Pitt (0-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. Saint Francis (0-0, 0-0 NEC) Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020 • 7:00 PM RSN (AT&T Sportsnet) • 93.7 The Fan Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

THE MATCHUP Pitt Saint Francis Panthers Red Flash 2020-21 SCHEDULE 2019-20 Record (ACC) 16-17 (6-14) 2019-20 Record (NEC) 22-19 (13-5) Date Opponent (TV) Time AP / Coaches Polls nr / nr AP / Coaches Polls nr / nr N. 25 SAINT FRANCIS (RSN) 7 PM Last Game L, 73-58 vs. NC State (3/11) Last Game L, 77-67 vs. Robert Morris (3/10) N. 28 DREXEL (ACCNX) 1 PM Head Coach Jeff Capel (Duke, ‘97) Head Coach Rob Krimmel (St. Francis, ‘00) ACC / Big Ten Challenge Pitt Record 30-36 (Third Season) Saint Francis Record 119-133 (Ninth Season) D. 9 at Northwestern TBD Career Record 192-146 (12th Season) Career Record same

D. 12 GARDNER-WEBB (ACCNX) 2 PM BROADCAST INFORMATION SERIES HISTORY D. 16 at Miami * TBD RSN (AT&T Sportsnet) All-Time Series Pitt leads 29-0 D. 22 LOUISVILLE * TBD Eric Collins (PxP) In Pittsburgh Pitt leads 21-0 D. 29 at Duke * TBD Grant Long (analyst) At Petersen Events Center Pitt leads 3-0 WatchESPN xx Under Jeff Capel fi rst meeting J. 2 NOTRE DAME * TBD Pitt Radio Network (Flagship station 93.7 The Fan) First Meeting Pitt 88, Saint Francis 65 (1/20/73) J. 9 FLORIDA STATE * TBD Bill Hillgrove (PxP) Last Meeting Pitt 71, Saint Francis 47 (12/21/11) J. 12 at Georgia Tech * TBD Curtis Aiken (analyst) Current Streak Pitt W, 29 J. 16 SYRACUSE * TBD Sirius/XM na/383 Pitt vs. NEC Opponents Pitt leads 43-1 J. 19 DUKE * TBD J. 23 at Boston College * TBD THE OPENING TIP J. 26 NORTH CAROLINA * TBD F. 3 VIRGINIA TECH * TBD • Pitt opens the season against Saint Francis • Head coach Jeff Capel is 9-2 in his head F. 7 at Wake Forest * TBD Wednesday, Nov. 25 at the Petersen Events Center coaching career in season openers winning each F. 10 at Louisville * TBD (7 p.m. - AT&T Sportsnet). of the past seven openers. F. 13 at Syracuse * TBD • With the start of this season pushed back to • Pitt has won 17 of 18 home openers at the F. 17 NC STATE * TBD Nov. 25, Pitt is playing its latest season opener Petersen Events Center and is 92-21 all-time in F. 21 CLEMSON * TBD since an 84-73 win over Duquesne (11/29/95) to home openers. F. 24 at Virginia * TBD open the 1995-96 season. • Pitt returns three starters from a year F. 28 at NC State * TBD • The Panthers are 3-0 in season openers ago, including double-figure scorers Justin M. 2 WAKE FOREST * TBD against Saint Francis having topped the Red Flash Champagnie (12.7 ppg.) and Xavier Johnson (11.7 M. 6 at Clemson * TBD in the opening game of the 1980-81, 1984-85 and ppg.). Au’Diese Toney (9.5 ppg.) also returns after 1992-93 seasons. starting 25 of 31 games played last season. ACC Tournament • The Panthers are 79-34 all-time in season • Pitt is 43-1 all-time against teams currently in M. 9-13 ACC Tournament (ESPN/ACCN) TBD openers. Pitt is 15-0 in season openers at the the Northeast Conference. The Panthers have Petersen Events Center and has won 22 of its won the past four games against NEC opponents [-/-] Pitt / Opponent AP Rank past 23 season opening contests. following a 59-54 loss to Wagner Dec. 20, 2011. * ACC Contest • Overtime 2019-20 PITT PANTHERS AVERAGES All Game Times are Eastern Time Zone HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables 0 Ithiel Horton (6-3, 200, R-So.) G - - - 79 3FGs as a FR at Delaware in 2018-19 1 • Xavier Johnson (6-3, 200, Jr.) G 11.7 3.7 4.9 51 career double-fi gure scoring games 2 Femi Odukale (6-5, 185, Fr.) G - - - rankedin the top 150 by Rivals; No. 1 player in Mass. 3 Noah Collier (6-8, 210, Fr.) F - - - 3x all-league and all-state selection MEDIA RELATIONS 4 Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. (6-5, 200, So.) G/F 1.2 1.1 0.4 played in 21 games as a FR 5 • Au’Diese Toney (6-6, 210, Jr.) G/F 9.5 4.8 1.2 has started 53 of 63 career games Matt Plizga, Assistant AD (MBB) 11 • Justin Champagnie (6-6, 200, So.) G/F 12.7 7.0 0.7 23 double-fi gure scoring games as a FR [email protected] (email) 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly (6-8, 215, So.) F 2.7 1.7 0.2 2 games with 10 or more points as a FR (412) 648-8240 (offi ce) 13 Aidan Fisch (6-5, 200, Jr.) F - - - walk-on; former team manager (919) 812-0882 (cell) 14 Curtis Aiken, Jr. (6-1, 200, R-Fr.) G 0.3 0.3 0.2 has played in 6 career games Nick Macdonald, Assistant Director (MSOC, 2MBB, SB) 21 Terrell Brown (6-10, 235, Jr.) F/C 4.9 3.5 0.2 4th all-time at Pitt with 156 career blocks [email protected] (email) 22 Nike Sibande (6-4, 185, Sr.) G 13.9 5.9 1.7 1,493 carere points in 3 seasons at Miami [Ohio] (412) 648-8240 (offi ce) 23 John Hugley (6-9, 240, Fr.) F - - - consensus top 100 recruit; 2x all-state selection (412) 523-4199 (cell) 24 William Jeffress (6-7, 205, Fr.) G/F - - - 3x all-state pick; No. 79 recruit in Rivals rankings Website PittsburghPanthers.com 31 Onyebuchi Ezeakudo (6-0, 180, So.) G 0.2 0.5 0.3 has played in 15 career games Stats bit.ly/3nyppzR 35 Max Amadasun (6-10, 230, Fr.) C - - - fi rst team All-GAC; No. 5 recruit out of New York Twitter / Instagram @Pitt_MBB / @pitt_mbb 42 Chayce Smith (6-3, 185, So.) G 0.0 1.0 0.0 has played in 1 career game Hashtags #ZooEra, #H2P • - returning starter BY THE NUMBERS 2019-20 STATS COMPARISON

