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Pitt (0-0, 0-0) vs. Florida State (0-0, 0-0) Wednesday, November 6, 2019 8:00 PM • ESPNU Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center Matt Plizga, Assistant AD of Media Relations Website • PittsburghPanthers.com MEN’S BASKETBALL Email • [email protected] Twitter • @Pitt_MBB Offi ce • (412) 648-8240 Instagram • @pitt_mbb GAME NOTES Cell • (919) 812-0882 Hashtags • #ZooEra, #H2P 2019-20 SCHEDULE PITT INFORMATION THE OPENING TIP Date Opponent (TV) Time Pitt • Pitt opens the season against conference foe O. 30 SLIPPERY ROCK [EXH] W, 98-47 Panthers Florida State Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Petersen N. 6 FLORIDA STATE * (ESPNU) 8:00 PM Events Center (8 p.m. - ESPNU). Wednesday’s contest marks the fi rst time the Panthers have N. 9 NICHOLLS STATE (ACCNX) 12:00 PM 2018-19 Record (ACC) 14-19 (3-15) opened the season versus a conference opponent N. 12 at Robert Morris (ESPNU) 6:00 pm AP / Coaches Polls nr / nr Last Game W, 98-47 vs. Slippery Rock [Exh.] (10/30) in program history. Backyard Brawl presented by EQT • The Panthers are 78-34 all-time in season N. 15 WEST VIRGINIA (ESPNU) 7:00 PM Head Coach Jeff Capel (Duke, ‘97) openers. Pitt has won 21 of the past 22 season Pitt Record 14-19 (Second Season) opening contests. Rocket Mortgage Fort Myers Tip-Off Career Record 176-129 (11th Season) • Head coach Jeff Capel is 8-2 in his head N. 18 MONMOUTH (ACCN) 7:00 PM coaching career in season openers winning each N. 21 ARKANSAS PINE BLUFF (ACCNX) 7:00 PM OPPONENT INFORMATION of the past six openers. N. 25 + vs. Kansas State (FS1) 6:00 pm • Pitt returns a pair of double-fi gure scorers N. 27 + vs. Bradley / Northwestern (FS1) 6:00/8:30 pm Florida State from last season in Xavier Johnson (15.5 ppg.) Seminoles and Trey McGowens (11.6 ppg.). The sophomore ACC / Big Ten Challenge backcourt tandem is the fourth leading returning D. 3 RUTGERS (ESPNU) 9:00 PM 2018-19 Record (ACC) 29-8 (13-5) scoring tandem in the ACC. AP / Coaches Polls nr / nr • Pitt has won 16 of 17 home openers at the D. 6 at Louisville * (ACCN) 9:00 pm Last Game W, 84-54 vs. Columbus State (11/1) Petersen Events Center and is 68-16 all-time in D. 16 NORTHERN ILLINOIS (ACCN) 7:00 PM home openers. D. 20 BINGHAMTON (ACCN) 7:00 PM Head Coach Leonard Hamilton (Tennessee-Martin ‘71) • The Panthers were picked to fi nish 10th in the D. 30 CANISIUS (RSN) 12:00 PM Florida State Record 334-216 (18th Season) ACC by the league’s media in attendance at ACC J. 4 WAKE FOREST * (RSN) 12:00 PM Career Record 534-426 (32nd Season) Media Day in Charlotte. J. 8 at North Carolina * (ACCN) 7:00 pm BROADCAST INFORMATION J. 12 at Miami * (ACCN) 6:00 pm SERIES HISTORY J. 14 LOUISVILLE * (ESPN/ESPN2/ACCN) 7:00 PM All-Time Series Pitt leads 13-4 ESPNU Play-by-Play: Mike Couzens J. 18 NORTH CAROLINA * (ESPN/ESPN2) 12:00 PM In ACC play Pitt leads 4-3 Analyst: Mark Adams J. 22 BOSTON COLLEGE * (RSN) 9:00 PM In Pittsburgh Pitt leads 8-1 WatchESPN https://es.pn/2C8ZBol J. 25 at Syracuse * (ESPN/ESPN2/ACCN) 12:00 pm At Petersen Events Center Pitt leads 6-1 Pitt Radio Network (Flagship Station 93.7 The Fan) J. 28 at Duke * (ESPN/ESPNU) 9:00 pm Last Meeting Pitt 75, No. 11 Florida State 62 (1/14/19) Play-by-Play: Bill Hillgrove F. 2 MIAMI * (ACCN) 12:00 PM Current Streak Pitt W, 1 Analyst: Curtis Aiken F. 5 at Notre Dame * (ACCN) 6:30 pm First Meeting Pitt 82, Florida State 60 (12/8/73) Sirius / XM (Internet) na / 193 (955) F. 8 GEORGIA TECH * (RSN) 2:00 PM F. 12 CLEMSON * (RSN) 9:00 PM 2018-19 PITT PANTHERS AVERAGES F. 15 at Virginia Tech * (ACCN) 6:00/8:00 pm F. 18 at Florida State * (ACCN) 8:00 pm No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables F. 22 VIRGINIA * (ESPN/ESPN2) 12:00 PM 0 • Eric Hamilton (6-9, 230, Gr.) F 6.1 4.4 0.1 2 seasons each at Wichita State and UNC Greensboro F. 26 SYRACUSE * (ESPN/ESPN2/ACCN) 7:00 PM 1 • Xavier Johnson (6-3, 200, So.) G 15.5 3.9 4.5 28 double-fi gure scoring games F. 29 at NC State * (ACCN) 12:00 pm 2 • Trey McGowens (6-4, 190, So.) G 11.6 3.2 1.7 team-high 