2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season 2015–16 Pitt men's basketball 2015–16 Pitt women's basketball 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 21–12 9–9 Jamie Dixon 13th Brandin Knight 8th Bill Barton 5th Marlon Williamson 2nd Petersen Events Center(Capacity: 12,508) Gotham Classic Champions NCAA tournament First Round The 2015–16 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team played its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers were led by thirteenth-year head coach Jamie Dixon. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to North Carolina. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a #10 seed, they lost in the first round to Wisconsin. On March 21, 2016, head coach Jamie Dixon resigned to become the head coach at TCU. He finished at Pittsburgh with a 13-year record of 328–123 and went to the postseason in every season. Last season The Panthers finished the 2014–15 season 19–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They lost in the second round of the ACC tournament to NC State. They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Cameron Wright 3 G 6'4" 205 15px|Redshirt Senior Cleveland, OH Graduated Durand Johnson 5 F 6'6" 195 15px|Redshirt Junior Baltimore, MD Graduate transferred to St. John's Derrick Randall 11 F 6'8" 240 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Josh Newkirk 13 G 6'1" 175 Junior Raleigh, NC Transferred to Indiana Aron Nwankwo 15 F 6'7" 215 Senior Baltimore, MD Walk on; graduated Joshua Ko 22 G 6'1" 150 Sophomore Kailua, HI Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Tyrone Haughton 44 C 6'9" 220 Junior Miami, FL Transferred to Arkansas Tech Joseph Uchebo 50 C 6'10" 260 Junior Enugu, Nigeria Graduate transferred to Charlotte Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Rafael Maia 5 F 6'9" 245 15px|Redshirt Senior São Paulo, Brazil Transferred from Brown. Will be eligible to play immediately since Maia graduated from Brown. Sterling Smith 15 G 6'4" 185 15px|Redshirt Senior Chico, CA Transferred from Coppin State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Smith graduated from Coppin State. Rozelle Nix 25 C 6'11" 335 Junior Cincinnati, OH Junior college transferred from Pensacola State College. Alonzo Nelson-Ododa 33 F 6'9" 235 15px|Redshirt Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred from Richmond. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nelson-Ododa graduated from Richmond. Zach Smith 35 G 6'3" 200 Junior Smethport, PA Transferred from Pitt-Bradford. Redshirting the 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer rules. Jonathan Milligan 55 G 6'2" 170 Junior Orlando, FL Junior college transferred from Kilgore College. Class of 2015 signees 2015 Damon Wilson Jr. PG Powder Springs, GA Our Savior New American School 6 5 200 11/05/2013 3 4 4 4 2015 Pittsburgh 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Pittsburgh Commits 2015 Player Commitments – Pittsburgh 2015-07-21 yes Class of 2016 signees yes 2016 Corey Manigault C Suitland, MD Paul VI High School 6 8 225 03/16/2015 3 3 3 3 2015 Pittsburgh 2015 Basketball Commitments 2015 Pittsburgh Commits 2015 Player Commitments – Pittsburgh 2015-07-21 yes Roster 2015 Pittsburgh Panthers y y James Robinson basketball, born 1994 y 0 G 6 3 198 sr Mitchellville, MD DeMatha Catholic Jamel Artis y 1 F 6 7 220 jr Baltimore, MD Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA) Michael Young basketball, born 1994 y 2 f 6 8 235 jr Duquesne, PA St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ) Damon Wilson 3 g 6 5 200 fr Powder Springs, GA Our Savior New American Ryan Luther y 4 F 6 9 215 so Gibsonia, PA Hampton Rafael Maia 5 F 6 9 245 sr São Paulo, Brazil Maine Central InstituteBrown yes Chris Jones 12 G/F 6 6 210 jr Teaneck, NJ Teaneck yes Sterling Smith 15 G 6 4 185 sr Chico, CA Redemption Christ AcademyCoppin State yes Sheldon Jeter 21 F 6 8 225 jr Beaver Falls, PA Beaver FallsPolk State College Cameron Johnson y 23 G 6 7 185 fr Moon Township, PA Our Lady of the Sacred Heart yes Mike Lecak 24 G 6 2 175 sr Pittsburgh, PA North Canyon (Phoenix, AZ)Wheeling Jesuit W yes Rozelle Nix 25 C 6 11 300 jr Cincinnati, OH Withrow Pensacola State College Alonzo Nelson-Ododa 33 F 6 9 235 sr Atlanta, GA NorcrossRichmond yes Zach Smith 35 G 6 3 200 jr Smethport, PA SmethportPitt-Bradford yes Ryan Seelye 50 F 6 6 225 fr St. Marys, PA Elk County Catholic W Jonathan Milligan 55 G 6 2 170 jr Orlando, FL Mount Zion Christian (Durham, NC)Kilgore Jamie Dixon (TCU) Brandin Knight (Pitt) Bill Barton (Salem State) Marlon Williamson (Youngstown State) http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pitt-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Exhibition Fri. Nov. 6 7:00 pm yes Gannon Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 80–50 5,249 — |- !colspan=12 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Regular season Fri. Nov. 13 7:30 pm p yes yes Gonzaga 9 Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler Okinawa, Japan Armed Forces Classic ESPN Cancelledn The referees cancelled the game at halftime due to dangerous court conditions. The game did not count toward either team's win–loss record, and player statistics from the game were not counted as official. Pittsburgh was leading 37–35.