• The Panthers are 15-0 with a +21.3 margin of • Justin Champagnie will look to build on an Pitt SFU oustanding freshman season in which he led the victory in season openers at the Petersen Events Points 65.2 77.7 Panthers in scoring (12.7 ppg.), rebounds (7.0 rpg.) Center. Pitt has won both season openers at the Opp. Points 65.7 71.8 and fourth in double-fi gure scoring games (23). Pete under head coach Jeff Capel. Rebounds 34.2 36.4 • Pitt was picked 13th in the Atlantic Coast He scored in double fi gures 14 times in ACC play, Opp. Rebounds 36.3 33.5 Conference by the league’s media. The Panthers including three games with 20 or more points Off. Rebounds 11.9 11.3 return 10 letterwinners and three starters from scored. Champagnie also posted a pair of 30+ Opp. Off. Rebounds 11.7 10.2 a team that fi nsihed 16-17 overall a year ago. point games, including a 31-point effort in the Pct. .404 .467 • The Panthers welcome seven newcomers to opening round of the ACC Tournament. the roster, including a fi ve-player freshmen class • Xavier Johnson is one of two returning players, Opp. Field Goal Pct. .430 .442 - Max Amadasun, Noah Collier, John Hugley, along with Kihei Clark of Virginia, in the ACC to Three-Point Pct. .296 .360 William Jeffress and Femi Odukale - that ranked average at least 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 Opp. Three-Point Pct. .339 .336 No. 22 (No. 5 in the ACC) in the country by Rivals. assists per game last season. Johnson recorded Three-Point FGs 5.3 6.4 • Justin Champagnie recorded one of the top 11.7 points, 3.7 rebounds and 4.9 assists per Opp. Three-Point FGs 7.5 7.8 freshman seasons in program history a year ago, contest as a sophomore. Pct. .713 .750 fi nishing in the top fi ve of the freshman record • Transfer Nike Sibande is still awaiting a Opp. Free Throw Pct. .713 .719 books in points, points per game, double-fi gure decision from the NCAA on his appeal for Free Throws Made 14.2 15.1 scoring games, 20+ point games, 30+ point immediate eligibility. Sibande averaged 15.1 points Opp. Free Throws Made 10.3 11.9 games, fi eld goals, fi eld goal attempts, three- and 5.1 rebounds, while making 186 three-point Personal Fouls 15.5 16.7 point fi eld goal attempts, rebounds, double- fi eld goals in 97 career games at Miami [Ohio]. Assists 12.2 11.7 fi gure rebounding games, minutes played and • Terrell Brown enters the season ranked fourth Opp. Assists 14.2 13.2 minutes per game. at Pitt with 156 career blocks and is 14 shy of Turnovers 12.2 12.2 • Xavier Johnson is 103 points shy of becoming tying Sam Clancy for third overall in the Panther Opp. Turnovers 15.5 13.8 the 47th player in program history to reach the record books. He is averaging 5.0 points and 3.8 Blocked Shots 3.4 2.7 1,000-point plateau. Johnson is averaging 13.6 rebounds in 97 career games (45 starts). Opp. Blocked Shots 4.2 3.4 points with 51 double-fi gure scoring efforts in 66 • Over the fi nal eight games of last season, Steals 7.8 7.0 career games. Abdoul Karim Coulibaly shot 50.0 percent (16- Opp. Steals 5.5 5.7 • Au’Diese Toney enters the season with career of-32) from the fi eld, while averaging 4.9 points averages of 8.5 points and 5.2 rebounds per and 2.9 rebounds in 11.3 minutes of action. He is game with 23 double-fi gure scoring efforts. Last PITT IN SEASON OPENERS poised for a larger role as a sophomore following season, he averaged 9.5 points, while shooting a strong offseason and preseason. 46.1 percent (107-of-232) from the fi eld. Overall Record 79-34 • John Hugley, a consensus top 100 prospect • Redshirt sophomore Ithiel Horton is ready for Last 10 Season Openers 9-1 and the 80th-ranked player in the class of 2020 by his fi rst game in a Panther uniform after sitting Last 20 Season Openers 19-1 Rivals, is Pitt’s highest ranked recruit since 2012 out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. ( [5] and James Robinson [59]). Season Opener Home Record 67-13 He averaged 13.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 • William Jeffress is expected to make his Petersen Events Center Record 15-0 rebounds per game, while shooting 40.9 percent college debut at 17 years, 5 months and 22 days Current Streak W, 2 (79-of-193) from three-point range as a freshman old, becoming the youngest ACC player to make Under Jeff Capel 2-0 at Delaware during the 2018-19 season. their college debut since Brad Daughtery of North Carolina in 1982. PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS PROTOCOLS & CAPACITY • Due to state and local COVID restrictions, the University of Pittsburgh will host a limited capacity of 1,250 attendees for each of it’s 14 home games this season and will be offering all tickets on a single game basis. • In addition to fans and students, the capacity number includes players, coaches, staff, home and visiting team allocations, and venue personnel. These numbers are subject to change due to our current evolving environment. • All fans at Petersen Events Center are required to wear masks and abide by social distancing protocols. A complete list