PITT FLORIDA STATE • JANUARY 14, 2014 • • , PA.

2014-15 SCHEDULE Date Opponent W/L Time GAME FLORIDA STATE (9-7, 1-2 ACC) O31 INDIANA, PA (Exh.) W 72-58 N7 PHILADELPHIA (Exh.) W 82-71 at PITT (11-5, 1-2 ACC) N14 NIAGARA (ESPN3) W 78-45 17 EA Sports Maui Invitational (Pittsburgh, Pa.) N16 SAMFORD (RSN/Root) W 63-56 Wednesday, January 14, 2015 • 9 p.m. ET N21 at Hawaii L 74-70 Petersen Events Center (12,508) • Pittsburgh, Pa. EA Sports Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawaii) N24 vs. Chaminade (ESPNU) W 81-68 N25 vs. San Diego State (ESPN) L 74-57 TV: RSN/Root Sports in Pittsburgh (Tom Werme and Bobby Cremins; Producer: Ken Neal). N26 vs. Kansas State (ESPN2) W 70-47 Pitt Radio: 20 affiliates of IMG Sports Radio Network (Bill Hillgrove, , Curtis Aiken). 93.7 The Fan, 93.7 FM in Pittsburgh; Satellite Radio: Sirius 132; XM: 193 (Pitt feeds). ACC/Big Ten Challenge D2 at Indiana (ESPN2) L 81-69 Internet Radio Broadcast/Live Stats: www.pittsburghpanthers.com. Coaches: Pitt: , 16th year at Pitt, 12th year as head coach (299-101); D5 vs. Duquesne (ESPN3) W 76-62 Florida State: , 13th year at FSU (228-164), 28th year overall (428-374). D13 ST. BONAVENTURE (ESPNU) W 58-54 Rankings: Pitt: AP-NR; USA Today-NR; Florida State: AP-NR; USA Today-NR. D17 MANHATTAN (ESPN3) W 65-56 Series: Pitt and Florida State meet for the 12th time in series history. Pitt holds a 9-2 advantage in D20 (RSN/Root) W-OT 81-77 the series which began on Dec. 8, 1973. Wednesday’s game marks the first of two matchups D23 HOLY CROSS (ESPN3) W 58-39 between the two schools this season as Pitt travels to Tallahassee to face the Seminoles on D30 FLORIDAGULFCOAST(ESPN3) W 71-54 March 7. Prior to last year’s 71-66 loss to FSU at the Petersen Events Center, Pitt had won five J3 at *NC State (ACCN/WTAE) L 68-50 straight games in the series. Pitt is 5-1 all-time vs. Florida State in Pittsburgh. J6 at *Boston College (RSN/Root)W-OT 61-60 J10 *CLEMSON (RSN/Root) L 71-62 J14 *FLORIDA STATE (RSN/Root) 9 p.m. Pitt (11-5, 1-2 ACC) plays its second of homestand after beginning league play with two J17 *GEORGIA TECH (ACCN/WTAE) 4 p.m. J19 at *Duke (ESPN) 7 p.m. three home games when it hosts Florida State road games. Pitt is 7-1 this season at the J25 *LOUISVILLE (CBS) 4 p.m. (9-7, 1-2 ACC) at the Petersen Events Center Petersen Events Center, owns a 200-28 all- J27 at *Virginia Tech (ESPNU) 7 p.m. J31 *NOTRE DAME (ACCN/WTAE) Noon on Wednesday, Jan. 14. Tipoff is at 9:05 p.m. time record and is 79-25 all-time vs. regular F2 BRYANT (ESPN3) 7 p.m. ET. season league foes in the arena. F7 *SYRACUSE (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. F11 at *Louisville (ACCN/WTAE) 8 p.m. The contest will be televised on the ACC’s A win over Florida State Wednesday would F14 *NO. CAROLINA (ACCN/WTAE) Noon Regional Sports Network and broadcast lo- give Pitt’s Jamie Dixon his 300th career vic- F16 at *Virginia (ESPN) 7 p.m. cally on Root Sports Pittsburgh in Southwest- tory. His record is currently 299-101. See chart F21 at *Syracuse (ACCN/WTAE) Noon F24 *BOSTON COLLEGE (ESPNU) 9 p.m. ern Pennsylvania. Tom Werme (play-by-play) on page 3 for a listing of Jamie Dixon’s mile- M 1 at *Wake Forest (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. and former Georgia Tech coach Bobby Cremins stone victories. See chart on page 11 to see M4 *MIAMI (ACCN/WTAE) 8 p.m. M 7 at *Florida State (ESPN/ESPN2) TBA (color commentary) will announce, while Ken where Dixon ranks among the all-time fastest Neal will handle all production. coaches to reach 300 victories list. M10 at ACC Tournament (ESPN) TBA Pitt plays its second consecutive ACC regular Pitt enters Wednesday’s Florida State game M19 NCAA Tournament 2nd/3rd Rounds TBA season home game at the Petersen Events Cen- after a 71-62 loss to Clemson on Saturday. M26 NCAA Regionals (CBS+) TBA ter and the second of a three-game ACC Clemson hit eight 3-pointers and used a 7-0 A4-6 NCAA Final Four (CBS+) TBA

TODAY’S TOP STORYLINES PITT PANTHERS ROSTER NOTES • Pitt plays the second of a three-game ACC PROBABLE STARTERS homestand when it faces Florida State (Jan. 14) on Wednesday at the Petersen Events # NAME POS HT WT CL PPG RPG CAREER/2014-15 NOTES Center. Pitt is 7-1 at the PEC this year. 1 Jamel Artis F 6-7 220 SO 9.1 5.1 •7 double figure scoring games on year • A win over Florida State would give Pitt 2 Michael Young F 6-9 235 SO 13.4 7.7 •12 double figure scoring games on year coach Jamie Dixon his 300th career vic- 12 Chris Jones G/F 6-6 213 SO* 8.5 2.8 •Leads team with 21 3FGM (21-55) tory. Once achieved, he will rank among 3 Cameron Wright G 6-5 205 SR* 8.8 3.2 •Season-high 18 pts (8-11) vs. Clemson the fastest coaches to reach 300 wins in 0 James Robinson G 6-3 198 JR 10.9 3.8 •Starts in 84 of 85 career games at Pitt NCAA Division I basketball history (see OFF THE BENCH chart on page 11). Dixon (299-101) will reach 300 wins faster than coaching legends Bob 4 Ryan Luther F 6-9 215 FR 3.0 1.3 •Backup power forward Knight, Dean Smith, Nolan Richardson, 11 Derrick Randall F 6-9 240 SR 2.0 3.8 •Four starts on year; 21 reb. vs. Cham. John Thompson and . 13 Josh Newkirk G 6-1 185 SO 7.9 1.3 •Hit game-winner at BC, 2.54 asst:to ratio Wednesday marks Dixon’s 401st career 15 Aron Phillips-Nwankwo F 6-7 215 SR* 1.0 0.8 •Walk-on, 29 career games played game as a head coach. 21 Sheldon Jeter F 6-8 225 SO 3.6 2.4 •Season-high 11 points, 8 reb. at BC • When comparing ACC basketball programs 22 Joshua Ko G 6-1 150 SO 0.6 0.2 •Walk-on from Hawaii, 14 career GP over the last 13 years, Pitt ranks second in 23 Cameron Johnson G 6-7 185 FR 4.5 1.1 •Sidelined with shoulder injury the ACC in overall winning percentage (5th 24 Mike Lecak G 6-2 175 JR* 1.0 0.2 •Played in 16 career games nationally, 356-111, .762), league winning percentage (153-72, .680), homecourt win- 44 Tyrone Haughton C 6-9 220 JR -- -- •JC transfer from Iowa Western C.C. ning percentage (.877) and NCAA Tourna- 50 Joseph Uchebo C 6-10 245 JR 2.2 2.4 •Played career-high 19 minutes at BC ment appearances (12). OUT FOR GAME 5 Durand Johnson F 6-6 210 JR* 8.8 3.0 •Suspended for 2014-15 season PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 2

SERIES HISTORY NATIONAL POLLS (as of Monday, Jan. 12, 2015)

FLORIDA STATE Games Played: 11 (9-2) Home: 5-1; Away: 2-0; Neutral: 2-1. ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL USA TODAY COACHES POLL ACC: 0-1 (Home: 0-1; Away: 0-0). Rk. School (1st Place) W-L Pts. Rk. School (1st Place) W-L Pts. at Petersen Events Center: 2-1. 1. Kentucky (63) 15-0 1,623 1. Kentucky (31) 15-0 799 at Donald L. Tucker Center: 2-0. 2. Virginia (2) 15-0 1,561 2. Virginia (1) 15-0 768 Overtime: 0-0. 3. Gonzaga 16-1 1,446 One-Point Games: 2 (2-0). 3. Gonzaga 16-1 713 Two-Point Games: 0 (0-0). 4. Duke 14-1 1,432 4. Duke 14-1 698 Most Points-Pitt: 102 (102-89 win on 5. Villanova 15-1 1,358 5. Villanova 15-1 659 12/20/1983). 6. Louisville 14-2 1,264 6. Wisconsin 15-2 604 Most Points-FSU: 89 (102-89 win on 12/ 7 Wisconsin 15-2 1,200 20/1983). 7. Louisville 14-2 587 Largest Victory Margin-Pitt: 22, two 8. Utah 13-2 1,185 8. Utah 13-2 556 times (82-60 win on 12/8/1973, 88- 9. Kansas 13-2 1,100 9. Arizona 14-2 548 66 win on 11/24/2006). 10. Arizona 14-2 1,037 10. Kansas 13-2 521 Largest Victory Margin-FSU: 7 (83-76 11. Iowa State 12-2 922 11. Maryland 15-2 455 loss on 12/21/1984). 12. Notre Dame 15-2 903 Most Consecutive Wins-Pitt: 5 (12/21/ 12. Notre Dame 15-2 439 1985-2/23/20014). 13. Wichita State 14-2 832 13. Iowa State 12-2 418 Most Consecutive Losses: 1, two times. 14. Maryland 15-2 801 14. Wichita State 14-2 390 Last 10: 9-2; Last 20: 9-2. 15. North Carolina 12-4 719 15. West Virginia 14-2 330 16. West Virginia 14-2 627 16. North Carolina 12-4 328 GAME-BY-GAME 17. Virginia Commonwealth 13-3 578 Date H/A W/L Pitt FSU 17. Virginia Commonwealth 13-3 244 12/8/1973 H-CA+ W 82 60 18. Oklahoma 11-4 485 18. Oklahoma 11-4 202 12/22/1982 A W 75 74 19. Arkansas 13-2 431 19. Arkansas 13-2 196 12/20/1983 H W 102 89 20. Texas 12-4 345 20. Texas 12-4 184 3/18/1984 N!-NIT W 66 83 21. Seton Hall 13-3 298 12/21/1984 N& L 76 83 21. Seton Hall 13-3 170 12/21/1985 H W 88 75 22. Baylor 12-3 278 22. Northern Iowa 14-2 135 12/28/1987 N% W 72 71 23. Northern Iowa 14-2 213 23. Baylor 12-3 116 12/22/2003 H^-PEC W 63 56 24. Oklahoma State 12-3 132 24. Oklahoma State 12-3 51 11/24/2006 H$-PEC W 88 66 25. Wyoming 15-2 71 12/21/2008 A W 56 48 25. Ohio State 13-4 47 2/23/2014 H*-PEC L 66 71 Others receiving votes: Ohio State 70, Michigan Others receiving votes: Michigan State 35, *ACC regular season game State 67, Dayton 55, Providence 17, Indiana 15, LSU Wyoming 28, Indiana 25, St. John’s 25, Dayton 22, !NIT, played in Greensboro, N.C. 12, St. John’s 10, Georgetown 7, Alabama 7, NC State Colorado State 20, Georgetown 19, Providence ^Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Tournament 6, Syracuse 3, Green Bay 3. $First Commonwealth Colonial Athleit 16, Old Dominion 10, Stanford 10, Alabama 8, San Association Classic, Pittsburgh, Pa. Diego State 6, LSU 5, Syracuse 4, SMU 4. &played in Orlando, Fla. NOTE: %Citrus Bowl Tournament, Orlando, Fla. •Associated Press poll is voted upon by the nation’s media (both polls are released on Monday). +Steel Bowl •USA Today poll is voted upon by the nation’s coaches. run to take a commanding 51-44 lead Cameron Wright’s season-high 18 Events Center opened in 2002, that portion of the schedule (the Pan- with 9:51 to go. In the end, Clemson points (8-11 FG), while Chris Jones six-game stretch represents the long- thers do have one non-conf. game outrebounded the Panthers by a mi- added 11. est regular season span away from left in Bryant on Feb. 2) on a 30- nus-17 margin (39-22), which rep- Pitt is in the midst of ACC play the Petersen Events Center for the game home win streak vs. a non- resented the worst rebound margin after completing one of its most in- Pitt Basketball program. Further- conference opponents, currently the of the Jamie Dixon Era and most teresting November/December more, the Panthers were without nation’s fifth longest streak of its lopsided negative margin since Jan. schedule stretches. Pitt played its last two of their three most experienced kind (see chart page 3). With Dec. 23, 1999 when Georgetown six games in Pittsburgh following a returning players as senior Cameron 30’s win over Florida Gulf Coast, outrebounded Pitt by minus-17 (49- one-month, six-game span that in- Wright missed the season’s first seven Pitt claimed its 200th all-time vic- 32). Pitt also grabbed a Jamie Dixon cluded four neutral site games, two games with a broken foot and junior tory at the Petersen Events Center. Era and Petersen Events Center away contests (at Indiana, at Ha- Durand Johnson was suspended for Pitt is also 117-3 all-time vs. non- team low 22 rebounds. Pitt turned waii) and three games as part of the the season. Wright has since returned conference opponents at the the ball over just three times, which EA Sports Maui Invitational, which to the lineup and Pitt is now 7-2 Petersen Events Center. Pitt has also tied a school record for fewest turn- Pitt finished in third place with a 2- with him on the floor. won 138 of its last 142 home games overs in a game. Pitt was led by 1 record. Since Pitt’s Petersen Pitt finished its non-conference against regular season non-confer-

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S BEST JAMIE DIXON PITT’S 13-YEAR PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST 14 YEARS MILESTONE WINS SUCCESS (2001-14)

Where Pitt ranks among national winning percentage leaders and top programs No. Information The following is a list of accomplish- over the last 14 seasons; updated as of January 12, 2015. 1 22-Pitt 71, Alabama 62 ments achieved by the Pitt Basketball program over the last 13 seasons: Nov. 14, 2003, Madison School 2014-15 2001-14 Total Pct. Square Garden, New York, • Compiled a 345-106 record over Kansas 13-2 388-81 401-83 .829 N.Y. (1-0). the last 13 seasons and .750 win- Duke 14-1 375-83 389-84 .822 ning percentage, which ranks Gonzaga 16-1 351-84 367-85 .812 among the nation’s top five best Memphis 9-6 361-88 370-94 .797 100 10-Pitt 71, Seton Hall 68 winning percentages during PITT 11-5 345-106 356-111 .762 Feb. 19, 2007, Continental that span. The record also ranks Kentucky 15-0 345-114 360-114 .759 Airlines Arena, East second in the ACC from 2001- Syracuse 12-4 348-111 360-115 .758 Rutherford, N.J. (100-26). 14. • Advanced to the NCAA Elite Florida 9-6 349-111 358-117 .754 Eight/Regional Final in 2009 Louisville 14-2 341-117 355-119 .749 200 6-Pitt 61, American 46 for the first time since 1974. Wisconsin 15-2 322-120 337-122 .734 Dec. 22, 2010, Petersen • Advanced to the NCAA Sweet Connecticut 9-5 329-120 338-125 .730 Events Center, Pittsburgh, Sixteen five times in the last 13 North Carolina 12-4 333-125 345-129 .728 Pa. (200-55). seasons. Only 11 programs na- Ohio State 13-4 306-121 319-125 .718 tionwide have advanced to Michigan State 12-5 330-134 342-139 .711 more Sweet Sixteens during that Butler 12-5 311-127 323-132 .710 299 Pitt 61, Boston College 60 span. Xavier 11-5 309-127 320-132 .708 Jan. 6, 2015, Silvio O. Conte • Won two Big East Tournament Forum, Chestnut Hill, championships (2003 and 2008). Arizona 14-2 309-132 323-134 .707 • Captured four Big East regular Texas 12-4 314-135 326-139 .701 Mass. (299-101). season titles: 2001-02 Big East Marquette 9-6 299-137 308-143 .683 West Division, 2002-03 Big East Illinois 11-6 304-145 315-151 .676 West Division, 2003-04 Big East UCLA 10-7 293-147 303-154 .663 with the team. Florida State is 1-2 regular season, 2010-11 Big East Notre Dame 15-2 278-150 293-152 .658 in ACC play after the Syracuse loss, regular season. Western Kentucky 10-5 278-145 288-150 .658 • Advanced to the NCAA Tour- an 86-75 win over Virginia Tech (Jan. nament 12 times in the last 13 Cincinnati 11-4 281-149 292-153 .656 6) and an 83-63 loss at Notre Dame seasons, one of only seven pro- Oklahoma State 12-3 283-152 295-155 .656 (Dec. 13). grams nationwide to advance Oklahoma 11-4 272-147 283-151 .652 Pitt returns three starters–senior to the NCAA Tournament dur- Georgetown 10-5 270-145 280-150 .651 ing that span. off guard Cameron Wright, point • Ascended to the program’s first- guard Robinson and power forward ever No. 1 national ranking and ence opponents. Since the Petersen game after dropping a 70-57 loss at Michael Young– and eight of its top earned two No. 1 seeds in 2008- 09 and 2010-11. Events Center opened in 2002, Pitt Syracuse on Sunday. The Seminoles 10 scorers from a 2013-14 team that • Achieved 13 straight 20-plus has accumulated a 54-1 record in are led by Montay Brandon (13.2 finished 26-10 overall, 11-7 and in win seasons from 2002-14. November contests and 59-2 record ppg.), Xavier Rathan-Mayes (12.5 fifth place in its first year in the ACC • Averaged 26.5 victories per sea- in December games. ppg.) and Devon Bookert (9.9 ppg.). and earned a 12th NCAA Tourna- son over the last 13 years. • Advanced to the Big East Cham- Florida State enters Wednesday’s Leading scorer Aaron Thomas is not ment appearance in the last 13 sea- pionship title game in seven of eight seasons and appeared in three straight seasons from 2001-04. • Compiled a Big East-best 141- 2014-15 PITT PANTHERS NUMERICAL ROSTER 63 (.691) record in league regu- lar season games. • Finished ranked among the # NAME POS HT WT CL EX HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(s) nation’s top-10 programs in six 0 James Robinson G 6-3 198 JR 2L Mitchellville, Md./DeMatha Catholic H.S. of the last 13 seasons and ranked 1 Jamel Artis F 6-7 220 SO 1L Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) among the nation’s top-25 in 11 2 Michael Young F 6-9 235 SO 1L Duquesne, Pa./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.) of the last 13 years. 3 Cameron Wright G 6-5 205 SR* 3L Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine H.S. • Appeared on television 388 4 Ryan Luther F 6-9 215 FR HS Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton H.S. times in the last 13 years. 5 Durand Johnson F 6-6 210 JR* 2L Baltimore, Md./Brewster Academy (N.H.) • Set the school record with a 11 Derrick Randall F 6-9 240 SR 1L Brooklyn, N.Y./Rutgers/South Kent Prep (Conn.) 40-game win streak, which 12 Chris Jones G/F 6-6 213 SO* 1L Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck H.S. spanned two years and 68 days. 13 Josh Newkirk G 6-1 185 SO 1L Raleigh, N.C./Word of God Academy • Opened the Petersen Events Center with a 34-game win 15 Aron Phillips-NwankwoF 6-7.5 215 SR* 3L Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College streak, a streak which ranks as 21 Sheldon Jeter F 6-8 225 SO TR Beaver Falls, Pa./Vanderbilt/Beaver Falls H.S. the third all-time longest win 22 Joshua Ko G 6-1 150 SO 1L Kailua, Hawaii/Kalaheo H.S. streak to open a new arena in 23 Cameron Johnson G 6-7 185 FR HS Moon Township, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart H.S. NCAA Division I history. 24 Mike Lecak G 6-2 175 JR* 1L Pittsburgh, Pa./Wheeling Jesuit Univ./North Canyon H.S. • Concluded its 12th year in the 44 Tyrone Haughton C 6-9 220 JR TR Miami, Fla./Iowa Western C.C./Dr. Krop H.S. Petersen Events Center with a 50 Joseph Uchebo C 6-10 245 JR 1L Enugu, Nigeria/Chipola J.C./Word of God Academy, N.C. 193-27 record and .877 winning percentage. Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (TCU, 1987), 10th year as Head Coach, 14th year at Pitt; Assistant Coach: Brandin Knight • Sold out the Petersen Events (Pittsburgh, 2005); Assistant Coach: Bill Barton (Salem State, 1989); Assistant Coach: Marlon Williamson (Youngstown Center in each of the 12 sea- State, 2012); Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Regan (Saint Vincent, 1988); Video Coordinator/Director of sons in operation and has en- joyed a string of 223 consecu- Analytics: Jason Richards (Davidson, 2008); Graduate Managers: Branden McDonald, David Hanson; Athletic Trainer: tive regular season sellouts dat- Tony Salesi; Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tim Beltz; Academic Coordinator: Mike Farabaugh; Equipment ing back to the 2001-02 season. Manager: Chris Dountas; Managers: Josh Counihan, Chris Gamcik, Caleb Gilbride, Dan Ginsberg, Mike Haberman, Michael Lindenbaum, Sean Mack, Brennan Moxham, Matt Reilley, Josh Russell-Einhorn, Will Supowitz, John Wallace III; Administrative Assistant: Beth Schoedel. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 4

RECORD WHEN... MOST LEAGUE BIG EAST’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST Controlling the tip: ...... 7-4 CHAMPIONSHIPS- COACHES BY PERCENTAGE Scoring first: ...... 7-2 Leading at the half: ...... 8-0 ACC (2000-14) (Conference Regular Season and Championship Games combined as of March Trailing at the half: ...... 3-5 17, 2013 and according to Big East records). Tied at half: ...... 0-0 School RS T Tot. Leading with 5:00 left: ...... 8-0 Duke 4 8 12 Coach, Team W L Pct. Yrs. BEChamp. Trailing with 5:00 left: ...... 3-5 North Carolina 7 2 9 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 127 66 .658 10 12-9, .571 Tied with 5:00 left: ...... 0-0 Louisville 3 5 8 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 415 220 .654 34 50-29, .633 In Overtime: ...... 2-0 PITT 4 2 6 John Thompson, Gtown 231 123 .653 20 33-13, .717 Double Overtime: ...... 0-0 Syracuse 3 2 5 Rick Pitino, UL/PC 126 67 .653 9 14-7, .667 Triple Overtime ...... 0-0 Boston College 3 1 4 Buzz Williams, Marquette 64 35 .646 5 5-5, .500 Pitt outrebounds opp.: ...... 7-2 Maryland 2 1 3 Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s 139 80 .635 13 12-11, .478 Pitt is outrebounded: ...... 3-3 Virginia 2 1 3 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut 314 181 .634 36 35-18, .660 Rebounds are equal: ...... 1-0 Miami 1 1 2 Mike Jarvis, St. John’s 57 36 .613 5 7-4, .636 Clemson 0 1 1 , Pitt 46 29 .613 4 8-3, .727 Pitt commits more TO: ...... 3-3 Florida State 0 1 1 Rollie Massimino, Villanova 123 92 .572 12 13-12, .520 Pitt forces more TO: ...... 8-2 Notre Dame 1 0 1 Turnovers are equal: ...... 0-0 Wake Forest 1 0 1 Pitt has more FTA: ...... 9-2 Key: RS-regular season titles; T-Tourna- FASTEST TO 200 WINS-NCAA HISTORY Opp. has more FTA: ...... 2-3 ment titles; *indicates best league regular FT attempts are equal: ...... 0-0 season record; total includes ties. Pitt shoots better than 60% ...... 0-0 BY GAMES Pitt shoots better than 50%: .....5-0 According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153 Pitt shoots less than 50%: ...... 6-5 Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island 231 200-31 .866 12th 1938 Opp. shoots better than 50%: .1-4 th Opp. shoots less than 50%: ...... 8-1 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 234 200-34 .855 9 1977 MOST NCAA th Opp. shoots less than 40% ...... 6-0 Mark Few, Gonzaga 247 200-47 .810 8 2007 Everett Case, NC State 250 200-50 .800 9th 1954 Pitt outshoots opp. (FG%) ...... 8-0 TOURNAMENT th Opp. outshoots Pitt (FG%) ...... 3-5 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU 251 200-51 .797 10 1945 Nat Holman, CCNY 251 200-51 .797 18th 1937 Shooting is tied (%) ...... 0-0 APPEARANCES- th Pitt hits 40% of 3FG: ...... 4-0 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 251 200-51 .797 13 1943 Roy Williams, Kansas 252 200-52 .794 8th 1996 Pitt hits less than 40%of3FG: ..7-5 ACC th Pitt outshoots opp. (3FG): ...... 7-0 Vic Bubas, Duke 254 200-54 .787 10 1969 Most NCAA Tournament appear- Denny Crum, Louisville 254 200-54 .787 9th 1980 ances in the ACC over the last 13 , NWMS/Colo./OSU 254 200-54 .787 11th 1940 Pitt hits at least 70% of FTA: ...5-5 th Pitt hits at least 60% of FTA: . 10-5 seasons (2002-14): Doc Meanwell, Miss./Wisc. 254 200-54 .787 15 1927 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 255 200-55 .784 8th 2010 Pitt bench outscores opp.: ...... 8-1 Team No. Opp. bench outscores Pitt:...... 3-4 Duke ...... 13 BY TOTAL SEASONS Bench scoring is equal: ...... 0-0 PITT...... 12 According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153 Louisville ...... 11 Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Following a Pitt win: ...... 6-5 th Following a Pitt loss: ...... 4-0 Syracuse ...... 10 Mark Few, Gonzaga 247 200-47 .810 8 2007 North Carolina ...... 10 Roy Williams, Kansas 252 200-52 .794 8th 1996 th 3 score in double figures: ...... 4-3 Notre Dame ...... 8 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 255 200-55 .784 8 2010 North Carolina State ...... 8 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 234 200-34 .855 9th 1977 4 score in double figures: ...... 5-0 th 5+ in double figures: ...... 0-0 Boston College ...... 6 Everett Case, NC State 250 200-50 .800 9 1954 Maryland ...... 6 Denny Crum, Louisville 254 200-54 .787 9th 1980 Wake Forest ...... 6 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 266 200-66 .752 9th 1985 UNIFORMS th White uniforms: ...... 8-1 Clemson...... 4 Bruce Weber, SIU/Illinois 272 200-72 .735 9 2007 Florida State ...... 4 Pete Gillen, Xavier 273 200-73 .733 9th 1994 Blue uniforms: ...... 2-4 th Gold uniforms: ...... 1-0 Georgia Tech ...... 4 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU 251 200-51 .797 10 1945 Miami ...... 3 Vic Bubas, Duke 254 200-54 .787 10th 1969 Virginia ...... 3 Fred Schaus, WVU/Purdue 266 200-66 .752 10th 1976 DAYS OF THE WEEK th Monday ...... 1-0 Virginia Tech ...... 1 Lou Carnesecca, St. John’s 271 200-71 .738 10 1978 Tuesday: ...... 3-2 Wednesday: ...... 2-0 Thursday ...... 0-0 sons. Through the season’s first seven Pitt has won 129 of its last 182 among the all-time NCAA Division Friday: ...... 2-1 games, the Panthers have been a dif- overall games, 134 of its last 186, I records for fastest to 300 career Saturday: ...... 2-2 ferent team without two of their 278 of its last 373 contests, 119 of wins in both number of games and Sunday: ...... 1-0 most experienced players: Wright its last 182 league regular season total seasons (12, will tie for third and Durand Johnson. Wright is now games and 163 of its last 179 non- all-time). On the total number of back in the starting lineup, but conference games. games chart, he is on pace to surpass Durand Johnson has been suspended 300 victories faster than NCAA Di- for the season. With Wright playing, JAMIE DIXON NEEDS ONE MORE vision I coaching legends Arkansas’ Pitt is 7-1. VICTORY FOR 300 CAREER WINS Nolan Richardson, North Carolina’s In mid-October, Pitt was picked Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon Dean Smith, Arkansas’ Eddie by Atlantic Coast Conference media needs only one victories to become Sutton, Indiana’s Bob Knight and members to finish sixth among 15 just the second head coach in school Georgetown’s John Thompson. See schools in its annual preseason poll. history to reach 300 career wins. His chart on page 11. accomplishment will also rank PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 5

