Friday, November 11
Pittsburgh, PA
7 PM
Pitt
vs
West Virginia
Panthers Host 189th Backyard Brawl Matchup with West Virginia Friday
11/10/2022 10:24:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (1-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. West Virginia (1-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Friday, November 11, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network Extra • 93.7 The Fan
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl Friday, Nov. 11 at the Petersen Events Center (7 p.m. - ACC Network Extra). Jason Earle and former Panther standout Julius Page will call the game for ACCN Extra.
• Friday's contest marks the 189th meeting since the first season of Pitt Basketball (1905-06). The Backyard Brawl is the most played series in program history for the Panthers.
• Pitt is wearing Veterans Day inspired warmup shirt to honor all veterans of the uniformed services who served or are still serving. The shirts feature the 82nd Airborne crest as tribute to Jeff Capel II who served in the unit from 1971-75. The Panthers are 2-0 all-time in games played on Veterans Day with wins over St. Louis (2007) and Eastern Michigan (2016).
• Pitt returns its top two scorers from a season ago in John Hugley IV (14.8 ppg.) and Jamarius Burton (12.4 ppg.). The tandem combined for 42.9 percent (845-of-1969) of the Panthers' scoring a year ago. Hugley IV has missed Pitt's two exhibition games and the season opener with a knee injury.
• Newcomers combined for 63 of Pitt's 80 points in a season opening win over UT Martin. Blake Hinson led the way with a career-high 27 points, while Federiko Federiko (13), and Greg Elliott (11) also scored in double figures.
• Pitt is 11-9 in the past 20 meetings with West Virginia but has dropped the past five contests. The Panthers had won the previous four meetings and 10 of 13 contests against West Virginia prior this stretch.
By The Numbers
• Blake Hinson had 27 points, 13 rebounds and four three-point field goals in the season opener. He joins Justin Champagnie as the only Panthers under Jeff Capel to post 25+ points, 10+ rebounds and 4+ threes in a game.
• Pitt has its most experienced roster in five seasons under Jeff Capel and one of the most experienced teams in the ACC. This year's roster entered the season with 631 games played, 159 more than Capel's previous most experienced roster and 300 total games more than his first season at Pitt. The Panthers started two sixth-year players (Nelly Cummings and Greg Elliott) and two fifth-year players (Jamarius Burton and Blake Hinson) in the season opener.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,133 points, 627 rebounds, 560 assists, and 191 steals in 231 career games. The tandem delivered 18 points, eight rebounds and 14 assists in the opener.
• Pitt's roster features five players who have averaged double figures for a season at the NCAA Division I level. Nelly Cummings (3x), Nike Sibande (3x), Jamarius Burton (2x), John Hugley IV (1x) and Blake Hinson (1x) have combined for 10 double-figure scoring seasons.
• Pitt has five players with 70 or more career three-point field goals, including Nike Sibande (205) and Nelly Cummings (150) who have combined for 355 career threes. Greg Elliott (97) and Blake Hinson (95) are both closing in on the 100 made threes mark.
• John Hugley IV is one of two returning ACC players (along with North Carolina's Armando Bacot) to averaged 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds or better per game last season.
• Jamarius Burton had 10 points, five rebounds and seven assists in the opener, marking the second time in his Pitt career he has record 10+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in a game.
• Nelly Cummings had eight points, three rebounds and seven assists in his Pitt debut. The Midland, Pa., native has 1,120 points, 245 rebounds, 222 assists and 150 three-point field goals in his career.
• Blake Hinson has scored 20 or more points in all three games in a Pitt uniform (including exhibition play). He is averaging 25.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while going 25-of-41 (.610) from the field, including 13-of-27 (.481) from three-point range, in that span.
• Federiko Federiko is averaging 11.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in a Pitt uniform (includes exhibition play). He is 15-of-16 (.938) from the field with 14 offensive rebounds over three contests.
• Nike Sibande had six points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 16 minutes in the win over UT Martin. He missed last season due to an ACL injury suffered Nov. 1 in an exhibition game.
• Greg Elliott is three three-point field goals shy of reaching the 100 made threes mark for his career. He went 3-of-7 from deep in the season opener and is 97-of-237 (.409) from beyond the arc in his career.
• John Hugley IV (knee) and William Jeffress (foot) each missed both of Pitt's exhibition games and the season opener due to injuries suffered in the preseason.
• The Panthers made 11 three-point field goals and shot a school-record 41 threes in the season opening win over UT Martin. Pitt averaged just 5.4 made three-pointers and 17.1 attempts per game a season ago.
• Pitt scored 80 points in the season opener to improve to 12-1 under Jeff Capel when scoring 80 or more points. The Panthers reached the 80-point plateau for the first time since an 83-72 win over No. 16 Virginia Tech Feb. 3, 2021.
• The Panthers outscored UT Martin by 24 points from three-point range in the season opener. A year ago, Pitt made more threes than its opponent just six times with the largest scoring advantage from beyond the arc being just nine points.