of game day policies and procedures, parking, and recommended entrances for those attending Pitt home games will be posted on www. PittsburghPanthers.com in advance of the season opener. • Pitt will switch to mobile ticketing at all open entrances at the Petersen Events Center to provide contactless entry for the most sanitary and effi cient way to enter the facility. • Pitt fans can download and store tickets • Justin Champagnie averaged 12.7 points and • Xavier Johnson has scored 897 points in 66 to their Apple or Android smartphone, which 7.0 rebounds per game to become the fi rst Pitt career games to rank second at Pitt in most points will never leave the owner’s hands and avoids freshman to lead the team in points and rebounds scored through sophomore season. DeJuan Blair additional touching from arena personnel. since Charles Smith accomplished that feat scored 979 points in his two seasons with the during the 1984-85 season. Panthers. WHAT’S RETURNING FOR PITT 22 • Nike Sibande • transfer guard awaiting PITT SEASON & CAREER TOTALS decision on NCAA eligibility appeal ... scored • In addition to returning three starters and 10 1,493 points and made 186 three-point fi eld letterwinners, Pitt brings back 63.1 percent of its 2020-21 Career goals at Miami [Ohio]. scoring, 61.4 percent of its rebounding and 60.1 Double-Figure Scoring Games 23 • John Hugley • consensus top 100 prospect percent of its assists from last season. Xavier Johnson - 51 (27-24)) ... shows outstanding instincts in the post ... Justin Champagnie - 23 (11-12) solid footwork and passing ability ... has the size Panthers’ Returning Production Au’Diese Toney - 23 (14-9) Total PCT and skill to make an immediate impact ... solid Terrell Brown - 18 (7-11) Games Started 98-of-165 59.4 touch in the paint as well as shooting touch from Abdoul Karim Coulibaly - 2 (1-1) Minutes 4,98-of-6625 63.4 three-point range. Points 1357-of-2152 63.1 24 • William Jeffress • top 100 prospect ... 30+ Point Games Made Field Goals 484-of-755 64.1 one of the younger players in the NCAA after Justin Champagnie - 2 (2-0) reclassifying following junior year of high school Field Goal Attempts 1160-of-1867 62.1 Xavier Johnson - 1 (0-1) ... high IQ player ... good shooting stroke witht Three-Point Field Goals 89-of-175 50.9 the ability to slash to the hoop and fi nish in Three-Point Attempts 318-of-592 53.7 20+ Point Games traffi c. Made Free Throws 300-of-467 64.2 Xavier Johnson - 11 (7-4) 31 • Onyebuchi Ezeakudo • walk-on guard who Justin Champagnie - 6 (5-1) Free Throw Attempts 426-of-655 65.0 has work hard to earn playing time ... excellent Au’Diese Toney - 3 (1-2) Rebounds 693-of-1128 61.4 defender and competitor. Offensive Rebounds 245-of-394 62.2 35 • Max Amadasun • post prospect with good 10+ Games Defensive Rebounds 448-of-734 61.0 size and strength ... aggressive defensive player Justin Champagnie - 7 (3-4) Assists 243-of-404 60.1 ... has shown soft touch on the . Au’Diese Toney - 2 (1-1) Blocks 93-of-113 82.3 42 • Chayce Smith • walk-on ... son of Pitt Hall of Terrell Brown - 1 (1-0) Steals 146-of-258 56.6 Famer Charles Smith ... has played in one career game. 10+ Games PANTHER SCOUTING REPORT Xavier Johnson - 3 (3-0) 0 • Ithiel Horton • set to make his Pitt debut ... PRESEASON ACC PROJECTIONS Double-Doubles • Pitt was picked to fi nish 13th in the Atlantic made 79 three-point fi eld goals and averaged Justin Champagnie - 6 (3-3) Coast Conference as voted upon by the league’s 13.2 points per game as a freshman at Delaware Xavier Johnson - 2 (2-0) in 2018-19 ... excellent perimeter shooter ... plays media as part of its virtual media day in with great energy and passion. November. 3+ Three-Point FG Games 1 • Xavier Johnson • one of the top guards in the Xavier Johnson - 5 (2-3) ACC ... 897 points and 312 assists in 66 career 2020-21 ACC Predicted Order of Finish Justin Champagnie - 5 (5-0) games ...underrated defender with 101 steals and Rk School Points Au’Diese Toney - 1 (0-1) 49 charges drawn ... outside shooting stroke 1. Virginia 2214 (97) continues to improve. 2. Duke 2146 (34) Scoring Leaders 2 • Femi Odukale • top 150 prospect ... confi dent 3. Florida State 1973 (15) Xavier Johnson - 18 (6-12) player with the ability to impact the game as a 4. North Carolina 1933 (7) Justin Champagnie - 12 (7-5) scorer, passer or defender ... comfortable in the 5. Louisville 1693 (2) Au’Diese Toney - 4 (0-4) open fl oor leading the break and attacking off 6. Syracuse 1234 Terrell Brown - 3 (1-2) the dribble. 7. Miami 1223 3 • Noah Collier • top 150 prospect ... explosive 8. NC State 1149 Rebounding Leaders fi nisher ... glue guy who plays well off others ... 