ACC’S BEST PROGRAMS OVER PITT PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH THE PREVIOUS 13 SEASONS (2001-14) IN PRESEASON ACC MEDIA POLL Totals are as of May 4, 2014. League Overall CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Pitt Okafor was named preseason School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. was selected by league media rookie of the year. The preseason Duke ...... 159-47 ...... 772...... 375-83 ...... 819 members to finish sixth out of 15 All-ACC team included Paige, *PITT ...... 152-70 ...... 685 ...... 345-106 ...... 765 schools at its second Atlantic Coast Okafor, Louisville’s Montrezl *Syracuse ...... 150-72 ...... 676...... 348-111 ...... 758 Conference Operation Basketball Harrell, Virginia’s Malcolm *Louisville...... 154-70 ...... 688...... 341-117 ...... 745 preseason media day held Wednes- Brogdon and Notre Dame’s Jerian North Carolina ...... 139-72 ...... 659...... 333-125 ...... 727 day at the Westin Hotel in down- Grant. *Notre Dame ...... 129-93 ...... 581...... 278-150 ...... 650 town Charlotte. Over 300 writ- In preparation for its second Maryland ...... 116-95 ...... 550...... 278-156 ...... 641 ers, television broadcasters, radio season in the ACC, Pitt was mak- *Boston College ...... 105-106 ...... 498...... 232-154 ...... 601 producers and other assorted me- ing its second appearance at the North Carolina State...... 98-113 ...... 464...... 240-161 ...... 599 dia members attended the ACC’s event. Pitt Head Coach Jamie Florida State ...... 102-110 ...... 481...... 234-161 ...... 592 53rd annual event. Dixon, senior Cameron Wright Clemson ...... 91-121 ...... 429...... 221-154 ...... 589 In a vote of the league’s attend- and junior James Robinson repre- Wake Forest ...... 96-116 ...... 453...... 221-159 ...... 582 ing media members, Pitt finished sented the Panthers in Charlotte. Miami...... 92-120 ...... 434...... 217-162 ...... 573 sixth with 592 total points. Duke Virginia ...... 98-114 ...... 462...... 206-170 ...... 548 was selected to capture first place 2014-15 ACC PRESEASON Virginia Tech ...... 82-130 ...... 387...... 204-178 ...... 534 with 935 points and 41 first place MEDIA POLL Georgia Tech ...... 80-132 ...... 377...... 200-184 ...... 521 votes, followed by No. 2 North Rk. Team (1st place votes)Pts Carolina (870 points/12 first 1. Duke (41) 935 place votes), No. 3 Louisville 2. North Carolina (12) 870 (847/3 first place votes), No. 4 3. Louisville (3) 847 Virginia (824/7 first place votes), 4. Virginia (7) 824 ACTIVE NCAA D1 MOST NCAA No. 5 Syracuse (706/2 first place 5. Syracuse (2) 706 votes) and No. 6 Pitt. 6. PITT 592 NON-CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT It was the second consecutive 7. Notre Dame 515 season that Pitt was picked to fin- 8. Florida State 506 HOMECOURT WIN APPEARANCES- ish sixth in preseason voting. The 9. NC State 478 Panthers ended up finishing fifth 10. Miami 442 STREAKS NATIONAL in their first ACC season in 2013- 11. Clemson 330 14. 12. Wake Forest 221 Team No. Most NCAA Tournament appear- North Carolina’s Marcus Paige 13. Georgia Tech 195 Duke ...... 112 ances, nationally (2002-14): was selected the preseason player 14. Boston College 184 Minnesota ...... 43 of the year, while Duke’s Jahlil 15. Virginia Tech 155 Illinois ...... 41 Team No. Wichita State ...... 30 Duke ...... 13 PITT ...... 30 Gonzaga ...... 13 Iowa State ...... 25 Kansas ...... 13 Arizona ...... 23 Michigan State ...... 13 NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS Wisconsin ...... 13 PITT ...... 12 AFTER 12 SEASONS (by wins) Texas ...... 12 Louisville ...... 11 With the entire 2014-15 season ahead of him, Jamie Dixon already ranks fourth on CONSECUTIVE Arizona ...... 11 the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after 12 seasons as a head coach. In his 12th Florida ...... 11 season, Dixon continues to move up the charts. Here is where he stands in NCAA HOME WINS Marquette ...... 10 records when compared to other coaches after 12 years as a head coach: VERSUS NON- Connecticut ...... 10 Coach, Team Seasons W-L Pct. Kentucky ...... 10 Roy Williams, Kansas 1989-00 329-82 .800 CONFERENCE Syracuse ...... 10 Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio State 2001-12 323-96 .771 Xavier ...... 10 Mark Few, Gonzaga 2000-11 316-83 .792 OPPONENTS Memphis ...... 10 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 2003-15 299-101 .748 North Carolina ...... 10 Everett Case, North Carolina State 1947-58 298-77 .795 Illinois ...... 9 Denny Crum, Louisville 1972-83 295-78 .791 Wins Date 58 11/19/2005-11/16/2011 UCLA ...... 9 Tubby Smith, Tulsa/Georgia/Kentucky 1992-03 288-109 .725 Oklahoma ...... 9 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1977-88 287-93 .755 43 11/17/2000-1/2/2005 30 11/19/2012-current Villanova ...... 9 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 1981-92 286-100 .741 Notre Dame ...... 8 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 1969-80 282-58 .829 16 12/3/1984-12/6/1986 12 12/18/1997-12/4/2000 John Calipari, Massachusetts/Memphis 1989-04 282-109 .721 11 12/8/1986-11/28/1988 seasons and 615 total contests from 1922-53. the Panthers 227 games to reach the 2014-15 (Cameron Wright, broken milestone. As of today, Pitt has a foot; Durand Johnson, suspended for In only his 12th season as a head PITT REACHES 200-WIN MILE- coach, Dixon owns a 299-101 ca- 200-28 overall record in the 13-year year), Pitt’s production has been STONE AT PETERSEN EVENTS CEN- old Petersen Events Center. dominated by sophomores and reer record following 400 career TER games. He has a career winning per- freshmen and players who will re- With a 71-54 win over Florida centage of .748. Dixon trails Hall YOUTHFUL PANTHERS turn to the team next year. Next Gulf Coast on Dec. 30, 2014, Pitt of Fame Pitt coach H.C. “Doc” With two of Pitt’s three most year, Pitt returns its entire team with reached the 200-victory milestone Carlson, who won 367 games in 31 experienced players sidelined the exception of Wright and senior in Petersen Events Center. It took through its first seven contests in Derrick Randall. Here is a look at PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 6

PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER NUMBERS WHAT PITT RETURNED IN 2014-15 In its 13th basketball season, the Petersen Events Center has provided Pitt Category Percent Returning an exceptional homecourt advantage. Consider the following facts and Last year’s starters: ...... 60% (3 of 5) Last year’s total starts: ...... 60% (99 of 165) records: Last year’s starters: ...... 40% (2 of 5) Last year’s starters: ...... 60% (3 of 5) Total Games: 228 (100th all-time game: vs. Rutgers, Jan. 26, Last year’s total starts: ...... 61% (109 of 180) 2007; 200th all-time game vs. Notre Dame, Feb. 18, 2013). Team’s top-10 in minutes played: ...... 80% (8of 10) Overall Record: 200-28 (.877) Total minutes played: ...... 69.5% (5091 of 7325) Points scored: ...... 58.6% (1516 of 2586) Conference Record: 79-25 (.760); ACC: 4-6; Big East: 75-19. Field goals made: ...... 59.6% (533 of 895) Non-Conference Record: 117-3 (.975) Field goal attempts: ...... 62.3% (1213 of 1944) Most Consecutive Wins at the Petersen Events Center: 34 3-point FG made: ...... 56.3% (103 of 183) (11/23/02-2/29/04); 31 (2/27/08-1/20/10) 3-point FG attempts: ...... 60.1% (314 of 522) Most Consecutive Losses: 4 (12/23/11-1/25/12) Free throws made: ...... 56.6% (347 of 613) Most Consecutive Non-Conference Wins: 58 (11/19/05-11/ Free throw attempts: ...... 56.3% (485 of 861) Offensive rebounds: ...... 65.3% (282 of 432) 16/11), 30 (11/19/12-current), 28 (11/23/02-1/2/05) Defensive rebounds: ...... 62.2% (534 of 859) Most Consecutive Non-Conference Losses: 1, three times Total rebounds: ...... 67.9% (876 of 1291) (Bucknell, Long Beach State, Wagner) Personal fouls:...... 73.7% (457 of 620) Average Victory Margin: 18.2 points per game (15265-11633, Assists: ...... 69.2% (390 of 563) 200 wins) Turnovers: ...... 61.1% (226 of 373) Blocked Shots: ...... 61.7% (66 of 107) Average Non-Conference Victory Margin: 21.9 points per Steals: ...... 71.2% (181 of 254) game (9045-6494, 117 wins) Average Margin of Loss: 7.6 points (Pitt: 1671, Opp: 1883, 28 losses) Pitt Victories by 10 points or more: 157 Pitt Victories by 20 points or more: 83 WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES BY PCT. Pitt Victories by 30 points or more: 29 Pitt Victories by 40 points or more: 8 (Records are as of January 12, 2015) 2014-15 Previous Total Total Coach W-L W-L W-L Pct. Pitt Points Per Game: 74.8 points per game Mark Few, Gonzaga 16-1 401-99 417-100 .808 Opponents’ Points Per Game: 59.3 points per game Roy Williams, North Carolina 12-4 723-199 734-203 .784 John Calipari, Kentucky 15-0 597-177 612-177 .775 Opponents held to 60 points or less: 131 of 228 Thad Matta, Ohio State 13-4 377-113 390-117 .769 Opponents held to 70 points or less: 195 of 228 Mike Krzyzewski, Duke 14-1 983-306 997-307 .765 Conference Opponents held to 60 points or less: 44 of 104 Bo Ryan, Wisconsin 15-2 704-223 719-225 .762 Conference Opponents held to 70 points or less: 82 of 104 Bill Self, Kansas 13-2 532-173 545-175 .757 Non-Conference Opp. held to 60 points or less: 88 of 120 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 11-5 288-96 299-101 .748 Non-Conference Opp. held to 70 points or less: 110 of 120 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 12-4 948-320 960-324 .748 Most Consecutive Opponents held to 60 points or less: 10 Rick Pitino, Louisville 14-2 695-245 709-247 .742 (3/7/09-1/16/10); 9 (11/27/02-1/18/03), 6 (1/24/11/13/ Billy Donovan, Florida 9-6 486-189 495-195 .717 11) Bob Huggins, West Virginia 14-2 740-302 754-304 .713 Most Consecutive Opponents held to 70 points or less: 22 (1/17/04-2/23/05); 21 (11/23/02-12/13/03) where Pitt’s production through 14 Wright, the 2014 recipient of Most Points Scored by Pitt: 103 (Houston Baptist, Nov. 9, games has come from: the Skip Prosser Award which is 2007) Prod. by players presented to the ACC’s top scholar- Most Points Scored-Opponent: 97 (Notre Dame, Jan. 4, 2006) Stat Returning Total Pct. athlete in men’s basketball, is Pitt’s Least Points Scored by Pitt: 39 (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012) Minutes 2886 3250 89% top returning scorer (10.5 ppg. last Least Points Scored-Opponent: 32 (New Hampshire, Dec. 4, Points 961 1070 90% year) and most experienced return- 2009) Rebounds 445 554 80% ing player. In his five-year career, Assists 229 249 92% Wright has seen action in 113 career Largest Win: 49 points (Bethune-Cookman, Dec. 15, 2012, 89- 3FGM 74 76 97% games, played in 2,223 minutes and 40) FTM 197 216 91% started 55 contests. He has reached Largest Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, 62-39) double figure scoring 28 times in his Closest Win: 1, two times (West Virginia, Feb. 7, 2008, 55-54; CAMERON WRIGHT RETURNS TO career and his veteran presence is a Georgetown, Jan. 25, 2003, 65-64) ACTION; BEGAN SENIOR YEAR key ingredient for this year’s team. Largest Conference Win: 38 points (DePaul, Jan. 26, 2013, 93- SIDELINED WITH INJURY An NABC Good Works Team 55) Pitt’s returning leading scorer and Lowe’s Senior Class Award Largest Conference Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, from the 2013-14 team, Cameron nominee, Wright is a four-time re- 62-39) Wright officially returned to game Longest Game: 3OT (West Virginia, Feb. 12, 2010, 98-95 win) cipient of the University of action on Friday, Dec. 5 against Pittsburgh’s Scholar-Athlete Award, Duquesne. Previously, he had missed Record vs. Top-25 Ranked Teams (AP poll): 17-10 and a two-time recipient of the the season’s first seven games. It was Record vs. Top-5 nationally ranked teams: 9-1 school’s Academic Excellence Record vs. Top-10 nationally ranked teams: 13-2 announced in October that Wright Award. He is also a past winner of Record on Senior Day: 8-4 would miss 10 weeks due to a bro- the -Jaron Record on Opening Day: 13-0 ken left foot (fifth metatarsal). With Brown Pursuit of Excellence Award Overtime Record: 7-3; 2OT Record: 2-0; 3OT Record: 1-0 Wright in the lineup, Pitt is now 7- and was selected to the Big East All- 2. Academic team on three occasions. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 7

Year MPG PPG RPG ORPG FG% 2013-14 21.6 6.0 4.1 1.6 .413 MOST NCAA YEAR-BY-YEAR PITT’S BEST 2014-15 30.9 13.4 7.7 3.5 .516 SWEET SIXTEEN NON-CONFERENCE DEFENSIVE PITT SPORTS PRODUCTIVE BENCH APPEARANCES IN RECORDS SEASONS In the early going this year, Pitt’s bench has proved to be a valuable LAST 13 YEARS A look at Pitt’s non-conference Pitt has yielded 61.6 points per game commodity. Each player coming off records since joining the Big East in 2014-15. Here is where that mark Since 2002, Pitt is one of only 15 the bench provides Pitt with a di- Conference: ranks among the school’s best defen- verse array of strengths: schools nationwide to advance to the Year W-L Pct. sive points per game averages: NCAA Sweet Sixteen at least five 1982-83 7-4 .636 times over the last 13 years. Pitt has 1983-84 12-2 .857 PPG Year W-L Josh Newkirk, 6-1 • G advanced to Sweet Sixteen action in 1984-85 9-3 .750 56.0 2012-13 24-9 Newkirk can play either the point or 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 1985-86 9-3 .750 56.4 2003-04 31-5 off-guard and has proved to be one 2009. Here is a chart depicting where 1986-87 12-3 .800 59.2 2002-03 28-5 of the quickest and most athletic Pitt ranks among schools over the last 1987-88 11-2 .846 59.3 1951-52 10-12 guards to play at Pitt in recent 13 years: 1988-89 7-5 .583 60.9 2001-02 29-6 memory. His quickness with the bas- 1989-90 6-5 .545 61.0 2010-11 28-6 School App. since 2002 ketball was on display at Boston 1991-92 9-6 .600 61.6 2014-15 11-5 College when he drove the length of Duke ...... 9 61.8 2009-10 25-9 1992-93 8-1 .889 the floor and converted a layup with Kansas ...... 9 1993-94 6-2 .750 61.9 2013-14 26-10 Michigan State ...... 7 1994-95 4-4 .500 62.0 1950-51 9-17 five seconds left in overtime to give Connecticut ...... 6 1995-96 5-3 .625 62.8 2006-07 29-8 Pitt a 61-60 lead and win. Newkirk’s North Carolina ...... 6 1996-97 7-6 .538 63.1 2005-06 25-8 also sports a 2.50 assist:turnover ra- Syracuse ...... 6 1997-98 5-3 .625 63.5 2004-05 20-8 tio. Arizona ...... 6 1998-99 9-2 .818 64.7 1983-84 18-13 Texas ...... 5 1999-00 8-3 .727 64.8 1979-80 17-12 Ryan Luther, 6-9 • F PITT ...... 5 2000-01 9-4 .692 65.1 2007-08 27-10 Wisconsin ...... 5 Luther surpassed career-highs for 2001-02 11-1 .917 65.4 2008-09 31-5 points (13), 3-point field goals made Kentucky ...... 5 65.5 2011-12 22-17 2002-03 10-1 .909 (3), field goals (5-7) and minutes (24) Xavier ...... 5 2003-04 14-0 1.000 Florida ...... 5 2004-05 10-1 1.000 in sparking Pitt to a 23-point vic- Louisville ...... 5 2005-06 11-0 1.000 IMPROVED, QUICKER AND LEANER tory against Kansas State earlier in Ohio State ...... 5 2006-07 13-2 .867 MICHAEL YOUNG EXPECTED TO the year. The all-around talented 2007-08 12-1 .923 MAKE IMPACT IN 2014-15 Luther is a good shooter and is one 2008-09 13-0 1.000 Pitt sophomore power forward of Pitt’s best low post defenders. Wright is Pitt’s fourth all-time 2009-10 11-2 .846 Michael Young lost 10 pounds over conference scholar-athlete award 2010-11 12-1 .923 the summer with the sole purpose Joseph Uchebo, 6-10 • C winner in men’s basketball. Other 2011-12 11-2 .846 of becoming quicker and more ver- Uchebo started Pitt’s first four games award winners include Joey David 2012-13 12-1 .923 satile at his power forward position. of the year and gives Pitt size, re- (1984-85), Darren Morningstar 2013-14 12-1 .923 He is arguably Pitt’s most improved bounding ability and bulk in the (1991-92) and Aaron Gray (2006- 2014-15 10-3 .769 player this year. middle. He also has good hands and 07). He is the second player to earn Total 305-77 .798 That hard work is paying off as post moves on offense. a men’s basketball top scholar-ath- Young leads Pitt with a 13.4 points lete award since Jamie Dixon be- season record for assist:turnover ra- and 7.7 rebounds per game averages. Sheldon Jeter, 6-7 • F came head coach in 2003. tio with a 4.11 mark, which ranked He has already reached 20-plus points Jeter gives Pitt a quicker, more ath- No. 6 nationally and No. 2 in the in two games, notched two double- letic look at the power or small for- JAMES ROBINSON IS TRUE DIS- ACC. ward positions. The Vanderbilt trans- TRIBUTOR; IMPROVED SCORER doubles and scored in double figures Robinson, who has started 84 in a team-high 12 contests and in fer can also step up and hit a jumper AND ALMOST PERFECT FREE of his career 85 games played and or slash to the basket. He is coming THROW SHOOTER seven of Pitt’s last eight games. Af- made 70 consecutive starts, also has ter averaging 16.0 points and 9.7 re- off his best performance of the year, Junior point guard James the potential to be one of the best bounds, Young was named to the an 11-point, eight rebound game at Robinson continues to amass high closers in school history as he sports EA Sports Maui Invitational all-tour- Boston College in which he sparked assist:turnover numbers. Robinson a 81.7 percent career free throw per- nament team. the Panthers on both ends of the is in his third season at Pitt with a centage. Earlier this year, he hit 20 Last year, Young became the floor. school-record 3.16 career consecutive free throws and is cur- fourth freshman in school history to assist:turnover ratio (338 assists/107 rently converting 88.7 percent (55- start 100 percent of his freshman CLEMSON POST-GAME NOTES turnovers), which is 0.27 points 62) of his free throw attempts. contests. In 36 starts, Young aver- • Pitt dropped to 11-5 overall and higher than the previous school CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein called aged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per 1-2 in the ACC with a 71-62 record of 2.89 held by Levance Robinson one of the “least appreci- game. Young reached double figure home loss to Clemson. Pitt is Fields (2005-09). ated” point guards in the nation. scoring in five games on the year. He back in action on Wednesday, Jan. After 16 games, Robinson’s Pitt’s lone two-time international also became just the 14th all-time 14 vs. Florida State at 9 p.m. at assist:turnover numbers are down a Gold Medalist with Team USA, freshman first game opening day the Petersen Events Center. bit because he is trying to score more. With two collegiate seasons remain- starter at Pitt since freshmen were • Jamie Dixon drops to 299-101 Robinson is averaging 10.9 points ing, Robinson has the opportunity sanctioned to compete by the NCAA all-time as a head coach in his per game, up from his 7.6 ppg. last to build one of the best careers for a in 1972-73. 12th year at Pitt. He needs just year. He has a 2.47 assist:turnover point guard in Pitt history. Here is a statistical comparison one more victory to reach the ratio (74 assists and 30 turnovers). at Young from last year: 300-win plateau. When he does A 2014 Bob Cousy Award final- achieve his 300th career win, he ist, Robinson last year set the school’s will hit 300 wins faster than PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 8

NCAA legends Nolan Richardson, Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Eddie Sutton and John NATION’S TOP HOMECOURT WINNING PERCENTAGES Thompson. (LAST 13 SEASONS, 2002-15) • Pitt dropped its first game at the Petersen Events Center this year (Research is from the opening of Pitt’s Petersen Events Center to games on January 12, 2015) and fell to 7-1 on the season at Overall the Petersen Events Center. Pitt School W-L Pct. 14-15 13-14 12-13 11-12 10-11 09-10 08-09 07-08 06-07 05-06 04-05 03-04 02-03 dropped to 200-28 all-time at Kansas 203-11 .949 8-0 14-1 17-1 19-1 15-1 19-0 18-0 20-0 16-2 14-2 15-1 15-1 13-1 the Petersen Events Center and Duke 192-12 .941 8-0 17-0 16-0 14-3 15-0 19-0 16-1 15-1 15-4 14-1 14-1 14-1 15-0 79-25 all-time in league regular Gonzaga 157-11 .934 8-0 14-0 14-1 15-0 13-2 15-1 11-1 13-1 13-2 15-0 13-0 11-0 10-2 Michigan State 182-20 .900 8-2 12-4 15-1 20-0 12-2 16-2 12-2 17-0 18-1 12-2 14-1 12-2 14-2 season games at the arena. Memphis 201-23 .897 7-3 15-3 17-1 17-1 17-2 16-3 15-1 17-1 16-0 19-1 15-6 15-0 14-2 • Pitt was outrebounded by a 17- Wisconsin 189-21 .900 8-1 14-3 15-3 13-4 16-0 16-1 12-3 16-2 19-0 14-2 15-1 15-0 16-1 board margin (39-22). That rep- Florida 186-24 .886 6-2 17-0 15-0 17-2 15-3 12-4 16-1 15-4 17-0 16-2 13-3 11-4 15-1 resents the largest negative re- Kentucky 184-25 .881 11-0 16-1 16-2 14-0 16-0 18-0 12-6 14-4 14-2 10-5 14-1 11-2 12-1 bound margin in 16 years and PITT 200-28 .877 7-1 13-5 16-3 15-7 17-1 17-1 19-0 16-2 16-2 16-1 13-4 19-1 16-0 largest negative rebound margin North Carolina 172-25 .873 6-2 15-3 14-2 17-2 13-0 13-5 14-1 14-2 15-1 13-4 15-0 12-2 11-4 under Jamie Dixon. The last time Syracuse 200-32 .862 9-1 16-2 17-2 22-0 14-3 15-2 16-3 14-5 16-4 14-5 16-2 14-3 17-0 Pitt was outrebounded by 17 Oklahoma State 169-28 .858 7-1 13-3 15-2 14-5 11-1 16-1 14-2 13-3 14-2 11-5 12-1 15-0 13-2 boards was on January 23, 1999 Connecticut 181-32 .850 5-3 15-3 13-3 15-3 13-4 15-3 13-2 16-1 15-5 16-0 14-3 17-1 14-2 Arizona 170-33 .837 9-0 17-1 14-2 16-4 13-0 11-5 14-3 11-6 11-5 12-3 15-1 13-2 14-1 (49-32) vs. Georgetown at Illinois 162-37 .814 8-0 10-6 13-4 13-5 15-2 12-5 14-3 7-8 14-3 15-1 15-0 12-1 14-0 . • Pitt finished with only 22 re- bounds on the day. That league home games. At home, Pitt seasons, from 2001-15, Pitt has con- During that period, Pitt has av- matched the lowest Pitt re- has won 75 of its last 92 games, 47 tinued to among the nation’s top eraged 11.7 league wins and 26.5 bounding total this season (22 of its last 64 games against confer- programs in overall winning percent- overall victories per year. Pitt is also vs. Kansas State on Nov. 26, ence regular season opponents, 106 age (356-111), league regular season the only former Big East Conference 2014) and matched the fewest of its last 124 overall games and re- wins (153-72), league championships program to win 20 or more overall rebounds ever secured in a game cently completed home win streaks (six) and NCAA Tournament ap- games and 10 or more league con- for a Jamie Dixon coached team. of 20 games (Jan. 28, 2010-Jan. 24, pearances (12). tests in 11 of the previous 12 sea- The 22 rebounds also represent 2011) and 15 games (Feb. 29, 2012- When comparing Pitt’s success sons (2001-13). Pitt’s previous streak the fewest ever in a game for Dec. 31, 2012). The 20-game win with other ACC schools (2002-15), of 10 consecutive 10-win Big East Pitt in Petersen Events Center streak ranks as the fourth longest the Panthers rank No. 2 in overall regular seasons (2001-11) during that history (previous low was 23, streak of its kind in school history. winning percentage, league regular timeframe ranks second only to two times). The 22 rebounds Pitt is 79-25 vs. league regular season winning percentage, NCAA Syracuse’s run of eleven 10-plus win ranked also tied for the 10th season opponents at the Petersen Tournament appearances (12 of last seasons set from 1985-96. Pitt has fewest in school history. The Events Center (4-6 vs. ACC, 75-19 13) and homecourt winning percent- won 20 or more games 20 times in record is 18 set three times in vs. Big East). In addition, Pitt re- age (200-28, .877). The Panthers school history. 1970s. cently completed a 58-game win also rank No. 4 in most league cham- In addition, Pitt Basketball was • Pitt converted a season-high streak against non-conference oppo- pionships during that timeframe. one of only three programs nation- 88.9 percent of its free throw nents at home (Nov. 19, 2005-Nov. attempts (16-18). 16, 2011). • Senior Cameron Wright scored a Pitt also owns an impressive 117- season and team-high 18 points 3 record vs. non-conference oppo- TOP GAMES AT PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER after converting 8-11 field goals nents in the Petersen Events Center There have been 23 games involving two ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt in a season-high 36 minutes and has claimed 138 of its last 142 is 15-8 in those contests: played. Wright reached double home games against regular season Date Game and Score figure scoring for the 28th time non-conference opponents. Pitt’s January 6, 2003 6-Pitt 72, 5-Notre Dame 55 in his career and fourth time this three non-conference losses at the January 18, 2003 3-Pitt 73, 25-Syracuse 60 year. February 15, 2004 4-Pitt 75, 5-Connecticut 68 PEC are to Bucknell (Jan. 2, 2005), January 29, 2005 20-Pitt 76, 4-Syracuse 69 • Chris Jones finished the day with Long Beach State (Nov. 16, 2011) February 26, 2005 17-Connecticut 73, 18-Pitt 64 11 points (3-6 3FG). He reached and Wagner (Dec. 23, 2011). January 23, 2006 12-Pitt 80, 25-Syracuse 67 double figure scoring for the sev- Winners of 22 of its last 28 February 9, 2006 14-Pitt 57, 9-West Virginia 53 enth time in his career/season. home games, Pitt has also won 41 January 21, 2007 24-Marquette 77, 6-Pitt 74 (OT) • Pitt lost its first game against January 14, 2008 15-Pitt 69, 5-Georgetown 60 of its last 50 home games. January 19, 2009 4-Pitt 78, 8-Syracuse 60 Clemson. Pitt is now 3-1 all-time Since the Petersen Events Cen- March 4, 2009 3-Pitt 90, 13-Marquette 75 vs. the Tigers. ter opened in 2002, Pitt owns a 113- March 7, 2009 3-Pitt 70, 1-Connecticut 60 3 record combining November and January 20, 2010 12-Georgetown 74, No. 9 Pitt 66 PANTHERS EXCEL AT HOME December games (54-1 in Novem- February 12, 2010 25-Pitt 98, 5-West Virginia 95 (3OT) Pitt is in its 13th regular season ber, 59-2 in December). February 21, 2010 19-Pitt 70, 3-Villanova 65 in the Petersen Events Center with December 27, 2010 6-Pitt 78, 4-Connecticut 63 January 17, 2011 5-Pitt 74, 3-Syracuse 66 a 200-28 all-time record and .877 DECADE-PLUS OF EXCELLENCE January 24, 2011 15-Notre Dame 56, 2-Pitt 51 winning percentage. The .877 win- Over the last 14 years, Pitt has March 5, 2011 4-Pitt 60, 19-Villanova 50 ning percentage ranks among the proven to be the winningest basket- December 31, 2012 8-Cincinnati 70, 24-Pitt 61 nation’s best homecourt records over ball program in the Big East Confer- February 18, 2013 25-Notre Dame 51, 20-Pitt 42 the last 13 years (see chart page 8). January 27, 2014 17-Duke 80, 18-Pitt 65 ence and one of the top-5 winningest February 12, 2014 1-Syracuse 58, 25-Pitt 56 Pitt has won 87 of its last 112 programs nationally. In the last 14 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 9

PITT COMPLETES FIRST YEAR IN ACC IN 2013-14 PITT IN THE • On January 4, 2014, Pitt began WHERE PITT RANKS 2014-15 RANKINGS its first basketball season in the IN THE 2014-15 NCAA TEAM STATISTICS Atlantic Coast Conference. Syra- Here is a week-by-week look at where cuse, Pitt and Notre Dame join Source: www.ncaa.org, (Statistics as of January 10, 2015) Pitt ranked in the AP and ESPN/ the league this year, while Lou- Category Rank Average USA Today polls in 2014-15: isville will enter next season. Won-Loss Percentage ...... 78 ...... 68.8 • With an 11-7 record, Pitt fin- Scoring Offense ...... 196 ...... 66.9 Week AP ESPN ished in fifth place in the ACC Scoring Defense ...... 68 ...... 61.6 Scoring Margin ...... 121 ...... 5.3 Preseason ...... ARV ...... ARV regular season standings. November 17 .... ARV ...... ARV Field Goal Percentage ...... 148 ...... 44.0 • In its first-ever ACC Tourna- Field Goal Percentage Defense ...... 210 ...... 43.1 November 24 ...... NR ...... NR ment, Pitt notched back-to-back December 1 ...... NR ...... NR Three-Point Field Goals Per Game ...... 301 ...... 4.8 December 8 ...... NR ...... NR victories over Wake Forest and Three-Point Field Goal Pct...... 173 ...... 33.9 December 15 ...... NR ...... NR No. 15 North Carolina to ad- Three-Point FG Pct. Defense ...... 87 ...... 31.0 December 22 ...... NR ...... NR vance to the semifinal round Free Throw Percentage ...... 69 ...... 72.0 December 29 ...... NR ...... NR where it dropped a close contest Rebound Margin ...... 78 ...... 4.0 January 5 ...... NR ...... NR to eventual champion No. 6 Vir- Assists Per Game ...... 33 ...... 15.6 January 12 ...... NR ...... NR ginia (51-48). Assist:Turnover Ratio ...... 9 ...... 1.48 Blocked Shots Per Game ...... 189 ...... 3.3 • Jamie Dixon owns a 23-8 record Steals Per Game...... 318 ...... 4.9 wide to advance to the NCAA Tour- vs. members of the old ACC (not Turnovers Per Game ...... 16 ...... 10.5 nament and win 20 overall games and including Notre Dame and Syra- Turnover Margin ...... 96 ...... 1.3 10 league games in a 10-year span cuse). Additionally, Dixon also Personal Fouls Per Game ...... 55 ...... 16.6 from 2001-11. Those programs in- owns a 40-20 overall record in clude Gonzaga, Kansas and Pitt. head-to-head matchups vs. cur- W-L Year Since 2001, Pitt has now earned rent ACC teams. Here is Dixon’s addition, Pitt has won 37 its last 60 10-3...... 2014-15 12 NCAA Tournament berths. Dur- breakdown: Boston College 5- road games. 12-1...... 2013-14 ing that span, Pitt is one of only 0, Clemson 2-1, Duke 1-1, Success on the road is nothing 12-1...... 2012-13 seven schools nationwide and one of Florida State 3-1, Georgia Tech new for the Panthers who also con- 11-2...... 2011-12 two ACC programs to advance to the 1-0, Maryland 3-0, Miami 2-0, cluded their 2012-13 regular season 12-1...... 2010-11 NCAA Tournament in at least 12 of North Carolina 1-1, NC State 1- with a 6-3 road record. The 6-3 11-2...... 2009-10 the last 13 seasons. Those schools in- 2, Notre Dame 7-6, Syracuse 10- record also ranks as one of the best 13-0...... 2008-09 clude Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michi- 6, Virginia 0-2, Virginia Tech 3- road records in Pitt’s league history. 12-1...... 2007-08 gan State, Texas, Wisconsin and Pitt. 0, Wake Forest 2-0. From 2001-13 while competing 13-2...... 2006-07 Pitt has advanced to NCAA • Pitt received its first signee from in the Big East Conference, Pitt 11-0...... 2005-06 Sweet Sixteen play in five of the last the ACC region in current fresh- owned one of the league’s best road 10-1...... 2004-05 13 seasons. Only 11 programs nation- man guard Josh Newkirk, who winning percentages (.578) with a 14-0...... 2003-04 ally (Duke-9, Kansas-9, Michigan is from Raleigh, N.C. 59-43 record. 10-1...... 2002-03 State 8, Connecticut-7, Arizona-7, 11-1...... 2001-02 Syracuse-6, North Carolina-6, Wis- ROAD SUCCESS NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Pitt has amassed a 162-16 non- consin-6, Kentucky-6, Florida-6 and In 2013-14, Pitt tied a school- With a 10-3 record in 2014-15, conference record over the last 14 Louisville-6) have surpassed that ac- record with a 7-2 league road record, Pitt has won 10-plus non-conference years. Pitt has also won 117 of its complishment, while three other pro- a mark which also tied for the best games for the 14th consecutive year. last 131 overall games against non- grams have matched it. Pitt also ranks road record in the ACC (Virginia and Pitt has one more non-conference conference opponents dating back among national leaders in NCAA Syracuse both finished 7-2). games remaining: Bryant on Feb. 2. to a January 2, 2005 loss to Bucknell. Tournament wins over the last 13 Pitt has won 10 of its last 15 Prior to this run and since Pitt Since the 2001-02 season, Pitt seasons with 16. road games and 15 of its last 21. In joined the Big East Conference in 1982-83, Pitt had won 10 or more is 72-10 in December games and has non-conference games in only three won 69 of its last 73 November previous years. Here is Pitt’s non- games. NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS conference record over the last 14 AFTER 11 SEASONS (by wins) seasons:

Jamie Dixon already ranks fourth on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after 11 seasons as a head coach. In his 11th season, Dixon continues to move up the ALL-TIME COACHING WINS AT PITT charts. Here is where he stands in NCAA records (page 158 of NCAA recordbook): Coach, Team Seasons W-L Pct. Jamie Dixon is quickly moving his way up Pitt’s all-time coaching wins chart. Here is Roy Williams, Kansas 1989-99 305-72 .809 a look at where he stands. Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio State 2001-11 292-88 .768 Head Coach Years Record Pct. Mark Few, Gonzaga 2000-10 291-73 .799 H.C. Carlson, 1922-53 31 367-247 .598 JAMIE DIXON, PITT 2003-14 288-96 .750 JAMIE DIXON, 2003-15 12th 299-101 .748 Everett Case, North Carolina State 1947-57 280-71 .798 Robert Timmons, 1953-68 15 174-189 .479 Denny Crum, Louisville 1972-82 263-74 .780 Paul Evans, 1986-94 8 147-98 .600 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 1977-87 261-84 .757 Dr. George M. Flint, 1911-21 10 105-68 .607 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 1981-91 260-92 .739 Roy Chipman, 1980-86 6 102-76 .573 John Calipari, UMass/Memphis 1989-96/01-03 260-101 .720 Charles “Buzz” Ridl, 1968-75 7 97-83 .539 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 1969-79 259-49 .841 Ben Howland, 1999-03 4 89-40 .690 Tubby Smith, Tulsa/UGa/Kentucky 1992-02 256-105 .709 Tim Grgurich, 1975-80 5 69-70 .496 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 10

PITT PLAYERS IN THE CAREER RECORDS

FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 617 Darelle Porter 1987-91 2.89 Levance Fields 2005-09 196 Ricardo Greer 1997-01 .885 Sean Miller 1987-92 580 Tray Woodall 2008-13 2.32 Sean Miller 1987-92 194 Carlton Neverson 1978-81 .878 Jason Matthews 1987-91 568 Carl Krauser 2002-06 2.10 Tray Woodall 2008-13 192 Jaron Brown 2000-04 .872 Ashton Gibbs 2008-12 552 Jerry McCullough 1991-96 2.04 Ronald Ramon 2004-08 190 Carl Krauser 2002-06 .823 Don Hennon 1956-59 458 Vonteego Cummings 1995-99 1.95 Darelle Porter 1987-91 170 Darelle Porter 1987-91 .817 James Robinson 2012-15 454 Brad Wanamaker 2007-11 1.93 Brandin Knight 1999-03 169 Dwayne Wallace 1978-82 .808 Mike Paul 1969-72 436 Dwayne Wallace 1978-82 1.88 Billy Culbertson 1981-84 161 Sam Clancy 1977-81 .807 Donatas Zavackas 1999-03 427 Lamar Patterson 2009-14 1.80 Jerry McCullough 1991-96 155 Curtis Aiken 1983-87 .806 Bob Lovett 1963-66 378 Curtis Aiken 1983-87 1.76 Brad Wanamaker 2007-10 146 Lamar Patterson 2009-14 .801 Ronald Ramon 2004-08 373 Ricardo Greer 1997-01 1.75 Lamar Patterson 2009-14 134 Chevon Troutman 2001-05 .790 Demetreus Gore 1984-88 363 Pete Strickland 1975-79 1.53 Curtis Aiken 1983-87 130 Brad Wanamaker 2007-11 .783 Terry Knight 1974-79 343 Billy Culbertson 1981-84 1.49 Antonio Graves 2003-07 126 Demetreus Gore 1984-88 .778 Larry Harris 1974-78 339 Ronald Ramon 2004-08 1.47 Ashton Gibbs 2008-12 120 George Allen 1981-84 .761 Brian Generalovich 1961-64 338 James Robinson 2012-15 119 Sam Young 2005-09 329 Keith Starr 1972-75 STEALS 116 Tray Woodall 2008-13 ASSISTS 307 Tom Richards 1972-76 298 Brandin Knight 1999-03 115 Cameron Wright 2011-15 785 Brandin Knight 1999-03 257 Jerry McCullough 1991-96 103 James Robinson 2012-15 744 Sean Miller 1987-92 ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO 235 Vonteego Cummings 1995-99 645 Levance Fields 2005-09 3.16 James Robinson 2012-15 202 Kellii Taylor 1995-00

PITT SUCCESS REVOLVES AROUND 2010-11 2nd 1st +10.8 JAMIE DIXON ETCHES HIS NAME NCAA record in fastest to 200 ca- REBOUNDING, REBOUND MARGIN 2009-10 29th 3rd +5.0 ALL OVER NCAA DIVISION I ALL- reer wins by years (8). He also be- Through the years, rebound mar- 2008-09 2nd 1st +9.3 TIME COACHING TENURE came the fastest coach in school his- gin has been a key to Pitt’s success. 2007-08 41st 4th +4.3 RECORDS tory to reach the 200-win plateau It has become the norm as the Pan- 2006-07 38th 4th +4.7 Through each of Jamie Dixon’s and only the second coach to reach thers have ranked among the nation’s 2005-06 7th 2nd +7.6 first 12 seasons as a head coach, he that mark in school history (see chart top-10 rebounding teams in six of 2004-05 4th 2nd +8.6 has ranked among the all-time on page 6). The only other coach in the last 11 seasons under Jamie 2003-04 24th 2nd +5.4 NCAA Division I top-10 best career school history to win over 200 games Dixon. starts (by wins). The charts can be is H.C. “Doc” Carlson, who recorded Here is where Pitt has ranked STELLAR ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO found in the NCAA recordbook a 367-247 record over 31 years from nationally in rebound margin over In 2013-14, Pitt did an excep- coaches section on page 14-15. 1922-53. the last 12 seasons and under Jamie tional job of taking care of the bas- As he is only at the start of his In addition, Dixon has guided Dixon: ketball and sharing the ball. That 12th season, Dixon already ranks Pitt to three combined Big East titles Nation Conf. effectiveness has continued in 2014- sixth on the all-time wins list after (2003-04 regular season, 2008 tour- Year Rank Rank Margin 15, especially with the return of 12 full years as a head coach (see nament and 2010-11 regular season), 2014-15 78th 9th +4.0 point guards James Robinson and chart on page 9): two No. 1 seeds upon entering the 2013-14 17th 2nd +5.9 Josh Newkirk. After only 15 games, Dixon All-time NCAA Tournament (2009 and 2012-13 13th 1st +6.7 Pitt has a 1.48 assist:turnover ratio, Year Year Wins Rank 2011), led Pitt to six consecutive 2011-12 18th 2nd +6.4 which ranks No. 9 nationally. 2003-04 1 31 4th 25-win seasons and has winning Robinson and Newkirk alone have 2004-05 2 51 NR records or .500 records against 13 combined for a 2.50 assist:turnover 2005-06 3 76 9th of the 15 previous Big East schools. ratio (135 assists/54 turnovers). 2006-07 4 105 6th PITT’S BEST Robinson completed the 2013- 2007-08 5 132 5th JAMIE DIXON: FOUR-TIME NA- LEAGUE ROAD 14 season ranked No. 6 nationally in 2008-09 6 163 2nd TIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR assist:turnover ratio and the Pan- 2009-10 7 188 Tie-1st Jamie Dixon has earned four RECORDS thers totaled a 1.51 assist:turnover 2010-11 8 216 1st National Coach of the Year awards. ratio figure, which ranked No. 10 2011-12 9 238 3rd Dixon was named the 2011 Sport- Pitt’s 7-2 road record in ACC play nationally. On the year, Pitt assisted 2012-13 10 262 4th ing News National Coach of the ranked tied for the best mark in school on 63 percent (563 of 895) of its 2013-14 11 288 4th Year after leading Pitt to the Big East history for league road win percent- field goals made. 2014-15 12 299 4th regular season outright title. He was age. It also ranked tied for the best This is nothing new for Pitt. named the 2010 Jim Phelan National mark in the ACC in 2013-14. A look at Pitt’s best road records in According to the final 2012-13 DIXON: ONE OF FASTEST ALL-TIME Coach of the Year after guiding Pitt league regular season play: NCAA statistics, Pitt ranked No. 3 TO 200 COACHING WINS; FAST to a 25-9 overall record, second place nationally with a stellar APPROACHING 300 WINS finish in the Big East and No. 3 seed Year W-L Pct. assist:turnover ratio of 1.48. With a 61-46 victory over Ameri- in the NCAA Tournament after his 2013-14 7-2 .778 Robinson also rated No. 9 nation- can on Dec. 22, 2010, Dixon squad was picked to finish ninth in 2010-11 7-2 .778 ally with a 2.83 assist:turnover ra- reached the 200-career victory pla- the Big East preseason coaches’ poll. 2006-07 6-2 .750 2001-02 6-2 .750 tio. teau. Dixon tied the NCAA Divi- Dixon also earned USA Basketball 2003-04 6-2 .750 In the 2012-13 final NCAA Sta- sion I record for quickest to 200 wins National Coach of the Year honors 1986-87 6-2 .750 tistics report, Pitt ranked No. 3 na- in only eight seasons, matching the for guiding the Americans to the Un- 1987-88 6-2 .750 tionally in assist:turnover ratio, No. record held by Gonzaga’s Mark Few der-19 FIBA World Championship 2012-13 6-3 .667 7 in assists per game, No. 21 in few- and Kansas’ Roy Williams. He ranks Gold Medal. 2008-09 6-3 .667 2002-03 5-3 .625 est turnovers per game and No. 48 No. 13 among the all-time NCAA Following the 2008-09 season, 2004-05 5-3 .625 in turnover margin, all remarkable Division I coaches in quickest to 200 Dixon was named the Naismith 2009-10 5-4 .555 improvements over the previous victories in regards to total games National Coach of the Year recipi- season’s performance. (see charts on page 4) and tied the ent, Pitt’s second all-time Naismith PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 11

Date Opponent (Score) Margin J3/15 at NCState (68-50) -18 FASTEST TO 300 WINS-NCAA HISTORY PITT’S D2/14 at Indiana (81-69) -12 ALL-TIME BEST N25/14 vs. SanDiegoSt (74-57) -17 BY GAMES M22/14 vs. Florida (61-45) -16 According to the NCAA Division I recordbook LEAGUE RECORDS J27/14 Duke (80-65) -15 Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year M21/13 vs. Wichita State (73-55) -18 Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island 344 300-44 .872 15th 1943 Here is a look at Pitt’s top seasons F16/13 at Marquette (79-69) -10 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky 366 300-66 .820 17th 1947 in league play: M7/12 vs. Georgetown (64-52) -12 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 370 300-70 .811 13th 1982 F16/12 West Virginia (66-48) -18 Roy Williams, Kansas 370 300-70 .811 11th 1999 W-L Season Everett Case, NC State 377 300-77 .796 13th 1959 F8/12 at USF (63-51) -12 15-3 2010-11 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BGSU 378 300-78 .794 14th 1949 15-3 2008-09 J21/12 Louisville (73-62) -11 Mark Few, Gonzaga 378 300-78 .794 12th 2011 13-3 2003-04 J11/12 Rutgers (62-39) -23 Denny Crum, Louisville 382 300-82 .785 13th 1984 13-3 2002-03 D27/11 at Notre Dame (72-59) -13 Henry Iba, NWMSU/CU/OSU 387 300-87 .775 16th 1945 13-3 2001-02 N11/11 Long Beach St. (86-76) -10 Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/OSU 388 300-88 .773 12th 2012 12-4 2006-07 F24/10 at Notre Dame (68-53) -15 Hec Edmundson, Washington 392 300-92 .765 18th 1936 12-4 1987-88 F2/10 at WVU (70-51) -19 Frank Keaney, Rhode Island 393 300-93 .763 24th 1944 12-4 1986-87 D8/09 Indiana (74-64) -10 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 393 300-93 .763 13th 1989 13-5 2009-10 N24/09 Texas (78-62) -16 George Keogan, Notre Dame/Valp. 394 300-94 .761 20th 1936 12-6 2012-13 Ray Mears, Tennessee 395 300-95 .759 16th 1972 M12/09 vs. WVU (74-60) -14 10-6 2005-06 Piggy Lambert, Purdue 397 300-97 .756 23rd 1940 10-6 2004-05 M22/08 vs. Michigan St. (65-54) -11 Lew Andreas, Syracuse 400 300-100 .750 23rd 1947 11-7 2013-14 M3/08 at WVU (76-62) -14 Chick Davies, Duquesne 400 300-100 .750 21st 1948 10-8 2007-08 F21/08 at Notre Dame (82-70) -12 JAMIE DIXON, PITT TBA 299-101 .748 12th 2014 10-8 1996-97 F15/08 at Marquette (72-54) -18 John Lawther, Penn State 402 300-102 .746 21st 1948 J26/08 Rutgers (77-64) -13 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 404 300-104 .743 13th 1993 D29/07 at Dayton (80-55) -25 Peak Hickman, Louisville 405 300-105 .741 15th 1959 National Coach of the Year recipi- Dean Smith, North Carolina 406 300-106 .739 15th 1976 ent. M10/07 vs. Georgetown (65-42) -23 F12/07 Louisville (66-53) -13 Eddie Sutton, Creighton/Arkansas 406 300-106 .739 15th 1984 Bob Knight, Army/Indiana 407 300-107 .737 15th 1980 D16/06 at Wisconsin (89-75) -14 PITT IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS John Thompson, Georgetown 407 300-107 .737 14th 1986 In the first 10 2014-15 national M25/04 vs. Okla. State (63-51) -12 polls, Pitt has gone unranked. That Pitt’s 18-point loss to NC State BY TOTAL SEASONS is an uncommon place for Pitt, which on Jan. 3, 2015 marked Pitt’s largest According to the NCAA Division I recordbook has been ranked among the nation’s margin of defeat in an ACC game. Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Pitt’s 23-point loss to Rutgers on Roy Williams, Kansas 370 300-70 .811 11th 1999 top-25 in 75 percent of the national Mark Few, Gonzaga 378 300-78 .794 12th 2011 polls since the 2001-02 season. Jan. 11, 2012 was its largest Big East regular season loss since Dixon be- Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/OSU 388 300-88 .773 12th 2012 Since January 7, 2002, Pitt has JAMIE DIXON, PITT TBA 299-101 .748 12th 2014 been ranked among the nation’s top- came head coach. Amazingly, Dixon has dropped Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV 370 300-70 .811 13th 1982 25 in 75 percent and 180 of the last Everett Case, NC State 377 300-77 .796 13th 1959 240 national polls. In addition, Pitt 37 of his 101 career games by four Denny Crum, Louisville 382 300-82 .785 13th 1984 has been ranked among the nation’s points or less and 72 of his 101 losses Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 393 300-93 .763 13th 1989 top-10 teams for at least one week by fewer than 10 points (71 per- Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas 404 300-104 .743 13th 1993 in 11 of the past 14 seasons (2002- cent). Harold Anderson, Toledo/BGSU 378 300-78 .794 14th 1949 John Thompson, Georgetown 407 300-107 .737 14th 1986 15). Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island 344 300-44 .872 15th 1943 In 2008-09, Pitt ascended to the DIXON AND NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Peak Hickman, Louisville 405 300-105 .741 15th 1959 No. 1 national ranking for the first Dean Smith, North Carolina 406 300-106 .739 15th 1976 time in school history. It spent a to- Combining his non-conference games, Dixon owns a 142-15 over- Eddie Sutton, Creighton/Arkansas 406 300-106 .739 15th 1984 tal of three weeks as the nation’s Bob Knight, Army/Indiana 407 300-107 .737 15th 1980 consensus No. 1. The 2008-09 Pitt all record vs. non-conference foes men’s basketball team became the (.904 winning percentage). Dixon first Pitt team to hold the No. 1 na- won 45 consecutive games in No- 26 of 36 below 70 points and 314 of its 400 opponents to 70 tional ranking since the 1982 Pitt vember and December before drop- has yielded 41.2 percent shoot- points or less. Pitt’s record is 299- football season. The 1982 Pitt foot- ping a contest at No. 7 Wisconsin on ing. 101 during that span. ball team entered the season ranked Dec. 16, 2006. He won his first 35 • In 2012-13, Pitt held 19 of its • Over the last 12 seasons under No. 1 and held the top spot for three November games until a loss to No. 33 opponents to 60 points or less Dixon, Pitt has posted 10 of the weeks during the year (Sept. 7, Oct. 3 Texas in 2009. and 29 of its 33 foes to 70 points top-12 best defensive seasons in 26, Nov. 2). or less. Against Pitt, opponents school history. That achievement UNDER 70 DEFENSIVE MENTALITY averaged a school-record low has made it the best defensive CLOSE QUALITY LOSSES Defense has been a key ingredi- 56.0 points per game and shot era in school and Big East Con- Over the last 12 years under ent to Pitt’s success over the last 14 just 39.2 percent (627-1598) ference history. Jamie Dixon, Pitt’s 101 losses have seasons. Following are some defen- from the floor. • When holding opponents to 60 come by a combined 778 points for sive notes: • Since Jamie Dixon became head points or less, Pitt is 211-16 over a 7.7 average points per loss. • Already in 2014-15, Pitt held coach in 2003-04, Pitt has held the last 16 years: Since Jamie Dixon became head eight of 16 opponents to 60 148 of its 194 conference regu- 8-0 ...... 2014-15 coach, only 28 of his 101 losses dur- points or less and 11 of 16 under lar season opponents to 70 points 14-5...... 2013-14 ing his 12-year tenure came by 10 or 70 points. or less. 18-1...... 2012-13 more points: • In 2013-14, Pitt held 19 of its • Additionally, since Jamie Dixon 7-3 ...... 2011-12 36 opponents under 60 points, became head coach, Pitt has held 16-2...... 2010-11 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 12

17-1...... 2009-10 open new arenas (51-UCLA in • Achieved three top-10 percent 12-0...... 2008-09 1964, 41-Providence in 1971- ratings in the NCAA’s Academic 9-1 ...... 2007-08 72 and 34-Pitt, 2002-04). Performance Rankings over the 16-0...... 2006-07 • Pitt has won 85 of its last 109 last four seasons (2013-14, 2011- 15-1...... 2005-06 league home games and is 79-25 12 and 2010-11), one of only 10-0...... 2004-05 against conference opponents in three ACC programs to achieve 19-1...... 2003-04 the Petersen Events Center. that honor (Pitt, Duke and Notre 16-0...... 2002-03 • Pitt recently won a school record Dame). Pitt consistently achieves 17-1...... 2001-02 58 consecutive home games high APR scores, ranked tied for 11-0...... 2000-01 against non-conference oppo- second among Big East men’s 6-0 ...... 1999-00 nents at the Petersen Events basketball programs in 2009 and Center. Its 58-game win streak 2011. Pitt has also ranked among HOME SWEET HOME spanning from Jan. 2, 2005-Nov. the nation’s top-20 percent of In a Sports Illustrated poll in 2012- 16, 2011 surpassed the previous basketball programs in each of 13, Big East Conference players record of 28 consecutive non- the last five years of APR voted Pitt’s Petersen Events Center conference home wins at the rankings. as the most difficult place to play in Petersen Events Center re- • Over 80 percent of Jamie the league. Also, a 2009 AOL corded from Nov. 23, 2002-Jan. Dixon’s players have graduated Fanhouse poll of Big East players 2, 2005. It currently has a 30- from the University of Pitts- rated Pitt’s fans as the “Best in the game home win streak vs. non- burgh. League.” conference opponents intact • Pitt Basketball has earned a Team Pitt’s Petersen Events Center with one more non-conference Academic Achievement Award was rated the sixth-loudest stadium game vs. Bryant on Feb. 2. in three of the last seven years. in college basketball by ESPN The • Pitt owns a 117-3 record vs. non- Pitt won awards in 2004, 2006 Magazine. Also, the Petersen Events conference opponents in the and 2008. Center ranked among the nation’s Petersen Events Center. • Thirty-six (36) men’s basketball top-10 in toughest places to play Wagner, Long Beach State and student-athletes have earned (7th, Bleacher Report), best game- Bucknell are the only three non- their degrees over the last 11 day atmospheres (2nd, USA Today) conference teams to defeat the years. Those student-athletes in- and best overall college basketball Panthers there. clude: Griffin Abel, Chase arenas (8th, ESPN.com). The Oak- • Pitt has won 138 of its last 142 Adams, Marcus Bowman, Gil- land Zoo has also earned the repu- home games against regular sea- bert Brown, Jaron Brown, Sean tation of being rated as the one of son non-conference home oppo- Brown, Mike Cook, John the nation’s top college basketball nents. DeGroat, Yuri Demetris, cheering sections. • Pitt currently has a string of 231 Jermaine Dixon, Tim Frye, Here are some facts to support consecutive regular season home Ashton Gibbs, Antonio Graves, those statements: sellouts dating back to a January Doyle Hudson, Levon Kendall, • Pitt has won 204 of its last 234 12, 2002 game at Fitzgerald Brandin Knight, Carl Krauser, home games which includes a 40- Field House against Notre Dame Lett, Chad Johnson, game home win streak from (224 regular season games at Mark McCarroll, Gary McGhee, 2002-04 and a 31-game home PEC+the final seven Fitzgerald Julius Page, Lamar Patterson, win streak from 2008-10. Field House games in 2001-02). Maurice Polen, Ronald Ramon, • Over the last 14 seasons, Pitt is All 224 regular season games at Nick Rivers, Nasir Robinson, a combined 213-29 in home the Petersen Events Center have Charles Small, Dante Taylor, games. Its 19 home wins in been sold out. Note: Pitt has Ryan Tiesi, Chevon Troutman, 2003-04 set a school record for played 228 total games at PEC, Austin Wallace, Cameron most home victories in a season. four of which were postseason Wright, Tray Woodall, Talib • Pitt has lost just 28 times in the games in the College Basketball Zanna, Donatas Zavackas. Petersen Events Center and Invitational in March, 2012. sports a 200-28 record (.877) in the 13-year old arena. Louisville PITT ACADEMIC NOTES is the only opponent to defeat The following notes include aca- Pitt three times in the arena, demic achievements by the Pitt bas- while Notre Dame, ketball program over the last 12 Georgetown, Cincinnati, West years: Virginia and Rutgers are the only • In its inaugural season in the opponents to defeat Pitt two ACC, Pitt led the league with times at the Petersen Events four Academic All-ACC team Center. Pitt has lost just three selections: Cameron Wright, non-conference games to the Jamel Artis, Josh Newkirk and likes of Bucknell, Long Beach Michael Young. Seven of its 14 State and Wagner. players incredibly were nomi- • Pitt won its first 34 consecutive nated for the team. games in the Petersen Events • Cameron Wright earned the pres- Center. The 34-game win streak tigious Skip Prosser Award as to open the arena ranks third all- the ACC’s top scholar-athlete time among winning streaks to for men’s basketball. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 13 JAMIE DIXON COACHING NOTES TCU ‘87 • 12TH YEAR AS PITT’S HEAD COACH (2003-15) • 16TH YEAR AT PITT (1999-2015)

HEAD COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS • In 2010-11, became the first and • Four-time National Coach of only coach in Pitt history to guide the Year (2009 Naismith, 2010 Pitt to eight consecutive 20-win USA Basketball, 2010 Jim seasons and eight straight 10-win Phelan Award, 2011 The Big East regular seasons, the ). only Big East program to achieve • Guided Pitt to three Big East those goals during that Championships (2003-04 regular timeframe. season, 2008 tournament, 2010- • Led Pitt to its only two 30-win 11 regular season). seasons in program history (31 • Set NCAA Division I all-time wins in 2003-04 and 31 wins in records for most victories after 2008-09), first No. 1 ranking eight years as a head coach (216 (2008-09) and first No. 1 seeds wins), seven seasons (188) and upon entering the NCAA six years (163). Also ranks third Tournament (2009 and 2011) in on the list after both nine years school history. (238 wins) and 10 seasons (262). • Only head coach in school Ranks fourth after 11 seasons history to lead Pitt to eight (288) and currently fourth after straight NCAA Tournaments 12 seasons. (2004-11) and nine overall. • Led Pitt to the 2010-11 outright • Guided Pitt to three NCAA Big East regular season title, a Tournament Sweet Sixteen league that placed an all-time appearances (2004, 2007 and record 11 teams in the NCAA 2009). Tournament that year. • Concluded the 2012-13 season • Became the only coach in NCAA as the winningest coach in Big Division I basketball to guide his East history with a current .658 team to the NCAA Tournament winning percentage in league and win at least one game in each games (127-66, RS+T). His tournament over a span of six winning percentage ranks ahead seasons (2006-11). Pitt is the of legendary Big East coaches only school to achieve that including Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim distinction during that period. (.654), Georgetown’s John • Guided the 2009 USA Basketball Thompson (.653), Louisville’s Under-19 National Team to the Rick Pitino (.653), St. John’s Lou Gold Medal at the FIBA World Carnesecca (.635) and Championships during July 2009. Connecticut’s Jim Calhoun The team finished with a perfect (.634). 9-0 record. • Named Madison Square • Led Pitt to the school’s second Garden’s College Basketball all-time Big East Championship “Coach of the Decade” (2000- title in 2008, becoming just the 10). second squad in league history • Is one of only nine coaches in to win the title after winning NCAA Division I history to win four consecutive games.

