Pittsburgh Panthers | ||||
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University | University of Pittsburgh | |||
First season | 1905–06 | |||
Conference | ACC | |||
Location | Pittsburgh, PA | |||
Head coach | Kevin Stallings (1st year) | |||
Arena |
Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508) |
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Nickname | Panthers | |||
Student section | Oakland Zoo | |||
Colors | Blue and Gold |
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Uniforms | ||||
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Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | ||||
1928 | ||||
Pre-tournament Helms champions | ||||
1928, 1930 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Final Four | ||||
1941 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | ||||
1941, 1974, 2009 | ||||
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1957, 1974, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 | ||||
NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
1941, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
Eastern Eight Big East 2003, 2008 |
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Conference regular season champions | ||||
EIC Big East 1987, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 |
Eastern Eight
1981, 1982
EIC
1933, 1934, 1935, 1937
The Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and plays their home games in the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion twice by the Helms Athletic Foundation and once by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Pitt has reached one Final Four, received 15 First Team All-American selections, appeared in 25 NCAA and eight National Invitation Tournaments (NIT) and through the 2012–13 season, and has recorded 1,577 victories against 1,111 losses since their inaugural season of 1905–06. On March 28, 2016, the school announced the hiring of Kevin Stallings as coach after the departure of Jamie Dixon.