9. Georgia Tech 1147 Au’Diese Toney - 19 (10-9) can guard multiple positions ... uses athleticism 10. Clemson 1057 Justin Champagnie - 18 (7-11) to attack the glass on both ends of the fl oor. 11. Virginia Tech 794 Terrell Brown - 14 (2-12) 4 • Gerald Drumgoole Jr. • solid wing player with 12. Notre Dame 769 Xavier Johnson - 5 (1-4) strong understanding of the game ... continues 13. Pitt 635 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly - 1 (1-0) to work on conditioning to improve burst and 14. Boston College 404 explosiveness ... solid in all facets of the game 15. Wake Forest 229 Assists Leaders ... freshman season hampered by ankle injury a First-place votes in parentheses; 155 total voters Xavier Johnson - 46 (23-23) year ago. Au’Diese Toney - 1 (0-1) 5 • Au’Diese Toney • outstanding wing with the Justin Champagnie - 1 (0-1) HOME COURT ADVANTAGE Terrell Brown - 1 (1-0) ability to play multiple positions ... averagin 8.5 • Pitt has compiled a 262-66 (.799) record, points and 5.2 rebounds in 63 career games including a 157-10 (.940) ledger in non- Record in such games in ( ) ... explosive athlete who continues to evolve conference play, at the Petersen Events Center. as an offensive weapon ... shooting stroke has • Pitt is 24-25 (.490) versus teams ranked in improved with each season. the top 25 of the AP Poll at the Petersen Events 11 • Justin Champagnie • one of the top freshmen Center, with a 14-8 (.636) mark against top- in the ACC a year ago ... averaged team-high 12.7 10 teams and a 9-3 (.750) ledger versus teams points and 7.0 rebounds per game ... shooting ranked in the top-5. consistency continues to grow ... will look to improve scoring effi ciency in second season. NCAA • Homecourt Wins since 2002-03 Season 12 • Abdoul Karim Coulibaly • emerging post Rk Team Wins player who added strength in the offseason ... 1. Kansas 283 playing with great confi dence and energy ... 2. Memphis 278 active defender with good length. 3. Kentucky 273 13 • Aidan Fisch • walk-on ... former team 4. Duke 272 manager. 5. Syracuse 268 14 • Curtis Aiken Jr. • walk-on ... son of former 6. Pitt 262 Pitt standout and current radio analyst Curtis Creighton 262 AIken ... has appeared in six career games. 8. Wisconsin 258 21 • Terrell Brown • veteran post with 485 9. Michigan State 253 points, 368 rebounds and 156 career blocks ... 10. Gonzaga 248 excellent shot blocker ... has the athleticism to be an effective fi nisher in traffi c. through 2019-20 season QUICKEST TO 1,000-POINT CLUB ACC • Returning Scoring Leaders STREAKS • Xavier Johnson enters the 2020-21 season Rk Player, School PPG with 897 career points in 66 career games. He 1. Garrison Brooks, North Carolina 16.8 Overall Lost 1 is attempting to become just the 15th player in 2. Michael Devoe, Georgia Tech 16.0 Unranked teams anywhere Lost 1 program history to top the 1,000-point mark in 3. Chris Lykes, Miami 15.4 Ranked teams anywhere Lost 8 80 games or fewer. 4. Buddy Boeheim, Syracuse 15.1 Home Lost 3 • Pitt has had 46 players score 1,000 or more 5. Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech 14.4 Home ACC Lost 3 career points including 10 players who primarily 6. Jay Heath, Boston College 13.1 Home non-conference Won 6 played the position for the Panthers. 7. Aamir Simms, Clemson 13.0 Home unranked non-conference Won 6 • Johnson is attempting to become the 21st Moses Wright, Georgia Tech 13.0 Home ranked teams Lost 3 player in program history to top the 1,000-point 9. DJ Funderburk, NC State 12.8 Home unranked teams Lost 3 plateau as a junior. Michael Young and Jamel 10. Justin Champagnie, Pitt 12.7 Road Lost 8 Artis were the last Panthers to accomplish that Devon Daniels, NC State 12.7 Road ACC Lost 8 feat during the 2015-16 season Road ranked teams Lost 21 ACC • Returning Rebounding Leaders Road unranked teams Lost 6 Quickest to 1,000 Career Points Rk Player, School RPG Neutral Lost 1 Games to Career 1. Steffon Mitchell, Boston College 8.7 Neutral ranked teams Lost 5 Rk Name, Years 1,000 Points 2. Garrison Brooks, North Carolina 8.5 3. Armando Bacot, North Carolina 8.2 Neutral unranked teams Lost 1 1. Don Hennon, 1956-59 44 1,841 2. Billy Knight, 1971-74 45 1,731 4. Bourama Sidibi, Syracuse 7.6 5. Aamir Simms, Clemson 7.2 Consecutive Made Free Throws (active streak) 3. Brian Shorter, 1988-91 50 1,633 6. Justin Champagnie, Pitt 7.0 Xavier Johnson 9 4. Brian Generalovich, 1961-64 63 1,114 5. Charles Smith, 1984-88 64 2,045 7. Moses Wright, Georgia Tech 6.9 Curtis Aiken, Jr. 2 Calvin Sheffi eld, 1961-64 64 1,115 8. Marek Dolezaj, Syracuse 6.4 Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. 1 7. Kent Scott, 1969-72 65 1,143 9. , Virginia 6.2 Terrell Brown 1 Larry Harris, 1974-78 65 1,914 Tyrece Radford, Virginia Tech 6.2 9. Vonteego Cummings, 1995-99 69 1,581 Consecutive Games (Played) with a Three-Point Field Goal 10. Ricardo Greer, 1997-01 70 1,753 ACC • Returning Players Average 10.0+ PPG, 7.0+ RPG Justin Champagnie 2 11. Clyde Vaughan, 1980-84 72 2,033 Player, Team PPG RPG 12. Sam Clancy, 1977-81 73 1,671 Justin Champagnie, Pitt 12.7 7.0 Games Played 2020-21 Career 13. Demetreus Gore, 1984-85 74 1,555 Garrison Brooks, North Carolina 16.8 8.5 Terrell Brown - 97 (38-59) 14. Jason Matthews, 1987-91 75 1,840 Aamir Sims, Clemson 13.0 7.2 Xavier Johnson - 66 (30-36) 15. Jerome Lane, 1985-88 81 1,217 Au’Diese Toney - 63 (29-34) X FACTOR Justin Champagnie - 33 (16-17) Xavier Johnson, 2018-p. 66 897 • Xavier Johnson has scored in double fi gures Abdoul Karim Coulibaly - 26 (12-14) in 51 of 66 career games and is averaging 13.6 Pitt Point Guards to Reach 1K Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. - 21 (8-13) points, 3.8 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game. Rk Name, Years Career Points Onyebuchi Ezeakudo - 17 (11-6) Vonteego Cummings (1995-99) and Carl Krauser 1. Carl Krauser, 2002-06 1,642 Curtis Aiken, Jr. - 6 (2-4) (2002-06) are the only players to average at 2. Vonteego Cummings, 1995-99 1,581 Chayce Smith - 1 (1-0) least 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists 3. Brandin Knight, 1999-03 1,440 in their careers. 