Tuesday, November 22
Pittsburgh, PA
8:30 PM
Pitt
vs
FDU
Pitt Continues Homestand Tuesday Against FDU
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Pitt (2-3, 0-0 ACC) vs. FDU (3-3, 0-0 NEC)
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 • 8:30 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt welcomes FDU to the Petersen Events Center Tuesday, Nov. 22. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. with Dave Leno and Tim Welsh calling the game for the ACC Network.
• The Panthers are 1-0 all-time against FDU and are 36-2 overall against teams currently in the Northeast Conference.
• Tuesday's game marks Pitt's second game in three days and the fourth of six games for the Panthers in a 13-day span. Pitt also hosts William & Mary Nov. 25 before concluding the stretch with a road game at Northwestern (Nov. 28).
• The Panthers have made 10 or more three-point field goals in two of their three games at the Petersen Events Center this season. Blake Hinson (8) and Greg Elliott (7) have combined for 15 made threes at the Pete.
• Blake Hinson has scored 15 or more points in three of the first five games over the season, including a pair of 20+ point efforts. He leads the Panthers and ranks 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 16.8 points per game.
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, while shooting 52.6 percent (20-of-38) from the field. He the only ACC player averaging better than 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Burton missed Sunday's win over Alabama State due to knee inflammation.
• Jorge Diaz Graham is averaging 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game over the past two contests. He is 5-of-12 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range, and 6-of-9 from the foul line in that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
• 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. Hinson (16.8 ppg.) and Burton (13.5 ppg.) are averaging 10 or more points through the first five games, while John Hugley IV (9.5 ppg.) and Greg Elliott (9.0 ppg.) are also near that mark.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,207 points, 656 rebounds, 581 assists, and 196 steals in 238 career games. The tandem is averaging 21.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game this season.
• Blake Hinson is one of three players in the ACC (along with Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame and Armando Bacot, North Carolina) averaging over 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting over 47.5 percent from the field.
• Federiko Federiko (9-of-10, .900), Jamarius Burton (20-of-38, .536) and Blake Hinson (29-of-59, .492) are a combined 58-of-107 (.542) from the field on the season, while the rest of the roster is just 58-of-178 (.325) from the field.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all four games played this season and in 27 of his 34 games played as a Panther. He is averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Burton missed Pitt's win over Alabama State due to knee inflammation
• Blake Hinson leads the Panthers in scoring (16.8 ppg.), rebounding (6.0 rpg.) and three-point field goals (12). He has topped the 20-point mark in two of Pitt's three home games.
• John Hugley IV is one of two returning ACC players (along with North Carolina's Armando Bacot) to average 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds or better per game last season. He is averaging 9.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in 20.3 minutes per game, while working his way back from a preseason knee injury.
• Nelly Cummings has recorded five or more assists in three of Pitt's five games and is tied for eighth in the ACC in assists per game (4.0 apg.).
• Greg Elliott has made two or more three-point field goals in three of Pitt's first five games. He is second on the team with nine made threes and is now 103-of-258 (.399) from beyond the arc in his career. Elliott has scored in double figures three times and is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.0 points per game. He is 11 points shy of reaching the 700-point mark for his career.
• The Panthers has not yet found their outside shooting stroke this season going 37-of-135 (.274) from beyond the arc through the first five games. Blake Hinson (12) and Greg Elliott (9) have combined for 21 of the team's 37 three-point field goals. Pitt was a season-best 10-of-29 (.345) from three-point range against Alabama State.
• Blake Hinson has made three or more threes in a game three times this season and ranks 10th in the ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.4 3pg.). He has made 103 three-pointers in 65 career games.
• Pitt scored a season-high 31 bench points against Alabama State marking the first time this season its reserves have outscored the opposition. Nike Sibande (17) and John Hugley IV (10) both reached double-figures in scoring off the bench in the win over the Hornets.
• The Panthers have won their past four matchups and are 6-1 all-time in games played on Nov. 22. Pitt posted a 75-70 win over Yale (11/22/16) in its last meeting on the date.