DIXON RECORD BY THE YEARS (12TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH AT PITT, 2003-15)

Overall BEC/ACC Tourn. NCAA Non-Conf. Home Road Neutral vs. Top-25 vs. Top-10 Year W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. 2003-04 31-5 .861 13-3 .813 2-1 .667 2-1 .667 14-0 1.000 19-1 .950 7-2 .778 5-2 .714 4-3 .571 2-3 .667 2004-05 20-9 .689 10-6 .625 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 10-1 .909 13-4 .765 6-2 .750 1-2 .333 4-3 .571 3-0 1.000 2005-06 25-8 .758 10-6 .625 3-1 .750 1-1 .500 11-0 1.000 16-1 .941 5-5 .500 4-2 .667 6-3 .667 3-1 .750 2006-07 29-8 .783 12-4 .750 2-1 .667 2-1 .667 13-2 .867 16-2 .889 8-3 .727 5-3 .625 2-7 .222 0-3 .000 2007-08 27-10 .730 10-8 .556 4-0 1.000 1-1 .500 12-1 .923 16-2 .889 5-7 .417 6-1 .857 5-4 .556 3-0 1.000 2008-09 31-5 .861 15-3 .833 0-1 .000 3-1 .750 13-0 1.000 19-0 1.000 7-3 .700 5-2 .714 6-3 .667 3-0 1.000 2009-10 25-9 .735 13-5 .722 0-1 .000 1-1 .500 11-2 .846 17-1 .944 6-4 .600 2-4 .333 4-4 .500 3-2 .600 2010-11 28-6 .824 15-3 .833 0-1 .000 1-1 .500 12-1 .923 17-1 .944 7-2 .778 4-3 .571 6-4 .600 3-0 1.000 2011-12 22-17 .564 5-13 .278 1-1 .500 0-0 .000 11-2 .846 15-7 .682 4-9 .308 3-1 .750 1-5 .167 1-1 .500 2012-13 24-9 .727 12-6 .667 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 12-1 .923 16-3 .842 6-3 .667 2-3 .400 3-6 .333 1-2 .333 2013-14 26-10 .722 11-7 .611 2-1 .667 1-1 .500 12-1 .923 13-5 .722 7-2 .778 6-3 .667 1-5 .167 0-4 .000 2014-15 11-5 .688 1-2 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .0000 10-3 .769 7-1 .875 1-3 .250 3-1 .750 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 Career 299-101 .748 127-66 .658 14-10 .583 12-10 .545 142-15 .904 184-28 .868 69-45 .605 44-26 .629 42-48 .467 22-16 .579 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 14

over 100 games during the first DIXON AS AN ASSISTANT four seasons of a coaching career. • Associate Head Coach, • Tied an NCAA Division I record University of Pittsburgh (1999- DIXON VERSUS OPPONENTS by reaching 200 career victories 2003). in only eight seasons as head • Assistant Coach, University of Opponent W-L Opponent W-L coach. One of only 13 coaches Hawaii (1998-99). Akron ...... 1-0 Michigan ...... 0-1 in NCAA Division I history to • Assistant Coach, Northern Alabama ...... 1-0 Michigan State ...... 0-1 reach 200 victories in 255 games Arizona University (1994-98). Albany ...... 3-0 Mississippi Valley State ...... 1-0 or less. Closing in on 300 career • Assistant Coach, University of American...... 1-0 Mount St. Mary’s ...... 2-0 victories. Hawaii (1992-94). Auburn ...... 2-0 Murray State ...... 1-0 • Reached 100 wins at Pitt faster • Graduate Assistant, UC-Santa Belmont ...... 1-0 New Hampshire ...... 2-0 than any other coach in school Barbara (1991-92). Bethune-Cookman...... 1-0 Niagara ...... 1-0 history. Dixon needed only 126 • Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Binghamton ...... 1-0 North Carolina ...... 1-1 Valley Junior College (1989-91). Boston College ...... 5-0 North Carolina A&T ...... 1-0 games to reach the milestone. Boston U...... 1-0 North Carolina State ...... 1-2 Only 14 coaches in the history Bradley ...... 0-1 UNC Asheville ...... 1-0 of college basketball reached DIXON COACHING TREE Bucknell ...... 0-1 North Florida ...... 2-0 100 career victories faster than • Dixon has had several coaches Buffalo ...... 2-0 Northeastern ...... 1-0 Dixon. He already ranks second serve under him who have gone Butler ...... 1-1 Notre Dame ...... 7-6 on Pitt’s all-time coaching wins on to become head or assistant Cal Poly ...... 1-0 Oakland ...... 4-0 list. coaches at other schools Central Florida ...... 1-0 Ohio ...... 1-0 • Advanced to the Big East including Tom Herrion, Chaminade Univ...... 1-0 Oklahoma State ...... 3-2 Championship Final in four of Assistant Coach, Georgia Tech, Chicago State ...... 1-0 Oral Roberts ...... 1-0 his first nine seasons as head Head Coach, Marshall; Pat Cincinnati ...... 8-4 Pacific ...... 0-1 Skerry, Head Coach, Towson; Clemson ...... 2-1 Penn...... 2-0 coach at Pitt with a title in 2008. Colorado ...... 1-0 Penn State ...... 4-0 • In 2003-04, became the first Barry Rohrssen, Head Coach- Connecticut ...... 8-7 Princeton ...... 1-0 rookie head coach in Big East Manhattan, Assistant Coach, Coppin State ...... 2-0 Providence ...... 10-1 history to both guide his team to Kentucky; Joe Lombardi, Head Dayton ...... 1-1 Rhode Island ...... 1-0 the league’s regular season title Coach, Indiana (Pa.); Orlando Delaware ...... 1-0 Richmond ...... 1-0 and earn Big East Coach of the Antigua, Head Coach, South Delaware State ...... 3-0 Rider ...... 2-0 Year honors. Dixon earned those Florida, Assistant Coach- DePaul ...... 9-1 Robert Morris ...... 8-0 accolades after leading the Kentucky/Memphis; John Alesi, Detroit ...... 1-0 Rutgers ...... 6-3 Panthers to their third Head Coach, Baruch College Duquesne...... 12-0 St. Bonaventure ...... 1-0 consecutive Big East regular (N.Y.); David Cox, Assistant Duke ...... 1-1 St. Francis (NY) ...... 1-0 Coach, Rhode Island, Associate East Tennessee State ...... 1-0 St. Francis (Pa.) ...... 3-0 season title and second all-time Eastern Kentucky ...... 1-0 Saint Louis ...... 1-0 outright Big East title. Head Coach, Rutgers/ Fairleigh Dickinson ...... 1-0 St. John’s ...... 10-3 • His 31 victories as a first-year Georgetown, and Rasheen Florida A&M ...... 1-0 Saint Peters ...... 1-0 head coach in 2003-04 ranked Davis- Assistant Coach, Florida ...... 0-1 Samford...... 1-0 as the third all-time highest total Manhattan/Xavier. Florida Gulf Coast...... 1-0 San Diego State ...... 0-1 in NCAA Division I history for Florida State ...... 3-1 Savannah State ...... 1-0 a first-year head coach. DIXON AS A PLAYER Fordham ...... 1-0 Seton Hall ...... 7-4 • Led Pitt on an 18-game win • Played at TCU from 1984-87 Fresno State ...... 1-0 Siena...... 1-0 streak to begin his career during under coach Jim Killingsworth. Georgetown ...... 8-6 South Carolina ...... 2-0 the 2003-04 season, a streak • All-Southwest Conference Georgetown (Ky.) ...... 1-0 South Carolina State ...... 1-0 selection in 1987, SWC All- Georgia ...... 1-0 South Florida ...... 6-3 which ranks as the third best Georgia Tech ...... 1-0 Stanford ...... 1-0 start for a rookie head coach in Academic selection and led the Hawaii ...... 0-1 Syracuse ...... 10-6 NCAA history. SWC in assists as a senior in Holy Cross ...... 1-0 Tennessee ...... 1-1 • Guided Pitt to the 2003-04 Big 1986-87. Houston Baptist ...... 1-0 Texas ...... 1-1 East outright regular season title • Youtube sensation who hit game- Howard...... 3-0 Texas Tech ...... 2-0 in his rookie season as head winning halfcourt shot to defeat Illinois-Chicago...... 1-0 Toledo ...... 1-0 coach. Texas as a junior in 1986. Indiana ...... 0-2 UCLA ...... 0-1 • Named MVP of the 1987 All- Indiana (Pa.) ...... 1-0 Vermont ...... 2-0 DIXON AND HIS PLAYERS College Classic in Oklahoma City Kansas State ...... 1-0 Villanova ...... 10-5 • Two current NBA players while guiding TCU to the title. Kennesaw State ...... 1-0 Virginia Commonwealth ... 1-0 • Inducted into the TCU Athletic Kent State ...... 2-0 VMI ...... 1-0 (DeJuan Blair, Washington Lafayette ...... 1-0 Virginia ...... 0-2 Wizards and Steven Adams, Hall of Fame, 2007. LaSalle ...... 1-0 Virginia Tech ...... 3-0 Oklahoma City Thunder). • Played professionally in the Lehigh...... 2-0 Wagner ...... 0-1 • Five NBA draftees. Continental Basketball Long Beach State ...... 0-1 Wake Forest ...... 2-0 • Four consensus All-Americans. Association (Lacrosse Catbirds) Louisville ...... 5-7 Washington ...... 2-0 • 15 All-Region honorees. and overseas in New Zealand. Loyola (Md.) ...... 1-0 Washington State ...... 3-1 • 11 major conference award Loyola Marymount ...... 1-0 West Virginia ...... 12-7 winners (ACC/BEC) including DIXON AND HIS FAMILY Maine ...... 1-0 Western Michigan ...... 1-0 four Most Improved Player • Brother of the late Maggie Manhattan ...... 1-0 Wichita State ...... 1-1 awardees. Dixon, who served as head Marquette ...... 6-7 William & Mary ...... 1-0 women’s basketball coach at the Maryland ...... 3-0 Wisconsin ...... 2-1 • 19 all-league selections (ACC/ Maryland-Balt. County ...... 1-0 Wofford ...... 2-0 BEC). United States Military Academy Maryland Eastern Shore ..... 1-0 Wright State ...... 1-0 • 16 league player of the week (2005-06) and as an assistant at Massachusetts ...... 1-0 Xavier...... 1-1 honorees (ACC/BEC). DePaul. Maggie passed away in Memphis ...... 1-0 Youngstown State ...... 3-0 • 11 Big East Rookie of the Week April 2006. Dixon’s Pitt men’s Miami, Fla...... 2-0 selections. team participated in the first-ever Miami, Ohio ...... 1-0 Career Record ...... 299-101 • 15 1,000-point scorers. Maggie Dixon Classic, held at • Eighty-three percent (35 of 42) West Point. Now played annually of his players have graduated at Madison Square Garden and women’s college basketball Julie is an attorney in Los from the University of held in conjuction with the event. Angeles. Pittsburgh in the last 12 seasons. Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair, • Son of Jim and Marge Dixon • Wife Jacqueline, son Jack the Maggie Dixon Classic has who reside in Los Angeles. Sister Connor (11) and daughter become the nation’s premier Shannon Iwalani (9). PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 15

JAMIE DIXON ERA HIGHS AND LOWS

PITT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Points: High 103 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) Points: High 97 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 100 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 95 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 98 West Virginia (2/12/10) 89 vs. Wisconsin (12/16/06) 98 DePaul (3/9/08) Low 32 New Hampshire (12/4/09) Low 39 Rutgers (1/11/12) 37 Penn State (12/6/03) 42 vs. Georgetown (3/10/07) 38 New Hampshire (12/27/03) 42 Notre Dame (2/18/13) 39 Holy Cross (12/23/14) FG Made: High 42 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) FG Made: High 34 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 42 St. Francis (Pa.) (11/22/03) 33 at Miami (1/10/04) Low 11 vs. Cincinnati (12/17/13) 32 Long Beach State (11/16/11) 12 Rutgers (1/11/12) 31 Two times 13 vs. Central Florida (3/19/04) Low 12 Niagara (11/14/14) FG Att: High 92 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 12 New Hampshire (12/4/09) 80 North Florida (11/13/10) 13 at Georgetown (1/8/13) 79 Penn State (12/10/05) 13 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) Low 35 vs. Cincinnati (12/17/13) FG Att.: High 83 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 38 at Cincinnati (1/24/07) 74 West Virginia (2/12/10) 39 St. John’s (2/8/05) 73 Syracuse (1/23/06) FG Pct.: High .717 at DePaul, 33-46 (3/9/13) Low 34 vs. Notre Dame (3/11/10) .708 Mount St. Mary’s, 34-48 (11/9/12) 37 at Georgetown (1/8/13) .674 Two times 38 Two times Low .211 Rutgers, 12-57 (1/11/12) FG Pct.: High: .609 Georgetown, 28-46 (1/13/07) .262 vs. Georgetown, 16-61 (3/10/07) .605 at South Florida, 23-38 (2/8/12) .295 vs. Central Florida, 13-44 (3/19/04) .593 Long Beach State, 32-54 (11/16/11) 3FG Made: High 14 Maryland-Baltimore County (12/13/08) .588 at Syracuse, 30-51 (3/1/08) 14 Albany (11/28/03) Low .235 New Hampshire, 12-51 (12/4/09) 14 Wofford (3/14/12) .239 Ohio, 17-71 (12/22/09) Low 0 Fresno State (11/12/13) .250 Niagara, 12-48 (11/14/14) 0 Cincinnati (12/31/12) 3FG Made: High 17 Lafayette, 17-31 (1/02/08) 0 vs. West Virginia (3/12/09) 14 vs. Notre Dame (1/4/06) 0 Notre Dame (2/18/13) 14 Notre Dame (2/12/05) 3FG Att.: High 34 Rider (11/13/11) 14 Rhode Island (11/8/10) 34 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) Low 0 Youngstown State (12/13/03) 33 VMI (12/6/11) 0 Niagara (11/14/14) Low 6 Rutgers (1/17/04) 3FG Att.: High 40 at West Virginia (2/5/05) 6 at West Virginia (2/7/11) 36 at West Virginia (2/27/06) 6 Mount St. Mary’s (11/9/12) 36 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 3FG Pct.: High .727 vs. Connecticut, 8-11 (3/10/11) Low 6 vs. Bradley (3/19/06) .643 at DePaul, 9-14 (3/9/13) 8 vs. Oklahoma State (3/25/04) .632 at Cincinnati, 12-19 (1/24/07) 3FG Pct.: High .727 Virginia Tech, 8-11 (1/6/04) Low .000 Fresno State, 0-11 (11/12/13) .700 Georgetown, 7-10 (1/20/10) .000 Cincinnati, 0-10 (12/31/12) Low .000 Niagara, 0-14 (11/14/14) .000 vs. West Virginia, 0-8 (3/12/09) .000 Youngstown State, 0-11 (12/13/03) .000 Notre Dame, 0-8 (2/18/13) FT Made: High 33 vs. Wichita State (3/21/13) FT Made: High 32 at Maryland, 32-47 (1/25/14) 32 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 31 West Virginia, 31-42 (2/12/10) 31 at Wisconsin (12/16/06) 30 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 26 Two times Low 1 Three times: last- Wofford (3/14/12) Low 0 North Florida (12/8/12) FT Att.: High 47 at Maryland, 32-47 (1/25/14) FT Att.: High 44 at Wisconsin (12/16/06) 46 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 41 vs. Wichita State (3/21/13) 42 Four times last-vs. Tennessee (12/11/10) 38 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) Low 4 New Hampshire (12/27/03) Low 0 North Florida (12/8/12) 6 Two times 1 Albany (11/28/03) FT Pct.: High 1.000 Cal Poly, 12-12 (12/21/13) FT Pct.: High 1.000 at Rutgers, 7-7 (1/8/05) .947 vs. Michigan State, 18-19 (03/22/08) 1.000 Robert Morris, 5-5 (11/24/04) .929 Long Beach State, 13-14 (11/16/11) .957 vs. Villanova, 22-23 (3/28/09) .917 vs. Colorado, 11-12 (3/20/14) Low .000 North Florida, 0-0 (12/8/12) Low .250 New Hampshire, 1-4 (12/27/03) .167 William & Mary, 1-6 (1/3/04) .250 at Louisville, 3-12 (1/28/13) .200 Auburn, 3-15 (12/4/05) Rebounds: High 60 VMI (12/6/11) Rebounds: High 47 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 59 Vermont (12/8/08) 45 at Notre Dame (2/21/08) 59 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 44 Two times 59 North Florida (11/13/10) Low 11 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) 58 DePaul (01/26/13) 14 Delaware State (12/19/12) Low 22 Clemson (1/10/15) 15 Two times 22 vs. Kansas State (11/26/14) Assists: High 24 Robert Morris (2/02/09) 23 Two times 24 Long Beach State (11/16/11) Assists: High 33 Maryland Eastern Shore (12/18/10) 22 at West Virginia (2/5/05) 31 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) Low 2 vs. Boston College (3/12/04) 30 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 4 New Hampshire (12/4/09) Low 5 vs. Louisville (3/9/06) Steals: High 14 at Providence (1/4/11) 7 Two times 13 at Louisville (2/26/12) Steals: High 16 Duquesne (12/3/08) Low 0 Two times 16 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 1 Seven times 16 Buffalo (11/23/07) Blocks: High 10 vs. San Diego State (11/25/14) Low 0 Two times, last at St. John’s (02/27/10) 10 Syracuse (1/23/06) Blocks: High 12 Eastern Kentucky (11/19/09) 9 at Connecticut (1/31/06) 11 vs. Duquesne (12/1/10) 9 at Connecticut (1/19/04) Low 0 Many times Low 0 Many times Turnovers: High 25 Howard (11/20/04) Turnovers: High 26 Virginia Tech (1/6/04) 24 at Seton Hall (2/9/04) 25 Buffalo (11/23/07) 23 four times 25 Duquesne (12/3/08) Low 3 Clemson (1/10/15) Low 2 Marquette (1/8/11) 3 vs. Colorado (3/20/14) 3 at Rutgers (1/8/05) 3 Washington State (3/30/12) Fouls: High 32 vs. Tennessee (12/11/10) Fouls: High 28 West Virginia (2/12/10) 32 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 28 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) Low 6 Wofford (3/14/12) 28 Wisconsin (12/16/06) 6 St. Francis, Pa. (12/20/11) Low 7 at Syracuse (1/4/06) PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 16

PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES

JAMEL ARTIS His cousin Lance Jeter was an CHRIS JONES basketball at Penn State- • All-ACC Academic selection as All-Big 12 player at Nebraska. • Redshirted the 2012-13 season. McKeesport. a freshman in 2013-14. Older brother Carliss, Jr. played • April 2012 signee who blos- • Has plans to coach someday. • Baltimore native who follows in on the 2005 Beaver Falls state somed during his senior season • Sociology major with a math- the footsteps of Pitt teammates title team. His aunt Joy Jeter led at Teaneck H.S. ematics minor. Durand Johnson and Aron the University of New Haven • Honor roll student in high Nwankwo and former Pitt play- to the 1987 NCAA Division II school. RYAN LUTHER ers Jermaine Dixon and Chase national title and was named the • Played AAU basketball in Pitt • Has a twin brother Collin, who Adams. Final Four MVP. Uncle Jay Jeter assistant coach Brandin Knight’s is a freshman basketball player • Played at the same prep school, guided Beaver Falls to back-to- former program, the New Jersey at Elon University. Collin also Notre Dame Academy (Mass.) as back state titles in 1984 and Playaz. played on his high school team former Pitt players Steven 1985. • Chose Pitt for its family atmo- at Hampton H.S. Adams and Carl Krauser. • Wore No. 34 in high school be- sphere and “great” relationship • Concluded his high school cam- • Roommates with fellow Pitt cause his father, uncle, younger with the coaching staff. paign as the Hampton H.S. all- freshman Michael Young at St. brother and cousin all wore the • Majors in communication and time career scoring leader and Benedict’s Prep (2010-11). same number when they played. rhetoric. was named the Class 4A Penn- • Played wide receiver on the foot- • Rated as a consensus top-100 sylvania State Player of the Year. ball team at Vermont Academy. recruit out of Beaver Falls H.S. JOSHUA KO • Hails from a basketball-oriented • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. • Majors in administration of jus- • Sophomore walk-on from Ha- family as the Luther family be- Dietrich School of Arts & Sci- tice. waii who played in 10 games in came just the second family in ences. 2013-14. WPIAL history to have four sib- CAMERON JOHNSON • First-ever Hawaiian player to lings score over 1,000 career TYRONE HAUGHTON • Late signee (April 21, 2014). earn a men’s basketball roster points. Ryan reached the 1,000- • Miami, Fla. native who attended • A 6-foot-7-inch guard, who spot at Pitt. point mark for his career during Dr. Krop High School. grew five inches prior to his se- • Earned Gatorade state player of his junior season. • Junior college transfer from nior season in high school. Was the year honors after leading his • Cousin is Mike Shanahan, who Iowa Western Community Col- 6-foot-2-inches tall prior to the high school team to back-to- played wide receiver at Pitt and lege where he earned All-Region summer before his senior year. back state titles at two different with the New York Jets in 2013. honors. • Outstanding student who has levels. • Uncle Brian Shanahan scored • Set the school’s career (185) and been a Pitt fan all his life and • Scored 13 points in the game’s 1,355 points for Duquesne season (112) blocked shots always wanted to attend Pitt. final 1:25 to give his high school (1986-89). records. • Father Gilbert Johnson played team a state championship win. • Chose Pitt because he always • Blocked a school-record 12 basketball at Pitt from 1988-90. • Nickname is “K-O.” followed the Panthers and it was shots in a game as a freshman. • Mother Amy Schuler Johnson • High school coach Akili Smith, “pretty hard to turn down a • Ranked among the nation’s top- was a 1,000-point scorer at Kent is a friend of Pitt coach Jamie school that he’s liked since he 50 junior college players by State (1982-86) and currently Dixon. As an assistant coach at was a little kid.” nextrecruits.com. ranks No. 19 on the school’s all- the University of Hawaii, Dixon • Outstanding student. • Majors in social science. time career scoring list. recruited Smith. • Also played football in high • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. • Outstanding student who gradu- school. SHELDON JETER Dietrich School of Arts & Sci- ated with a 3.7 grade point av- • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. • Sophomore Vanderbilt transfer ences and plans to major in busi- erage in high school. Dietrich School of Arts & Sci- who has three years of eligibil- ness. • Enjoys surfing. ences and plans to major in busi- ity. • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. ness. • Forced to sit out last season DURAND JOHNSON Dietrich School of Arts & Sci- while attending Polk Junior Col- • Played in 16 games last year be- ences. JOSH NEWKIRK lege in Winter Haven, Fla. fore an ACL injury sidelined him • Named to the All-ACC Aca- • As a freshman at Vanderbilt, for the rest of the 2013-14 sea- MIKE LECAK demic Team and also a 2013-14 played in all 33 games with seven son. • As a walk-on, played in 11 games ACC Academic Honor Roll re- starts (six double figure scoring • Averaged 8.8 points, 3.0 re- in 2013-14. cipient. games). Also averaged 5.5 points bounds and 19.8 minutes per • Redshirted the 2012-13 season • As a freshman, played in all 36 and 3.4 rebounds per game. game as Pitt’s sixth man. after transferring to Pitt. games, averaging 4.6 points and • Made national highlight reels • Also hit 22 3-pointers on the • Junior walk-on who was added dishing out 61 assists. with his dunk against Ole Miss year, including a career-high five to the roster in August 2012. • First player to commit to sign in the 2013 SEC Championship. 3-pointers vs. Lehigh. • Transferred to Pitt from Wheel- with Pitt from the Atlantic Coast • Beaver Falls, Pa. native who • Redshirted his first year at Pitt ing Jesuit University where he Conference region (Raleigh, transferred to Pitt because it was (2011-12). competed in basketball as a N.C.). closer to home (34 miles). • Fourth Baltimore native to play freshman. • First player to commit to Pitt • Hails from a basketball-oriented at Pitt in the last three years fol- • Lists his hometown as Pitts- on twitter. family as his father Carliss serves lowing Jermaine Dixon, Chase burgh, Pa., but attended high • Attended the same high school, as an assistant coach at Beaver Adams and Aron Nwankwo. school in Phoenix, Ariz. Word of God Academy in Ra- Falls H.S., led the Tigers to the • Nickname is “Pee-wee.” • Mother played basketball at leigh, N.C. as NBA player John WPIAL title in 1980 and played • Majors in social sciences. Robert Morris. His father played Wall and current NBA players collegiately at UT-Chattanooga. C.J. Leslie and Quincy Miller. PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 17

PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES

• Regarded by many as the nation’s • Played at same prep school, where he sat out his sophomore with Pitt’s facilities, but most most “athletic” guards in his re- South Kent Prep, as former Pitt season due to a knee injury. impressed with the people and cruiting class. player Gilbert Brown (2007-11). • Enugu, Nigeria native, one of coaching staff. • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. • Majors in administration of jus- two Nigerians to play at Pitt • Graduated with a marketing de- Dietrich School of Arts & Sci- tice. (Talib Zanna). gree from the College of Busi- ences. • Native of the Igbo tribe in ness Administration and is pur- JAMES ROBINSON Southeastern Nigeria. suing a second major in human ARON PHILLIPS-NWANKWO • Enters his junior season at Pitt • Played soccer growing up. His resources management. • Walk-on who is attending Pitt after starting 68 of 69 career brother plays soccer in Belgium. on a full academic scholarship. games at point guard. • Was discovered while playing MICHAEL YOUNG • Played in 24 career games at Pitt. • Currently owns Pitt’s career soccer and encouraged to attend • All-ACC Academic selection and • 2010 graduate of Baltimore City assist:turnover record (3.43) and a basketball camp put on by Ejike ACC Academic Honor Roll pick H.S. with a perfect 4.0 grade set a season school record last Ugboaja, a Nigerian native who as a freshman in 2013-14. point average. year with a 4.11 mark. was selected in the 2006 NBA • As a freshman last season, started • Missed several weeks during the • Concluded his high school career Draft second round by Cleve- all 36 games, averaged 6.0 points 2013-14 season due to his as the all-time winningest player land. and 4.1 rebounds and led the mother’s passing. She had breast in DeMatha Catholic history • Outstanding cook who special- Panthers in free throw shooting cancer. with 120 career wins. He lost izes in Nigerian cuisine. (81.7 percent). • Played in the Pitt JamFest AAU only one home game in his four- • Played on same high school team • Pittsburgh area native who grew tournament at the Petersen year high school career. with Josh Newkirk (Word of up watching and following Pitt. Events Center on April 24, • Pitt Basketball’s first-ever two- God). As a kid, he always wanted to 2010. Head Coach Jamie Dixon time international gold medal • Majors in social science. attend Pitt. Grew up in offered him a walk-on spot fol- winner. McKeesport, Pa., located 12 lowing the event. • Earned second gold medal this CAMERON WRIGHT miles from the Steel City. • Follows in the footsteps of two summer as a member of the • Spent two weeks volunteering • Follows in the footsteps of San other Pitt players from Balti- USA’s FIBA World Champion- at an orphanage in Haiti this Antonio Spurs center DeJuan more: Jermaine Dixon and Chase ship team in July, 2013. Team summer as part of the Univer- Blair (2007-09) as Pittsburgh Adams. USA finished 9-0 at the event sity of Pittsburgh’s annual visit natives to play for Pitt. • Chose Pitt for its pre-Med pro- held in Prague, Czech Republic. to the country. • Attended St. Benedict’s Prep gram with the opportunity to • Played with the USA Basketball • Earned the ACC’s Skip Prosser (N.J.) where he guided the Gray play on its top college basketball Under-18 squad that captured Award following his junior sea- Bees to the National High School program. Said it was a “dream the Gold Medal at the FIBA son in 2013-14. The Skip Prosser Invitational runner-up finish come true” and that he would Americas Championships in Sao Award honors the league’s top with a 32-2 overall record. St. gain the “best of both worlds” Sebastiao, Brazil in June 2012. scholar-athlete for men’s basket- Benedict’s finished the year while receiving an academic Led the team in assist:turnover ball. ranked No. 2 nationally. scholarship offer to Pitt and then ratio (12:2) and averaged 4.4 • Outstanding student who has • Consensus top-70 ranked re- having an opportunity to play on points and 15.6 minutes per earned three academic all-league cruit. the basketball team. game. honors. • Roommates with fellow Pitt • Also played lacrosse in high • Played for the USA East Squad • Hit a trick shot that was named sophomore Jamel Artis at St. school, where he led City H.S. in the Nike Global Challenge, the ESPN Sportscenter Play of Benedict’s Prep (2010-11). to three straight city titles. played in April in Portland, Ore. the Day on November 6, 2013. • Chose Pitt because it was the • Neuroscience major. • Described as a “floor general,” Wright’s shot was converted “perfect fit” along with its loy- “student of the game” and con- while sitting down at halfcourt alty and honesty in the recruit- DERRICK RANDALL sistent winner. with his back to the basket. He ing process. It will also give him • Over his three-year career, has • Nicknamed “Mr. Consistent” by threw the ball over his head and the opportunity to play in front played in 93 games with 11 his high school coach. it banked in. of friends and family near his starts. • Pitt recruited him since the ninth • Father passed away prior to Pitt’s hometown. • Played in all 36 games last year, grade. 2012-13 season opener against • Enrolled in the Kenneth P. averaged 2.1 points and 2.4 re- • In July 2010, led his AAU team, Mount St. Mary’s. His father died Dietrich School of Arts & Sci- bounds per game. Team Takeover to the Nike of brain cancer, but Wright ences. • Transferred to Pitt after playing Peach Jam national title. played in the season opener any- his first two seasons at Rutgers • Top-60 consensus national re- way, saying that his “father (2011-13). cruit. would have wanted it that way.” • Native of the Crown Heights • Communications major. He also put the letters FMF “For neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y. My Father” on his shoes. • Can perform somersaults and JOSEPH UCHEBO • High school honor student who body flips. • All-ACC Academic Honor Roll earned a 3.7-plus grade point • Sister Adrian played college bas- recipient. average. ketball at both Marshall and • Played in nine games and 23 min- • Committed to Pitt on Sunday, Georgia Southwestern. utes while rehabbing a knee in- August 9, 2009 after visiting the • Nickname is “D-Mac.” jury last season. campus, saying it was an “unbe- • Favorite pro sports team is the • Junior college transfer from lievable” visit and that he “found Los Angeles Lakers and favorite Chipola Junior College (Fla.) his home.” He was impressed player is Dwight Howard. PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 18

3 • CAMERON WRIGHT GUARD • 6-5 • 205 • SR* • 3L • CLEVELAND, OHIO/BENEDICTINE H.S.

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 20, vs. Duquesne, 11/30/ CAREER Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 13. • Played in 113 career games with NU, N14 ------FG made: 9, vs. Duquesne, 11/30/ SU, N16 ------13. 55 starts. atHaw, N/21 ------• Made 36 consecutive starts prior to vs.CU, N24 ------FG attempts: 17, vs. Duquesne, his preseason injury. vs.SDS, N25 ------11/30/13. • Selected the winner of the Skip vs.KS, N26 ------3FG Made: 2, two times- Virginia Prosser Award, the ACC’s scholar- at Ind, D2 ------Tech, 2/8/14; vs. Michigan, 11/ athlete of the year for men’s vs.Duq, D5 1 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 00000 21/12. basketball. St. B, D13 *21 0-4 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-3-3 1 23031 3FG attempts: 6, Virginia Tech, 2/ Manh, D17 *34 6-10 .600 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 3 220214 8/14. • Three-time academic all-league OU, D20 *35 6-11 .545 1-2 .500 3-7 .429 1-4-5 2 421216 honoree. HC, D23 *29 3-8 .375 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 0-4-4 3 12017 FT made: 8, Penn State, 12/3/13. • Graduated with a marketing FGC, D27 *29 6-9 .667 1-3 .333 2-4 .500 1-5-6 2 430015 FT attempts: 9, two times- at degree and is pursuing a second at NCS, J3 *21 2-13 .154 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 1 41024 Maryland, 1/25/14; Penn State, business major in human resources at BC, J6 *19 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-3-3 1 02014 12/3/13. management. Clem, J10 *36 8-11 727 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 3 301118 Rebounds: 9, at Miami, 2/5/14 FSU, J14 Off. Rebs.: 4, two times- at Boston GT, J17 College, 2/26/14; at Miami, 2/ 2014-15 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 5/14 • Missed the season’s first seven Def. Rebs.: 7, at Syracuse, 1/16/ games due surgery on his left at VT, J27 ND, J31 12. foot (broken fifth metatarsal). Bryant, F2 Assists: 8, Albany, 12/31/13. • Played in each of the last nine Syr, F7 Steals: 4, five times- at Clemson, games with eight starts. Pitt is 7-2 at Louis, F11 3/8/14; Cal Poly, 12/21/13; with him playing. UNC, F14 Texas Tech, 11/25/13; Fresno • Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award at UVa, F16 State, 11/12/13; Villanova, 2/5/ nominee. at Syr, F21 BC, F24 12. • NABC Good Works Team at WF, M1 Blocks: 2, two times- vs. nominee. Miami, M4 Duquesne, 11/30/13; at DePaul, • Four double figure scoring at FSU, F7 3/9/13. games on year. Minutes: 44, Virginia Tech, 2/8/ • Led Pitt and scored a season- 14. high 18 points (8-11 FG) vs. • Finished with 14 points (6-10 Clemson, 1/10. FG) in 34 minutes vs. Manhattan, CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS • Finished with 15 points (6-9 12/17. Double-Doubles: ...... 0/0 Points: 18, Clemson, 1/10. FG), grabbed six rebounds and • Made first start of year vs. St. Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 Rebounds: 6, Florida Gulf Coast, dished out four assists in 29 Bonaventure, 12/13 and first Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 12/30. minutes vs. Florida Gulf Coast, start since the NCAA 20+ point games: ...... 1/0 Assists: 4, two times- Florida 12/30. Tournament game vs. Florida. 10+ point games: ...... 28/4 Gulf Coast, 12/30; Oakland, • Scored 16 points (6-11 FG), hit • Made his season debut against 10+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 12/20. 3-pointer, dished out four Duquesne on 12/5 after missing 5+ rebound games: ...... 13/2 Steals: 3, St. Bonaventure, 12/13. assistsand grabbed five rebounds the season’s first seven games 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 Blocks: 1, two times. vs. Oakland, 12/20. with a broken left foot (fifth 5+ assist games: ...... 3/0 Minutes: 36, Clemson, 1/10. metatarsal). 30+ minute games: ...... 20/3 40+ minute games: ...... 3/0

WRIGHT’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2011-12 Pitt 37-10 434 33 93 .355 3 18 .167 14 21 .667 16 42 58 1.6 46 0 25 33 5 15 83 2.2 2012-13 Pitt 31-1 453 54 107 .505 4 9 .444 20 35 .571 11 31 42 1.4 40 0 32 19 7 22 132 4.3 2013-14 Pitt 36-36 1111 152 333 .456 10 43 .233 63 94 .670 26 91 117 3.3 74 0 92 52 6 66 377 10.5 2014-15 Pitt 9-8 225 33 73 .452 2 10 .200 11 18 .611 3 26 29 3.2 16 0 20 15 2 12 79 8.8 Totals 113-55 2223 272 606 .449 19 80 .238 108 168 .643 56 190 246 2.2 176 0 169 119 20 115 671 5.9 CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2011-12 Pitt-BEC 17-2 177 13 38 .342 2 5 .400 4 7 .571 7 20 27 1.6 17 0 9 14 3 7 32 1.9 2012-13 Pitt-BEC 17-1 261 28 55 .509 1 3 .333 10 18 .556 3 17 20 1.2 25 0 19 14 5 11 67 3.9 2013-14 Pitt-ACC 18-18 592 75 169 .444 7 22 .318 32 49 .653 16 47 63 3.5 44 0 47 30 3 27 189 10.5 Totals 52-21 1030 116 252 .460 10 30 .300 46 74 .621 26 84 110 2.1 86 0 75 58 11 45 288 5.5 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 19

0 • JAMES ROBINSON GUARD • 6-3 • 198 • JR • 2L • MITCHELLVILLE, MD./DEMATHA CATHOLIC H.S.