4. Jerry McCullough, 1991-96 1,342 Starts Consecutive Career • Johnson and Kihei Clark (Virginia) are the 5. Sean Miller, 1987-92 1,282 Xavier Johnson 4 (1-3) 65 (30-35) only two returning players in the ACC to average 6. Levance Fields, 2005-09 1,247 at least 10.0 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists Au’Diese Toney 17 (5-12) 53 (23-30) 7. James Robinson, 2012-16 1,115 per game a year ago. Terrell Brown - 44 (11-33) 8. Tray Woodall, 2008-13 1,108 • Johnson has averaged double-fi gures in Justin Champagnie 23 (9-14) 28 (14-14) 9. Brad Wanamaker, 2007-11 1,090 scoring in each of his fi rst two seasons and is Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. - 2 (1-1) 10. Darelle Porter, 1987-91 1,007 looking to become the fi rst Pitt player since Record in such games at Pitt in ( ) Xavier Johnson, 2018-p. 897 Ricardo Greer (1997-00) to average 10-or-more points in their fi rst three seasons. • Johnson has fi nished in the top 10 in the CHAMPAGNIE POPPIN’ OFF ACC in assists in each of his fi rst two seasons • Justin Champagnie is coming off an and is the leading returning assist man in the impressive freshman season in which he scored conference with 312 career assists. in double fi gures a team-high 23 times and led • Johnson is averaging 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds the team in scoring (12.7 ppg.). He also paced the and 3.5 assists per game in season openers. Last Panthers with six games of 20 or more points season, he had 13 points and six rebounds as Pitt scored, including a pair of 30+ point contests. topped eventual ACC Champion Florida State in • Champagnie became the fi rst player since the opener. Charles Smith (1984-85) to lead the team in scoring and rebounding as a freshman. ACC • Returning Players Average 10.0+ PPG, 3.5+ RPG, • Champagnie also became the fourth Pitt 4.5+ APG freshman to score 400 or more points in a Player, Team PPG RPG APG season. He joined Charles Smith (1984-85) and Xavier Johnson, Pitt 11.7 3.7 4.9 DeJuan Blair (2007-08) as the only freshman Kihei Clark, Virginia 10.8 4.2 5.9 in program history to score 400 or more points and grab 200 or more rebounds in a season. ACC • Returning Assists Leaders • Champagnie is one of three returning ACC Rk Player, School Assists players, joined by Garrison Brooks (North 1. Xavier Johnson, Pitt 312 Carolina) and Aamir Simms (Clemson) to 2. Prentis Hubb, Notre Dame 293 average at least 10.0 points and 7.0 rebounds 3. Wabissa Bede, Virginia Tech 282 per game last season. 4. Jose Alvarado, Georgia Tech 278 • Champagnie ranks among the leading 5. Kihei Clark, Virginia 273 returning scorers (T-10th) and rebound leaders (6th). IMPACT TRANSFERS EXPECTED Pitt • Career Assists Per Game Leaders (minimum 50 games) 2019-20 ACC / NCAA RANKS Rk Player, Years GM ASTS APG TO BOLSTER BACKCOURT 1. Brandon Knight, 1999-03 127 785 6.2 • Pitt is expected to receive a big lift in the 2. Sean Miller, 1987-82 128 744 5.8 ACC NCAA backcourt from guard transfers Ithiel Horton Team Rank Rank 3. Darelle Porter, 1987-91 123 617 5.0 and Nike Sibande. Horton is eligible after sitting Jerry McCullough, 1991-96 111 552 5.0 Scoring Offense 65.2 13th 315th out last season, while Sibande is still awaiting Scoring Defense 65.7 5th 71st 5. Levance Fields, 2005-09 131 645 4.9 word on his immediate eligilibilty appeal after 6. Xavier Johnson, 2019-p. 66 312 4.7 Scoring Margin -0.5 11th 231st transferring from Miami [Ohio] after last season. FG Pct. .404 14th 326th 7. Carl Krauser, 2002-06 126 568 4.5 • Horton averaged 13.2 points and 3.1 rebounds 8. Vonteego Cummings, 1995-99 103 458 4.4 Opp. FG Pct. .430 12th 188th per game during the 2018-19 season at Delaware. 3-Pt. Pct. .296 15th 332nd Billy Culbertson, 1981-84 78 343 4.4 He was an elite shooter from long range, making James Robinson, 2012-16 136 604 4.4 3-Pt. FGs Per Game 5.3 14th 324th 79 three-point fi eld goals and shooting 40.9 Opp. 3-Pt. Pct. .339 15th 237th percent from beyond the arc. TONEY READY TO DO IT AGAIN FT Pct. .713 9th 159th • Horton scored in double fi gures 22 times as Rebound Margin -2.1 12th 273rd • Au’Diese Toney, one of the top wing defenders a freshman, including seven games with 20 or Assists 12.2 13th 246th in the ACC, is poised for a breakout season after more points scored. Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.00:1 9th 169th averaging 9.5 points and 4.8 rebounds per game • Sibande is a proven scorer with 1,493 career Blocked Shots 3.4 10th 126th a year ago. points in three seasons at Miami [Ohio]. He has Steals 7.8 3rd 46th • Toney averaged 11.7 points and 4.9 rebounds scored in double fi gures 76 times in 97 career Turnovers Per Game 12.2 7th 93rd per game, while shooting 48.9 percent (87-of-178) games, including 26 games with 20 or more Turnover Margin +3.24 2nd 25th from the fi eld over the fi nal 22 games last season. points scored. He recorded 11 double-fi gure scoring games in that • Sibande has made 186 three-point fi eld goals Individual span. and is an outstanding rebounder from the guard ACC NCAA • Toney has worked hard throughout the position, averaging 5.1 rebounds per game for Rank Rank offseason and has looked more explosive and his career. confi dent shooting the ball from the perimeter Free Throw Percentage during the preseason. Impact Transfer Career Stats Justin Champagnie .796 8th - Player Games Points 3FG 10+ Pts Toney Year 2 Growth Nike Sibande 97 1,493 186 76 Rebounds Year FG% 3FG% PPG RPG Asts Stls Ithiel Horton 33 436 79 22 Justin Champagnie 7.0 13th - 2019-20 .461 .328 9.5 4.8 36 38 Total 130 1,929 265 98 2018-19 .360 .246 7.5 5.6 15 22 Defensive Rebounds YOUNG WILL READY TO GO Justin Champagnie 4.82 14th - WHAT CAN BROWN DO FOR YOU? • Freshman Will Jeffress is one of the youngest • Terrell Brownn is averaging 1.61 blocks per players in the NCAA after bypassing his fi nal Offensive Rebounds game for his career, seventh best in program year of high school to sign with the Panthers Justin Champagnie 2.21 14th - history. for the 2020-21 season. He is expected to make • Brown leads all returning players in the ACC his college debut at 17 years, fi ve months and Assists and ranks fourth in the Pitt record books with 156 22 days old, becoming the youngest ACC player Xavier Johnson 4.94 6th T-50th career blocked shots. to compete in a game since Brad Daugherty Trey McGowens 3.58 10th - debuted for North Carolina at 17 years, one ACC • Returning Blocks Leaders month and one day old Nov. 20, 1982. Assist-to-Turnover Ratio Rk Player, School Blocks • Jeffress, a three-time all-state selection out Xavier Johnson 1:47:1 13th - 1. Terrell Brown, Pitt 156 of Erie, Pa., scored 1,673 points and grabbed 578 Trey McGowens 1.26:1 15th - 2. Jay Huff, Virginia 100 rebounds, while leading McDowell to a 54-18 3. Steffon Mitchell, Boston College 97 record in three seasons. Steals 4. Manny Bates, NC state 83 • Jeffress won a gold medal as a member Trey McGowens 1.91 4th 34th 5. Aamir Simms, Clemson 77 of the 2019 Team USA FIBA U16 Americas Xavier Johnson 1.76 T-6th 53rd Championsihp team. Pitt • Career Blocks Per Game Blocked Shots Rk Player, Years GM BLKS BPG Youngest player in NCAA DI – 2020-21 Terrell Brown 1.52 6th 88th 1. Charles Smith, 1984-88 122 346 2.84 Player, School DOB Debut 2. Eric Mobley, 1991-94 88 184 2.09 Pavlo Dziuba, Arizona State 7/3/03 11/25/20 Minutes 3. Mark Blount, 1995-97 56 105 1.88 17 years, 4 months, 22 days Trey McGowens 33.65 12th - 4. Attila Cosby, 1997-99 55 96 1.75 William Jeffress, Pitt 6/3/03 11/25/20 5. Chris Taft, 2003-05 65 110 1.69 17 years, 5 months, 22 days ACC/NCAA rankings through 2019-20 season 6. Jaime Peterson, 1993-95 54 89 1.65 7. Terrell Brown, 2017-p. 97 156 1.61 Youngest Player in ACC Basketball * 8. Sam Clancy, 1977-81 116 170 1.47 Player, School DOB Debut 9. Isaac Hawkins, 1996-01 118 143 1.21 Brad Daugherty, North Carolina 10/19/65 11/20/82 10. Aaron Gray, 2003-07 113 130 1.15 17 years, 1 month, 1 day Mike Gminski, Duke 8/3/59 11/26/76 Pitt • Career Blocks 17 years, 3 months, 23 days Rk Player, Years Blocks William Jeffress, Pitt 6/3/03 11/25/20 1. Charles Smith, 1984-88 346 17 years, 5 months, 22 days 2. Eric Mobley, 1991-94 184 CJ Felder, Boston College 12/7/01 11/6/19 3. Sam Clancy, 1977-81 170 17 years, 10 months, 29 days 4. Terrell Brown, 2017-p. 156 * research dates back to 1976 5. Isaac Hawkins, 1996-01 143 HIGHLY TOUTED FRESHMAN FIVE FATHER-SON PITT COMBOS • The Panthers fi ve-player freshmen class - Max • Redshirt sophomore guard Curtis Aiken, Amadasun, Noah Collier, John Hugley, William Jr., is the son of former Panther standout and Jeffress and Femi Odukale - ranked No. 22 (No. current member of the Pitt radio broadcast 5 in the ACC) in the country by Rivals. team Curtis Aiken. The elder Aiken scored 1,200 • Hugley, a consensus, top 100 player, was career points for the Panthers from 1983-1987. runner-up for Mr. Basketball in Ohio after • Junior guard Chayce Smith joined the averaging 24.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 4.6 program as a walk-on prior to the 2019-20 assists per game as a senior. He has shown the season. He is the son of Pitt all-time leading ability to score on the block as well as knock scorer and 1988 NBA First Round Draft selection down shots from the perimeter. Hugley has the Charles Smith (third overall). size, strength and skill set to make an immediate impact in the post for the Panthers. Father-Son Pitt Combos • Jeffress, listed as the No. 82 prospect in the Father (Years) Son (Years) country by Rivals, averaged 24.3 points, 9.7 Samuel David (1945-49) Joey David (1983-86) rebounds and 2.3 assists per game as a junior Brian Generalovich (1961-64) Brock Generalovich (1989-93) before reclassifying and joinng the class of Gilbert Johnson (1988-90) Cameron Johnson (2014-17) 2020. He has a high basketball IQ and is a high Curtis Aiken (1983-87) Curtis Aiken, Jr. (2018-p.) ceiling prospect with the ability to make winning Charles Smith (1984-88) Chayce Smith (2019-p.) plays on both ends