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/14125043/game-pittsburgh-panthers-gonzaga-bulldogs-stopped-first-half-due-floor-conditions Armed Forces Classic called off at halftime due to unsafe floor conditions Andy Katz Andy Katz ESPN.com November 13, 2015 November 13, 2015 0–0 Tue. Nov. 17 7:00 pm yes Saint Joseph's (IN) Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 84–43 6,219 1–0 Fri. Nov. 20 8:00 pm yes Detroit Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 95–79 7,819 2–0 Wed. Nov. 25 7:00 pm yes Cornell Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 93–49 7,720 3–0 Sat. Nov. 28 4:00 pm yes Kent State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 85–76 7,815 4–0 Tue. Dec. 1 9:00 pm yes Purdue 11 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 59–72 9,439 4–1 Fri. Dec. 4 7:00 pm yes yes Duquesne Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA The City Game CBSSN 96–75 13,906 5–1 Sun. Dec. 6 12:00 pm yes Central Arkansas Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 100–47 7,049 6–1 Fri. Dec. 11 7:00 pm yes Eastern Washington Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Gotham Classic ESPN3 84–51 7,614 7–1 Sun. Dec. 13 4:00 pm yes Morehead State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Gotham Classic ESPN3 72–62 7,065 8–1 Sun. Dec. 20 12:00 pm yes yes Davidson Madison Square Garden New York City, NY Gotham Classic ESPNU 94–69 7,345 9–1 Wed. Dec. 23 7:00 pm yes Western Carolina Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Gotham Classic ACCRSN 79–73 8,025 10–1 Wed. Dec. 30 9:00 pm Syracuse Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2 72–61 10,429 11–1 1–0 Sat. Jan. 2 4:00 pm yes Maryland Eastern Shore Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 92–58 8,649 12–1 Wed. Jan. 6 7:00 pm 24 Georgia Tech Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN 89–84 10,249 13–1 2–0 Sat. Jan. 9 4:00 pm yes 24 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN ACCRSN 86–82 8,298 14–1 3–0 Thu. Jan. 14 9:00 pm yes 20 Louisville 21 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ESPN 41–59 21,632 14–2 3–1 Sat. Jan. 16 2:00 pm 20 Boston College Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN 84–61 10,260 15–2 4–1 Tue. Jan 19 8:00 pm NC State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 61–78 9,849 15–3 4–2 Sat. Jan. 23 4:00 pm yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL ACCN 74–72 9,160 16–3 5–2 Wed. Jan. 27 7:00 pm yes Clemson Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC ACCRSN 60–73 8,752 16–4 5–3 Sun. Jan. 31 6:30 pm Virginia Tech Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 90–71 10,049 17–4 6–3 Sat. Feb. 6 12:00 pm Virginia 9 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 50–64 12,508 17–5 6–4 Tue. Feb. 9 7:00 pm yes Miami (FL) 12 BankUnited Center Coral Gables, FL ESPNU 63–65 6,609 17–6 6–5 Sun. Feb. 14 1:00 pm yes North Carolina 9 Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC ACCN 64–85 20,011 17–7 6–6 Tue. Feb. 16 7:00 pm Wake Forest Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 101–96 2OT 8,825 18–7 7–6 Sat. Feb. 20 2:00 pm yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN2 66–52 28,696 19–7 8–6 Wed. Feb. 24 8:00 pm Louisville 11 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 60–67 10,425 19–8 8–7 Sun. Feb. 28 2:00 pm Duke 15 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBS 76–62 12,508 20–8 9–7 Wed. Mar. 2 7:00 pm yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPN3 61–65 6,949 20–9 9–8 Sat. Mar. 5 2:00 pm yes Georgia Tech Hank McCamish Pavilion Atlanta, GA ACCN 59–63 7,042 20–10 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;"| ACC Tournament Wed. Mar. 9 12:00 pm yes 8 9 Syracuse Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Second Round ESPN/ACCN 72–71 18,561 21–10 Thu. Mar. 10 12:00 pm yes 8 1 North Carolina 7 Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Quarterfinals ESPN/ACCN 71–88 18,561 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;"| NCAA tournament Fri. Mar. 18 6:50 pm yes yes 10 E 7 E Wisconsin Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO First Round TNT 43–47 14,425 21–12 AP Poll Eastern Time E East Region Footnotes n References Category:Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball seasons Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pan Pittsburgh Pan Category:2015 in Pittsburgh Category:2016 in Pittsburgh