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 23, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ CAREER Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 14. NU, N14 *32 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 2 71008 FG made: 6, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ • Two-time international Gold SU, N16 *35 2-6 .333 0-1 .000 4-4 1.000 1-5-6 1 82218 14. Medal winner, the only two-time atHaw,N/21 *34 3-10 .300 1-5 .200 5-7 .714 0-3-3 3 620012 FG attempts: 14, vs. Duquesne, Gold Medal winner in Pitt’s vs.CU,N24 *38 5-12 .417 2-4 .500 5-5 1.000 2-2-4 1 540117 12/5/14. basketball history. vs.SDS,N25*30 5-12 .417 1-3 .333 6-6 1.000 1-2-3 2 350117 3FG Made: 3, three times- at NC • Owns a 3.16 career vs.KS,N26 *34 4-5 .800 0-1 .000 6-6 1.000 0-2-2 2 620414 State, 1/3/15; vs. Duquesne, at Ind, D2 *26 1-9 .111 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-4-6 3 53002 12/5/14; Virginia Tech, 2/8/ assist:turnover ratio, which vs. Duq, D5 *38 6-14 .429 3-8 .375 8-10 .800 0-5-5 2 521323 currently ranks No. 1 in school 14. St. B, D13 *36 4-11 .363 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 1-2-3 2 41009 3FG attempts: 8, vs. Duquesne, history. Manh, D17 *25 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 1-0-1 3 52024 12/5/14. • Started 84 of 85 career games, OU, D20 *35 5-10 .500 0-2 .000 8-8 1.000 1-1-2 3 310018 FT made: 8, four times- Oakland, including 70 consecutive. HC, D23 *31 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1-4-5 0 72013 12/20/14; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ • In only six of 85 career games, FGC, D27 *32 5-8 .625 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 0-2-2 1 211312 14; vs. North Carolina, 3/14/ at NCS, J3 *37 4-7 .571 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-3-3 1 300111 14; Savannah State, 11/8/13. registered more turnovers than at BC, J6 *39 3-10 .300 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 0-8-8 3 22008 assists. FT attempts: 12, vs. North Clem, J10 *33 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 5-5 1.000 0-5-5 4 30119 Carolina, 3/14/14. FSU, J14 Rebounds: 8, at Boston College, 2014-15 GT, J17 1/6/15. • Started all 16 games at point at Duke, J19 Off. Rebs.: 2, seven times- at guard. Louis, J25 at VT, J27 Indiana, 12/2/14; vs. • Converted 20 consecutive free ND, J31 Chaminade, 11/24/14; at Notre throws during a span from 11/ Bryant, F2 Dame, 3/1/14; at Syracuse, 1/ 21-12/5. Syr, F7 18/14; Youngstown State, 12/ • Reached double figure scoring at Louis, F11 14/13; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/ in eight contests on year with UNC, F14 13; Delaware State, 12/19/12. at UVa, F16 Def. Rebs.: 8, at Boston College, one 20-point game. at Syr, F21 1/6/15. • Finished with 11 points on a BC, F24 Assists: 11, Lehigh, 11/20/13. career-high tying 3-4 3-point at WF, M1 Steals: 4, five times- vs. Kansas shooting at NC State, 1/3. Miami, M4 State, 11/26/14; vs. North • Scored 12 points (5-8 FG), at FSU, F7 Carolina, 3/14/14; Virginia including 10 in the first half vs. Tech, 2/8/14; at Georgia Tech, 1/14/14; vs. Syracuse, 3/14/13. Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30. Blocks: 2, four times- Samford, • Finished with 18 points (5-10 four steals vs. Kansas State, 11/ 11/16/14; Albany, 12/31/13; FG), hit 8-8 free throws vs. 26. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Cal Poly, 12/21/13; vs. Oakland, 12/20. • Finished with a team and season- Double-Doubles: ...... 0/0 Duquesne, 11/30/13. • Led Pitt with a career-high 23 high 17 points (5-12 FG), hit 6-6 Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 Minutes: 42, Virginia Tech, 2/8/ points (15 in first half alone) free throws in 30 minutes vs. Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 14. with five assists and five San Diego State, 11/25. 20+ point games: ...... 1/1 10+ point games: ...... 24/8 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS rebounds in 38 minutes vs. • Scored a season-high 17 points Points: 23, vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Duquesne, 12/5. Also set career- (5-12 FG), hit 2-4 3-pointers and 10+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 Rebounds: 8, at Boston College, highs for field goals made and dished out five assists in 38 5+ rebound games: ...... 13/6 1/6. attempts (6-14) and 3-point FG minutes vs. Chaminade, 11/24. 10+ assist games: ...... 1/0 Assists: 8, Samford, 11/16. made (3-8). • Finished with 12 points and six 5+ assist games: ...... 30/9 Steals: 4, vs. Kansas State, 11/26. • Averaged 16.0 points, 4.7 assists, assists at Hawaii, 11/21. 30+ minute games: ...... 45/14 Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16. 3.0 rebounds and hit 17-17 free 40+ minute games: ...... 2/0 Minutes: 39, at Boston College, • Registered eight assists, six 1/6. throws in Pitt’s three EA Sports points, six assists and tied a Maui Invitational games. career-high with two blocks vs. • Led Pitt with 14 points, Samford, 11/16. including 10 in the first half, hit • Scored eight points with seven 4-5 FG and 6-6 free throws with assists in the season opener vs. six assists and a career-high tying Niagara, 11/14.

ROBINSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2012-13 Pitt 33-32 879 63 171 .368 15 48 .313 61 77 .792 6 64 70 2.1 63 1 116 41 1 32 202 6.1 2013-14 Pitt 36-36 1117 83 207 .401 24 70 .343 85 107 .794 17 94 111 3.1 96 3 148 36 11 53 275 7.6 2014-15 Pitt 16-16 535 54 135 .400 12 44 .273 55 62 .887 11 49 60 3.8 33 0 74 30 5 18 175 10.9 Totals 85-84 2531 200 513 .390 51 162 .315 201 246 .817 34 207 241 2.8 192 4 338 107 17 103 652 7.7 CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2012-13 Pitt-BEC 18-17 442 23 80 .288 7 23 .304 38 50 .760 3 33 36 2.0 38 1 51 24 1 14 91 5.1 2013-14 Pitt-ACC 18-18 603 45 111 .405 13 36 .361 37 49 .755 10 44 54 3.0 54 3 69 20 5 30 140 7.8 Totals 36-35 1045 68 191 .356 20 59 .338 75 99 .758 13 77 90 2.5 92 4 120 44 6 44 231 6.5 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 20

12 • CHRIS JONES GUARD/FORWARD • 6-6 • 213 • SO* • 1L • TEANECK, N.J./TEANECK H.S.

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Points: 19, at Hawaii, 11/21/14. CAREER NU, N14 *19 4-7 .571 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-1-1 4 111010 FG made: 7, at Hawaii, 11/21/14. • Played in 46 games with 16 SU, N16 *24 1-6 .167 0-2 .000 4-5 .800 0-3-3 3 20016 FG attempts: 17, at Indiana, 12/ career starts. atHaw,N/21 *32 7-13 .538 5-8 .625 0-0 .000 1-1-2 3 422019 2/14. vs.CU,N24 *10 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2-0-2 2 10000 3FG Made: 5, at Hawaii, 11/21/ vs.SDS,N25*32 3-6 .500 1-3 .333 2-4 .500 0-3-3 2 12009 2014-15 vs.KS, N26 *28 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-0-0 3 21005 14. • Started all 16 games at the off at Ind, D2 *31 6-17 .353 3-8 .375 3-4 .750 3-3-6 1 010118 3FG attempts: 8, two times- at Indiana, 12/2/14; at Hawaii, guard position. vs. Duq, D5 *36 5-11 .454 0-2 .000 2-4 .500 1-2-3 3 221112 St. B, D13 *32 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 2 123011 11/21/14. • Reached double figure scoring Manh, D17 *32 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-3-3 2 23014 FT made: 5, Howard, 11/17/13. in seven games on year. OU, D20 *35 5-9 .556 4-6 .667 2-2 1.000 1-4-5 0 501016 FT attempts: 5, two times- • Finished with 11 points (3-6 HC, D23 *25 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-5-6 1 12006 FGC, D27 *26 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-1-3 1 41014 Samford, 11/16/14; Howard, 3FG) vs. Clemson, 1/10. at NCS, J3 *28 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2-1-3 3 01005 11/17/13. • Scored 16 points (5-9 FG), hit 4- at BC, J6 *27 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-0-3 2 30000 Rebounds: 6, three times- Holy 6 3-pointers, dished out a career- Clem, J10 *24 4-9 .444 3-6 .500 0-0 .000 0-0-0 4 200111 Cross, 12/23/14; at Indiana, FSU, J14 high five assists and grabbed 12/2/14; Clemson, 1/21/14. GT, J17 Off. Rebs.: 3, three times- at five rebounds vs. Oakland, 12/ at Duke, J19 Indiana, 12/2/14; Virginia, 2/ 20. Louis, J25 at VT, J27 4/14; Howard, 11/17/13. • Scored 11 points (4-8 FG) with a ND, J31 Def. Rebs.: 5, two times- Holy career-high three blocked shots Bryant, F2 Cross, 12/23/14; Clemson, 1/ vs. St. Bonaventure, 12/13. Syr, F7 21/14. at Louis, F11 • Played a career-high 36 minutes, UNC, F14 Assists: 5, Oakland, 12/20/14. scored 12 points (5-11 FG) vs. at UVa, F16 Steals: 2, at NC State, 1/4/14. Duquesne, 12/5. at Syr, F21 Blocks: 3, St. Bonaventure, 12/ BC, F24 13/14. • Led team with 18 points, hit at WF, M1 Minutes: 36, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ three 3-pointers, grabbed a Miami, M4 14. career-high tying six rebounds at FSU, F7 in 31 minutes at Indiana, 12/2. 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS • Defensive play was instrumental Points: 19, at Hawaii, 11/21. in Pitt defeating Kansas State on goals made and attempts (5-8), Rebounds: 6, at Indiana, 12/2. assists and minutes played (32) at CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Assists: 5, Oakland, 12/20. 11/26. Double-Doubles: ...... 0/0 • Finished with nine points (3-6 Hawaii, 11/21. Steals: 1, six times. Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 Blocks: 3, St. Bonaventure, 12/ FG) vs. San Diego State, 11/25. • Scored a then career-high 10 Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 points (4-7 FG), hit two 3- 13. • Totaled a career-high 19 points 20+ point games: ...... 0/0 Minutes: 36, vs. Duquesne, 12/5. and also surpassed career-highs pointers in first career start vs. 10+ point games: ...... 7/7 for field goals made and Niagara, 11/14. 10+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 attempts (7-13), 3-point field 5+ rebound games: ...... 4/3 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 5+ assist games: ...... 0/0 30+ minute games: ...... 6/6 40+ minute games: ...... 0/0

JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 30-0 222 24 54 .444 4 17 .235 20 25 .800 11 15 26 0.9 27 0 7 8 1 3 72 2.4 2014-15 Pitt 16-16 441 50 126 .397 21 55 .382 15 22 .682 16 28 44 2.8 36 0 31 18 8 6 136 8.5 Totals 46-16 663 74 180 .411 25 72 .347 35 47 .745 27 43 70 1.5 63 0 38 26 9 9 208 4.5 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 16-0 134 8 25 .320 2 10 .200 9 14 .643 6 12 18 1.1 14 0 5 6 0 2 27 1.7 Totals 16-0 134 8 25 .320 2 10 .200 9 14 .643 6 12 18 1.1 14 0 5 6 0 2 27 1.7 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 21

13 • JOSH NEWKIRK GUARD • 6-1 • 185 • SO • 1L • RALEIGH, N.C./WORD OF GOD ACADEMY

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 20, NC State, 3/3/14. Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts FG made: 7, two times- at CAREER NU, N14 27 5-9 .556 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-1-1 1 500112 • Played in 52 career games. SU, N16 25 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0-1-1 4 73005 Indiana, 12/2/14; NC State, 3/ • 10 career double figure scoring atHaw, N/21 26 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 2-1-3 2 23027 3/14. games. vs.CU, N24 31 4-10 .400 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0-0 2 820210 FG attempts: 13, at Indiana, 12/ vs.SDS, N25 18 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 0-2-2 3 12004 2/14. • Named to the All-ACC Academic vs.KS, N26 17 1-4 .250 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0-0 3 12012 3FG Made: 5, NC State, 3/3/14. Team in 2013-14. at Ind, D2 34 7-13 .538 2-6 .333 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 820216 3FG attempts: 6, at Indiana, 12/ • Has 122 assists to only 54 career vs. Duq, D5 30 6-9 .667 3-4 .750 1-3 .333 0-4-4 1 510016 St. Bon, D13 31 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0-0 5 30009 2/14. turnovers for a 2.26 Manh, D17 25 2-5 .400 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 4 32005 FT made: 5, vs. North Carolina, assist:turnover ratio. OU, D20 26 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 0-2-2 1 30006 3/14/14. HC, D23 18 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 20002 FT attempts: 10, vs. North 2014-15 FGC, D27 18 3-6 .500 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-1-1 3 33027 Carolina, 3/14/14. at NCS, J3 21 1-7 .143 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 3 23024 Rebounds: 4, vs. Duquesne, 12/ • Played in all 16 games off the at BC, J6 27 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 1 710115 5/14. bench. Clem, J10 24 2-6 .333 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 0-0-0 2 10006 FSU, J14 Off. Rebs.: 2, at Hawaii, 11/21/ • Registered five double figure GT, J17 14. scoring games on year. at Duke, J19 Def. Rebs.: 4, vs. Duquesne, 12/ • Scored game-winning basket on Louis, J25 5/14. at VT, J27 a driving layup with five ND, J31 Assists: 8, two times- at Indiana, seconds to play in overtime, Bryant, F2 12/2/14; vs. Chaminade, 11/ scored field goal that sent game Syr, F7 24/14. at Louis, F11 into overtime, led Pitt with 15 Steals: 3, at Clemson, 3/8/14. UNC, F14 Blocks: 1, Youngstown State, 12/ points (6-9 FG), dished out at UVa, F16 14/13. seven assists with only one at Syr, F21 BC, F24 Minutes: 34, two times- at turnover at Boston College, 1/6. at WF, M1 Indiana, 12/2/14; NC State, 3/ • Finished with 16 points (6-9 Miami, M4 3/14. FG), hit 3-4 3-pointers and at FSU, F7 grabbed a career-high four 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS rebounds vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Points: 16, two times- vs. • Scored a season-high 16 points • Tied a career-high with seven Duquesne, 12/5; at Indiana, assists and scored five points vs. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS 12/2. (7-13 FG), hit two 3-pointers and Double-Doubles: ...... 0/0 Rebounds: 4, vs. Duquesne, 12/ dished out a career-high tying Samford, 11/16. Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 • Scored 12 points (5-9 FG) with 5. eight assists at Indiana, 12/2. Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 Assists: 8, two times- at Indiana, • Finished with 10 points and a five assists and no turnovers in 20+ point games: ...... 1/0 12/2; vs. Chaminade, 11/24. career-high eight assists in 31 season opener vs. Niagara, 11/14. 10+ point games: ...... 10/5 Steals: 2, five times- at NC State, 10+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 1/3; Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30; minutes off the bench vs. 5+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 Chaminade, 11/24. at Indiana, 12/2; vs. 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 Chaminade, 11/24; at Hawaii, 5+ assist games: ...... 8/6 11/21. 30+ minute games: ...... 5/4 Blocks: Zero. 40+ minute games: ...... 0/0 Minutes: 34, at Indiana, 12/2.

NEWKIRK’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 36-0 612 62 134 .463 23 53 .434 17 38 .447 6 37 43 1.2 60 1 61 30 1 14 164 4.6 2014-15 Pitt 16-0 398 49 110 .445 14 32 .438 14 20 .700 4 16 20 1.3 37 1 61 24 0 13 126 7.9 Totals 52-0 1010 111 244 .455 37 85 .435 31 58 .534 10 53 63 1.2 97 2 122 54 1 27 290 5.6

ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 18-0 301 30 57 .526 15 27 .556 9 15 .600 4 16 20 1.1 30 1 25 11 0 9 84 4.7 Totals 18-0 301 30 57 .526 15 27 .556 9 15 .600 4 16 20 1.1 30 1 25 11 0 9 84 4.7 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 22

11 • DERRICK RANDALL FORWARD • 6-9 • 240 • SR • 1L • BROOKLYN, N.Y./RUTGERS/SOUTH KENT PREP (CONN.)

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME COLLEGIATE CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 12, Savannah State, 11/8/ Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 13. CAREER NU, N14 16 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-2-5 4 02004 • Played in 106 career games with SU, N16 4 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 00002 FG made: 5, two times- Young- 15 starts combining his four- atHaw, N/21 6 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 00000 stown State, 12/14/13; Savannah year career at both Pitt and vs.CU,N24 30 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 3-7 .42910-11-21 3 020111 State, 11/8/13. vs.SDS,N25*15 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 3 01002 FG attempts: 7, three times- vs. Rutgers. vs.KS,N26 *12 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0-1-1 1 00000 Chaminade, 11/24/14; • Two career double-doubles. at Ind, D2 *15 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 7-5-12 3 02004 vs. Duq, D5 *4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 00000 Youngstown State, 12/14/13; St. B, D13 ------Savannah State, 11/8/13. 2014-15 Manh, D17 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 01000 3FG Made: None. • Saw action in 13 games with OU, D20 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 00000 3FG attempts: None. four starts on year. HC, D23 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 2-1-3 0 01001 FT made: 3, three times- last vs. FGC, D27 9 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 0-1-1 0 00002 • Started four consecutive games Chaminade, 11/24/14. at NCS, J3 7 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1 00000 FT attempts: 7, vs. Chaminade, from Nov. 25-Dec. 5 at center at BC, J6 ------11/24/14. (vs. Duquesne, at Indiana, vs. Clem, J10 ------FSU, J14 Rebounds: 21, vs. Chaminade, Kansas State and vs. San Diego GT, J17 11/24/14. State). at Duke, J19 Off. Rebs.: 10, vs. Chaminade, • Grabbed a team-high 12 Louis, J25 11/24/14. at VT, J27 rebounds, including seven ND, J31 Def. Rebs.: 11, vs. Chaminade, offensive at Indiana, 12/2. Bryant, F2 11/24/14. • Started first game on year vs. San Syr, F7 Assists: 1, four times, last- at at Louis, F11 Diego State, 11/25. Syracuse, 1/18/14. UNC, F14 Steals: 2, two times, last- • Registered his second career at UVa, F16 Villanova, 2/18/13. double-double with 11 points at Syr, F21 BC, F24 Blocks: 4, Syracuse, 2/12/14. and a career-high 21 rebounds at WF, M1 Minutes: 30, vs. Chaminade, 11/ vs. Chaminade, 11/24. His 21 Miami, M4 24/14. total rebounds, which were at FSU, F7 more than Chaminade pulled 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS down (21-17) set an EA Sports Points: 11, vs. Chaminade, 11/24. Invitational Tournament all-time Rebounds: 21, vs. Chaminade, CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS 11/24. game record. The previous Double-Doubles:...... 2/1 Assists: Zero. record was 20 rebounds set by Points-Rebounds: ...... 2/1 Steals: 1, vs. Chaminade, 11/24/ Tennessee’s Jerrone Maymon vs. Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 14. Memphis in 2011. His 21 20+ point games: ...... 0/0 Blocks: Zero. rebounds also ranked tied for 10+ point games: ...... 3/1 Minutes: 30, vs. Chaminade, 11/ the seventh best performance in 20+ rebound games...... 1/1 24/14. 10+ rebound games: ...... 3/2 school history. His 10 offensive 5+ rebound games: ...... 10/3 rebounds ranked tied for the 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 third highest total in school 5+ assist games: ...... 0/0 history. He also played a career- 30+ minute games: ...... 1/1 high 30 minutes off the bench. 40+ minute games: ...... 0/0

RANDALL’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2011-12 Rutgers 31-10 349 32 57 .561 0 0 .000 14 23 .609 34 39 73 2.4 43 0 3 18 12 10 78 2.5 2012-13 Rutgers 26-0 212 20 40 .500 0 0 .000 14 21 .667 24 14 38 1.5 27 0 0 8 10 9 54 2.1 RU Totals 57-10 561 52 97 .535 0 0 .000 28 44 .636 58 53 111 1.9 70 0 3 26 22 19 132 2.3

2013-14 Pitt 36-1 310 31 55 .564 0 0 .000 14 31 .452 40 46 86 2.4 49 0 1 14 15 8 76 2.1 2014-15 Pitt 13-4 134 9 21 .429 0 0 .000 8 20 .400 25 25 50 3.8 17 0 0 9 0 1 26 2.0 Pitt Totals 49-5 444 40 76 .526 0 0 .000 22 51 .431 65 71 136 2.8 66 0 1 23 15 9 102 2.1

ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 18-0 124 10 16 .625 0 0 .000 5 11 .455 11 10 21 1.2 19 0 1 6 8 4 25 1.4 Totals 18-0 124 10 16 .625 0 0 .000 5 11 .455 11 10 21 1.2 19 0 1 6 8 4 25 1.4 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 23

1 • JAMEL ARTIS FORWARD • 6-7 • 220 • SO • 1L • BALTIMORE, MD./NOTRE DAME PREP

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 20, Manhattan, 12/17/14. CAREER Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts FG made: 6, two times- Holy NU, N14 *31 6-9 .667 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-3-4 0 430014 Cross, 12/23/14; Niagara, 11/ • Played in 52 games with 16 SU, N16 *32 4-8 .500 2-2 1.000 2-2 1.000 2-3-5 1 120012 14/14. starts. atHaw,N/21 *25 0-6 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-4-4 2 20000 vs.CU,N24 *18 1-4 .250 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 1-1-2 1 01014 FG attempts: 12, Manhattan, 12/ • Nine career double figure vs.SDS,N25*20 2-7 .286 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 3-2-5 2 11004 17/14. scoring games and one double vs.KS,N26 *34 4-7 .571 1-2 .500 1-1 1.000 1-4-5 3 320110 3FG Made: 2, three times- figure rebounding game. at Ind, D2 *23 2-8 .250 1-4 .250 2-2 1.000 3-4-7 3 11017 Samford, 11/16/14; Niagara, • Named to the 2013-14 All-ACC vs. Duq, D5 *26 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 1-9-10 0 41019 11/14/14; Duke, 1/27/14. St. B, D13 *32 5-8 .625 1-1 1.000 3-5 .600 1-3-4 2 224014 3FG attempts: 5, at NC State, 1/ Academic Team. Manh, D17 *34 5-12 .417 0-0 .00010-12 .833 2-6-8 0 552120 3/15. OU, D20 *35 1-6 .167 0-3 .000 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 3 10024 FT made: 10, Manhattan, 12/17/ 2014-15 HC, D23 *28 6-10 .600 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 3-6-9 1 011013 14. FGC, D27 *30 3-8 .375 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 3 10009 • Started all 16 games at forward. FT attempts: 12, Manhattan, 12/ at NCS, J3 *35 5-11 .454 1-5 .200 2-2 1.000 2-3-5 1 100013 17/14. • Scored 20-plus points and at BC, J6 *20 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 4-4 1.000 1-1-2 2 15114 Rebounds: 10, vs. Duquesne, 12/ reached double figure scoring Clem, J10 *30 2-8 .250 0-2 .000 4-4 1.000 3-4-7 0 30118 FSU, J14 5/14. in seven games on the year. GT, J17 Off. Rebs.: 3, seven times- • Led Pitt with 13 points (5-11 FG) at Duke, J19 Clemson, 1/10/15; Holy with five rebounds in a career- Louis, J25 Cross, 12/23/14; at Indiana, at VT, J27 12/2/14; vs. San Diego State, high tying 35 minutes at NC ND, J31 11/25/14; Virginia, 2/2/14; State, 1/3. Bryant, F2 Loyola Marymount, 12/6/13; • Led Pitt with 13 points (career- Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 Savannah State, 11/8/13. high 6 field goals) and nine UNC, F14 Def. Rebs.: 9, vs. Duquesne, 12/ rebounds vs. Holy Cross, 12/23. at UVa, F16 5/14. • Led Pitt with a career-high 20 at Syr, F21 Assists: 5, Manhattan, 12/17/14. BC, F24 Steals: 2. Oakland, 12/20/14. points (5-12 FG) with career- at WF, M1 Blocks: 4, St. Bonaventure, 12/ bests of five assists and 10-12 Miami, M4 13/14. free throws vs. Manhattan, 12/ at FSU, F7 Minutes: 35, two times- at NC 17. State, 1/3/15; Oakland, 12/20/ • Led Pitt and tied a career-high 14. dished out three assists vs. with 14 points (5-8 FG), grabbed Kansas State, 11/26. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS four rebounds and blocked a • Scored 10 of his 12 points in Double-Doubles: ...... 0/0 Points: 20, Manhattan, 12/17. Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 Rebounds: 10, vs. Duquesne, 12/ career-high four shots vs. St. the first half, hit two 3-pointers Bonaventure, 12/13. Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 5. and grabbed five rebounds in a 20+ point games: ...... 1/1 Assists: 5, Manhattan, 12/17. • Scored nine points, grabbed a career-high 32 minutes played Steals: 2, Oakland, 12/20. career-high 10 rebounds (career- 10+ point games: ...... 9/7 vs. Samford, 11/16. 10+ rebound games: ...... 1/1 Blocks: 4, St. Bonaventure, 12/ high nine defensive) with a • Registered career-highs for 5+ rebound games: ...... 15/9 13. career-high tying four assists vs. 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 Minutes: 35, at NC State, 1/3; points with a team-leading 14, Oakland, 12/20. Duquesne, 12/5. field goals made and attempts (6- 5+ assist games: ...... 1/1 • Finished with 10 points (4-7 9) and assists (four) vs. Niagara, 30+ minute games: ...... 9/9 40+ minute games: ...... 0/0 FG), grabbed five rebounds and 11/14.

ARTIS’ CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 36-0 555 58 126 .460 8 27 .296 51 72 .708 38 68 106 2.9 54 0 23 29 10 6 175 4.9 2014-15 Pitt 16-16 453 48 118 .407 10 31 .323 39 45 .867 24 57 81 5.1 24 0 30 24 9 9 145 9.1 Totals 52-16 1008 106 244 .434 18 58 .310 90 117 .769 62 125 187 3.6 78 0 53 53 19 15 320 6.2 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 18-0 278 27 59 .458 4 15 .267 30 42 .714 19 33 52 2.9 27 0 11 18 5 5 88 4.9 Totals 18-0 278 27 59 .458 4 15 .267 30 42 .714 19 33 52 2.9 27 0 11 18 5 5 88 4.9 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 24

2 • MICHAEL YOUNG FORWARD • 6-9 • 235 • SO • 1L • DUQUESNE, PA./ST. BENEDICT’S PREP (N.J.)

