Tuesday, November 6
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 PM
Pitt
vs
Youngstown State
Game Notes: Pitt Opens Season Tuesday Against Youngstown State
11/5/2018 9:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PITT vs. YOUNGSTOWN STATE
Tuesday, November 6, 2018 • 7:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center (12,508)
The Opening Tip
• Pitt begins a #ZooEra of men's basketball under new head coach Jeff Capel by opening the 2018-19 season at home against Youngstown State.
• The Panthers are 77-34 all-time in season openers. Pitt had won 20 consecutive season-opening contests prior to falling at Navy, 71-62, in the Veterans Classic a year ago.
• Capel is 7-2 in his head-coaching career in season openers winning each of the past five openers.
• The Panthers dropped their final 19 games last season. Pitt's last win of the 2017-18 season came against Towson on Dec. 22 by a score of 63-59.
• Pitt and Youngstown State meet for the first time since the 2013-14 season, when the Panthers defeated the Penguins, 91-73. Pitt has won all three meetings with YSU at the Petersen Events Center.
• Pitt owns a 142-7 (.953) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 240 home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season ranks fifth most in the NCAA in that span.
By the Numbers
• Pitt has won 15 of 16 home openers at the Petersen Events Center with the lone loss coming last season to Montana, 83-78, in overtime.
• The Panthers are 67-16 all-time in home openers.
• Pitt has not lost the season opener in back-to-back seasons since the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons. The Panthers fell to Navy, 71-62, in the opening game of the 2017-18 campaign.
• Pitt is 64-2 all-time in the month of November at the Petersen Events Center with the lone losses coming to Long Beach State, 86-76, Nov. 16, 2011 and Montana, 83-78 (OT), Nov. 13, 2017.
• Pitt has dropped 10 consecutive games at the Petersen Events Center for the longest home losing streak in program history. The Panthers last home win was a 63-59 decision over Towson, Dec. 22, 2017.
• Pitt is 23-4 all-time against teams currently in the Horizon League. The Panthers have won 16 consecutive games against current Horizon League teams with 11 of those wins coming at the Petersen Events Center.
• Pitt used 17 different starting lineups last season with freshmen combining to make 102 starts. The Panthers return five players who started 13 or more games a year ago - Khameron Davis (23), Jared Wilson-Frame (23), Terrell Brown (17), Kene Chukwuka (13) and Shamiel Stevenson (13).
• Malik Ellison returns to live game action for the first time since March 9, 2017 after sitting out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. He averaged 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 57 career games (35 starts) at St. John's.
• Graduate transfer Sidy N'Dir brings winning experience to the Pitt program after helping New Mexico State to a 69-23 record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearance over the past three seasons. N'Dir averaged 7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 71 career games (43 starts) with the Aggies. He missed all but nine games in 2016-17 win a foot injury.
• Pitt's freshmen class of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney combined for 28 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals, while going 12-of-19 (.632) from the field, in the exhibition game win over Pitt-Johnstown.
• Jared Wilson-Frame ranks 11th among the ACC leading returning scorers after averaging 13.0 points per game a year ago. His 74 three-point field goals in 2017-18 ranks sixth among returning players in the ACC.
• The Panthers set a school record with 795 three-point field goal attempts last season. Pitt's 258 made threes were the second most in program history. Jared Wilson-Frame (74) led the Panthers in made threes last season.
• Freshmen guards Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens are expected to start the season opener. They would be the first freshmen duo in program history to start in the backcourt in the season opener.
• The Panthers return 53.4 percent (1,059-of-1,985) of its scoring from a year ago with Jared Wilson-Frame (416) and Shamiel Stevenson (273) accounting for a bulk of those points.
• Jeff Capel has guided his teams to a 101-28 (.783) home record during his coaching career. His teams have won 11 or more home contests in each of his nine seasons as a head coach.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 • 7:00 PM
ACC Network Extra • Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center (12,508)
The Opening Tip
• Pitt begins a #ZooEra of men's basketball under new head coach Jeff Capel by opening the 2018-19 season at home against Youngstown State.
• The Panthers are 77-34 all-time in season openers. Pitt had won 20 consecutive season-opening contests prior to falling at Navy, 71-62, in the Veterans Classic a year ago.
• Capel is 7-2 in his head-coaching career in season openers winning each of the past five openers.
• The Panthers dropped their final 19 games last season. Pitt's last win of the 2017-18 season came against Towson on Dec. 22 by a score of 63-59.
• Pitt and Youngstown State meet for the first time since the 2013-14 season, when the Panthers defeated the Penguins, 91-73. Pitt has won all three meetings with YSU at the Petersen Events Center.
• Pitt owns a 142-7 (.953) all-time record at the Petersen Events Center in non-conference games. The Panthers' 240 home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season ranks fifth most in the NCAA in that span.
By the Numbers
• Pitt has won 15 of 16 home openers at the Petersen Events Center with the lone loss coming last season to Montana, 83-78, in overtime.
• The Panthers are 67-16 all-time in home openers.
• Pitt has not lost the season opener in back-to-back seasons since the 1968-69 and 1969-70 seasons. The Panthers fell to Navy, 71-62, in the opening game of the 2017-18 campaign.
• Pitt is 64-2 all-time in the month of November at the Petersen Events Center with the lone losses coming to Long Beach State, 86-76, Nov. 16, 2011 and Montana, 83-78 (OT), Nov. 13, 2017.
• Pitt has dropped 10 consecutive games at the Petersen Events Center for the longest home losing streak in program history. The Panthers last home win was a 63-59 decision over Towson, Dec. 22, 2017.
• Pitt is 23-4 all-time against teams currently in the Horizon League. The Panthers have won 16 consecutive games against current Horizon League teams with 11 of those wins coming at the Petersen Events Center.
• Pitt used 17 different starting lineups last season with freshmen combining to make 102 starts. The Panthers return five players who started 13 or more games a year ago - Khameron Davis (23), Jared Wilson-Frame (23), Terrell Brown (17), Kene Chukwuka (13) and Shamiel Stevenson (13).
• Malik Ellison returns to live game action for the first time since March 9, 2017 after sitting out last season due to NCAA transfer rules. He averaged 7.4 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 57 career games (35 starts) at St. John's.
• Graduate transfer Sidy N'Dir brings winning experience to the Pitt program after helping New Mexico State to a 69-23 record and a pair of NCAA Tournament appearance over the past three seasons. N'Dir averaged 7.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 71 career games (43 starts) with the Aggies. He missed all but nine games in 2016-17 win a foot injury.
• Pitt's freshmen class of Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney combined for 28 points, six rebounds, six assists and six steals, while going 12-of-19 (.632) from the field, in the exhibition game win over Pitt-Johnstown.
• Jared Wilson-Frame ranks 11th among the ACC leading returning scorers after averaging 13.0 points per game a year ago. His 74 three-point field goals in 2017-18 ranks sixth among returning players in the ACC.
• The Panthers set a school record with 795 three-point field goal attempts last season. Pitt's 258 made threes were the second most in program history. Jared Wilson-Frame (74) led the Panthers in made threes last season.
• Freshmen guards Xavier Johnson and Trey McGowens are expected to start the season opener. They would be the first freshmen duo in program history to start in the backcourt in the season opener.
• The Panthers return 53.4 percent (1,059-of-1,985) of its scoring from a year ago with Jared Wilson-Frame (416) and Shamiel Stevenson (273) accounting for a bulk of those points.
• Jeff Capel has guided his teams to a 101-28 (.783) home record during his coaching career. His teams have won 11 or more home contests in each of his nine seasons as a head coach.
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