Monday, November 7
Pittsburgh, PA
7 PM
Pitt
vs
Tennessee Martin
Panthers Open Season Monday Against UT Martin
11/5/2022 11:32:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (0-0, 0-0 ACC) vs. UT Martin (0-0, 0-0 OVC)
Monday, November 7, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network Extra • 93.7 The Fan
The Opening Tip
• Pitt opens the season Monday, Nov. 7 at the Petersen Events Center against UT Martin (7 p.m. - ACC Network Extra). Jason Earle and former Panther standout Julius Page will call the game for ACCN Extra.
• 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.
• The Panthers are 79-36 all-time in season openers. Pitt is 15-2 in season openers at the Petersen Events Center and has won 22 of its past 25 season opening contests.
• Head coach Jeff Capel is 9-4 in his head coaching career in season openers, including a 2-2 mark at Pitt.
• Pitt has won 18 of 20 home openers at the Petersen Events Center and is 92-23 all-time in home openers.
• Nelly Cummings makes his Pitt debut after recording 1,112 points and 149 three-point field goals in his first four seasons of action at Bowling Green and Colgate. The Midland, Pa., native trained with former Panther great Brandin Knight at the Petersen Events Center as a youth.
• 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 has missed four weeks of the preseason and both exhibition games with a knee injury.
By The Numbers
• 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 enters 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' projected starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton have combined for 2,115 points, 619 rebounds, 546 assists, and 189 steals in 229 career games.
• 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 (203) and Nelly Cummings (149) who have combined for 352 career threes. The Panthers ranked 14th in the ACC a year ago with just 5.4 three-point field goals per game.
• 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 shared the team lead with 23 double-figure scoring games and finished second in scoring at 12.4 points per game last season. He enters his final season of college basketball with 1,003 points in 120 career games.
• Blake Hinson is set to make his Pitt debut and return to the court for the first time since the 2019-20 season. He averaged 9.1 points per game and made 91 three-point field goals at Ole Miss before transferring following his sophomore season. Hinson sat out the past two seasons at Iowa State due to medical reasons (2020-21) and a coaching change (2021-22).
• Nike Sibande returns for the Panthers after missing last season due to an ACL injury suffered in exhibition play. He enters the season with 1,570 points and 203 three-point field goals in 111 career games.
• Greg Elliott provides Pitt with another outstanding weapon on the perimeter. He has made 94 career three-point field goals, while shooting over 40 percent from beyond the arc in his career.
• John Hugley IV (knee) and William Jeffress (foot) each missed both of Pitt's exhibition games due to injuries suffered in the preseason.
• Nelly Cummings is averaging 21.7 points per game, while going 23-of-37 (.622) from the field, including 10-of-13 (.769) from three-point range, and 9-of-10 (.900) from the foul line in his past three season opening games.
• Pitt is 3-0 all-time against teams currently in the Ohio Valley Conference. All three victories were against Morehead State.
• Blake Hinson averaged 24.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in Pitt's two exhibition wins. He went 16-of-23 (.696) from the field, including 9-of-15 (.600) from three-point range, in his first game action in two seasons.
• Federiko Federiko recorded a pair of double-doubles in exhibition play finishing both games with 10 points and 10 rebounds. He went 9-of-10 (.900) from the field and added 2.5 blocks per game. Federiko had seven offensive rebounds against Edinboro and 11 total in the two exhibition games.
• Pitt made 23 three-point field goals over two exhibition games with five different players making two or more threes in a game. The Panthers averaged just 5.4 made three-point field goals per game last season.
Panther Spotlight
• Nelly Cummings is making his Pitt debut after leading Colgate to two NCAA Tournament appearances over the past three seasons. He averaged a career-best 14.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while making 62 three-point field goals last season.
Monday, November 7, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network Extra • 93.7 The Fan
The Opening Tip
• Pitt opens the season Monday, Nov. 7 at the Petersen Events Center against UT Martin (7 p.m. - ACC Network Extra). Jason Earle and former Panther standout Julius Page will call the game for ACCN Extra.
• 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.
• The Panthers are 79-36 all-time in season openers. Pitt is 15-2 in season openers at the Petersen Events Center and has won 22 of its past 25 season opening contests.
• Head coach Jeff Capel is 9-4 in his head coaching career in season openers, including a 2-2 mark at Pitt.
• Pitt has won 18 of 20 home openers at the Petersen Events Center and is 92-23 all-time in home openers.
• Nelly Cummings makes his Pitt debut after recording 1,112 points and 149 three-point field goals in his first four seasons of action at Bowling Green and Colgate. The Midland, Pa., native trained with former Panther great Brandin Knight at the Petersen Events Center as a youth.
• 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 has missed four weeks of the preseason and both exhibition games with a knee injury.
By The Numbers
• 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 enters 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' projected starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton have combined for 2,115 points, 619 rebounds, 546 assists, and 189 steals in 229 career games.
• 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 (203) and Nelly Cummings (149) who have combined for 352 career threes. The Panthers ranked 14th in the ACC a year ago with just 5.4 three-point field goals per game.
• 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 shared the team lead with 23 double-figure scoring games and finished second in scoring at 12.4 points per game last season. He enters his final season of college basketball with 1,003 points in 120 career games.
• Blake Hinson is set to make his Pitt debut and return to the court for the first time since the 2019-20 season. He averaged 9.1 points per game and made 91 three-point field goals at Ole Miss before transferring following his sophomore season. Hinson sat out the past two seasons at Iowa State due to medical reasons (2020-21) and a coaching change (2021-22).
• Nike Sibande returns for the Panthers after missing last season due to an ACL injury suffered in exhibition play. He enters the season with 1,570 points and 203 three-point field goals in 111 career games.
• Greg Elliott provides Pitt with another outstanding weapon on the perimeter. He has made 94 career three-point field goals, while shooting over 40 percent from beyond the arc in his career.
• John Hugley IV (knee) and William Jeffress (foot) each missed both of Pitt's exhibition games due to injuries suffered in the preseason.
• Nelly Cummings is averaging 21.7 points per game, while going 23-of-37 (.622) from the field, including 10-of-13 (.769) from three-point range, and 9-of-10 (.900) from the foul line in his past three season opening games.
• Pitt is 3-0 all-time against teams currently in the Ohio Valley Conference. All three victories were against Morehead State.
• Blake Hinson averaged 24.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in Pitt's two exhibition wins. He went 16-of-23 (.696) from the field, including 9-of-15 (.600) from three-point range, in his first game action in two seasons.
• Federiko Federiko recorded a pair of double-doubles in exhibition play finishing both games with 10 points and 10 rebounds. He went 9-of-10 (.900) from the field and added 2.5 blocks per game. Federiko had seven offensive rebounds against Edinboro and 11 total in the two exhibition games.
• Pitt made 23 three-point field goals over two exhibition games with five different players making two or more threes in a game. The Panthers averaged just 5.4 made three-point field goals per game last season.
Panther Spotlight
• Nelly Cummings is making his Pitt debut after leading Colgate to two NCAA Tournament appearances over the past three seasons. He averaged a career-best 14.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game, while making 62 three-point field goals last season.
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