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 27, vs. Chaminade, 11/ CAREER Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 24/14. NU, N14 *21 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 1-3 .333 1-6-7 3 11007 • Started all 52 career games SU, N16 *34 10-13 .769 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-4-5 2 100020 FG made: 11, vs. Chaminade, 11/ played and has made 52 atHaw,N/21 *30 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 7-8 .875 7-2-9 2 110213 24/14. consecutive starts. vs.CU,N24 *35 11-17 .647 0-1 .000 5-7 .71410-5-15 2 131127 FG attempts: 17, vs. Chaminade, • Two 20-point games and 17 vs.SDS,N25*33 4-10 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 4-3-7 3 10018 11/24/14. career double figure scoring vs.KS,N26 *34 5-11 .454 0-0 .000 3-3 1.000 3-4-7 1 220213 3FG Made: 1, 10 times- vs. games. at Ind, D2 *28 4-9 .444 0-0 .000 5-7 .714 4-1-5 2 112013 Colorado, 3/30/14; vs. Wake • Named to the 2013-14 All-ACC vs. Duq, D5 *25 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 2-5-7 4 12211 Academic Team. St. B, D13 *33 3-10 .300 0-1 .000 8-12 .7503-14-17 4 130014 Forest, 3/13/14; at Clemson, Manh, D17 *33 6-6 1.000 0-0 .000 4-9 .444 1-7-8 4 202116 3/8/14; NC State, 3/3/14; at 2014-15 OU, D20 *41 7-12 .583 0-0 .000 5-5 1.000 4-3-7 2 023119 Notre Dame, 3/1/14; Virginia, • Started all 16 games at power HC, D23 *18 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 3-4 .750 2-1-3 3 020013 2/2/14; Duke, 1/27/14; at NC FGC, D27 *31 7-9 .778 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 4-2-6 2 311116 State, 1/4/14; Lehigh, 11/20/ forward. at NCS, J3 *29 3-8 .375 0-0 .000 4-6 .667 5-4-9 2 011110 • Shooting 51.6 percent (80-155) at BC, J6 *36 6-16 .375 0-0 .000 3-6 .500 3-3-6 0 112015 13; Howard, 11/17/13. on the year. Clem, J10 *34 3-12 .250 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 2-3-5 2 00009 3FG attempts: 3, three times- at • Scored 20 or more points two FSU, J14 Clemson, 3/8/14; Virginia, 2/2/ times and reached double figure GT, J17 14; Lehigh, 11/20/13. scoring in seven consecutive at Duke, J19 FT made: 8, St. Bonaventure, 12/ and 12 games on year. Louis, J25 13/14. • Led Pitt with 15 points (6-16 FG) at VT, J27 FT attempts: 12, St. Bonaventure, and six rebounds at Boston ND, J31 Bryant, F2 12/13/14. College, 1/6. Syr, F7 Rebounds: 17, St. Bonaventure, • Led Pitt with 16 points (7-9 FG) at Louis, F11 12/13/14. with six rebounds and three UNC, F14 Off. Rebs.: 10, vs. Chaminade, assists vs. Florida Gulf Coast, at UVa, F16 12/30. at Syr, F21 11/24/14. • Led Pitt with 13 points (5-9 FG) BC, F24 Def. Rebs.: 14, St. Bonaventure, vs. Holy Cross, 12/23. at WF, M1 12/13/14. • Led Pitt with 19 points (7-12 Miami, M4 Assists: 4, Virginia Tech, 2/8/14. FG), grabbed seven rebounds, at FSU, F7 Steals: 2, three times- vs. Kansas blocked a career-high three State, 11/26/14; at Hawaii, 11/ shots in a career-high 41 21/14; Florida State, 2/23/14. minutes vs. Oakland, 12/20. • Finished with 13 points (5-11 Blocks: 3, Oakland, 12/20/14. • Finished with 16 points and a FG) and seven rebounds in 34 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Minutes: 41, Oakland, 12/20/14. perfect 6-6 from the floor with minutes vs. Kansas State, 11/26. Double-Doubles:...... 2/2 eight rebounds vs. Manhattan, • Surpassed career-highs for Points-Rebounds: ...... 2/2 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS 12/17. points (27), rebounds (15), Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 Points: 27, vs. Chaminade, 11/24. • Registered his second career offensive rebounds (10), field 20+ point games: ...... 2/2 Rebounds: 17, St. Bonaventure, double-double with a team- goals made and attempted (11-17) 10+ point games: ...... 17/12 11/13. leading 14 points (career-high 8- and minutes played (35) vs. 10+ rebound games: ...... 2/2 Assists: 3, Florida Gulf Coast, 12 FT) and a career-high 17 Chaminade, 11/24. His 10 rebounds (career-high 14 offensive rebounds ranked tied 5+ rebound games: ...... 29/15 12/30. defensive rebounds) vs. St. for the third most in school 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 Steals: 2, two times- vs. Kansas Bonaventure, 12/13. history. He already registered a 5+ assist games: ...... 0/0 State, 11/26; at Hawaii, 11/21. • Finished with 13 points and five double-double at halftime. 30+ minute games: ...... 14/9 Blocks: 3, Oakland, 12/20. rebounds with a season-high • Finished with 13 points and a 40+ minute games: ...... 1/1 Minutes: 41, Oakland, 12/20. two blocks at Indiana, 12/2. career-high tying nine rebounds • Named to the EA Sports Maui (career-high seven offensive) at Invitational All-Tournament team Hawaii, 11/21. grabbed five rebounds vs. after averaging 16.0 points and • Led Pitt with a career and game- Samford, 11/16. Fourteen of his 9.7 rebounds per game in Pitt’s high 20 points and surpassed 20 points were scored in the three contests. career-highs for field goals second half. made (10), field goal attempts • Grabbed seven rebounds with (13), minutes played (34) and seven points in season opener vs. Niagara, 11/14.

YOUNG’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 36-36 779 69 167 .413 10 28 .357 67 82 .817 56 91 147 4.1 63 1 32 32 16 15 215 6.0 2014-15 Pitt 16-16 495 80 155 .516 0 7 .000 54 79 .684 56 67 123 7.7 38 0 16 20 14 11 214 13.4 Totals 52-52 1274 149 322 .463 10 35 .286 121 161 .752 112 158 270 5.2 101 1 48 52 30 26 429 8.3

ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 18-0 417 34 85 .400 6 15 .400 34 43 .791 25 40 65 3.6 34 0 18 19 7 8 108 6.0 Totals 18-0 417 34 85 .400 6 15 .400 34 43 .791 25 40 65 3.6 34 0 18 19 7 8 108 6.0 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 25

50 • JOSEPH UCHEBO CENTER • 6-10 • 235 • JR • 1L • ENUGU, NIGERIA/CHIPOLA J.C./WORD OF GOD ACADEMY

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 12, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 14. CAREER NU, N14 *15 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1-7-8 2 20001 • Played in 22 career games with SU, N16 *10 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 02102 FG made: 5, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ four starts at center. atHaw,N/21 *7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 00002 14. • Named to the 2013-14 ACC vs.CU,N24 *1 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 01000 FG attempts: 9, vs. Duquesne, vs.SDS,N25 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 00000 12/5/14. Academic Honor Roll. vs.KS,N26 5 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 01002 3FG Made: Zero. at Ind, D2 2 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 00000 3FG attempts: Zero. 2014-15 vs. Duq, D5 14 5-9 .556 0-0 .000 2-2 .500 6-3-9 3 010012 St. B, D13 7 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 0 00000 FT made: 2, vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ • Started the season’s first four Manh, D17 2 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 00000 14. games. OU, D20 ------FT attempts: 2, two times- vs. • Provided spark off bench in a HC, D23 14 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-3-4 2 00006 Duquesne, 12/5/14; Niagara, FGC, D27 ------career-high 19 minutes played, 11/16/14. at NCS, J3 ------Rebounds: 9, vs. Duquesne, 12/ four points and four rebounds at BC, J6 19 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 3-1-4 3 01004 5/14. at Boston College, 1/6. Clem, J10 8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 0 00100 FSU, J14 Off. Rebs.: 6, vs. Duquesne, 12/ • Set career-highs for nearly every GT, J17 5/14. individaul statistic including at Duke, J19 Def. Rebs.: 7, Niagara, 11/16/14. points (12), rebounds (nine), Louis, J25 Assists: 2, Niagara, 11/16/14. at VT, J27 field goals made and attempts (5- ND, J31 Steals: 1, two times. 9) and offensive rebounds (six) Bryant, F2 Blocks: 1, two times. vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Also sparked Syr, F7 Minutes: 19, at Boston College, at Louis, F11 1/6/15. Pitt with eight of his 12 points UNC, F14 in the game’s first five minutes. at UVa, F16 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS • Made first career start, grabbed a at Syr, F21 BC, F24 Points: 12, vs. Duquesne, 12/5. career-high eight rebounds in 15 at WF, M1 Rebounds: 9, vs. Duquesne, 12/ minutes vs. Niagara, 11/14. Miami, M4 5. at FSU, F7 Assists: 2, Niagara, 11/14. Steals: Zero. Blocks: 1, two times. Minutes: 19, at Boston College, CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS 1/6. Double-Doubles: ...... 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 20+ point games: ...... 0/0 10+ point games: ...... 1/1 10+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ...... 2/2 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 5+ assist games: ...... 0/0 30+ minute games: ...... 1/1 40+ minute games: ...... 0/0

UCHEBO’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 9-0 23 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 5 7 0.8 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 0.4 2014-15 Pitt 13-4 105 13 31 .419 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 13 18 31 2.4 13 0 2 6 2 0 29 2.2 Totals 22-4 128 15 36 .417 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 15 23 38 1.7 17 0 2 7 2 2 33 1.5 ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2013-14 Pitt 7-0 16 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 0.9 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0.3 Totals 7-0 16 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 0.9 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 0.3 PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 26

21 • SHELDON JETER FORWARD • 6-8 • 225 • SO • TR • BEAVER FALLS, PA./VANDERBILT/BEAVER FALLS H.S.

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER COLLEGIATE HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 14, two times- last: Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts Georgia, 2/27/13. CAREER NU, N14 13 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-3-3 3 01017 • Played in 47 collegiate games (33 SU, N16 23 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1-4-5 2 02208 FG made: 6, William & Mary, 1/2/ at Vanderbilt as a freshman in atHaw,N/21 19 4-7 .571 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2-3 3 10008 13. 2012-13) and 14 at Pitt. vs.Cham,N24 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 3 00000 FG attempts: 8, three times- last- vs.SDS,N25 14 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 3-2-5 0 10115 at Mississippi State, 2/23/13. • Made seven starts as a freshman at vs.KS,N26 3 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 00002 3FG Made: 3, at Arkansas, 2/9/13. Vanderbilt in 2012-13. at Ind, D2 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 00000 vs. Duq, D5 ------3FG attempts: 6, Ole Miss, 1/15/ St. B, D13 ------13. 2014-15 Manh, D17 7 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 01102 FT made: 4, three times- last- • Played in 14 games off the OU, D20 5 0-3 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 2-2-4 1 00000 Georgia, 2/27/13. bench. HC, D23 14 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 0 01021 FT attempts: 7, Ole Miss, 1/15/13. FGC, D27 13 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 2 11112 • Provided spark off the bench Rebounds: 9, at Mississippi State, at NCS, J3 13 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0-1-1 1 00003 2/23/13. with 11 points (4-7 FG), at BC, J6 30 4-7 .571 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 3-5-8 0 100111 Off. Rebs.: 3, at Boston College, including nine in the second Clem, J10 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 0-0-0 2 02001 FSU, J14 1/6/15. half, eight rebounds in helping GT, J17 Def. Rebs.: 5, at Boston College, Pitt to an overtime win at at Duke, J19 1/6/15. Boston College, 1/6. Louis, J25 Assists: 2, two times- last vs. at VT, J27 • Finished with eight points (4-7 ND, J31 Kentucky, 3/15/13. FG) with three rebounds at Bryant, F2 Steals: 3, two times- last at Hawaii, 11/21. Syr, F7 Missouri, 1/26/13. at Louis, F11 • Scored eight points (3-3 FG) Blocks: 2, four times- last- UNC, F14 Samford, 11/16/14. including an alley-oop dunk off a at UVa, F16 Minutes: 32, at Ole Miss, 1/15/ fast break pass from Josh Newkirk, at Syr, F21 BC, F24 13. grabbed five rebounds and blocked at WF, M1 two shots vs. Samford, 11/16. Miami, M4 2014-15 SEASON HIGHS • In Pitt debut, scored seven points at FSU, F7 Points: 11, at Boston College, 1/ with three rebounds in 13 minutes 6. vs. Niagara, 11/14. Rebounds: 8, at Boston College, 1/6. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Assists: 1, three times. Double-Doubles: ...... 0/0 Steals: 2, Holy Cross, 12/23. Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16. Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 Minutes: 30, at Boston College, 20+ point games: ...... 0/0 1/6. 10+ point games: ...... 1/1 10+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ...... 3/3 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 5+ assist games: ...... 0/0 30+ minute games: ...... 1/1 40+ minute games: ...... 0/0

JETER’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2012-13 Vanderbilt 33-7 578 64 136 .471 25 64 .391 27 42 .643 28 84 112 3.4 69 0 14 26 17 16 180 5.5 2014-15 Pitt 14-0 170 19 40 .475 2 7 .286 10 17 .588 10 24 34 2.4 19 0 4 8 5 6 50 3.6 Pitt Totals 14-0 170 19 40 .475 2 7 .286 10 17 .588 10 24 34 2.4 19 0 4 8 5 6 50 3.6

ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2014-15 Pitt ------Totals ------PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 27

23 • CAMERON JOHNSON GUARD • 6-7 • 185 • FR • HS • MOON TOWNSHIP, PA./OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART H.S.

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 11, Niagara, 11/14/14. Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts FG made: 4, Niagara, 11/14/14. 2014-15 NU, N14 19 4-5 .800 1-2 .500 2-2 1.000 0-1-1 4 000111 • Sidelined with an injured left SU, N16 13 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-2-2 1 10200 FG attempts: 6, three times- at shoulder. atHaw,N/21 12 2-5 .400 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 00005 Indiana, 12/2/14; vs. San Diego • Played in eight games off the vs.CU,N24 22 3-6 .500 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 02009 State, 11/25/14; vs. Chaminade, vs.SDS,N25 19 1-6 .167 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 12103 11/24/14. bench. vs.KS,N26 6 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 10003 3FG Made: 3, vs. Chaminade, 11/ • Hit a career-high three 3- at Ind, D2 18 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1-1-2 3 00005 24/14. pointers (3-5) and finished with vs. Duq, D5 6 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 1-0-1 1 10000 St. B, D13 ------3FG attempts: 5, vs. Chaminade, nine points in a career-high 22 Manh, D17 ------11/24/14. minutes vs. Chiminade, 11/24. OU, D20 ------FT made: 2, Niagara, 11/14/14. • Blocked two shots in 13 minutes HC, D23 ------FT attempts: 2, Niagara, 11/14/14. FGCU, D27 ------vs. Samford, 11/16. Rebounds: 2, Samford, 11/16/14. at NCS, J3 ------Off. Rebs.: 1, two times- vs. • In collegiate debut, scored 11 at BC, J6 ------Duquesne, 12/5/14; at Indiana, points (4-5 FG) and hit a 3-pointer Clem, J10 ------FSU, J14 12/2/14. in 19 minutes vs. Niagara, 11/14. GT, J17 Def. Rebs.: 2, Samford, 11/16/ at Duke, J19 14. Louis, J25 Assists: 1, three times- vs. Kansas at VT, J27 ND, J31 State, 11/26/14; vs. San Diego Bryant, F2 State, 11/25/14; Samford, 11/ Syr, F7 16/14. at Louis, F11 Steals: 1, Niagara, 11/14/14. UNC, F14 Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16/14. at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 Minutes: 22, vs. Chaminade, 11/ BC, F24 24/14. at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7

CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles: ...... 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 20+ point games: ...... 0/0 10+ point games: ...... 1/1 10+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 5+ assist games: ...... 0/0 30+ minute games: ...... 0/0 40+ minute games: ...... 0/0

JOHNSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2014-15 Pitt 8-0 115 13 33 .394 8 23 .348 2 4 .500 2 7 9 1.1 12 0 4 4 3 1 36 4.5 Totals 8-0 115 13 33 .394 8 23 .348 2 4 .500 2 7 9 1.1 12 0 4 4 3 1 36 4.5

ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2014-15 Pitt ------Totals ------PITT BASKETBALL • BIOS 28

4 • RYAN LUTHER FORWARD • 6-9 • 215 • FR • HS • GIBSONIA, PA./HAMPTON H.S.

2014-15 GAME-BY-GAME CAREER HIGHS Total 3-pt FT Reb Points: 13, vs. Kansas State, 11/ Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts 26/14. 2014-15 NU, N14 ------• Played in 14 games off the SU, N16 ------FG made: 5, vs. Kansas State, 11/ bench. atHaw,N/21 9 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-0-2 0 00004 26/14. • Set career-highs for points (13), vs.CU,N24 11 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 3 00003 FG attempts: 7, vs. Kansas State, vs.SDS,N25 18 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 0-2 .000 2-1-3 3 01005 11/26/14. field goals made and attempts (5- vs.KS,N26 24 5-7 .714 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 200113 3FG Made: 3, vs. Kansas State, 7), 3-pointers made and attempts at Ind, D2 18 2-6 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1-0-1 1 11104 11/26/14. (3-4), assists (two) and minutes vs. Duq, D5 20 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 1-2-3 3 21103 St. B, D13 8 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 1 01000 3FG attempts: 4, vs. Kansas State, played (24) vs. Kansas State, 11/ Manh, D17 5 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 2 10000 11/26/14. 26. OU, D20 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 1-0-1 0 00002 FT made: 2, Florida Gulf Coast, • Played a career-high 18 minutes, HC, D23 10 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-1-2 1 00104 12/30/14. FGC, D27 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1-0-1 0 10004 scored five points (2-3 FG) with FT attempts: 2, three times- at NCS, J3 9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-1-1 0 00100 Florida Gulf Coast, 12/30/14; three rebounds vs. San Diego at BC, J6 8 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 1 00000 vs. Duquesne, 12/5/14; vs. San State, 11/25. Clem, J10 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0-0 2 00000 FSU, J14 Diego State, 11/25/14. • Hit first career 3-pointer vs. GT, J17 Rebounds: 3, two times- vs. Chaminade, 11/24. at Duke, J19 Duquesne, 12/5/14; vs. San • Saw first career action, scored Louis, J25 Diego State, 11/25/14. at VT, J27 four points (2-3 FG) at Hawaii, ND, J31 Off. Rebs.: 2 two times. 11/21. Bryant, F2 Def. Rebs.: 2, vs. Duquesne, 12/ • Missed the season’s first two Syr, F7 5/14. at Louis, F11 games with a foot injury. Assists: 2, two times- vs. UNC, F14 Duquesne, 12/5/14; vs. Kansas at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 State, 11/26/14. BC, F24 Steals: 1, vs. Kansas State, 11/26/ at WF, M1 14. Miami, M4 Blocks: 1, four times. at FSU, F7 Minutes: 24, vs. Kansas State, 11/ 26/14.

CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...... 0/0 Points-Rebounds: ...... 0/0 Points-Assists: ...... 0/0 20+ point games: ...... 0/0 10+ point games: ...... 1/1 10+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 5+ rebound games: ...... 0/0 10+ assist games: ...... 0/0 5+ assist games: ...... 0/0 30+ minute games: ...... 0/0 40+ minute games: ...... 0/0

LUTHER’S CAREER STATISTICS

OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2014-15 Pitt 14-0 161 17 30 .567 5 10 .500 3 7 .429 10 8 18 1.3 18 0 7 4 4 1 42 3.0 Totals 14-0 161 17 30 .567 5 10 .500 3 7 .429 10 8 18 1.3 18 0 7 4 4 1 42 3.0

ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG 2014-15 Pitt ------Totals ------PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 29

PITT 78, NIAGARA 45 PITT 63, SAMFORD 56 1 November 14, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. 2 November 16, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pitt began the game on a 15-3 run, then extended its lead to a commanding 32-4 in the first half as Pitt used an 18-3 run before halftime to take control en route to securing a 63-56 win over Samford it coasted to a 33-point season opening victory against Niagara (78-45)...Niagara was held to 25 in its first EA Sports Maui Invitational game...The Panthers led by at least three or more points the percent (12-48) shooting, the fourth lowest FG percentage for an opponent in school history...Niagara’s rest of the way...Samford trailed by just three points (59-56) with 28 seconds left, but Pitt scored the 12 field goals made tied for the sixth fewest FG in school history and its zero 3-pointers tied an game’s final four points...In the first half, Pitt erased a five-point deficit (18-13 with 7:00) when Josh opponent school record for fewest 3-pointers made in a game...Jamel Artis scored a career-high 14 Newkirk connected on a 3-pointer, then followed with a layup...Two Jamel Artis 3-pointers gave Pitt points, Chris Jones also scored a career-high 10 points...Freshman Cameron Johnson scored 11 an eight-point halftime lead...Michael Young scored a career-high 20 points (14 in the second half) points in his collegiate debut...Three Panthers earned their first career start: Artis, Jones and Joseph and surpassed career-highs for field goals made/attempts (10-13) and minutes played (34)...Artis Uchebo...Pitt won its 18th consecutive season opener and Jamie Dixon improved to a perfect 12-0 scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half...Pitt totaled 20 assists on 24 field goals, outscored the on opening night...Pitt won its 24th consecutive game against a non-conference opponent...Pitt Bulldogs 36-14 in the paint and outscored Samford 24-0 in fast break points. improved to 53-1 in November games at the PEC. SAMFORD 56 (0-2) NIAGARA 45 (0-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Tyler Hood-f 7 13 6 10 1 2 1 1 2 2 21 1 0 1 0 32 Rayvon Harris-f 1 5 0 1 5 8 1 2 3 3 7 2 3 1 0 32 Michael Bradley-c 4 7 0 0 2 2 3 5 8 1 10 0 2 0 1 29 Ramone Snowden-f 2 4 0 1 4 6 1 6 7 4 8 1 0 0 1 30 Brandon Hayman-g 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Emile Blackman-g 6 14 0 3 4 4 2 1 3 2 16 0 0 1 0 32 Christen Cunningham-g 2 7 0 1 4 4 1 6 7 3 8 6 1 1 2 36 Wesley Myers-g 2 8 0 43 4 2350 7020134 Darius Jones-Gibson-g 1 8 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 27 Karonn Davis-g 0 5 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 2 0 4 0 0 24 Enechionyia Nnamdi 2 8 1 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 0 17 Cameron Fowler 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 10 Brandon Roberts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Dayjar Dickson 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 Marcus Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Matt Scott 0 3 0 2 3 4 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 0 0 16 Jamal Shabazz 3 8 1 3 0 0 1 3 4 2 7 0 0 0 0 18 Anders Skou Hansen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Evan Taylor 0 7 0 3 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 27 Dominique Reid 0 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 Gerald Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 2 2 4 TEAM 2 2 4 Totals...... 12 48 0 14 21 29 11 16 27 18 45 4 11 4 2 200 Totals...... 19 59 8 23 10 12 13 20 33 17 56 9 7 4 4 200 Percentages: FG%: 25.0%; 3FG%: 0.0%; FT%: 72.4%. Percentages: FG%: 32.2%; 3FG%: 34.8%; FT%: 83.3%. PITT (1-0) PITT 63 (2-0) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Jamel Artis-f 6 9 2 4 0 0 1 3 4 0 14 4 3 0 0 31 Jamel Artis-f 4 8 2 2 2 2 2 3 5 1 12 1 2 0 0 32 Michael Young-f 3 5 0 1 1 3 1 6 7 3 7 1 1 0 0 21 Michael Young-f 10 13 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 2 20 1 0 0 0 34 Joseph Uchebo-c 0 3 0 0 1 2 1 7 8 2 1 2 0 0 0 15 Joseph Uchebo-c 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 10 James Robinson-g 3 8 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 8 7 1 0 0 32 James Robinson-g 2 6 0 1 4 4 1 5 6 1 8 8 2 2 1 35 Chris Jones-g 4 7 2 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 10 1 1 1 0 19 Chris Jones-g 1 6 0 2 4 5 0 3 3 3 6 2 0 0 1 24 Derrick Randall 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 4 4 0 2 0 0 16 Derrick Randall 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 Josh Newkirk 5 9 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 12 5 0 0 1 27 Josh Newkirk 2 5 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 4 5 7 3 0 0 25 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 Sheldon Jeter 3 3 0 0 2 4 1 4 5 2 8 0 2 2 0 23 Sheldon Jeter 2 4 1 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 7 0 1 0 1 13 Cameron Johnson 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 13 Joshua Ko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 TEAM 1 0 1 Cameron Johnson 4 5 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 4 11 0 0 0 1 19 Totals...... 24 47 3 9 12 17 7 24 31 15 63 20 11 7 2 200 Mike Lecak 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Percentages: FG%: 51.1%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 70.6%. TEAM 3 0 3 Totals...... 30 57 7 16 11 14 10 28 38 23 78 20 9 2 3 200 Officials: Mike Eades (R), Clarence Armstrong, Gary Prager; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 8249. Percentages: FG%: 52.6%; 3FG%: 43.8%; FT%: 78.6%. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Samford 23 33 56 Officials: Bryan Kersey (R), Tim Kelly, Tony Henderson; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 9749. Pitt 31 32 63 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Niagara 22 23 45 Pitt 46 32 78 PITT 81, CHAMINADE 68 HAWAI’IHAWAI’I 74, 74, PITT PITT 70 70 4 November 24, 2014 • Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii November 21, 2014 • War Memorial Gymnasium • Wailuku, Hawaii 3 November 21, 2014 • War Memorial Gymnasium • Wailuku, Hawaii Pitt advanced to the EA Sports Maui Invitational semifinal round with an 81-68 win over host Chaminade...Pitt took control of the game in the first half when it scored 15 consecutive points on offensive rebound putbacks after grabbing the game’s first nine rebounds...It used an 8-0 run before Hawaii shot 52.9 percent (27-51) from the floor and used a late 7-0 surge to defeat Pitt...With Pitt halftime to build a 13-point lead (42-29)...Pitt led by as many as 18 points in the second half (74-56) leading 60-58 with 7:56 left, Hawaii put together its 7-0 run that included back-to-back baskets by with 6:24 to go...Pitt grabbed 27 offensive rebounds, a mark which ranked as the fifth-most in school Michael Thomas (jumper and dunk) and a 3-pointer from Isaac Fleming to take control of the history...Derrick Randall, who outrebounded Chaminade 21-17, set a Maui Invite record with 21 game...Hawaii hit 7-9 free throw attempts in the game’s final 51 seconds...Pitt trimmed the lead down rebounds...Michael Young registered his first career double-double with career-highs of 27 points to as few as three points on a Chris Jones 3-pointer with 10 seconds to play, but that was as close as and 15 rebounds...He had a double-double in the first half alone...Randall and Young each totaled Pitt came...Pitt used an 8-0 run to build a 10-point lead (23-13) at the 11:56 mark of the first half, but a career-high 10 offensive rebounds, a mark that ranks tied for third all-time in school history. Hawaii battled back into the game...Jones scored a career-high 19 points and also registered career- PITT 81 (3-1) highs for minutes (32), field goals made and attempts (7-13), 3-pointers made and attempts (5-8) and tot-fg 3-pt rebounds assists (4)...Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is a former Hawaii assistant coach. Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Jamel Artis-f 1 4 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 4 0 1 0 1 18 PITT 70 (2-1) Michael Young-f 11 17 0 1 5 7 10 5 15 2 27 1 3 1 1 35 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Joseph Uchebo-c 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min James Robinson-g 5 12 2 4 5 5 2 2 4 1 17 5 4 0 1 38 Jamel Artis-f 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 0 2 0 0 0 25 Chris Jones-g 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 10 Michael Young-f 3 5 0 0 7 8 7 2 9 2 13 1 1 0 2 30 Ryan Luther 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 11 Joseph Uchebo-c 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 Derrick Randall 4 7 0 0 3 7 10 11 21 3 11 0 2 0 1 30 Chris Jones-g 7 13 5 8 0 0 1 1 2 3 19 4 2 2 0 32 Josh Newkirk 4 10 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 2 10 8 2 0 2 31 James Robinson-g 3 10 1 5 5 7 0 3 3 3 12 6 2 0 0 34 Sheldon Jeter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ryan Luther 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 9 Joshua Ko 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Derrick Randall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 Cameron Johnson 3 6 3 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 0 2 0 0 22 Josh Newkirk 3 8 1 5 0 0 2 1 3 2 7 2 3 0 2 26 Mike Lecak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ Sheldon Jeter 4 7 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 3 8 1 0 0 0 19 TEAM 2 2 4 Cameron Johnson 2 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 12 Totals...... 29 63 7 17 16 23 27 24 51 18 81 15 15 1 6 200 Team 3 2 5 Percentages: FG%: 46.0%; 3FG%: 41.2%; FT%: 69.6%. Totals...... 25 58 8 23 12 15 16 16 32 17 70 16 8 2 4 200 Percentages: FG%: 43.1%; 3FG%: 34.8%; FT%: 80.0%. CHAMINADE 68 (2-1) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds HAWAI’I 74 (4-1) Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Frankie Eteuati-f 4 7 0 2 3 6 1 1 2 5 11 0 2 2 1 18 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min James Harper-g 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 19 Garrett Nevels-g 4 9 2 5 1 3 1 8 9 1 11 2 0 0 0 37 Lee Bailey-g 4 10 1 4 2 4 0 1 1 3 11 9 5 0 0 37 Roderick Bobbitt-g 3 8 1 3 0 3 1 0 1 3 7 5 0 0 2 34 Kuany, Kuany-g 4 8 2 4 2 2 1 4 5 2 12 4 3 0 1 33 Negus Webster-Chan-g 4 7 3 5 0 0 2 1 3 2 11 2 2 0 0 29 Kiran Shastri-g 2 6 2 6 0 0 1 3 4 3 6 0 1 0 0 35 Aaron Valdes-g 2 7 0 3 6 6 2 1 3 1 10 0 0 1 0 28 De’Von Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mike Thomas-f 5 6 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 2 12 1 2 1 0 21 Kahanu Pu‘ulei-Auld 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 3 Isaac Fleming 5 9 1 4 4 4 1 3 4 0 15 1 1 0 3 24 AJ Mathew 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Quincy Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 7 David Ware 2 3 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 2 7 Stefan Jovanovic 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 3 8 0 1 0 0 20 Michael Sakazaki 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Team 1 1 2 Michael Louder 4 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 10 0 0 0 0 21 Totals...... 27 51 7 20 13 18 10 15 25 13 74 12 7 2 5 200 Kevin Hu 5 7 2 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 12 0 0 0 1 22 Percentages: FG%: 52.9%; 3FG%: 35.0%; FT%: 72.2%. Team 1 2 3 Totals...... 25 49 11 27 7 13 5 12 17 23 68 16 13 2 7 200 Officials: Richard Cartwell, Michael Scyphers, Tony Padilla; Technical fouls: Pitt-Chris Jones. Hawai’i-None; Percentages: FG%: 51.0%; 3FG%: 40.7%; FT%: 53.8%. Attendance: 1203. Officials: Dave Hall, Tim Nestor, Donnie Eppley; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 2400. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pitt 36 34 70 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Hawai’i 40 34 74 Pitt 42 39 81 Chaminade 31 37 68 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 30

