Pitt Faces VCU Thursday in Legends Classic

Pitt (1-2, 0-0 ACC) vs. VCU (2-1, 0-0 A-10)

Thursday, November 17, 2022 • 7:00 PM

Brooklyn, N.Y. • Barclays Center

ESPN2 • 93.7 The Fan

THE OPENING TIP
•   Pitt faces VCU Thursday, Nov. 17 in the Vivid Seats Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper at the Barclays Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. with Kevin Brown and Jon Crispin calling the game for ESPN2.
•   All five previous meetings between Pitt and VCU were decided by five points or fewer. Each of the past two meetings have gone into overtime, including an 84-79 Pitt win in the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
•   Thursday's game marks the second of six games for the Panthers in a 13-day span. Three of the six games will be played away from the Petersen Events Center.
•   Jeff Capel spent four seasons as the head coach at VCU leading the Rams to a 79-41 record from 2002-2006.
•   Pitt is 9-4 in the Legends Classic winning titles in 2008 and 2013. The Panthers have dropped their past threes Legends Classic contests.
•   Newcomers have accounted for 126 of Pitt's 196 points (64.3 percent) through the first three games of the season. Blake Hinson leads the team in scoring at 15.0 points per game, while Greg Elliott is third on the team at 11.7 points per game.
•    John Hugley IV earned Honorable Mention All-ACC honors last season after averaging 14.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. He finished the year with 23 double-figure scoring games, eight games with 20+ points and nine double-doubles. Hugley IV scored nine points in 22 minutes of action in his season debut against No. 20 Michigan after missing six weeks with a knee injury.