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 second 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.

2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
NIT, First Round, L 54–60 vs. George Washington
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record19–15 (8–10 ACC)
Head coachJamie Dixon (12th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brandin Knight (7th season)
  • Bill Barton (4th season)
  • Marlon Williamson (1st season)
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Virginia162 .889  304  .882
No. 4 Duke153 .833  354  .897
No. 8 Notre Dame144 .778  326  .842
No. 15 North Carolina117 .611  2612  .684
Miami (FL)108 .556  2513  .658
NC State108 .556  2214  .611
Syracuse99 .500  1813  .581
Clemson810 .444  1615  .516
Florida State810 .444  1716  .515
Pittsburgh810 .444  1915  .559
Wake Forest513 .278  1319  .406
Boston College414 .222  1319  .406
Georgia Tech315 .167  1219  .387
Virginia Tech216 .111  1122  .333
No. 17 Louisville*06 .000  08  .000
ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Louisville: 24 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed Record-(27-9)(12-6)

Last 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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Lamar Patterson21G/F6'5"195RS SeniorLancaster, PAGraduated/2014 NBA Draft
Talib Zanna42F6'9"230RS SeniorKaduna, NigeriaGraduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Sheldon Jeter21F6'8"220SophomoreBeaver Falls, PAJunior college transfer from Polk State College
Tyrone Haughton44C6'9"217JuniorMiami, FLJunior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College

Class of 2014 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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 2014-07-01.

    Roster

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    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 James Robinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrDeMatha Catholic Mitchellville, MD
    F 1 Jamel Artis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoNotre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA) Baltimore, MD
    F 2 Michael Young 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)245 lb (111 kg) SoSt. Benedict's (Newark, NJ) Duquesne, PA
    G 3 Cameron Wright  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SrBenedictine Cleveland, OH
    F 4 Ryan Luther 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrHampton Gibsonia, PA
    F 5 Durand Johnson (S)  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrBrewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH) Baltimore, MD
    F 11 Derrick Randall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrSouth Kent (South Kent, CT) Brooklyn, NY
    G/F 12 Chris Jones  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS SoTeaneck Teaneck, NJ
    G 13 Josh Newkirk 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoWord of God Raleigh, NC
    F 15 Aron Nwankwo (W)  6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrBaltimore City College Baltimore, MD
    F 21 Sheldon Jeter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoBeaver Falls
    Polk State College
    Beaver Falls, PA
    G 22 Joshua Ko (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)150 lb (68 kg) SoKalaheo Kailua, HI
    G 23 Cameron Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrOur Lady of the Sacred Heart Moon Township, PA
    G 24 Mike Lecak (W)  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrNorth Canyon (Phoenix, AZ)
    Wheeling Jesuit
    Pittsburgh, PA
    C 44 Tyrone Haughton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrDr. Kopp
    Iowa Western CC
    Miami, FL
    C 50 Joseph Uchebo 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)260 lb (118 kg) JrWord of God (Raleigh, NC)
    Chipola College
    Enugu, Nigeria
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    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 10162 
    Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym (322)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    Sun. Aug. 3*
    3:00 p.m.
    Bahamas All-Stars W 11359 
    Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym (547)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    Tue. Aug. 5*
    7:00 p.m.
    Street Legends All-Stars W 9455 
    Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym (313)
    Nassau, Bahamas
    Wed. Aug. 6*
    7:00 p.m.
    Atlantis All-Stars W 12453 
    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 7258 
    Petersen Events Center (5,819)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Fri. Nov. 7*
    7:00 p.m.
    Philadelphia W 8271 
    Petersen Events Center (6,157)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Regular season
    Fri. Nov. 14*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN3
    Niagara W 7845  10
    Petersen Events Center (9,749)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Sun. Nov. 16*
    1:00 p.m., ACCRSN
    Samford
    Maui Invitational Tournament Opening Round
    W 6356  20
    Petersen Events Center (8,249)
    Pittsburgh, PA
    Fri. Nov. 21*
    12:00 a.m.
    at Hawaiʻi L 7074  21
    Hawaii War Memorial Gym (1,203)
    Wailuku, HI
    Mon. Nov. 24*
    9:00 p.m., ESPNU
    vs. Chaminade
    Maui Invitational Tournament Quarterfinals
    W 8168  31
    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.
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