No. 15 SAN DIEGO STATE 74, PITT 57 PITT 70, KANSAS STATE 47 5 November 25, 2014 • Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii 6 November 26, 2014 • Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii San Diego State shot 58.7 percent from the floor, the fifth highest shooting percentage for an Pitt claimed third place in the EA Sports Maui Invitational with a convincing 23-point win over opponent in the Jamie Dixon Era in defeating Pitt 74-57 in the EA Sports Maui Invitational’s semifinal Kansas State (70-47)...The 23-point win was Pitt’s largest lead in the game...Pitt built a 30-27 halftime round...From the opening tipoff, SDSU’s Trey Kell scored six points and the Aztecs hit 11 of their lead, then outscored Kansas State 10-3 over the second half’s first five minutes in taking an 11-point first 17 shots in building a commanding 27-17 first half lead...SDSU went up by 14-points at halftime lead (41-30) on a Ryan Luther 3-pointer with 14:07 left...A 7-0 Pitt run pushed its lead to 15 points (56- (39-25) on 62.5 percent field goal shooting (15-24)...SDSU opened the second half with a Kell 3- 41) with 4:52 left on a Chris Jones 3-pointer...Pitt shot a season-high 55.3 percent from the floor, pointer and a converted a 3-point play by Winston Shepard to lead by 20 points (45-25)...Pitt got no including 65.2 percent (15-23) in the second half alone...After averaging 16.0 points and 9.7 rebounds closer than 13 points the rest of the way...Pitt scored the game’s final seven points...James Robinson per game in the three EA Sports Maui Invitational games, Michael Young was named to the all- registered his 19th career double figure scoring game...San Diego State’s 10 blocked shots marked the tournament team...Luther scored a career-high 13 points with a career-high three 3-pointers made most-ever by an opponent in the Jamie Dixon Era. off the bench...Pitt’s bench outscored KSU 28-10...Pitt finished the invitational with a 2-1 record. PITT 57 (3-2) KANSAS STATE 47 (3-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Jamel Artis-f 2 7 0 1 0 0 3 2 5 2 4 1 1 0 0 20 Nino Williams-f 3 6 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 4 8 0 2 1 0 24 Michael Young-f 4 10 0 2 0 0 4 3 7 3 8 1 0 0 1 33 Thomas Gipson-f 3 6 0 0 7 7 2 4 6 3 13 0 2 0 0 32 Derrick Randall-c 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 15 Jevon Thomas-g 1 3 1 2 4 6 1 3 4 3 7 1 0 0 1 30 James Robinson-g 5 12 1 3 6 6 1 2 3 2 17 3 5 0 1 30 Marcus Foster-g 3 9 1 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 7 2 2 0 2 29 Chris Jones-g 3 6 1 3 2 4 0 3 3 2 9 1 2 0 0 32 Wesley Iwundu-g 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 2 2 1 2 0 0 18 Ryan Luther 2 3 1 2 0 2 2 1 3 3 5 0 1 0 0 18 Tre Harris 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Josh Newkirk 1 4 0 1 2 2 0 2 2 3 4 1 2 0 0 18 Malek Harris 1 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 11 Sheldon Jeter 2 4 1 2 0 1 3 2 5 0 5 1 0 1 1 14 Mason Schoen 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cameron Johnson 1 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 1 0 19 Justin Edwards 3 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 6 1 6 2 2 0 1 21 Joseph Uchebo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Brandon Bolden 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 3 1 4 3 Nigel Johnson 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 3 1 0 1 19 Totals...... 20 53 5 17 12 17 17 18 35 19 57 9 17 2 3 200 Brian Rohleder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Percentages: FG%: 37.7%; 3FG%: 29.4%; FT%: 70.6%. Shawn Meyer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stephen Hurt 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 9 SAN DIEGO STATE 74 (5-0) TEAM 3 0 3 1 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Totals...... 15 46 2 13 15 17 14 18 32 17 47 10 15 1 5 200 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Percentages: FG%: 32.6%; 3FG%: 15.4%; FT%: 88.2%. Skylar Spencer-f 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 5 0 23 Dwayne Polee-f 2 6 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 2 22 PITT 70 (4-2) Winston Shepard-f 3 8 0 1 7 9 3 4 7 0 13 3 1 0 1 28 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds JJ O’Brien-f 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 8 1 1 0 2 19 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Trey Kell-g 7 9 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 15 3 1 1 1 25 Jamel Artis-f 4 7 1 2 1 1 1 4 5 3 10 3 2 0 1 34 Kevin Zabo 2 2 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 3 8 0 1 0 0 17 Michael Young-f 5 11 0 0 3 3 3 4 7 1 13 2 2 0 2 34 Angelo Chol 3 4 0 0 4 6 0 3 3 4 10 0 2 1 1 14 Derrick Randall-f 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 Dakarai Allen 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 2 1 0 16 James Robinson-g 4 5 0 1 6 6 0 2 2 2 14 6 2 0 4 34 Aqeel Quinn 3 6 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 1 7 0 1 0 0 18 Chris Jones-g 2 5 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 2 1 0 0 28 D’Erryl Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 6 Ryan Luther 5 7 3 4 0 0 1 1 2 1 13 2 0 0 1 24 Malik Pope 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 12 Josh Newkirk 1 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 1 17 TEAM 0 0 0 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals...... 27 46 3 11 17 22 5 16 21 14 74 9 9 10 8 200 Sheldon Jeter 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 Percentages: FG%: 58.7%; 3FG%: 27.3%; FT%: 77.3%. Joshua Ko 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 Cameron Johnson 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 6 Officials: Mike Scyphers, Verne Harris, Ryan Wells; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 2400. Mike Lecak 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 Joseph Uchebo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 5 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total TEAM 1 0 1 Pitt 25 32 57 Totals...... 26 47 8 15 10 14 6 16 22 17 70 17 10 0 9 200 San Diego State 39 35 74 Percentages: FG%: 55.3%; 3FG%: 53.3%; FT%: 71.4%. Officials: Verne Harris, Randy McCall, Jeff Nichols; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 2400. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Kansas State 27 20 47 INDIANA 81, PITT 69 Pitt 30 40 70 7 December 2, 2014 • Assembly Hall • Bloomington, Ind. Pitt dropped an 81-69 loss at Indiana in its second-ever ACC/Big Ten Challenge game...Using 60.7 PITT 76, DUQUESNE 62 percent (17-28) shooting, Indiana built a 13-point first half lead (36-23), but Pitt hit four 3-pointers 8 December 5, 2014 • Consol Energy Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. on five possessions (three by Chris Jones and one from Cameron Johnson) to cut the deficit to eight points at halftime...A Michael Young layup trimmed Pitt’s deficit to six points (47-41) early in the James Robinson scored a career-high 23 points to lead Pitt to a 76-62 win over Duquesne in the 83rd second half, but Indiana used a 16-4 rally to push its lead to 23 points (72-49) with 6:42 left...Indiana annual ...Pitt built its largest lead of the game, a 15-point advantage (54-39) with 11:01 to outscored Pitt 48-28 in the paint...Pitt totaled season-lows for field goal percentage (36.1) and 3-point go, but Duquesne trimmed the deficit down to six points (65-59) with 3:22 left...That was as close as percentage (7-26, 26.9)...Pitt finished with 25 offensive rebounds, a mark that tied for the 10th most DU came as Pitt’s Josh Newkirk responded with a 3-pointer...Cameron Wright made his season debut in school history...Pitt only totaled 14 second-chance points...Pitt visited Indiana and Bloomington after sitting out the season’s first seven games with a broken bone in his left foot...Joseph Uchebo for the first time in 75 years. sparked Pitt early with eight points in the game’s first five minutes...Pitt led by Pitt won its 14th consecutive game against Duquesne and improved to 52-31 in City Game matchups...Pitt claimed its PITT 69 (4-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds 33rd win in the series’ last 36 meetings. Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min DUQUESNE 62 (3-2) Jamel Artis-f 2 8 1 4 2 2 3 4 7 3 7 1 1 0 1 23 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Michael Young-f 4 9 0 0 5 7 4 1 5 2 13 1 1 2 0 28 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Derrick Randall-f 2 4 0 0 0 1 7 5 12 3 4 0 2 0 0 15 TySean Powell-f 5 9 0 0 5 7 0 5 5 2 15 0 2 0 1 23 James Robinson-g 1 9 0 2 0 0 2 4 6 3 2 5 3 0 0 26 Jeremiah Jones-f 1 6 0 1 0 0 3 2 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 26 Chris Jones-g 6 17 3 8 3 4 3 3 6 1 18 0 1 0 1 31 L.G. Gill-f 2 6 0 4 0 1 3 4 7 3 4 5 2 0 0 28 Ryan Luther 2 6 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 4 1 1 1 0 18 Derrick Colter-g 4 7 3 3 2 2 0 2 2 1 13 2 1 0 0 26 Josh Newkirk 7 13 2 6 0 0 1 1 2 1 16 8 2 0 2 34 Micah Mason-g 2 6 2 6 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 1 5 0 2 27 Sheldon Jeter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Eric James 0 2 0 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 13 Cameron Johnson 2 6 1 4 0 0 1 1 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 18 Dominique McKoy 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 9 Joseph Uchebo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Desmond Ridenour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 TEAM 3 0 3 Jordan Stevens 5 15 2 7 3 4 0 3 3 4 15 3 1 0 2 25 Totals...... 26 72 7 26 10 14 25 19 44 18 69 16 11 3 4 200 Darius Lewis 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 7 Percentages: FG%: 36.1%; 3FG%: 26.9%; FT%: 71.4%. Jordan Robinson 2 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 3 4 0 0 2 0 14 TEAM 4 3 7 INDIANA 81 (6-1) Totals...... 22 59 7 22 11 19 11 26 37 22 62 14 14 2 7 200 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Percentages: FG%: 37.3%; 3FG%: 31.8%; FT%: 57.9%. Troy Williams-f 5 10 0 0 0 1 1 4 5 3 10 1 2 0 2 24 PITT 76 (5-3) H. Mosquera-Perea-f 4 6 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 4 8 0 0 1 1 17 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds James Blackmon Jr.-g 5 14 2 6 1 2 2 3 5 2 13 0 0 0 0 29 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Robert Johnson-g 2 4 0 1 2 2 0 3 3 2 6 9 2 0 1 28 Jamel Artis-f 2 4 0 0 5 7 1 9 10 0 9 4 1 0 1 26 Kevin Ferrell (Yogi)-g 4 7 1 2 2 3 0 1 1 3 11 4 3 0 1 25 Michael Young-f 0 3 0 0 1 2 2 5 7 4 1 1 2 2 1 25 Nick Zeisloft 3 6 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 8 0 1 0 0 22 Derrick Randall-f 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Max Hoetzel 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 James Robinson-g 6 14 3 8 8 10 0 5 5 2 23 5 2 1 3 38 Ryan Burton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 Chris Jones-g 5 11 0 2 2 4 1 2 3 3 12 2 2 1 1 36 Stanford Robinson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 Cameron Wright 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Emmitt Holt 6 6 0 0 3 4 2 3 5 0 15 0 0 2 0 19 Ryan Luther 1 3 0 1 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 0 20 Collin Hartman 3 5 1 2 0 1 4 3 7 1 7 1 0 0 0 24 Josh Newkirk 6 9 3 4 1 3 0 4 4 1 16 5 1 0 0 30 TEAM 1 0 1 1 Cameron Johnson 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 Totals...... 33 61 7 17 8 13 13 23 36 17 81 17 9 3 5 200 Joseph Uchebo 5 9 0 0 2 2 6 3 9 3 12 0 1 0 0 14 Percentages: FG%: 54.1%; 3FG%: 41.2%; FT%: 61.5%. TEAM 2 1 3 Totals...... 25 57 6 17 20 32 14 31 45 18 76 20 10 5 6 200 Officials: Mike Sanzere, Tom Eades, Chris Beaver; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 17472. Percentages: FG%: 43.9%; 3FG%: 35.3%; FT%: 62.5%. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Officials: Jamie Luckie (R), Les Jones, Michael Stephens; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 14905. Pitt 37 32 69 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Indiana 45 36 81 Duquesne 27 35 62 Pitt 39 37 76 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 31

PITT 58, ST. BONAVENTURE 54 PITT 65, MANHATTAN 56 9 December 13, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. 10 December 17, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Pitt played just its third game of the season and first game at the Petersen Events Center in nearly a Pitt never trailed in the game, used 51 percent (23-45) shooting and totaled assists on 20 of 23 field month as it defeated St. Bonaventure 58-54...The Panthers held off a late St. Bonaventure rally as goals to defeat Manhattan 65-56...Pitt built an 11-2 lead in the game’s first seven minutes after forcing Michael Young converted four free throws down the stretch...With Pitt leading 55-52 with six sec- Manhattan turnovers on 11 of its first 12 possessions...Pitt led by 16 points (53-37) with 6:04 left in the onds left, SBU’s Jaylen Adams was fouled on a 3-point attempt, but converted only two shots...Young game...Manhattan trimmed the deficit down to as few as seven points (59-52) with 1:50 left, but the followed with two free throws to seal Pitt’s win...Pitt took a 42-31 lead affter a 13-2 run early in the Panthers responded by converting 3-4 free throws and a Jamel Artis layup to secure the win...Artis second half behind a 3-pointer from Chris Jones and two Josh Newkirk field goals...SBU battled back registered career-highs for scoring (20 points), free throws made and attempts (10-12) and assists with a 14-2 run and took a 45-44 lead with back-to-back baskets by Dion Wright...Young and Jamel (five)...Cameron Wright reached double figure scoring for the first time since the NCAA Tourna- Artis each followed with baskets to put the Panthers in control of the game...Young registered his ment Second Round game against Colorado on March 20, 2014..Manhattan committed a Pitt oppo- second career double-double with 14 points and a career-high 17 rebounds...Cameron Wright made nent season-high 20 turnovers...Pitt improved to 197-27 all-time in the Petersen Events Center. his first start of the season and first start since returning from a left foot injury...Pitt won its 26th MANHATTAN 56 (2-7) consecutive non-conference game at the Petersen Events Center. tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min ST. BONAVENTURE 54 (6-2) Shane Richards-f 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 1 0 0 0 34 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Ashton Pankey-f 5 6 0 0 2 4 2 8 10 3 12 0 4 2 0 33 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Emmy Andujar-f 6 13 0 0 7 9 2 2 4 3 19 1 5 0 2 22 Dion Wright-f 5 11 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 4 10 0 2 0 1 35 Rashawn Stores-g 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 27 Youssou Ndoye-c 2 8 0 0 4 6 2 9 11 3 8 1 4 1 1 35 Rich Williams-g 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 3 0 3 22 Marcus Posley-g 6 13 3 8 2 2 0 1 1 1 17 1 2 1 2 37 Tyler Wilson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 4 1 0 2 17 Jaylen Adams-g 1 5 1 4 6 7 1 0 1 1 9 4 4 0 2 33 Zane Waterman 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 7 Andell Cumberbatch-g 2 8 1 3 0 0 0 3 3 4 5 0 2 0 1 25 Calvin Crawford 3 6 1 2 0 3 0 2 2 2 7 0 1 0 2 17 Iakeem Alston 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 7 Jermaine Lawrence 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 4 Idris Taggee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Trevor Glassman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Denzel Gregg 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 4 6 5 4 1 1 0 1 19 Donovan Kates 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 Chris Dees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 TEAM 3 2 5 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals...... 21 44 4 14 10 18 7 21 28 19 56 9 20 2 9 200 Totals...... 18 50 5 15 13 19 10 27 37 20 54 8 15 2 9 200 Percentages: FG%: 47.7%; 3FG%: 28.6%; FT%: 55.6%. Percentages: FG%: 36.0%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 68.4%. PITT 65 (7-3) PITT 58 (6-3) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Jamel Artis-f 5 12 0 0 10 12 2 6 8 0 20 5 5 2 1 34 Jamel Artis-f 5 8 1 1 3 5 1 3 4 2 14 2 2 4 0 32 Michael Young-f 6 6 0 0 4 9 1 7 8 4 16 2 0 2 1 33 Michael Young-f 3 10 0 1 8 12 3 14 17 4 14 1 3 0 0 33 James Robinson-g 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 5 2 0 2 25 James Robinson-g 4 11 0 2 1 2 1 2 3 2 9 4 1 0 0 36 Cameron Wright-g 6 10 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 14 2 2 0 2 34 Cameron Wright-g 0 4 0 1 1 2 0 3 3 1 1 2 3 0 3 21 Chris Jones-g 2 7 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 2 4 2 3 0 1 32 Chris Jones-g 4 8 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 11 1 2 3 0 32 Ryan Luther 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 5 Ryan Luther 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 Derrick Randall 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 Josh Newkirk 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 3 0 0 0 31 Josh Newkirk 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 5 3 2 0 0 25 Joseph Uchebo 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Sheldon Jeter 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 7 TEAM 2 0 2 Joseph Uchebo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Totals...... 20 50 3 10 15 23 8 25 33 17 58 13 12 7 3 200 TEAM 2 3 5 Percentages: FG%: 40.0%; 3FG%: 30.0%; FT%: 65.2%. Totals...... 23 45 2 4 17 25 7 21 28 19 65 20 16 5 7 200 Percentages: FG%: 51.1%; 3FG%: 50.0%; FT%: 68.0%. Officials: Bryan Kersey (R), Brian Dorsey, Michael Roberts; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 9425. Officials: Roger Ayers (R), Jerry Heater, Pat Driscoll; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 8149. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total St. Bonaventure 25 29 54 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pitt 24 34 58 Manhattan 21 35 56 Pitt 26 39 65 PITT 81, OAKLAND 77 (OT) PITT 58, HOLY CROSS 39 December 20, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. 11 12 December 23, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. Pitt overcame a seven-point deficit with 5:05 left in regulation to force overtime, then hit 5-6 free Pitt used a 15-0 run in the middle of the first half to build a 27-14 halftime lead en route to a 19-point throws in the last 39 seconds of overtime to defeat Oakland, 81-77...Trailing 70-63 with 5:05 left, Pitt home win over Holy Cross...Pitt’s 16-2 run in the second half put the game away as the Panthers led used a 7-0 run, fueled by four Josh Newkirk free throws and a 3-point play by James Robinson to tie by as many as 22 points with four minutes left in the game...Holy Cross was held to a season-low 39 the game at 70-70 with 3:17 left in the game...Two James Robinson free throws with 49 seconds left points, the 39 points also ranked as the sixth fewest points scored by an opponent in school history tied the game at 72-72 and after an Oakland turnover, Pitt missed on a game-winning jumper at the (pre-1954-55)...Pitt limited Holy Cross to just 14 first half points, which tied for the fifth lowest total buzzer...In overtime, Pitt outscored Oakland 9-5 using a Cameron Wright jumper, Michael Young scored by an opponent in a half in school history. layup and five straight free throws from Robinson (2), Chris Jones (2) and Wright (1) to seal the HOLY CROSS 39 (5-5) win...OU’s Kahlil Felder scored 14 of his game-high 23 points in the first half...After trailing by as many tot-fg 3-pt rebounds as eight points in the first half, Pitt outscored OU 12-5 to trim Oakland’s lead to one point at halftime Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Malcolm Miller-f 4 14 1 8 2 2 1 3 4 0 11 0 1 2 1 31 (34-33)...The game featured seven ties and 23 lead changes...Pitt won its sixth consecutive overtime Eric Green-f 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 25 game...The seven point deficit overcome to win ranked as the fourth largest deficit overcome to win Taylor Abt-f 2 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 0 19 Anthony Thompson-g 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 4 2 4 4 1 0 1 24 a game with 7:00 or less in regulation in school history...Pitt improved to 5-0 all-time vs. Oakland. Justin Burrell-g 3 10 2 5 0 0 0 2 2 0 8 2 2 0 1 29 Chris Jayne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 OAKLAND 77 (4-8) Cullen Hamilton 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Christopher Morgan 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 12 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min De’Vaughn Reid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Jalen Hayes-f 7 9 0 0 2 3 2 5 7 5 16 1 1 1 1 27 Malachi Alexander 2 7 1 5 0 0 1 2 3 3 5 0 2 2 0 23 Tommie McCune-f 2 5 0 0 3 4 3 4 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 20 Robert Champion 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 14 Corey Petros-c 4 11 0 0 0 0 1 6 7 4 8 3 2 0 0 43 Isaiah Baker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Nick Daniels-g 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 15 Patrick Kerrigan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Kahlil Felder-g 8 16 3 6 4 4 1 3 4 3 23 7 6 0 1 43 Matt Husek 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Ralph Hill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 Mitchell Hahn 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 Dante Williams 4 8 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 3 8 3 0 0 0 38 TEAM 1 3 4 1 Max Hooper 3 10 3 9 3 3 1 4 5 1 12 1 0 0 0 33 Totals...... 15 50 4 24 5 7 5 20 25 16 39 6 10 6 4 200 Femi Olujobi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Percentages: FG%: 30.0%; 3FG%: 16.7%; FT%: 71.4%. TEAM 3 0 3 Totals...... 29 62 7 20 12 14 14 24 38 22 77 16 9 1 2 225 PITT 58 (9-3) Percentages: FG%: 46.8%; 3FG%: 35.0%; FT%: 85.7%. tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min PITT 81 (8-3) Jamel Artis-f 6 10 1 2 0 0 3 6 9 1 13 0 1 1 0 28 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Michael Young-f 5 9 0 0 3 4 2 1 3 3 13 0 2 0 0 18 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min James Robinson-g 1 5 0 1 1 1 1 4 5 0 3 7 2 0 1 31 Jamel Artis-f 1 6 0 3 2 2 0 3 3 3 4 1 0 0 2 35 Cameron Wright-g 3 8 0 1 1 1 0 4 4 3 7 1 2 0 1 29 Michael Young-f 7 12 0 0 5 5 4 3 7 2 19 0 2 3 1 41 Chris Jones-g 3 8 0 2 0 0 1 5 6 1 6 1 2 0 0 25 James Robinson-g 5 10 0 2 8 8 1 1 2 3 18 3 1 0 0 35 Ryan Luther 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 10 Cameron Wright-g 6 11 1 2 3 7 1 4 5 2 16 4 2 1 2 35 Derrick Randall 0 1 0 0 1 4 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 Chris Jones-g 5 9 4 6 2 2 1 4 5 0 16 5 0 1 0 35 Josh Newkirk 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 18 Ryan Luther 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 Derrick Randall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Sheldon Jeter 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 14 Josh Newkirk 1 3 0 0 4 4 0 2 2 1 6 3 0 0 0 26 Joshua Ko 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sheldon Jeter 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 Mike Lecak 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 0 1 1 Joseph Uchebo 3 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 14 Totals...... 26 56 5 14 24 29 10 21 31 12 81 16 5 5 5 225 TEAM 3 2 5 Percentages: FG%: 46.4%; 3FG%: 35.7%; FT%: 82.8%. Totals...... 25 59 1 8 7 12 15 30 45 13 58 11 11 2 4 200 Percentages: FG%: 42.4%; 3FG%: 12.5%; FT%: 58.3%. Officials: Sean Hull (R), Tim Kelly, Dwayne Gladden; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 9049. Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Officials: Raymond E. Styons (R), Ron Tyburski, Earl Walton; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 8825. Oakland 34 38 5 77 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Pitt 33 39 9 81 Holy Cross 14 25 39 Pitt 27 31 58 PITT BASKETBALL • GAME RECAPS 32

PITT 71, FLORIDA GULF COAST 54 NC STATE 68, PITT 50 13 December 30, 2014 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. 14 January 3, 2015 • PNC Arena • Raleigh, N.C. Pitt won its 200th game in the Petersen Events Center and 30th consecutive non-conference home NC State snapped Pitt’s six-game win streak as it handed the Panthers a 68-50 loss at NC State to open game with a a 17-point win over Florida Gulf Coast (71-54)...Pitt took control in the first half, taking ACC regular season competition...The 18-point loss marked Pitt’s largest margin of defeat in ACC advantage of 10 FCGU turnovers to build a 33-24 halftime lead on James Robinson’s 10 points...Florida regular season play...NC State used two Turner Ralston 3-pointers to outscore Pitt 11-4 over the Gulf Coast cut the deficit down to 39-32, but the Panthers responded with a run as Chris Jones second half ’s first five minutes in taking a commanding 38-24 lead..NC State led by as many as 21 scored on a tipin, Michael Young converted a layup, Josh Newkirk swished a 3-pointer and Ryan points in the game with 48 seconds to go...From the tipoff, Pitt jumped out to a 6-1 lead, but NC State Luther scored on a putback for a 54-38 Pitt lead...Pitt led by as many as 19 points with 2:13 to go...The responded with 10-0 run to take the lead it wound not relinquish...NC State’s Turner Ralston’s jumper win gave Pitt its sixth consecutive victory...The crowd of 10,249 marked Pitt’s largest of the year. at the buzzer gave NC State a 27-20 halftime lead...Pitt shot a season-low 32.7 percent from the floor...In the second half, NC State converted 59.3 percent (16-27) of its field goals and 5-8 of its 3- FLORIDA GULF COAST 54 (9-5) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds point attempts...Pitt’s 20 first half points marked a season-low scoring output for a half. Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Demetris Morant-f 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 13 PITT 50 (10-4, 0-1 ACC) Nate Hicks-c 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 12 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Brett Comer-g 5 10 0 2 0 0 0 3 3 3 10 5 6 0 1 36 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Bernard Thompson-g 3 10 1 3 2 2 3 3 6 1 9 2 2 0 1 32 Jamel Artis-f 5 11 1 5 2 2 2 3 5 1 13 1 0 0 0 35 Julian DeBose-g 5 11 0 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 12 1 3 2 1 35 Michael Young-f 3 8 0 0 4 6 5 4 9 2 10 0 1 1 1 29 Armand Shoon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Cameron Wright-g 2 13 0 2 0 0 1 3 4 1 4 4 1 0 2 21 Logan Hovey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Chris Jones-g 2 6 1 3 0 0 2 1 3 3 5 0 1 0 0 28 Nick Pellar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 James Robinson-g 4 7 3 4 0 0 0 3 3 1 11 3 0 0 1 37 Brian Greene 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 14 Ryan Luther 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 Tejai Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Derrick Randall 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Marcus Blake 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 5 Josh Newkirk 1 7 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 3 4 2 3 0 2 21 Marc-Eddy Norelia 2 7 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 4 2 0 0 0 26 Sheldon Jeter 1 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 13 Christian Terrell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1 1 2 1 Eric Moeller 3 4 0 0 3 4 1 2 3 4 9 0 2 0 0 22 Totals...... 18 55 5 15 9 12 12 18 30 13 50 10 7 2 6 200 TEAM 3 2 5 Percentages: FG%: 32.7%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 75.0%. Totals...... 23 50 1 7 7 8 10 16 26 14 54 11 16 3 3 200 Percentages: FG%: 46.0%; 3FG%: 14.3%; FT%: 87.5%. NC STATE 68 (11-4, 2-0 ACC) tot-fg 3-pt rebounds PITT 71 (10-3) Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Malik Abdul-Abu-f 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 1 4 0 2 1 1 26 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Kyle Washington-f 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 1 1 0 10 Jamel Artis-f 3 8 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3 9 1 0 0 0 30 Trebor Lacey-g 7 9 2 4 3 3 0 4 4 0 19 3 2 2 0 34 Michael Young-f 7 9 0 1 2 2 4 2 6 2 16 3 1 1 1 31 Anthony Barber-g 3 4 0 0 3 4 0 1 1 2 9 3 2 0 0 28 James Robinson-g 5 8 1 3 1 2 0 2 2 1 12 2 1 1 3 32 Ralston Turner-g 6 12 4 9 0 0 2 0 2 1 16 2 0 0 1 34 Cameron Wright-g 6 9 1 3 2 4 1 5 6 2 15 4 3 0 0 29 Lennard Freeman 3 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 9 3 6 1 1 0 0 27 Chris Jones-g 2 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 1 4 4 1 0 1 26 Caleb Martin 0 4 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 0 16 Ryan Luther 1 2 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 9 Cody Martin 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 1 1 2 9 Derrick Randall 0 1 0 0 2 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 BeeJay Anya 4 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 8 0 0 3 0 16 Josh Newkirk 3 6 1 2 0 1 0 1 1 3 7 3 3 0 2 18 TEAM 1 2 3 A. Phillips-Nwankwo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals...... 27 52 6 16 8 9 8 26 34 14 68 10 10 9 4 200 Sheldon Jeter 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 13 Percentages: FG%: 51.9%; 3FG%: 37.5%; FT%: 88.9%. Joshua Ko 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mike Lecak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Officials: Tim Nestor, Ray Styons, Dwayne Gladden; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 16197. TEAM 3 2 5 Totals...... 28 52 4 12 11 17 11 17 28 14 71 19 10 3 8 200 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Percentages: FG%: 53.8%; 3FG%: 33.3%; FT%: 64.7%. Pitt 20 30 50 NC State 27 41 68 Officials: John Gaffney (R), Bill Covington, Jr., Michael Stephens; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 10249. Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Florida Gulf Coast 24 30 54 Pitt 33 38 71 CLEMSON 71, PITT 62 16 January 10, 2015 • Petersen Events Center • Pittsburgh, Pa. PITT 61, BOSTON COLLEGE 60 (OT) Clemson claimed a 71-62 win over Pitt in its ACC regular season home opener...Clemson used a 7-0 15 January 6, 2015 • Silvio O. Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Mass. run to take a commanding 51-44 lead with 9:51 to go in the game...A Jaron Blossomgame 3-pointer gave Clemson its largest lead of the game, 12 points (63-51) with 4:04 left...Pitt used a 7-0 run to battle Josh Newkirk drove the length of the floor and converted a layup with five seconds to go in overtime back from a 44-37 deficit to tie the game at 44-44 with 13:46 left...Clemson led by as many as 11 points to give Pitt a 61-60 comeback overtime road win at Boston College...Trailing by five points (60-55) (30-19) in the first half...Cameron Wright finished with a season-high 18 points for Pitt...Pitt was with 2:46 to go in overtime, Pitt scored the OT’s final six points on two Newkirk layups and a Sheldon outrebounded by 17 rebounds (39-22). The last time Pitt was outrebounded by 17 or more rebounds Jeter layup to win the game...Pitt forced overtime after holding Boston College scoreless over the last was on Jan. 23, 1999 vs. Georgetown (49-32)...The minus-17 rebound margin marked the largest in the 3:04 of regulation and overcame a 10-point deficit (53-43)...A Newkirk layup with 31 seconds to go Jamie Dixon Era...Pitt’s 22 rebounds marked a Petersen Events Center low, tied the record for the in regulation tied the game and Pitt fended off two BC field goal attempts in the final seconds...Pitt’s lowest ever total by a Jamie Dixon Era coached team and matched the Pitt season-low...Clemson, Sheldon Jeter, who made several clutch plays down the stretch, scored nine of his 11 points in the which entered the game as the ACC’s worst 3-point shooting team (percentage), hit eight 3-pointers. second half...Pitt won its seventh consecutive overtime game...The game represented the second CLEMSON 71 (9-6, 1-2 ACC) largest comeback win in school history (when trailing after 7:00 to go in regulation)...Pitt won its tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min eighth straight matchup and 12th of its last 13 meetings against Boston College. Jaron Blossomgame-f 6 9 1 2 5 6 2 4 6 3 18 3 1 1 0 31 PITT 61 (11-4; 1-1 ACC) Donte Grantham-f 3 9 3 6 0 0 3 2 5 1 9 0 0 0 0 32 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Landry Nnoko-c 1 3 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 4 3 1 1 0 0 19 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Rod Hall-g 3 8 0 1 6 8 0 7 7 0 12 4 3 0 0 35 Jamel Artis-f 0 2 0 0 4 4 1 1 2 2 4 1 5 1 1 20 Damarcus Harrison-g 2 5 2 3 0 0 0 4 4 2 6 2 2 0 0 32 Michael Young-f 6 16 0 0 3 6 3 3 6 0 15 1 1 2 0 36 Austin Ajukwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 James Robinson-g 3 10 0 3 2 2 0 8 8 3 8 2 2 0 0 39 Jordan Roper 3 8 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0 0 1 19 Cameron Wright-g 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 4 0 2 0 1 19 Josh Smith 2 4 0 0 3 4 1 3 4 1 7 0 0 0 0 14 Chris Jones-g 0 5 0 1 0 0 3 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 27 Sidy Djitte 4 5 0 0 0 0 5 2 7 3 8 1 0 0 0 14 Ryan Luther 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 TEAM 2 2 4 1 Josh Newkirk 6 9 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 15 7 1 0 1 27 Totals...... 24 51 8 18 15 20 14 25 39 14 71 15 9 1 1 200 Sheldon Jeter 4 7 0 1 3 4 3 5 8 0 11 1 0 0 1 30 Percentages: FG%: 47.1%; 3FG%: 44.4%; FT%: 75.0%. Joseph Uchebo 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 19 PITT 62 (11-5, 1-2 ACC) TEAM 3 1 4 1 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds Totals...... 23 60 1 8 14 18 16 23 39 13 61 15 13 3 4 225 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Percentages: FG%: 38.3%; 3FG%: 12.5%; FT%: 77.8%. Jamel Artis-f 2 8 0 2 4 4 3 4 7 0 8 3 0 1 1 30 BOSTON COLLEGE 60 (7-6; 0-2 ACC) Michael Young-f 3 12 0 1 3 4 2 3 5 2 9 0 0 0 0 34 tot-fg 3-pt rebounds James Robinson-g 2 6 0 2 5 5 0 5 5 4 9 3 0 1 1 33 Player fg fga fg fga ft fta of de tot pf tp a to blk s min Cameron Wright-g 8 11 0 0 2 2 0 3 3 3 18 3 0 1 1 36 Aaron Brown-f 4 11 1 5 2 2 0 2 2 3 11 3 2 0 0 40- Chris Jones-g 4 9 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 4 11 2 0 0 1 24 Dennis Clifford-c 1 6 0 0 0 0 3 5 8 2 2 0 4 2 0 36 Ryan Luther 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Dimitri Batten-g 4 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 3 5 9 0 0 0 0 21 Josh Newkirk 2 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 24 Olivier Hanlan-g 7 17 2 3 2 3 2 6 8 0 18 6 2 0 0 43 Sheldon Jeter 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 8 Patrick Heckmann-g 2 7 1 3 2 2 0 4 4 3 7 2 6 0 1 39 Joseph Uchebo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 Garland Owens 4 7 1 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 9 0 1 0 0 26 TEAM 1 1 2 1 Eddie Odio 1 2 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 8 Totals...... 21 53 4 13 16 18 6 16 22 19 62 12 3 4 4 200 Steve Perpiglia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 Percentages: FG%: 39.6%; 3FG%: 30.8%; FT%: 88.9%. Will Magarity 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 John Cain Carney 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Officials: Brian O’Connell (R), Tim Kelly, Tim Comer; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 12508. TEAM 4 1 5 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Totals...... 23 57 6 16 8 9 12 23 35 16 60 12 15 2 1 224 Clemson 36 35 71 Percentages: FG%: 40.4%; 3FG%: 37.5%; FT%: 88.9%. Pitt 31 31 62 Officials: Pat Driscoll, Mike Eades, Karl Hess; Technical fouls: None; Attendance: 2213. Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Total Pitt 22 31 8 61 Boston College 27 26 7 60 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 10, 2015) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-5 7-1 1-3 3-1 CONFERENCE 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 10-3 7-0 0-2 3-1

