2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
The 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This was Pittsburgh's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference, having moved from the Big East Conference. Pitt had been in the Big East since 1982. They 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 where they defeated Colorado in the second round before losing in the third round to Florida.
2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball | |
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Legends Classic Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Third Round | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
2013–14 record | 26–10 (11–7 ACC) |
Head coach | Jamie Dixon (11th season) |
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Home arena | Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508) |
2013–14 ACC men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Virginia † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 30 | – | 7 | .811 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Syracuse | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Duke | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 North Carolina | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2014 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule
Pitt released its 2013–14 conference opponents on April 23, 2013.[1] They will have home games against Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Maryland, North Carolina State, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest and Syracuse. Away games will consist of Clemson, Boston College, Maryland, Miami, Georgia Tech, North Carolina, North Carolina State, Notre Dame and Syracuse.
On May 21 it was announced that the Panthers will participate as one of the four hosts in the 2013 Legends Classic alongside Houston, Stanford, and Texas Tech. Pittsburgh will host a pair of regional round games, and will then travel to Brooklyn to participate in the championship round with the other three hosts on November 25–26 at the Barclays Center.[2]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Scrimmage | |||||||||||
Sun. Oct. 6* 3:00 p.m. |
Blue-Gold Scrimmage Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair/Fan Fest |
Petersen Events Center (6,000) Pittsburgh | |||||||||
Fri. Oct. 18* 7:00 p.m., Pitt Panthers TV |
Blue-Gold Scrimmage Oakland Zoo Blue-Gold Scrimmage |
Petersen Events Center (2,312) Pittsburgh | |||||||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
Fri. Oct. 25* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
UC San Diego | W 72–59 | |
Petersen Events Center (5,813) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Fri. Nov. 1* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Slippery Rock | W 96–60 | |
Petersen Events Center (8,530) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Fri. Nov. 8* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Savannah State | W 88–55 | 1–0 |
Petersen Events Center (9,235) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Tue. Nov. 12* 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
Fresno State | W 75–54 | 2–0 |
Petersen Events Center (8,543) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Sun. Nov. 17* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Howard Legends Classic – Pittsburgh Regional Game 1 |
W 84–52 | 3–0 |
Petersen Events Center (8,349) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Wed. Nov. 20* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU |
Lehigh Legends Classic – Pittsburgh Regional Game 2 |
W 77–58 | 4–0 |
Petersen Events Center (9,544) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Mon. Nov. 25* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Texas Tech Legends Classic – Semifinals |
W 76–53 | 5–0 |
Barclays Center (6,231) Brooklyn, New York | |||||||
Tue. Nov. 26* 9:30 p.m., ESPNU |
vs. Stanford Legends Classic – Championship Game |
W 88–67 | 6–0 |
Barclays Center (4,029) Brooklyn, New York | |||||||
Sat. Nov. 30* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Duquesne The City Game |
W 84–67 | 7–0 |
Consol Energy Center (11,146) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Tue. Dec. 3* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU |
Penn State ACC–Big Ten Challenge |
W 78–69 | 8–0 |
Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Fri. Dec. 6* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Loyola Marymount | W 85–68 | 9–0 |
Petersen Events Center (8,049) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Sat. Dec. 14* 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
Youngstown State | W 91–73 | 10–0 |
Petersen Events Center (8,621) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Tue. Dec. 17* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Cincinnati Jimmy V Classic |
W 44–43 | 10–1 |
