2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season 2014–15 Pitt men's basketball 2014–15 Pitt women's basketball 2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 November 2024 Basketball 2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 19–15 8–10 Jamie Dixon 12th Brandin Knight 7th Bill Barton 4th Marlon Williamson 1st Petersen Events Center(Capacity: 12,508) NIT First Round, L 54–60 vs. George Washington The 2014–15 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2014–15 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 twelfth-year head coach Jamie Dixon. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 8–10 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place.November 2024 They lost in the first round of the ACC tournament to NC State.https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article13637048.html Barber leads focused NC State past Pitt 81-70 The News & Observer Joe Giglio March 11, 2015 November 4, 2024 They were invited to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to George Washington.https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/03/17/george-washington-beats-pittsburgh-60-54-in-nit-1st-round/24937527/ George Washington beats Pittsburgh 60-54 in NIT 1st round USA Today March 17, 2015 November 4, 2024 Previous season The Panthers finished the season 26–10, 11–7 in ACC play to finish in fifth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the ACC tournament where they lost to Virginia. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a number nine seed where they defeated Colorado in the first round before losing in the second round to number one seeded Florida. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Lamar Patterson 21 G/F 6'5" 195 RS Senior Lancaster, PA Graduated/2014 NBA draft Talib Zanna 42 F 6'9" 230 RS Senior Kaduna, Nigeria Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Sheldon Jeter 21 F 6'8" 220 Sophomore Beaver Falls, PA Junior college transfer from Polk State College Tyrone Haughton 44 C 6'9" 217 Junior Miami, FL Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College Class of 2014 signees 2014 Ryan Luther SF Gibsonia, PA Hampton 6 9 210 2013-10-24 3 3 3 2 Cameron Johnson SG Hagerstown, MD Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 6 6 185 2014-04-21 NR NR NR 2014 Pittsburgh 2014 Basketball Commitments 2014 Pittsburgh Commits 2014 Player Commitments – Pittsburgh 2014-07-01 yes Roster 2014 Pittsburgh Panthers y y James Robinson basketball, born 1994 y 0 G 6 3 200 jr Mitchellville, MD DeMatha Catholic Jamel Artis y 1 F 6 7 230 so Baltimore, MD Notre Dame Prep (Fitchburg, MA) Michael Young basketball, born 1994 y 2 f 6 8 245 so Duquesne, PA St. Benedict's (Newark, NJ) Cameron Wright 3 G 6 4 205 sr yes Cleveland, OH Benedictine yes Ryan Luther y 4 F 6 9 215 fr Gibsonia, PA Hampton Durand Johnson 5 F 6 6 195 jr yes Baltimore, MD Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, NH) S yes Derrick Randall 11 F 6 8 240 sr Brooklyn, NY South Kent (South Kent, CT) Chris Jones 12 G/F 6 6 210 so yes Teaneck, NJ Teaneck yes Josh Newkirk 13 G 6 1 175 so Raleigh, NC Word of God Aron Nwankwo 15 F 6 7.5 215 sr yes Baltimore, MD Baltimore City College W yes Sheldon Jeter 21 F 6 8 225 so Beaver Falls, PA Beaver FallsPolk State College Joshua Ko 22 G 6 1 150 so Kailua, HI Kalaheo W Cameron Johnson y 23 G 6 7 185 fr Moon Township, PA Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mike Lecak 24 G 6 2 175 jr yes Pittsburgh, PA North Canyon (Phoenix, AZ)Wheeling Jesuit W yes Tyrone Haughton 44 C 6 9 220 jr Miami, FL Dr. KoppIowa Western CC Joseph Uchebo 50 C 6 10 260 jr Enugu, Nigeria Word of God (Raleigh, NC)Chipola College Jamie Dixon (TCU) Marlon Williamson (Youngstown State) Brandin Knight (Pitt) Bill Barton (Salem State) http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pitt-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Bahamas Foreign Tour Sat. Aug. 2 3:00 p.m. yes Pyramid Food Rockets Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas 322 101–62 Sun. Aug. 3 3:00 p.m. yes Bahamas All-Stars Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas 547 113–59 Tue. Aug. 5 7:00 p.m. yes Street Legends All-Stars Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas 313 94–55 Wed. Aug. 6 7:00 p.m. yes Atlantis All-Stars Kendal G.L. Isaacs Gym Nassau, Bahamas 412 124–53 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Scrimmage Fri. Oct. 3 7:00 p.m. yes Blue-Gold Scrimmage Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Oakland Zoo Scrimmage Blue 57–53 N/A Sun. Oct. 19 3:00 p.m. yes Blue-Gold Scrimmage Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair/Fan Fest Gold 58–48 N/A |- !colspan=12 