Panthers Host Wake Forest on Senior Night Tuesday

Pitt (9-10, 5-9 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (6-13, 3-13 ACC)
Tuesday, March 2, 2021 • 6:00 PM
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

tHE OPENING TIP
• Pitt hosts Wake Forest on Senior Night Tuesday, March 2. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. on the ACC Network. Pitt will honor Terrell Brown as well as senior managers Rob Blose, Nick Bobula, Bryce Kready, Andrew Thomas and Patrick Uher during a pregame ceremony.
• The Panthers are one win shy of matching their ACC win total from last season. Pitt has not won more than six ACC games since the 2015-16 season.
• Pitt has dropped five consecutive contests by an average of 4.8 points per game. The Panthers are 3-6 on the season in games decided by seven points or fewer. Pitt dropped a one-point decision at Wake Forest in the first meeting between the two schools this season.
• Pitt fell to Wake Forest, 76-75, Jan. 23 as the Panthers were unable to overcome 15 three-point field goals by the Demon Deacons. Justin Champagnie had 17 points, eight rebounds and five steals in the contest, while Abdoul Karim Coulibaly added a career-high 15 points.
• Justin Champagnie leads the ACC with 12 double-doubles, including seven games with 20+ points and 10+ rebounds. He ranks seventh in the NCAA in rebounds (11.4 rpg.) and eighth in defensive rebounds (7.9 drpg.).
• Femi Odukale has scored in double figures in all three games in which he has played 25 or more minutes, including a career-high 18 points at NC State.

BY THE NUMBERS
• Each of the past eight meetings between Pitt and Wake Forest have been decided by nine points or fewer. Three of those contests, including the Jan. 23 meeting, were decided by three points or fewer.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC (22nd nationally) in offensive rebounds (13.2 orpg.) and third in offensive rebound percentage (.350). The Panthers have grabbed 20 or more offensive rebounds on four occassions and own a +93 scoring margin in second chance points.
• Justin Champagnie has scored in double figures in all 17 games played this season. Clyde Vaughan (1983), Larry Harris (1976-78), Billy Knight (1974) and Don Hennon (1958) are the only players in program history to score 10 or more points in every game played in a season.
• Terrell Brown is one blocked shot shy of matching Sam Clancy for third place on Pitt's career blocked shots list. Brown enters his final home game at Pitt with 531 points, 412 rebounds and 169 blocks in 115 career games.
• Justin Champagnie is one of two major conference players (joined by Derek Culver, West Virginia) averaging a double-double for the season.
• Justin Champagnie has recorded a double-double in nine of the past 11 games. He is averaging 19.0 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 1.4 steals per game, while shooting 49.7 percent (73-of-147) from the field in that span.
• Nike Sibande is six points shy of the 1,500-point mark in his career. He now has 1,494 points, 506 rebounds and 192 three-point field goals in 107 career games.
• Justin Champagnie is attempting to become the first Panther to average a double-double for the season since DeJuan Blair (2008-09). Pitt has not had a player average better than 18 points and 10 rebounds per game since Billy Knight (1973-74).
• Femi Odukale is averaging 7.5 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.5 assists, while going 15-of-29 (.517) from the field and 13-of-19 (.684) from the foul line, in just under 24 minutes per game over the past six contests.

Panthers Host Wake Forest on Senior Night Tuesday

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Players Mentioned

Terrell Brown

Justin Champagnie

Abdoul Karim Coulibaly

Femi Odukale

Nike Sibande