Panthers Open Three-Game Homestand Saturday Against Georgia Tech

Pitt (11-16, 6-10 ACC) vs. Georgia Tech (10-15, 3-11 ACC)
Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022 • 7:00 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan

The Opening Tip
• Pitt opens a three-game homestand Saturday, Feb. 19 against Georgia Tech at the Petersen Events Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. with Mike Monaco and Randolph Childress calling the game on the ACC Network.
• The Panthers enter the contest with a three-game win streak, including road victories at Florida State (Feb. 9) and North Carolina (Feb. 16).
• Pitt will honor players Mouhamadou Gueye, Onyebuchi Ezeakudo and Chayce Smith along with managers Jack Leibow, Peter Mischler and Matt Santoro as part on Senior Night Saturday.
• The Panthers will look to extend their ACC win streak for four games. Pitt has not won four consecutive ACC games since the 2013-14 season.
• Pitt leads the ACC and ranks fourth nationally in free throw attempts (580). The Panthers have shot more free throws than their opponent in 21 of 27 games. Pitt also leads the ACC (11th NCAA) in made free throws (408).
• Ithiel Horton is averaging 20.3 points and 4.3 rebounds, while going 13-of-23 (.565) from three-point range during Pitt's current three-game win streak.
• Jamarius Burton has scored 10 or more points in 15 league games and is averaging a team-high 14.3 points per game in ACC play. He is shooting 45.7 percent (80-of-175) from the field, including 39.5 percent (15-of-38) from three-point range in conference action.

By The Numbers
• Jamarius Burton leads the Panthers with 20 double-figure scoring games. He has topped the 20-point mark five times and scored 15 or more points nine times this season. Burton has scored 10 or more points in 15 of 16 league games and 15 or more points seven times against ACC foes.
• John Hugley has scored in double figures 18 times, including a team-high seven games with 20 or more points. He leads Pitt in scoring (14.3 ppg.), rebounds (8.1 rpg.), offensive rebounds (74), field goals (120), free throws made (141), free throw attempts (195) and double-doubles (8).
• Mouhamadou Gueye leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (36) and blocked shots (58). He is the only player in the ACC and one of just two players out of power conferences (joined by Spencer Jones, Stanford) to lead his team in both categories. Gueye is attempting to become the first Pitt player to lead the team in both categories in a season.
• John Hugley ranks 12th in the NCAA in free throw rate (71.4 pct.) and is 16th in fouls drawn per 40 minutes (6.9).
• Femi Odukale is averaging 15.6 points per game when he makes at least one three-point field goal. He has scored in double figures in 14 of the 15 games this season when he has made a three.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is one of just three players in the NCAA with 35+ three-point field goals and 55+ blocked shots. He is the first player in program history to accomplish that feat.
• John Hugley (195) and Femi Odukale (139) have combined for 334 of the team's 580 free throw attempts (57.6 pct.). The tandem has combined to shoot 15 or more free throws in a game 11 times.
• John Hugley leads the league in free throw attempts (7.2 ftapg.) and free throws made (5.2 ftmpg.), while shooting 72.3 percent (141-of-195) from the charity stripe.
• Femi Odukale has recorded at least one assist in 33 consecutive games dating back to last season. He has recorded three or more assists in a game 21 times this season. He had a career-best nine assists in Wednesday's win at North Carolina.
• Mouhamadou Gueye is 12 blocked shots shy of 200 career blocks. He has blocked at least one shot in 11 consecutive games and has 33 blocks (3.0 bpg.) in that span. Gueye has blocked two or more shots in 11 of Pitt's 16 league games.
• John Hugley is five free throw attempts away from becoming the 12th player (17th time) in program history to shoot 200 or more free throws in a season.
• Pitt is averaging 23.0 points in the paint and 15.1 points from the foul line per game. Interior scoring and foul shots have accounted for 61.2 percent (1032-of-1687) of the team's points.
• The Panthers rank second in the NCAA in points distribution from the foul line (24.2 percent) and third in free throw rate (42.6 percent). Pitt is tied for 17th the NCAA in free throw attempts per game (21.5 ftapg.) and have outscored the opposition by 100 points from the free throw line.
• Pitt has held the opposition to 29.3 percent (78-of-266) shooting from three-point range in its 11 wins. By contrast, the opposition has shot 39.3 percent (151-of-384) from beyond the arc in wins over the Panthers.
• Pitt is averaging 41.0 points per game, while shooting 54.0 percent (81-of-150) from the field, including 51.9 percent (28-of-54) from three-point range, in the second half of the past six games.
• The Panthers are 41-of-45 (.911) from the foul line over the past two games. Pitt is a perfect 28-of-28 from the charity stripe in the second half in that span.

Panther Spotlights
• Ithiel Horton has made three or more three-point field goals in four of his eight games played and is shooting 48.8 percent (20-of-41) from beyond the arc.
• Jamarius Burton is averaging 14.7 points per game on 45.2 percent (14-of-31) shooting from the field and 93.3 percent (14-of-15) from the free throw line over the past three games.

Panthers Open Three-Game Homestand Saturday Against Georgia Tech

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Players Mentioned

Jamarius Burton

Onyebuchi Ezeakudo

Mouhamadou Gueye

Ithiel Horton

John Hugley IV

Femi Odukale

Chayce Smith