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 Young,Michael 16-16 495 30.9 80-155 . 5 1 6 0-7 . 0 0 0 54-79 . 6 8 4 56 67 123 7.7 38 0 16 20 14 11 214 13.4 00 Robinson,James 16-16 535 33.4 54-135 . 4 0 0 12-44 . 2 7 3 55-62 . 8 8 7 11 49 60 3.8 33 0 74 30 5 18 175 10.9 01 Artis,Jamel 16-16 453 28.3 48-118 . 4 0 7 10-31 . 3 2 3 39-45 . 8 6 7 24 57 81 5.1 24 0 30 24 9 9 145 9.1 03 Cameron Wright 9-8 225 25.0 33-73 . 4 5 2 2-10 . 2 0 0 11-18 . 6 1 1 3 26 29 3.2 16 0 20 15 2 12 79 8.8 12 Jones,Chris 16-16 441 27.6 50-126 . 3 9 7 21-55 . 3 8 2 15-22 . 6 8 2 16 28 44 2.8 36 0 31 18 8 6 136 8.5 13 Newkirk,Josh 16-0 398 24.9 49-110 . 4 4 5 14-32 . 4 3 8 14-20 . 7 0 0 4 16 20 1.3 37 1 61 24 0 13 126 7.9 23 Johnson,Cameron 8-0 115 14.4 13-33 . 3 9 4 8-23 . 3 4 8 2-4 . 5 0 0 2 7 9 1.1 12 0 4 4 3 1 36 4.5 21 Jeter,Sheldon 14-0 170 12.1 19-40 . 4 7 5 2-7 . 2 8 6 10-17 . 5 8 8 10 24 34 2.4 19 0 4 8 5 6 50 3.6 04 Ryan Luther 14-0 161 11.5 17-30 . 5 6 7 5-10 . 5 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 10 8 18 1.3 18 0 7 4 4 1 42 3.0 50 Uchebo,Joseph 13-4 105 8.1 13-31 . 4 1 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 13 18 31 2.4 13 0 2 6 2 0 29 2.2 11 Randall,Derrick 13-4 134 10.3 9-21 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-20 . 4 0 0 25 25 50 3.8 17 0 0 9 0 1 26 2.0 15 Phillips-Nwankwo,A 4-0 5 1.3 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1.0 24 Lecak,Mike 5-0 7 1.4 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 0 1 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.0 22 Ko,Joshua 5-0 6 1.2 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.6 Team 33 17 50 6 Total...... 16 3250 389-884 . 4 4 0 76-224 . 3 3 9 216-300 . 7 2 0 207 347 554 34.6 265 1 249 168 53 78 1070 66.9 Opponents...... 16 3250 360-835 . 4 3 1 86-277 . 3 1 0 180-247 . 7 2 9 162 328 490 30.6 276 - 178 189 54 76 986 61.6

TEAM STATISTICS UP OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 1070 986 11/14/14 NIAGARA W 78-45 9749 Points per game 66.9 61.6 # 11/16/14 SAMFORD W 63-56 8249 Scoring margin +5.3 - 11/21/14 at Hawai'i L 70-74 1203 FIELD GOALS-ATT 389-884 360-835 & 11/24/14 vs Chaminade W 81-68 2400 Field goal pct . 4 4 0 . 4 3 1 & 11/25/14 vs San Diego State L 57-74 2400 3 POINT FG-ATT 76-224 86-277 & 11/26/14 vs Kansas State W 70-47 2400 3-point FG pct . 3 3 9 . 3 1 0 @ 12/02/14 at Indiana L 69-81 17472 3-pt FG made per game 4.8 5.4 12/05/14 vs Duquesne W 76-62 14905 FREE THROWS-ATT 216-300 180-247 12/13/14 ST. BONAVENTURE W 58-54 9425 Free throw pct . 7 2 0 . 7 2 9 12/17/14 MANHATTAN W 65-56 8149 F-Throws made per game 13.5 11.3 12/20/14 OAKLAND Wot 81-77 9049 REBOUNDS 554 490 12/23/14 HOLY CROSS W 58-39 8825 Rebounds per game 34.6 30.6 12/30/14 FLORIDA GULF COAST W 71-54 10249 Rebounding margin +4.0 - * 01/03/15 at NC State L 50-68 16197 ASSISTS 249 178 * 01/06/15 at Boston College Wot 61-60 2213 Assists per game 15.6 11.1 * 01/10/15 CLEMSON L 62-71 12508 TURNOVERS 168 189 Turnovers per game 10.5 11.8 & = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii Turnover margin +1.3 - # = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Pittsburgh, Pa. Assist/turnover ratio 1.5 0.9 @ = ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Bloomington, Ind. STEALS 78 76 * = Conference game Steals per game 4.9 4.8 BLOCKS 53 54 Blocks per game 3.3 3.4 ATTENDANCE 76203 59190 Home games-Avg/Game 8-9525 4-9271 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-5526

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals PITT 502 551 17 1070 Opponents 462 512 12 986 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 10, 2015) Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 02 Michael Young 3-3 99 33.0 12-36 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 10-16 . 6 2 5 10 10 20 6.7 4 0 1 2 3 1 34 11.3 00 James Robinson 3-3 109 36.3 9-23 . 3 9 1 3-9 . 3 3 3 7-7 1.000 0 16 16 5.3 8 0 8 2 1 2 28 9.3 03 Cameron Wright 3-3 76 25.3 12-29 . 4 1 4 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 1 9 10 3.3 5 0 7 3 1 4 26 8.7 01 Jamel Artis 3-3 85 28.3 7-21 . 3 3 3 1-7 . 1 4 3 10-10 1.000 6 8 14 4.7 3 0 5 5 2 2 25 8.3 13 Josh Newkirk 3-0 72 24.0 9-22 . 4 0 9 2-4 . 5 0 0 5-5 1.000 0 2 2 0.7 6 0 10 4 0 3 25 8.3 12 Chris Jones 3-3 79 26.3 6-20 . 3 0 0 4-10 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 5 1 6 2.0 9 0 5 1 0 1 16 5.3 21 Sheldon Jeter 3-0 51 17.0 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 3 6 9 3.0 3 0 1 2 0 1 15 5.0 50 Joseph Uchebo 2-0 27 13.5 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 1 4 2.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 4 2.0 11 Derrick Randall 1-0 7 7.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1 0 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 04 Ryan Luther 3-0 20 6.7 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 Team 538 3 Total...... 3 625 62-168 . 3 6 9 10-36 . 2 7 8 39-48 . 8 1 3 34 57 91 30.3 45 0 37 23 9 14 173 57.7 Opponents...... 3 625 74-160 . 4 6 3 20-50 . 4 0 0 31-38 . 8 1 6 34 74 108 36.0 44 - 37 34 12 6 199 66.3

TEAM STATISTICS UP OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 173 199 * 01/03/15 at NC State L 50-68 16197 Points per game 57.7 66.3 * 01/06/15 at Boston College Wot 61-60 2213 Scoring margin -8.7 - * 01/10/15 CLEMSON L 62-71 12508 FIELD GOALS-ATT 62-168 74-160 Field goal pct . 3 6 9 . 4 6 3 & = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii 3 POINT FG-ATT 10-36 20-50 # = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Pittsburgh, Pa. 3-point FG pct . 2 7 8 . 4 0 0 @ = ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Bloomington, Ind. 3-pt FG made per game 3.3 6.7 * = Conference game FREE THROWS-ATT 39-48 31-38 Free throw pct . 8 1 3 . 8 1 6 F-Throws made per game 13.0 10.3 REBOUNDS 91 108 Rebounds per game 30.3 36.0 Rebounding margin -5.7 - ASSISTS 37 37 Assists per game 12.3 12.3 TURNOVERS 23 34 Turnovers per game 7.7 11.3 Turnover margin +3.7 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.6 1.1 STEALS 14 6 Steals per game 4.7 2.0 BLOCKS 9 12 Blocks per game 3.0 4.0 ATTENDANCE 12508 18410 Home games-Avg/Game 1-12508 2-9205 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals PITT 73 92 8 173 Opponents 90 102 7 199 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Season Schedule/Results & Leaders (as of Jan 10, 2015) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 11-5 7-1 1-3 3-1 CONFERENCE 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 10-3 7-0 0-2 3-1

Date Opponent Score Att. High Points High Rebounds 11/14/14 NIAGARA W 78-45 9749 (14)Artis,Jamel (8)Uchebo,Joseph 11/16/14 #SAMFORD W 63-56 8249 (20)Michael Young (6)James Robinson 11/21/14 at Hawai'i 70-74 L 1203 (19)Chris Jones (9)Michael Young 11/24/14 &vs Chaminade W 81-68 2400 (27)Michael Young (21)Derrick Randall 11/25/14 &vs San Diego State 57-74 L 2400 (17)James Robinson (7)Michael Young 11/26/14 &vs Kansas State W 70-47 2400 (14)James Robinson (7)Michael Young 12/02/14 @at Indiana 69-81 L 17472 (18)Chris Jones (12)Derrick Randall 12/05/14 vs Duquesne W 76-62 14905 (23)James Robinson (10)Jamel Artis 12/13/14 ST. BONAVENTURE W 58-54 9425 (14)Jamel Artis (17)Michael Young (14)Michael Young 12/17/14 MANHATTAN W 65-56 8149 (20)Jamel Artis (8)Jamel Artis (8)Michael Young 12/20/14 OAKLAND Wot 81-77 9049 (19)Michael Young (7)Michael Young 12/23/14 HOLY CROSS W 58-39 8825 (13)Michael Young (9)Jamel Artis (13)Jamel Artis 12/30/14 FLORIDA GULF COAST W 71-54 10249 (16)Michael Young (6)Michael Young (6)Cameron Wright 01/03/15 *at NC State 50-68 L 16197 (13)Jamel Artis (9)Michael Young 01/06/15 *at Boston College Wot 61-60 2213 (15)Josh Newkirk (8)Sheldon Jeter (15)Michael Young (8)James Robinson 01/10/15 *CLEMSON 62-71 L 12508 (18)Cameron Wright (7)Jamel Artis

& = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahaina, Hawaii # = EA Sports Maui Invitational, Pittsburgh, Pa. @ = ACC/Big Ten Challenge, Bloomington, Ind. * = Conference game

Attendance Summary Games Attend Avg/Game Home 8 76203 9525 Away 4 37085 9271 Neutral 4 22105 5526 Total 16 135393 8462 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Overall/Conference Statistics (as of Jan 10, 2015) All games

Overall Statistics Conference Statistics SUMMARY gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g gp-gs min/g fg% 3fg% ft% r/g a/g stl blk pts/g Young,Michael 16-16 30.9 .516 .000 .684 7.7 1.0 11 14 13.4 3-3 33.0 .333 .000 .625 6.7 0.3 1 3 11.3 Robinson,James 16-16 33.4 .400 .273 .887 3.8 4.6 18 5 10.9 3-3 36.3 .391 .333 1.000 5.3 2.7 2 1 9.3 Artis,Jamel 16-16 28.3 .407 .323 .867 5.1 1.9 9 9 9.1 3-3 28.3 .333 .143 1.000 4.7 1.7 2 2 8.3 Cameron Wright 9-8 25.0 .452 .200 .611 3.2 2.2 12 2 8.8 3-3 25.3 .414 .000 1.000 3.3 2.3 4 1 8.7 Jones,Chris 16-16 27.6 .397 .382 .682 2.8 1.9 6 8 8.5 3-3 26.3 .300 .400 .000 2.0 1.7 1 0 5.3 Newkirk,Josh 16-0 24.9 .445 .438 .700 1.3 3.8 13 0 7.9 3-0 24.0 .409 .500 1.000 0.7 3.3 3 0 8.3 Johnson,Cameron 8-0 14.4 .394 .348 .500 1.1 0.5 1 3 4.5 Jeter,Sheldon 14-0 12.1 .475 .286 .588 2.4 0.3 6 5 3.6 3-0 17.0 .500 .000 .625 3.0 0.3 1 0 5.0 Ryan Luther 14-0 11.5 .567 .500 .429 1.3 0.5 1 4 3.0 3-0 6.7 .000 .000 .000 0.3 0.0 0 1 0.0 Uchebo,Joseph 13-4 8.1 .419 .000 .750 2.4 0.2 0 2 2.2 2-0 13.5 .333 .000 .000 2.0 0.0 0 1 2.0 Randall,Derrick 13-4 10.3 .429 .000 .400 3.8 0.0 1 0 2.0 1-0 7.0 .000 .000 .000 1.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Phillips-Nwankwo,A 4-0 1.3 .500 .000 .000 0.8 0.0 0 0 1.0 Lecak,Mike 5-0 1.4 .250 .500 1.000 0.2 0.0 0 0 1.0 Ko,Joshua 5-0 1.2 .250 .500 .000 0.2 0.0 0 1 0.6 Totals 16 .440 .339 .720 34.6 15.6 78 53 66.9 3 .369 .278 .813 30.3 12.3 14 9 57.7 Opponent 16 .431 .310 .729 30.6 11.1 76 54 61.6 3 .463 .400 .816 36.0 12.3 6 12 66.3

Overall Statistics Conference Statistics SCORING fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% pts pts/g Young,Michael 80-155 . 5 1 6 0-7 . 0 0 0 54-79 . 6 8 4 214 13.4 12-36 . 3 3 3 0-1 . 0 0 0 10-16 . 6 2 5 34 11.3 Robinson,James 54-135 . 4 0 0 12-44 . 2 7 3 55-62 . 8 8 7 175 10.9 9-23 . 3 9 1 3-9 . 3 3 3 7-7 1.000 28 9.3 Artis,Jamel 48-118 . 4 0 7 10-31 . 3 2 3 39-45 . 8 6 7 145 9.1 7-21 . 3 3 3 1-7 . 1 4 3 10-10 1.000 25 8.3 Cameron Wright 33-73 . 4 5 2 2-10 . 2 0 0 11-18 . 6 1 1 79 8.8 12-29 . 4 1 4 0-3 . 0 0 0 2-2 1.000 26 8.7 Jones,Chris 50-126 . 3 9 7 21-55 . 3 8 2 15-22 . 6 8 2 136 8.5 6-20 . 3 0 0 4-10 . 4 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 16 5.3 Newkirk,Josh 49-110 . 4 4 5 14-32 . 4 3 8 14-20 . 7 0 0 126 7.9 9-22 . 4 0 9 2-4 . 5 0 0 5-5 1.000 25 8.3 Johnson,Cameron 13-33 . 3 9 4 8-23 . 3 4 8 2-4 . 5 0 0 36 4.5 Jeter,Sheldon 19-40 . 4 7 5 2-7 . 2 8 6 10-17 . 5 8 8 50 3.6 5-10 . 5 0 0 0-2 . 0 0 0 5-8 . 6 2 5 15 5.0 Ryan Luther 17-30 . 5 6 7 5-10 . 5 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 42 3.0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0.0 Uchebo,Joseph 13-31 . 4 1 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 3-4 . 7 5 0 29 2.2 2-6 . 3 3 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 2.0 Randall,Derrick 9-21 . 4 2 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 8-20 . 4 0 0 26 2.0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 0.0 Phillips-Nwankwo,A 2-4 . 5 0 0 0-1 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 4 1.0 Lecak,Mike 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2-2 1.000 5 1.0 Ko,Joshua 1-4 . 2 5 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 3 0.6 Totals 389-884 . 4 4 0 76-224 . 3 3 9 216-300 . 7 2 0 1070 66.9 62-168 . 3 6 9 10-36 . 2 7 8 39-48 . 8 1 3 173 57.7 Opponent 360-835 . 4 3 1 86-277 . 3 1 0 180-247 . 7 2 9 986 61.6 74-160 . 4 6 3 20-50 . 4 0 0 31-38 . 8 1 6 199 66.3

Overall Statistics Conference Statistics TOTALS o-reb d-reb total pf fo a to a/to hi pts o-reb d-reb total pf fo a to a/to hi pts Young,Michael 56 67 123 38 0 16 20 0.8 27 10 10 20 40120.515 Robinson,James 11 49 60 33 0 74 30 2.5 23 0 16 16 8 0 8 2 4.0 11 Artis,Jamel 24 57 81 24 0 30 24 1.3 20 6 8 14 30551.013 Cameron Wright 3 26 29 16 0 20 15 1.3 18 1 9 10 5 0 7 3 2.3 18 Jones,Chris 16 28 44 36 0 31 18 1.7 19 51690515.011 Newkirk,Josh 4 16 20 37 1 61 24 2.5 16 0 2 2 6 0 10 4 2.5 15 Johnson,Cameron 2 7 9 12 0 4 4 1.0 11 Jeter,Sheldon 10 24 34 19 0 4 8 0.5 11 3 6 9 3 0 1 2 0.5 11 Ryan Luther 10 8 18 18 0 7 4 1.8 13 01130000.00 Uchebo,Joseph 13 18 31 13 0 2 6 0.3 12 3 1 4 3 0 0 1 0.0 4 Randall,Derrick 25 25 50 17 0 0 9 0.0 11 10110000.00 Phillips-Nwankwo,A 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 2 Lecak,Mike 01100000.03 Ko,Joshua 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 Totals 207 347 554 265 1 249 168 1.5 81 34 57 91 45 0 37 23 1.6 62 Opponent 162 328 490 276 - 178 189 0.9 81 34 74 108 44 - 37 34 1.1 71 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Team Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2015) All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg NIAGARA 11/14/14 78-45 W 30-57 . 5 2 6 7-16 . 4 3 8 11-14 . 7 8 6 10 28 38 38.0 23 20 9 2 3 78 78.0 SAMFORD 11/16/14 63-56 W 24-47 . 5 1 1 3-9 . 3 3 3 12-17 . 7 0 6 7 24 31 34.5 15 20 11 7 2 63 70.5 at Hawai'i 11/21/14 70-74 L 25-58 . 4 3 1 8-23 . 3 4 8 12-15 . 8 0 0 16 16 32 33.7 17 16 8 2 4 70 70.3 vs Chaminade 11/24/14 81-68 W 29-63 . 4 6 0 7-17 . 4 1 2 16-23 . 6 9 6 27 24 51 38.0 18 15 15 1 6 81 73.0 vs San Diego State 11/25/14 57-74 L 20-53 . 3 7 7 5-17 . 2 9 4 12-17 . 7 0 6 17 18 35 37.4 19 9 17 2 3 57 69.8 vs Kansas State 11/26/14 70-47 W 26-47 . 5 5 3 8-15 . 5 3 3 10-14 . 7 1 4 6 16 22 34.8 17 17 10 0 9 70 69.8 at Indiana 12/02/14 69-81 L 26-72 . 3 6 1 7-26 . 2 6 9 10-14 . 7 1 4 25 19 44 36.1 18 16 11 3 4 69 69.7 vs Duquesne 12/05/14 76-62 W 25-57 . 4 3 9 6-17 . 3 5 3 20-32 . 6 2 5 14 31 45 37.2 18 20 10 5 6 76 70.5 ST. BONAVENTURE 12/13/14 58-54 W 20-50 . 4 0 0 3-10 . 3 0 0 15-23 . 6 5 2 8 25 33 36.8 17 13 12 7 3 58 69.1 MANHATTAN 12/17/14 65-56 W 23-45 . 5 1 1 2-4 . 5 0 0 17-25 . 6 8 0 7 21 28 35.9 19 20 16 5 7 65 68.7 OAKLAND 12/20/14 81-77 Wot 26-56 . 4 6 4 5-14 . 3 5 7 24-29 . 8 2 8 10 21 31 35.5 12 16 5 5 5 81 69.8 HOLY CROSS 12/23/14 58-39 W 25-59 . 4 2 4 1-8 . 1 2 5 7-12 . 5 8 3 15 30 45 36.2 13 11 11 2 4 58 68.8 FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/30/14 71-54 W 28-52 . 5 3 8 4-12 . 3 3 3 11-17 . 6 4 7 11 17 28 35.6 14 19 10 3 8 71 69.0 at NC State 01/03/15 50-68 L 18-55 . 3 2 7 5-15 . 3 3 3 9-12 . 7 5 0 12 18 30 35.2 13 10 7 2 6 50 67.6 at Boston College 01/06/15 61-60 Wot 23-60 . 3 8 3 1-8 . 1 2 5 14-18 . 7 7 8 16 23 39 35.5 13 15 13 3 4 61 67.2 CLEMSON 01/10/15 62-71 L 21-53 . 3 9 6 4-13 . 3 0 8 16-18 . 8 8 9 6 16 22 34.6 19 12 3 4 4 62 66.9 PITT 1070 389-884 . 4 4 0 76-224 . 3 3 9 216-300 . 7 2 0 207 347 554 34.6 265 249 168 53 78 1070 66.9 Opponents 986 360-835 . 4 3 1 86-277 . 3 1 0 180-247 . 7 2 9 162 328 490 30.6 276 178 189 54 76 986 61.6

Games played: 16 Rebounds/game: 34.6 Points/game: 66.9 Assists/game: 15.6 FG Pct: 44.0 Turnovers/game: 10.5 3FG Pct: 33.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 FT Pct: 72.0 Steals/game: 4.9 Blocks/game: 3.3 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Jan 10, 2015) All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds Opponent Date Score fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg NIAGARA 11/14/14 78-45 W 12-48 . 2 5 0 0-14 . 0 0 0 21-29 . 7 2 4 11 16 27 27.0 18 4 11 4 2 45 45.0 SAMFORD 11/16/14 63-56 W 19-59 . 3 2 2 8-23 . 3 4 8 10-12 . 8 3 3 13 20 33 30.0 17 9 7 4 4 56 50.5 at Hawai'i 11/21/14 70-74 L 27-51 . 5 2 9 7-20 . 3 5 0 13-18 . 7 2 2 10 15 25 28.3 13 12 7 2 5 74 58.3 vs Chaminade 11/24/14 81-68 W 25-49 . 5 1 0 11-27 . 4 0 7 7-13 . 5 3 8 5 12 17 25.5 23 16 13 2 7 68 60.8 vs San Diego State 11/25/14 57-74 L 27-46 . 5 8 7 3-11 . 2 7 3 17-22 . 7 7 3 5 16 21 24.6 14 9 9 10 8 74 63.4 vs Kansas State 11/26/14 70-47 W 15-46 . 3 2 6 2-13 . 1 5 4 15-17 . 8 8 2 14 18 32 25.8 17 10 15 1 5 47 60.7 at Indiana 12/02/14 69-81 L 33-61 . 5 4 1 7-17 . 4 1 2 8-13 . 6 1 5 13 23 36 27.3 17 17 9 3 5 81 63.6 vs Duquesne 12/05/14 76-62 W 22-59 . 3 7 3 7-22 . 3 1 8 11-19 . 5 7 9 11 26 37 28.5 22 14 14 2 7 62 63.4 ST. BONAVENTURE 12/13/14 58-54 W 18-50 . 3 6 0 5-15 . 3 3 3 13-19 . 6 8 4 10 27 37 29.4 20 8 15 2 9 54 62.3 MANHATTAN 12/17/14 65-56 W 21-44 . 4 7 7 4-14 . 2 8 6 10-18 . 5 5 6 7 21 28 29.3 19 9 20 2 9 56 61.7 OAKLAND 12/20/14 81-77 Wot 29-62 . 4 6 8 7-20 . 3 5 0 12-14 . 8 5 7 14 24 38 30.1 22 16 9 1 2 77 63.1 HOLY CROSS 12/23/14 58-39 W 15-50 . 3 0 0 4-24 . 1 6 7 5-7 . 7 1 4 5 20 25 29.7 16 6 10 6 4 39 61.1 FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/30/14 71-54 W 23-50 . 4 6 0 1-7 . 1 4 3 7-8 . 8 7 5 10 16 26 29.4 14 11 16 3 3 54 60.5 at NC State 01/03/15 50-68 L 27-52 . 5 1 9 6-16 . 3 7 5 8-9 . 8 8 9 8 26 34 29.7 14 10 10 9 4 68 61.1 at Boston College 01/06/15 61-60 Wot 23-57 . 4 0 4 6-16 . 3 7 5 8-9 . 8 8 9 12 23 35 30.1 16 12 15 2 1 60 61.0 CLEMSON 01/10/15 62-71 L 24-51 . 4 7 1 8-18 . 4 4 4 15-20 . 7 5 0 14 25 39 30.6 14 15 9 1 1 71 61.6 Opponents 986 360-835 . 4 3 1 86-277 . 3 1 0 180-247 . 7 2 9 162 328 490 30.6 276 178 189 54 76 986 61.6 PITT 1070 389-884 . 4 4 0 76-224 . 3 3 9 216-300 . 7 2 0 207 347 554 34.6 265 249 168 53 78 1070 66.9

Games played: 16 Rebounds/game: 30.6 Points/game: 61.6 Assists/game: 11.1 FG Pct: 43.1 Turnovers/game: 11.8 3FG Pct: 31.0 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.9 FT Pct: 72.9 Steals/game: 4.8 Blocks/game: 3.4 2014-15 Pitt Basketball Statistics PITT Game-by-Game Highs (as of Jan 10, 2015) All games

Opponent Date Score Points Rebounds Assists Steals Blocked shots NIAGARA 11/14/14 78-45 14-Artis,Jamel 8 - U c h e b o , J o s e p h 7 - R o b i n s o n , J a m e s 1 - J e t e r , S h e l d o n 1 - J o n e s , C h r i s J o h n s o n , C a m e r o n K o , J o s h u a N e w k i r k , J o s h SAMFORD 11/16/14 63-56 20-Michael Young 6-James Robinson 8-James Robinson 1-Chris Jones 2-James Robinson James Robinson Cameron Johnson Sheldon Jeter at Hawai'i 11/21/14 70-74 19-Chris Jones 9-Michael Young 6-James Robinson 2-Josh Newkirk 2-Chris Jones Michael Young vs Chaminade 11/24/14 81-68 27-Michael Young 21-Derrick Randall 8-Josh Newkirk 2-Josh Newkirk 1-Michael Young vs San Diego State 11/25/14 57-74 17-James Robinson 7-Michael Young 3-James Robinson 1-James Robinson 1-Cameron Johnson Michael Young Sheldon Jeter Sheldon Jeter vs Kansas State 11/26/14 70-47 14-James Robinson 7-Michael Young 6-James Robinson 4-James Robinson None at Indiana 12/02/14 69-81 18-Chris Jones 12-Derrick Randall 8-Josh Newkirk 2-Josh Newkirk 2-Michael Young vs Duquesne 12/05/14 76-62 23-James Robinson 10-Jamel Artis 5-Josh Newkirk 3-James Robinson 2-Michael Young James Robinson ST. BONAVENTURE 12/13/14 58-54 14-Michael Young 17-Michael Young 4-James Robinson 3-Cameron Wright 4-Jamel Artis Jamel Artis MANHATTAN 12/17/14 65-56 20-Jamel Artis 8-Michael Young 5-Jamel Artis 2-Cameron Wright 2-Jamel Artis Jamel Artis James Robinson James Robinson Michael Young OAKLAND 12/20/14 81-77 19-Michael Young 7-Michael Young 5-Chris Jones 2-Jamel Artis 3-Michael Young Cameron Wright HOLY CROSS 12/23/14 58-39 13-Jamel Artis 9-Jamel Artis 7-James Robinson 2-Sheldon Jeter 1-Jamel Artis Michael Young Ryan Luther FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/30/14 71-54 16-Michael Young 6-Cameron Wright 4-Chris Jones 3-James Robinson 1-James Robinson Michael Young Cameron Wright Sheldon Jeter Michael Young at NC State 01/03/15 50-68 13-Jamel Artis 9-Michael Young 4-Cameron Wright 2-Josh Newkirk 1-Ryan Luther Cameron Wright Michael Young at Boston College 01/06/15 61-60 15-Michael Young 8-James Robinson 7-Josh Newkirk 1-Sheldon Jeter 2-Michael Young Josh Newkirk Sheldon Jeter Cameron Wright Josh Newkirk Jamel Artis CLEMSON 01/10/15 62-71 18-Cameron Wright 7-Jamel Artis 3-Cameron Wright 1-Cameron Wright 1-Joseph Uchebo James Robinson Jamel Artis James Robinson Jamel Artis Chris Jones Cameron Wright James Robinson Jamel Artis