson-Frame | John Paul Jones Arena (13,452) Charlottesville, VA |
| March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, Raycom | | at Miami (FL) | L 63–76 | 12–18 (2–15) | 18 – Wilson-Frame | 6 – Johnson | 5 – Johnson | Watsco Center (6,373) Coral Gables, FL |
| March 9, 2019 12:00 pm, Raycom | | Notre Dame | W 56–53 | 13–18 (3–15) | 16 – McGowens | 6 – Chukwuka | 6 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (8,602) Pittsburgh, PA |
| ACC Tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (14) | vs. (11) Boston College First Round | W 80–70 | 14–18 | 26 – McGowens | 9 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Spectrum Center (9,677) Charlotte, NC |
| March 13, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | (14) | vs. (6) Syracuse Second Round | L 59–73 | 14–19 | 24 – Wilson-Frame | 13 – Brown | 6 – Johnson | Spectrum Center (19,691) Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||