of the fl oor. • Collier is aterrifi c athlete with a winning FAMILY AFFAIR pedigree after helping Westtown Schools to • Head coach Jeff Capel is joined on the four conference titles and two PISAA state coaching staff by his younger brother Jason championships. He averaged 16.0 points, 6.0 Capel. They are the fi rst brother coaching rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 steals per game, combination in the ACC since Seth Greenberg while guiding the team to a 25-6 record as a and Brad Greenberg were together on the staff senior. at Virginia Tech from 2003-07. • Odukale, a top 150 prospect and the No. 1 player out of Massachussetts, has great size and SEASONED STAFF competitive spirit from the point guard position. • Head coach Jeff Capel has assembled an He averaged 17.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 8.8 impressive coaching staff featuring three former assists and 2.7 steals per game, while leading Division I head coaches - Tim O’Toole (Fairfi eld Springfi eld Commonwealth Academy to a 30-7 - 1998-2006), Milan Brown (Holy Cross - 2010- record. 15 & Mount St. Mary’s - 2003-10) and Jason • Amadasun, a top 5 prospect out of the state of Capel (Appalachian State - 2010-13). Pitt and New York, averaged a double-double in helping Iowa are the only programs in the country with Our Saviour Lutheran to a 36-4 record and the three former head coaches serving as full-time Greater Athletic Conference championship. assistant coaches. • Capel tapped into long-standing relationships PRESEASON INJURIES FOR when assembling his assistant coaches. O’Toole FRESHMAN TANDEM was an assistant coach at Duke during his playing • Freshmen Femi Odukale and Will Jeffress days, while Brown’s fi rst coaching job was as an missed time during the preseason due to injuries. assistant at Old Dominion for Jeff Capel II. • Odukale was involved in a motor vehicle accident over the summer and was unable to Former Head Coaches on Staff participate in full contact practice until late Rk School Total October. 1. Pitt 3 • Jeffress returned to practice in a full capacity Tim O’Toole - Fairfi eld in November after missing several weeks with a Milan Brown - Mount St. Mary & Holy Cross muscle strain in his leg. - Appalachian State Iowa 3 FATHER-SON COACH COMBOS Kirk Speraw - Central Florida Sherman Dillard - Indiana State & James Madison • Jeff Capel is one of 16 sons of former Division Billy Taylor - Lehigh I head coaches serving in the same capacity in 3. Creighton 2 the NCAA this season. Steve Merfeld - Hampton & Evansville Paul Lusk - Missouri State Father-Son Division I Head Coach Combos Michigan State 2 Father Son (School) Dane Fife - IPFW Jeff Capel II Jeff Capel III (Pitt) Mike Garland - Cleveland State Dick Bennett Tony Bennett (Virginia) Minnesota 2 Kermit Davis, Sr. Kermit Davis, Jr. (Mississippi) Rob Jeter - Milwaukee Charlie Spoonhour Jay Spoonhour (Eastern Illinois) Ed Conroy - The Citadel & Tulane Rick Pitino (Minnesota) Oklahoma State 2 Kevin Willard (Seton Hall) Scott Sutton - Oral Roberts Tony Barone, Sr. Brian Barone (SIUE) John Cooper - Miami [OH] & Tennessee State Homer Drew Scott Drew (Baylor) South Carolina 2 Bryce Drew (Grand Canyon) Perry Clark - Texas A&M-CC, Miami [FL] & Tulane Tom Davis Keno Davis (Central Michigan) Chuck Martin - Marist Mike Dunleavy, Sr. Baker Dunleavy (Quinnipiac) Tulane 2 Brian Dutcher (San Diego State) Ray McCallum - Ball State, Houston & Detroit Joe Gottfried Mike Gottfried (Cal State Northridge) Kevin Johnson - Centenary Bill Musselman (Arkansas) Washington 2 Skip Prosser Mark Prosser (Western Carolina) Cameron Dollar - Seattle Bo Ryan Will Ryan (Green Bay) Dave Rice - UNLV 2020-21 PITT MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER

Alphabetical NO NAME POS HT WT CL-EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS COLLEGE) 14 Curtis Aiken, Jr. G 6-1 200 R-SO-1L Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny) 35 Max Amadasun C 6-10 230 FR-HS Dublin, Ireland (Christ Our Saviour Lutheran) 21 Terrell Brown F/C 6-10 235 SR-3L Providence, R.I. (Tilton School [N.H.]) 11 Justin Champagnie F 6-6 200 SO-1L Brooklyn, N.Y. (Bishop Loughlin) 3 Noah Collier F 6-9 210 FR-HS Mullica Hill, N.J. (Westtown School [Pa.]) 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly F 6-8 215 SO-1L Bamako, Mali (Scotland Campus [Pa.]) 4 Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. F 6-5 200 SO-1L Rochester, N.Y. (La Lumiere [Ind.]) 31 Onyebuchi Ezeakudo G 6-0 180 JR-2L Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead) 13 Aidan Fisch F 6-5 200 JR-HS Murrysville, Pa. (Franklin Regional) 0 Ithiel Horton G 6-3 200 R-SO-1L Vauxhall, N.J. (Roselle Catholic / Delaware) 23 John Hugley F 6-9 240 FR-HS Cleveland, Ohio (Brush) 24 William Jeffress G/F 6-7 205 FR-HS Erie, Pa. (McDowell) 1 Xavier Johnson G 6-3 200 JR-2L Woodbridge, Va. (Bishop O’Connell) 2 Femi Odukale G 6-5 185 FR-HS Brooklyn, N.Y. (Springfi eld Commonwealth Academy [Mass.]) 22 Nike Sibande G 6-4 185 SR Indianapolis, Ind. (Crispus Attucks / Miami [Ohio]) 42 Chayce Smith G 6-3 185 JR-1L Mount Laurel, N.J. (The Kiski School [Pa.]) 5 Au’Diese Toney G/F 6-6 210 JR-2L Huntsville Ala. (Trinity Christian Academy [N.C.])