64 steals M. 4 at Georgia Tech * (RSN) 9:00 pm 3 Ithiel Horton (6-3, 200, So.) G 13.2 3.1 1.6 CAA All-Rookie Team pick, transfer from Delaware 4 • Gerald Drumgoole, Jr. (6-5, 200, Fr.) G/F *19.8 *8.2 - four-star recruit from La Lumiere [Ind.] ACC Tournament 5 • Au’Diese Toney (6-6, 210, So.) G 7.5 5.6 0.5 10 games with 8 or more rebounds M. 10-14 < ACC Tournament (ESPN/ACCN) TBD 11 Justin Champagnie (6-6, 200, Fr.) G/F *19.6 *5.9 - fi rst team all-state selection out of New York 12 Abdoul Karim Coulibaly (6-8, 215, Fr.) F *15.6 *11.4 - led Scotland Campus to 57 wins over the past 2 seasons [-/-] Pitt / Opponent AP Rank 13 KJ Marshall (5-9, 165, Fr.) G 9.5 1.9 - walk-on, all-state selection out of North Carolina + - Suncoast Credit Union Arena (Fort Myers, Fla.) 14 Curtis Aiken, Jr. (6-1, 200, R-Fr.) G - - - scored 1,288 points in high school < - Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, N.C.) 15 Kene Chukwuka (6-9, 225, Sr.) F 3.9 3.5 0.4 underwent offseason hip surgery * Denotes ACC Contest 21 Terrell Brown (6-10, 235, Jr.) F/C 5.7 4.5 0.1 10 double-fi gure scoring games in 2018-19 All Game Times are Eastern Time Zone 22 Anthony Starzynski (6-3, 190, Sr.) G 0.9 0.3 0.0 has appeared in 11 career games HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS 23 Samson George (6-7, 220, Jr.) F 1.2 1.3 0.0 has appeared in 20 career games 24 Ryan Murphy (6-2, 185, Jr.) G 18.5 3.5 - began collegiate career at Charlotte 31 Onyebuchi Ezeakudo (5-11, 180, Fr.) G 0.0 0.0 1.5 played in 2 games last season 42 Chayce Smith (6-3, 185, So.) G - - - walk-on, son of Pitt legend Charles Smith • - projected starter * 2018-19 High School stats #H2P • 1 • #ZooEra • Last season, Trey McGowens became the fi rst BY THE NUMBERS 2018-19 STATS COMPARISON • Pitt is 69-2 all-time in the month of November Pitt freshman to score over 350 points and collect at the Petersen Events Center, with the lone losses over 50 steals in a season. He is the 14th-leading Pitt FSU coming against Long Beach State, 86-76, Nov. returning scorer in the ACC and the leader in Points 69.9 74.9 16, 2011 and Montana, 83-78 (OT), Nov. 13, 2017. steals. Opp. Points 68.7 67.2 • Jeff Capel has guided his teams to a 112-35 • Terrell Brown enters the season fi ve blocked Rebounds 36.7 37.6 (.762) home record during his coaching career. shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career Opp. Rebounds 36.8 33.1 His teams have won 11 or more home contests in blocks chart. He has 106 blocks in 64 career Off. Rebounds 11.4 11.4 each of his 10 seasons as a head coach. games. Opp. Off. Rebounds 12.0 9.7 • The Panthers are 251-59 (.810) all-time at the • The Panthers led the ACC with 16.5 made Field Goal Pct. .419 .442 Petersen Events Center. The 251 home wins since free throws per game and made 20 or more free Opp. Field Goal Pct. .410 .407 the building opened for the 2002-03 season ranks throws in a game 11 times a year ago. Pitt made Three-Point Pct. .327 .332 as sixth most in the NCAA in that span. 38 free throws in a home win over Florida State Opp. Three-Point Pct. .336 .345 • Pitt returns three of its top four scorers and last season. Three-Point FGs 6.8 7.4 63.3 percent of its scoring (1,460-of-2,306) from • Xavier Johnson became the fi rst Pitt player Opp. Three-Point FGs 7.8 7.3 last season. to earn All-ACC Freshman Team honors. He set Free Throw Pct. .694 .744 • Sophomore Xavier Johnson was the only Pitt freshman records for scoring, double-fi gure Opp. Free Throw Pct. .714 .722 player in the ACC to average at least 15.0 points scoring games, 20-point scoring games and free Free Throws Made 16.4 15.6 and 4.5 assists per game last season. Johnson is throws made. Opp. Free Throws Made 13.3 14.4 the third leading returning scorer in the ACC after • Trey McGowens set a Pitt freshman record Personal Fouls 18.3 19.1 averaging 15.5 points per game a year ago. with 33 points in a Jan. 9 win over Louisville. Assists 11.9 12.8 • Pitt, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame are the He fi nished the season with three of the top fi ve Opp.