University of Pittsburgh Athletics
Pitt Basketball Mini Plans Now on Sale
10/3/2023 9:48:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PITTSBURGH -- Six-game mini plans are now available for the 2023-24 Pitt Men's Basketball season. Fans can build their mini plan package by choosing one marquee game - Duke, North Carolina, Syracuse or Notre Dame - and any other five games for the season. Mini plans start at just $65 with pricing varying based on game selected.
Fans can secure their 2023-24 Pitt Basketball mini plan HERE or call the Panthers Ticket Office at (800) 643-7488 or email tickets@athletics.pitt.edu.
2023-24 HOME SCHEDULE HIGHLIGHTS
Pitt's home schedule features an early season non-conference matchup with Missouri (Nov. 28) as well as ACC weekend battles against Clemson (Dec. 3), Notre Dame (Feb. 3), Louisville (Feb. 17), Virginia Tech (Feb. 24), and NC State (March 9). Tuesdays in January will also bring outstanding contests as the Panthers host North Carolina (Jan. 2), Duke (Jan. 9), and Syracuse (Jan. 16) in consecutive weeks.
The ACC slate also features matchups with Wake Forest (Jan. 31) and Florida State (March 5).
2023-24 PITT PANTHERS
2023 ACC Coach of the Year Jeff Capel and his staff return a strong core of players, including All-ACC performer Blake Hinson. Hinson, a Second Team All-ACC selection a year ago, is among the top returning players in the ACC after averaging 15.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game and leading the ACC with 97 three-point field goals in his first season in Oakland.
Pitt also returns starting center Federiko Federiko (6.6 ppg., 5.3 rpg., 1.7 bpg., .667 FG pct.), two-year starter William Jeffress, who missed the 2022-23 campaign with a foot injury, and twins Guillermo Diaz Graham (3.5 ppg., 3.2 rpg.) and Jorge Diaz Graham (2.9 ppg., 2.2 rpg.).
The Panthers also have added a trio of experienced transfers in Ishmael Leggett (16.4 ppg., 5.8 rpg., 2.4 apg.), Zack Austin (14.1 ppg., 5.4 rpg., 2.1 bpg., 62 3FG) and Michael Hueitt, Jr. (4.7 ppg., 57 3FG in two seasons) to go along with highly touted high school prospects – Papa Amadou Kante, Marlon Barnes, Jr., Carlton Carrington, and Jaland Lowe.
Amadou Kante suffered a knee injury in September and will be sidelined for the 2023-24 season.