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 • 8:30 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
• Pitt welcomes FDU to the Petersen Events Center Tuesday, Nov. 22. Tipoff is set for 8:30 p.m. with Dave Leno and Tim Welsh calling the game for the ACC Network.
• The Panthers are 1-0 all-time against FDU and are 36-2 overall against teams currently in the Northeast Conference.
• Tuesday's game marks Pitt's second game in three days and the fourth of six games for the Panthers in a 13-day span. Pitt also hosts William & Mary Nov. 25 before concluding the stretch with a road game at Northwestern (Nov. 28).
• The Panthers have made 10 or more three-point field goals in two of their three games at the Petersen Events Center this season. Blake Hinson (8) and Greg Elliott (7) have combined for 15 made threes at the Pete.
• Blake Hinson has scored 15 or more points in three of the first five games over the season, including a pair of 20+ point efforts. He leads the Panthers and ranks 12th in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring at 16.8 points per game.
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 3.8 assists per game, while shooting 52.6 percent (20-of-38) from the field. He the only ACC player averaging better than 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Burton missed Sunday's win over Alabama State due to knee inflammation.
• Jorge Diaz Graham is averaging 9.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 1.0 blocks per game over the past two contests. He is 5-of-12 from the field, including 3-of-6 from three-point range, and 6-of-9 from the foul line in that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
• 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. Hinson (16.8 ppg.) and Burton (13.5 ppg.) are averaging 10 or more points through the first five games, while John Hugley IV (9.5 ppg.) and Greg Elliott (9.0 ppg.) are also near that mark.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 2,207 points, 656 rebounds, 581 assists, and 196 steals in 238 career games. The tandem is averaging 21.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 7.8 assists per game this season.
• Blake Hinson is one of three players in the ACC (along with Nate Laszewski, Notre Dame and Armando Bacot, North Carolina) averaging over 16.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while shooting over 47.5 percent from the field.
• Federiko Federiko (9-of-10, .900), Jamarius Burton (20-of-38, .536) and Blake Hinson (29-of-59, .492) are a combined 58-of-107 (.542) from the field on the season, while the rest of the roster is just 58-of-178 (.325) from the field.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double figures in all four games played this season and in 27 of his 34 games played as a Panther. He is averaging 13.5 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. Burton missed Pitt's win over Alabama State due to knee inflammation
• Blake Hinson leads the Panthers in scoring (16.8 ppg.), rebounding (6.0 rpg.) and three-point field goals (12). He has topped the 20-point mark in two of Pitt's three home games.
• John Hugley IV is one of two returning ACC players (along with North Carolina's Armando Bacot) to average 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds or better per game last season. He is averaging 9.5 points and 5.0 rebounds in 20.3 minutes per game, while working his way back from a preseason knee injury.
• Nelly Cummings has recorded five or more assists in three of Pitt's five games and is tied for eighth in the ACC in assists per game (4.0 apg.).
• Greg Elliott has made two or more three-point field goals in three of Pitt's first five games. He is second on the team with nine made threes and is now 103-of-258 (.399) from beyond the arc in his career. Elliott has scored in double figures three times and is fourth on the team in scoring at 9.0 points per game. He is 11 points shy of reaching the 700-point mark for his career.
• The Panthers has not yet found their outside shooting stroke this season going 37-of-135 (.274) from beyond the arc through the first five games. Blake Hinson (12) and Greg Elliott (9) have combined for 21 of the team's 37 three-point field goals. Pitt was a season-best 10-of-29 (.345) from three-point range against Alabama State.
• Blake Hinson has made three or more threes in a game three times this season and ranks 10th in the ACC in three-point field goals per game (2.4 3pg.). He has made 103 three-pointers in 65 career games.
• Pitt scored a season-high 31 bench points against Alabama State marking the first time this season its reserves have outscored the opposition. Nike Sibande (17) and John Hugley IV (10) both reached double-figures in scoring off the bench in the win over the Hornets.
• The Panthers have won their past four matchups and are 6-1 all-time in games played on Nov. 22. Pitt posted a 75-70 win over Yale (11/22/16) in its last meeting on the date.
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