Numerical NO NAME POS HT WT CL-EXP HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL / PREVIOUS COLLEGE) 0 Ithiel Horton G 6-3 200 R-SO-1L Vauxhall, N.J. (Roselle Catholic / Delaware) 1 Xavier Johnson G 6-3 200 JR-2L Woodbridge, Va. (Bishop O’Connell) 2 Femi Odukale G 6-5 185 FR-HS Brooklyn, N.Y. (Springfi eld Commonwealth Academy [Mass.]) 3 Noah Collier F 6-9 210 FR-HS Mullica Hill, N.J. (Westtown School [Pa.]) 4 Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. G/F 6-5 200 SO-1L Rochester, N.Y. (La Lumiere [Ind.]) 5 Au’Diese Toney G/F 6-6 210 JR-2L Huntsville, Ala. (Trinity Christian Academy [N.C.]) 11 Justin Champagnie F 6-6 200 SO-1L Brooklyn, N.Y. (Bishop Loughlin) 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly F 6-8 215 SO-1L Bamako, Mali (Scotland Campus [Pa.]) 13 Aidan Fisch F 6-5 200 JR-HS Murrysville, Pa. (Franklin Regional) 14 Curtis Aiken, Jr. G 6-1 200 R-SO-1L Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny) 21 Terrell Brown F/C 6-10 235 SR-3L Providence, R.I. (Tilton School [N.H.]) 22 Nike Sibande G 6-4 185 SR Indianapolis, Ind. (Crispus Attucks / Miami [Ohio]) 23 John Hugley F 6-9 240 FR-HS Cleveland, Ohio (Brush) 24 William Jeffress G/F 6-7 205 FR-HS Erie, Pa. (McDowell) 31 Onyebuchi Ezeakudo G 6-0 180 JR-2L Fort Wayne, Ind. (Homestead) 35 Max Amadasun C 6-10 230 FR-HS Dublin, Ireland (Christ Our Saviour Lutheran) 42 Chayce Smith G 6-3 185 JR-1L Mount Laurel, N.J. (The Kiski School [Pa.])

Pitt Staff Head Coach: Jeff Capel (Duke, ‘97) Associate Head Coach: Tim O’Toole (Fairfi eld, ‘87) Assistant Coach: Milan Brown (Howard, ‘93) Assistant Coach: Jason Capel (North Carolina, ‘02) Director of Student-Athlete Development: Jason Richards (Davidson, ‘08) Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Regan (St. Vincent College, ‘88) Assistant Director of Basketball Operations: Ronald Ramon (Pitt, ‘08) Head Strength & Conditioning Coach: Garry Christopher (Baylor, ’08) Graduate Manager: Robby Lane (Pitt, ‘19) Trainer: Jennifer Brown (Northwestern, ‘99)

Pronunciations Max AMADASUN Ah-mad-a-sun Justin CHAMPAGNIE Sham-penny ABDOUL KARIM COULIBALY Ab-dool Ka-reem Cool-ih-ballee Gerald DRUMGOOLE, Jr. Drum-ghoul ONYEBUCHI EZEAKUDO O-nee-boochee Ez-e-ah-kooduh ITHIEL Horton ith-E-all John HUGLEY Hugh-glee William JEFFRESS Jeff-ress FEMI ODUKALE Femmie O-due-callie NIKE SIBANDE Nikee Sii-BAN-dee CHAYCE Smith Chase AU’DIESE Toney Awe-Deace TV / RADIO HEAD SHOT ROSTER

0 1 2 3 4 5 Ithiel Horton Xavier Johnson Femi Odukale Noah Collier Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. Au’Diese Toney G • R-SO-1L • 6-3 • 200 G • JR-2L • 6-3 • 200 G • FR-HS • 6-5 • 185 F • FR-HS • 6-8 • 210 G/F • SO-1L • 6-5 • 200 G/F • JR-2L • 6-6 • 210 Vauxhall, N.J. Woodbridge, Va. Brooklyn, N.Y. Mullica Hill, N.J. Rochester, N.Y. Huntsville, Ala.

1111 1122 1133 1144 2211 2222 Justin Champagnie Abdoul Karim Coulibaly Aidan Fisch Curtis Aiken, Jr. Terrell Brown Nike Sibande F • SO-1L • 6-6 • 200 F • SO-1L • 6-8 • 215 F • JR-HS • 6-5 • 200 G • R-SO-1L • 6-1 • 200 C • SR-3L • 6-10 • 235 G • SR-TR • 6-4 • 185 Brooklyn, N.Y. Bamako, Mali Murrysville, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa. Providence, R.I. Indianapolis, Ind.

2233 2244 3311 3355 4422 John Hugley William Jeffress Onyebuchi Ezeakudo Max Amadasun Chayce Smith F • FR-HS • 6-9 • 240 G/F • FR-HS • 6-7 • 205 G • JR-1L • 6-0 • 180 C • FR-HS • 6-10 • 230 G • JR-1L • 6-3 • 185 Cleveland, Ohio Erie, Pa. Fort Wayne, Ind. Dublin, Ireland Mount Laurel, N.J.

Jeff Capel Tim O’Toole Milan Brown Jason Capel Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach