Panthers Return to Action Saturday at Clemson (6 PM – ACC Network)

Pitt (7-11, 2-5 ACC) at Clemson (10-8, 2-5 ACC)
Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022 • 6:00 PM
Clemson, S.C. • Littlejohn Coliseum
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan

The Opening Tip
• Pitt travels to South Carolina to face Clemson Saturday, Jan. 22. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. on the ACC Network with Wes Durham and Perry Clark calling the action.
• The Panthers are looking to snap an eight-game losing streak against the Tigers and three-game skid at Littlejohn Coliseum. Pitt's last win over Clemson came during the 2013-14 season when the Panthers topped the Tigers twice.
• Saturday's game at Clemson begins a stretch of five out of the next seven games on the road for the Panthers.
• John Hugley has scored in double figures six times and is averaging 17.6 points and 7.3 rebounds per game through seven conference contests. He is attempting 9.7 free throws per game, while scoring 54 of 123 points in ACC play from the foul line.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in each of the past 11 games and is averaging 15.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game in that span. He has scored 14 or more points in seven of the past 11 contests. Burton has scored in double figures in all seven league games and is averaging 15.3 points per game in ACC play.
• Mouhamadou Gueye has scored in double figures in six of the past eight games and is averaging 12.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in that stretch.
• Femi Odukale has scored in double figures in six of the past seven games and is averaging 13.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game in that span.

By The Numbers
• John Hugley has scored in double figures a team-best 13 times, including six games with 20 or more points. He leads Pitt in scoring (15.7 ppg.), rebounds (8.1 rpg.), offensive rebounds (47), field goals (88), field goal attempts (190), free throws made (104), free throw attempts (142), steals (14) and double-doubles (5).
• Jamarius Burton is averaging a team-high 16.5 points, while going 6-of-13 (.462) from three-point range and 22-of-23 (.957) from the foul line in road games this season. He has scored in double figures in all four road games he has played in, including a pair of 20+ point efforts.
• John Hugley ranks eighth in the NCAA in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (7.5) and ninth in free throw rate (74.7 pct.), while Femi Odukale is 16th overall in free throw rate (67.3 pct.).
• John Hugley (142) and Femi Odukale (107) have combined for 249 of the team's 421 free throw attempts (59.1 pct.). The tandem has combined to shoot 15 or more free throws in a game nine times.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is averaging 11.1 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.1 blocks in 12 games when playing 25 minutes or more. He has scored in double figures nine of the 12 contests and blocked two or more shots in eight of those games.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in a career-best 11 consecutive games. He has topped the 20-point mark three times in that span.
• John Hugley has gotten to the free throw line 115 times in the past 12 games. He leads the league in free throw attempts (7.9 ftapg.) and free throws made (5.8 ftmpg.), while shooting 73.2 percent (104-of-142) from the charity stripe.
• Mouhamadou Gueye leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (19) and blocked shots (30). He is the only player in the ACC to lead his team in both categories.
• Femi Odukale is averaging 14.8 points per game in contests he makes at least one three-point field goal. He has scored in double figures in eight of the nine games this season when he has made a three-pointer.
• John Hugley (20.5 ppg.), Jamarius Burton (15.0 ppg.), Femi Odukale (11.3 ppg.) and Mouhamadou Gueye (9.5 ppg.) have accounted for 88.7 percent (56.3 ppg.) of the team's scoring over the past four games.
• Femi Odukale has recorded at least one assist in 24 consecutive games dating back to last season. He has had three or more assists in each of the past eight games and is tied for 13th in the ACC in assists per game (3.35 apg.).
• Pitt has made as many free throws (289) as its opponents have attempted (289) this season. The Panthers are tied for third in the NCAA in free throw attempts per game (23.4 ftapg.) and have outscored the opposition by 90 points from the free throw line.
• The Panthers have been outrebounded just two times this season. Pitt ranks second in the ACC in rebounding margin (+4.78) with John Hugley (8.1 rpg.), Mouhamadou Gueye (6.0 rpg.) and William Jeffress (4.2 rpg.) combining for 51.4 percent of the team's rebound average.
• Pitt is averaging 24.6 points in the paint and 16.1 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 65.3 percent (733-of-1123) of the team's points.
• The Panthers lead the NCAA in free throw rate (46.9 percent) and points distribution from the foul line (25.7 percent). Pitt and Manhattan are the only schools in the NCAA getting over 25 percent of their overall scoring output from the free throw line.
• Pitt has dropped eight consecutive ACC road games, dating back to a 63-60 win at Syracuse Jan. 6, 2021. Four of the eight losses in that span have been by six points or fewer.

Panther Spotlights
• John Hugley is averaging 20.5 points and 8.8 rebounds, while shooting 51.2 percent (22-of-43) from the field and 78.3 percent (36-of-46) from the foul line over the past four games.
• Jamarius Burton is 32-of-66 (.485) from the field, while averaging 16.0 points per game over the past six contests.

Panthers Return to Action Saturday at Clemson (6 PM – ACC Network)

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Players Mentioned

Jamarius Burton

Mouhamadou Gueye

John Hugley IV

William Jeffress

Femi Odukale