Wednesday, November 6
Pittsburgh, Pa.
8 PM
Pitt
vs
Florida State
Panthers Open Season Wednesday Against Florida State
11/4/2019 5:35:00 PM | Men's Basketball
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
The Opening Tip
• Pitt opens the season against conference foe Florida State Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Petersen Events Center (8 p.m. - ESPNU). Wednesday's contest marks the first time the Panthers have opened the season versus a conference opponent in program history.
• The Panthers are 78-34 all-time in season openers. Pitt has won 21 of the past 22 season opening contests.
• Head coach Jeff Capel is 8-2 in his head-coaching career in season openers winning each of the past six openers.
• Pitt returns a pair of double-figure scorers from last season in Xavier Johnson (15.5 ppg.) and Trey McGowens (11.6 ppg.). The sophomore backcourt tandem is the fourth leading returning scoring tandem in the ACC.
• Pitt has won 16 of 17 home openers at the Petersen Events Center and is 68-16 all-time in home openers.
• The Panthers were picked to finish 10th in the ACC by the league's media in attendance at ACC Media Day in Charlotte.
By the Numbers
• Pitt is 69-2 all-time in the month of November at the Petersen Events Center, with the lone losses coming against Long Beach State, 86-76, Nov. 16, 2011 and Montana, 83-78 (OT), Nov. 13, 2017.
• Jeff Capel has guided his teams to a 112-35 (.762) home record during his coaching career. His teams have won 11 or more home contests in each of his 10 seasons as a head coach.
• The Panthers are 251-59 (.810) all-time at the Petersen Events Center. The 251 home wins since the building opened for the 2002-03 season ranks as sixth most in the NCAA in that span.
• Pitt returns three of its top four scorers and 63.3 percent of its scoring (1,460-of-2,306) from last season.
• Sophomore Xavier Johnson was the only player in the ACC to average at least 15.0 points and 4.5 assists per game last season. Johnson is the third leading returning scorer in the ACC after averaging 15.5 points per game a year ago.
• Pitt, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame are the only schools in the ACC to return season leaders in points, rebounds, blocks and steals from a year ago.
• Graduate transfer forward Eric Hamilton joins the program after averaging 6.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game last season at UNC Greensboro. Hamilton has helped teams reach postseason play in each of his previous four seasons at Wichita State and UNC Greensboro.
• Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney accounted for 49.2 percent (1136-of-2306) of Pitt's scoring last season. The trio combined to average a Pitt freshmen record 34.6 ppg. while combining for 54 double-figure scoring games, including 14 20+ points scoring games.
• Last season, Trey McGowens became the first Pitt freshman to score over 350 points and collect over 50 steals in a season. He is the 14th-leading returning scorer in the ACC and the leader in steals.
• Terrell Brown enters the season five blocked shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career blocks chart. He has 106 blocks in 64 career games.
• The Panthers led the ACC with 16.5 made free throws per game and made 20 or more free throws in a game 11 times a year ago. Pitt made 38 free throws in a home win over Florida State last season.
• Xavier Johnson became the first Pitt player to earn All-ACC Freshman Team honors. He set Pitt freshman records for scoring, double-figure scoring games, 20-point scoring games and free throws made.
• Trey McGowens set a Pitt freshman record with 33 points in a Jan. 9 win over Louisville. He finished the season with three of the top five freshman scoring games in program history and is the only Pitt freshman to record two 30-point games in a season. McGowens recorded 30 points, seven rebounds, four assists and five steals in a Jan. 14 win over Florida State. He was 5-of-12 from the field and 18-of-19 from the free throw line in the contest.
• Au'Diese Toney, a 6-6 guard, grabbed eight or more rebounds in a game 10 times and led the Panthers in rebounding at 5.6 rpg. last season. He was one of four players 6-6 or under in the ACC to rank in the top 25 in rebounding. Toney became the ninth freshman in program history to lead the team in rebounding.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
8:00 PM • ESPNU
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
The Opening Tip
• Pitt opens the season against conference foe Florida State Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the Petersen Events Center (8 p.m. - ESPNU). Wednesday's contest marks the first time the Panthers have opened the season versus a conference opponent in program history.
• The Panthers are 78-34 all-time in season openers. Pitt has won 21 of the past 22 season opening contests.
• Head coach Jeff Capel is 8-2 in his head-coaching career in season openers winning each of the past six openers.
• Pitt returns a pair of double-figure scorers from last season in Xavier Johnson (15.5 ppg.) and Trey McGowens (11.6 ppg.). The sophomore backcourt tandem is the fourth leading returning scoring tandem in the ACC.
• Pitt has won 16 of 17 home openers at the Petersen Events Center and is 68-16 all-time in home openers.
• The Panthers were picked to finish 10th in the ACC by the league's media in attendance at ACC Media Day in Charlotte.
By the Numbers
• Pitt is 69-2 all-time in the month of November at the Petersen Events Center, with the lone losses coming against Long Beach State, 86-76, Nov. 16, 2011 and Montana, 83-78 (OT), Nov. 13, 2017.
• Jeff Capel has guided his teams to a 112-35 (.762) home record during his coaching career. His teams have won 11 or more home contests in each of his 10 seasons as a head coach.
• The Panthers are 251-59 (.810) all-time at the Petersen Events Center. The 251 home wins since the building opened for the 2002-03 season ranks as sixth most in the NCAA in that span.
• Pitt returns three of its top four scorers and 63.3 percent of its scoring (1,460-of-2,306) from last season.
• Sophomore Xavier Johnson was the only player in the ACC to average at least 15.0 points and 4.5 assists per game last season. Johnson is the third leading returning scorer in the ACC after averaging 15.5 points per game a year ago.
• Pitt, Georgia Tech and Notre Dame are the only schools in the ACC to return season leaders in points, rebounds, blocks and steals from a year ago.
• Graduate transfer forward Eric Hamilton joins the program after averaging 6.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game last season at UNC Greensboro. Hamilton has helped teams reach postseason play in each of his previous four seasons at Wichita State and UNC Greensboro.
• Xavier Johnson, Trey McGowens and Au'Diese Toney accounted for 49.2 percent (1136-of-2306) of Pitt's scoring last season. The trio combined to average a Pitt freshmen record 34.6 ppg. while combining for 54 double-figure scoring games, including 14 20+ points scoring games.
• Last season, Trey McGowens became the first Pitt freshman to score over 350 points and collect over 50 steals in a season. He is the 14th-leading returning scorer in the ACC and the leader in steals.
• Terrell Brown enters the season five blocked shots shy of moving into the top 10 in Pitt career blocks chart. He has 106 blocks in 64 career games.
• The Panthers led the ACC with 16.5 made free throws per game and made 20 or more free throws in a game 11 times a year ago. Pitt made 38 free throws in a home win over Florida State last season.
• Xavier Johnson became the first Pitt player to earn All-ACC Freshman Team honors. He set Pitt freshman records for scoring, double-figure scoring games, 20-point scoring games and free throws made.
• Trey McGowens set a Pitt freshman record with 33 points in a Jan. 9 win over Louisville. He finished the season with three of the top five freshman scoring games in program history and is the only Pitt freshman to record two 30-point games in a season. McGowens recorded 30 points, seven rebounds, four assists and five steals in a Jan. 14 win over Florida State. He was 5-of-12 from the field and 18-of-19 from the free throw line in the contest.
• Au'Diese Toney, a 6-6 guard, grabbed eight or more rebounds in a game 10 times and led the Panthers in rebounding at 5.6 rpg. last season. He was one of four players 6-6 or under in the ACC to rank in the top 25 in rebounding. Toney became the ninth freshman in program history to lead the team in rebounding.
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