Friday, November 11, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network Extra • 93.7 The Fan
The Opening Tip
• Pitt hosts West Virginia in the Backyard Brawl Friday, Nov. 11 at the Petersen Events Center (7 p.m. - ACC Network Extra). Jason Earle and former Panther standout Julius Page will call the game for ACCN Extra.
• Friday's contest marks the 189th meeting since the first season of Pitt Basketball (1905-06). The Backyard Brawl is the most played series in program history for the Panthers.
• Pitt is wearing Veterans Day inspired warmup shirt to honor all veterans of the uniformed services who served or are still serving. The shirts feature the 82nd Airborne crest as tribute to Jeff Capel II who served in the unit from 1971-75. The Panthers are 2-0 all-time in games played on Veterans Day with wins over St. Louis (2007) and Eastern Michigan (2016).
• Pitt returns its top two scorers from a season ago in John Hugley IV (14.8 ppg.) and Jamarius Burton (12.4 ppg.). The tandem combined for 42.9 percent (845-of-1969) of the Panthers' scoring a year ago. Hugley IV has missed Pitt's two exhibition games and the season opener with a knee injury.
• Newcomers combined for 63 of Pitt's 80 points in a season opening win over UT Martin. Blake Hinson led the way with a career-high 27 points, while Federiko Federiko (13), and Greg Elliott (11) also scored in double figures.
• Pitt is 11-9 in the past 20 meetings with West Virginia but has dropped the past five contests. The Panthers had won the previous four meetings and 10 of 13 contests against West Virginia prior this stretch.
By The Numbers
• Blake Hinson had 27 points, 13 rebounds and four three-point field goals in the season opener. He joins Justin Champagnie as the only Panthers under Jeff Capel to post 25+ points, 10+ rebounds and 4+ threes in a game.
• Pitt has its most experienced roster in five seasons under Jeff Capel and one of the most experienced teams in the ACC. This year's roster entered the season with 631 games played, 159 more than Capel's previous most experienced roster and 300 total games more than his first season at Pitt. The Panthers started two sixth-year players (Nelly Cummings and Greg Elliott) and two fifth-year players (Jamarius Burton and Blake Hinson) in the season opener.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,133 points, 627 rebounds, 560 assists, and 191 steals in 231 career games. The tandem delivered 18 points, eight rebounds and 14 assists in the opener.
• Pitt's roster features five players who have averaged double figures for a season at the NCAA Division I level. Nelly Cummings (3x), Nike Sibande (3x), Jamarius Burton (2x), John Hugley IV (1x) and Blake Hinson (1x) have combined for 10 double-figure scoring seasons.
• Pitt has five players with 70 or more career three-point field goals, including Nike Sibande (205) and Nelly Cummings (150) who have combined for 355 career threes. Greg Elliott (97) and Blake Hinson (95) are both closing in on the 100 made threes mark.
• John Hugley IV is one of two returning ACC players (along with North Carolina's Armando Bacot) to averaged 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds or better per game last season.
• Jamarius Burton had 10 points, five rebounds and seven assists in the opener, marking the second time in his Pitt career he has record 10+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 5+ assists in a game.
• Nelly Cummings had eight points, three rebounds and seven assists in his Pitt debut. The Midland, Pa., native has 1,120 points, 245 rebounds, 222 assists and 150 three-point field goals in his career.
• Blake Hinson has scored 20 or more points in all three games in a Pitt uniform (including exhibition play). He is averaging 25.3 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, while going 25-of-41 (.610) from the field, including 13-of-27 (.481) from three-point range, in that span.
• Federiko Federiko is averaging 11.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game in a Pitt uniform (includes exhibition play). He is 15-of-16 (.938) from the field with 14 offensive rebounds over three contests.
• Nike Sibande had six points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 16 minutes in the win over UT Martin. He missed last season due to an ACL injury suffered Nov. 1 in an exhibition game.
• Greg Elliott is three three-point field goals shy of reaching the 100 made threes mark for his career. He went 3-of-7 from deep in the season opener and is 97-of-237 (.409) from beyond the arc in his career.
• John Hugley IV (knee) and William Jeffress (foot) each missed both of Pitt's exhibition games and the season opener due to injuries suffered in the preseason.
• The Panthers made 11 three-point field goals and shot a school-record 41 threes in the season opening win over UT Martin. Pitt averaged just 5.4 made three-pointers and 17.1 attempts per game a season ago.
• Pitt scored 80 points in the season opener to improve to 12-1 under Jeff Capel when scoring 80 or more points. The Panthers reached the 80-point plateau for the first time since an 83-72 win over No. 16 Virginia Tech Feb. 3, 2021.
• The Panthers outscored UT Martin by 24 points from three-point range in the season opener. A year ago, Pitt made more threes than its opponent just six times with the largest scoring advantage from beyond the arc being just nine points.
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