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Exhibition Fri. Oct. 31 7:00 p.m. yes Indiana (PA) Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 72–58 5,819 Fri. Nov. 7 7:00 p.m. yes Philadelphia Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 82–71 6,157 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Regular season Fri. Nov. 14 7:00 p.m. yes Niagara Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 78–45 9,749 1–0 Sun. Nov. 16 1:00 p.m. yes Samford Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Maui Invitational Tournament Opening Round ACCRSN 63–56 8,249 2–0 Fri. Nov. 21 12:00 a.m. yes yes Hawaii Hawaii War Memorial Gym Wailuku, HI 70–74 1,203 2–1 Mon. Nov. 24 9:00 p.m. yes yes Chaminade Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament quarterfinals ESPNU 81–68 2,400 3–1 Tue. Nov. 25 10:00 p.m. yes yes San Diego State 15 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament semifinals ESPN 57–74 2,400 3–2 Wed. Nov. 26 7:30 p.m. yes yes Kansas State Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational Tournament 3rd Place Game ESPN2 70–47 2,400 4–2 Tue. Dec. 2 7:00 p.m. yes yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 69–81 17,472 4–3 Fri. Dec. 5 7:00 p.m. yes yes Duquesne Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA The City Game ESPN3 76–62 14,905 5–3 Sat. Dec. 13 2:00 p.m. yes St. Bonaventure Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 58–54 9,425 6–3 Wed. Dec. 17 7:00 p.m. yes Manhattan Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 65–56 8,149 7–3 Sat. Dec. 20 4:00 p.m. yes Oakland Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN 81–77 OT 9,049 8–3 Tue. Dec. 23 7:00 p.m. yes Holy Cross Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 58–39 8,825 9–3 Tue. Dec. 30 7:30 p.m. yes Florida Gulf Coast Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 71–54 10,249 10–3 Sat. Jan. 3 12:00 p.m. yes NC State PNC Arena Raleigh, NC ACCN 50–68 16,197 10–4 (0–1) Tue. Jan. 6 9:00 p.m. yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ACCRSN 61–60 OT 2,213 11–4 (1–1) Sat. Jan. 10 12:00 p.m. Clemson Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN 62–71 12,508 11–5 (1–2) Wed. Jan. 14 9:00 p.m. Florida State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCRSN 73–64 10,989 12–5 (2–2) Sat. Jan. 17 4:00 p.m. Georgia Tech Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 70–65 12,508 13–5 (3–2) Mon. Jan. 19 7:00 p.m. yes Duke 5 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC ESPN 65–79 9,314 13–6 (3–3) Sun. Jan. 25 4:00 p.m. Louisville 10 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBS 68–80 12,508 13–7 (3–4) Tue. Jan. 27 7:00 p.m. yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA ESPNU 67–70 OT 5,206 13–8 (3–5) Sat. Jan. 31 12:00 p.m. Notre Dame 8 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 76–72 12,508 14–8 (4–5) Mon. Feb. 2 7:00 p.m. yes Bryant Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 72–67 7,749 15–8 Sat. Feb. 7 4:00 p.m. Syracuse Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2 83–77 12,508 16–8 (5–5) Wed. Feb. 11 8:00 p.m. yes Louisville 9 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY ACCN 56–69 22,132 16–9 (5–6) Sat. Feb. 14 12:00 p.m. North Carolina 12 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 89–76 12,508 17–9 (6–6) Mon. Feb. 16 7:00 p.m. yes Virginia 2 John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA ESPN 49–61 13,953 17–10 (6–7) Sat. Feb. 21 12:00 p.m. yes Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ACCN 65–61 30,144 18–10 (7–7) Tue. Feb. 24 9:00 p.m. Boston College Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 71–65 9,142 19–10 (8–7) Sun. Mar. 1 6:30 p.m. yes Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC ESPNU 66–69 10,109 19–11 (8–8) Wed. Mar. 4 8:00 p.m. Miami (FL) Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ACCN 63–67 10,549 19–12 (8–9) Sat. Mar. 7 12:00 p.m. yes Florida State Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 52–61 6,276 19–13 (8–10) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;"| ACC Tournament Wed. Mar. 11 7:00 p.m. yes (10) NC State (7) Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC Second round ESPN2/ACCN 70–81 22,026 19–14 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;"| NIT Tue. Mar. 17 7:00 p.m. yes (4) George Washington (5) Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA First round ESPN 54–60 3,049 19–15 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NIT is seed within region References Category:Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball seasons Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Pan Pittsburgh Pan Category:2014 in Pittsburgh Category:2015 in Pittsburgh