Madison Square Garden (8,062) New York City | |||||||
Sat. Dec. 21* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Cal Poly | W 73–56 | 11–1 |
Petersen Events Center (9,736) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Tue. Dec. 31* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 |
Albany | W 58–46 | 12–1 |
Petersen Events Center (10,049) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Sat. Jan. 4 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
at NC State | W 74–62 | 13–1 (1–0) |
PNC Arena (14,049) Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Mon. Jan. 6 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Maryland | W 79–59 | 14–1 (2–0) |
Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Sat. Jan. 11 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
Wake Forest | W 80–65 | 15–1 (3–0) |
Petersen Events Center (12,515) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Tue. Jan. 14 9:00 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 22 | at Georgia Tech | W 81–74 | 16–1 (4–0) |
McCamish Pavilion (7,131) Atlanta | ||||||
Sat. Jan. 18 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 22 | at No. 2 Syracuse | W 59–54 | 16–2 (4–1) |
Carrier Dome (30,046) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Tue. Jan. 21 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
No. 20 | Clemson | W 76–43 | 17–2 (5–1) |
Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | ||||||
Sat. Jan. 25 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
No. 20 | at Maryland | W 83–79 | 18–2 (6–1) |
Comcast Center (17,202) College Park, Maryland | ||||||
Mon. Jan. 27 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 18 | No. 17 Duke | W 80–65 | 18–3 (6–2) |
Petersen Events Center (12,944) Pittsburgh | ||||||
Sun. Feb. 2 12:30 p.m., ESPNU |
No. 18 | Virginia | W 48–45 | 18–4 (6–3) |
Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | ||||||
Wed. Feb. 5 7:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 25 | at Miami (FL) | W 59–55 OT | 19–4 (7–3) |
BankUnited Center (N/A) Coral Gables, Florida | ||||||
Sat. Feb. 8 12:00 p.m., ACCRSN |
No. 25 | Virginia Tech | W 62–57 2OT | 20–4 (8–3) |
Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | ||||||
Wed. Feb. 12 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 25 | No. 1 Syracuse | W 58–56 | 20–5 (8–4) |
Petersen Events Center (12,935) Pittsburgh | ||||||
Sat. Feb. 15 1:00 p.m., CBS |
No. 25 | at North Carolina | W 75–71 | 20–6 (8–5) |
Dean E. Smith Center (20,341) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
Sun. Feb. 23 6:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Florida State | W 71–66 | 20–7 (8–6) |
Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Wed. Feb. 26 8:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Boston College | W 66–59 | 21–7 (9–6) |
Conte Forum (3,329) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
Sat. Mar. 1 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Notre Dame | W 85–81 OT | 22–7 (10–6) |
Edmund P. Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, Indiana | |||||||
Mon. Mar. 3 9:00 p.m., ESPNU |
NC State | W 74–67 | 22–8 (10–7) |
Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | |||||||
Sat. Mar. 8 4:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Clemson | W 83–78 OT | 23–8 (11–7) |
Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000) Clemson, South Carolina | |||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Thu. Mar. 13 2:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN |
No. (5) | vs. No. (12) Wake Forest Second round |
W 84–55 | 24–8 |
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
Fri. Mar. 14 2:00 p.m., ESPN2/ACCN |
No. (5) | vs. No. 15 (4) North Carolina Quarterfinals |
W 80–75 | 25–8 |
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
Sat. Mar. 15 1:00 p.m., ESPN/ACCN |
No. (5) | vs. No. 6 (1) Virginia Semifinals |
W 51–48 | 25–9 |
Greensboro Coliseum (21,533) Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Thu. Mar. 20* 1:40 p.m., TBS |
No. (9 S) | vs. No. (8 S) Colorado Second round |
W 77–48 | 26–9 |
Amway Center (16,074) Orlando, Florida | ||||||
Sat. Mar. 22* 12:15 p.m., CBS |
No. (9 S) | vs. No. 1 (1 S) Florida Third round |
L 45–61 | 26–10 |
Amway Center (18,512) Orlando, Florida | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) denotes seed within region S=South. |
Rankings
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 |
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AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 20 | 18 | 25 | 25 | RV | NR | RV | NR | NR | N/A |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
References
- "Pitt's ACC Men's Basketball Opponents Announced for 2013–2014". PittsburghPanthers.com. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- "Pittsburgh to play in Legends Classic". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2013-08-03.