Panthers Welcome Canisius to Petersen Events Center Saturday

Saturday, December 9

Pittsburgh, PA

6 PM

Pitt

Canisius

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Panthers Welcome Canisius to Petersen Events Center Saturday

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GAME 10

Pitt (6-3, 0-1 ACC) vs. Canisius (6-4, 1-1 MAAC)

Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 • 6 PM
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan

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PITTSBURGH – Pitt returns to the Petersen Events Center to host Canisius Saturday, Dec. 9. Tipoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. with Jay Alter and Debbie Antonelli calling the action on the ACC Network.

THE OPENING TIP

The Panthers are 295-88 (.770) all-time at the Petersen Events Center, including a 172-18 (.905) mark in non-conference play. Pitt’s 295 home wins since the start of the 2002-03 season ranks as the eighth most in the NCAA in that span.
Pitt leads the ACC (13th in the NCAA) in three-point field goals (10.4 3pg.) with Blake Hinson making an NCAA-best 39 three-pointers on the season. The Panthers set season highs in threes (16) and three-point percentage (.421) in Wednesday’s win over West Virginia.
Blake Hinson has scored 20 or more points in three consecutive games and in four of the past six contests. He is averaging 22.7 points per game, while going 30-of-62 (.484) from three-point range in that six-game span. Hinson leads the ACC in scoring (21.4 ppg.) and three-point field goals (39) for the season.
Ishmael Leggett has scored in double figures in all nine games and is averaging 14.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.3 steals per game this season for the Panthers.
Carlton Carrington is averaging 14.8 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 6.2 assists per game. He is one of three players in the NCAA averaging 14+ points, 5+ rebounds, and 6+ assists per game for the season.

PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS

Blake Hinson has made at least one three-pointer in 22 consecutive games and in 43 of 45 games as a Panther. He is 136-of-342 (.398) from three-point range at Pitt.
Carlton Carrington has recorded the most assists by a Pitt freshman in the first nine games of a season. He has recorded six or more assists in five of Pitt’s nine games.
Ishmael Leggett has made 28 consecutive free throw attempts and now ranks second in the ACC in free throw percentage (.923 - 36-of-39) on the season.

BY THE NUMBERS - INDIVIDUAL

Blake Hinson is averaging 26.0 points per game, while going 20-of-34 (.588) from long range over the past three games. His 20 three-pointers in that span are the most in a three-game stretch in program history. Hinson made a program record nine threes in Wednesday’s win over West Virginia.
Carlton Carrington leads the ACC in assists (6.2 apg.) while also ranking among the league leaders in scoring (20th - 14.8 ppg.), three-point field goals (10th - 2.33 3PG), and assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd - 3.29:1). He has scored in double figures eight times with five or more assists on six occasions.
Guillermo Diaz Graham has scored in double figures three times and is averaging 7.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game off the Panthers’ bench. He had 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field with a career-best three threes in the win over West Virginia.
Blake Hinson has made three or more three-pointers in each of the past eight games, including five or more made threes in three consecutive contests.
Federiko Federiko has grabbed four or more offensive rebounds in five games and ranks second in the ACC in offensive rebounding (3.11 orpg.). He has also blocked two or more shots in six games and ranks sixth in the ACC in blocks (2.0 bpg.).
Blake Hinson has started 44 of 45 games at Pitt and scored in double-figures 39 times as a Panther, including all nine games this season. He has topped the 20-point mark in five times this season and 14 times in his Pitt career.
Ishmael Leggett has started 78 consecutive games with 52 double figure scoring efforts in that stretch. He has scored 10 or more points in 37 of his past 40 games, including all nine games this season.

BY THE NUMBERS - TEAM

Pitt ranks third in the ACC in scoring at 82.6 points per game. The Panthers are 5-0 on the season at 29-2 all-time under Jeff Capel when topping the 80-point mark.
The Panthers have won the rebounding battle in seven of the first nine games this season. Pitt ranks in the top 20 in the NCAA in rebounds per game (17th - 43.3 rpg.) and rebound margin (14th - +10.7) in the NCAA.
Pitt has five players - Ishmael Leggett (6.6 rpg.), Zack Austin (5.8 rpg.), Federiko Federiko (5.6 rpg.), Carlton Carrington (5.2 rpg.), and Blake Hinson (5.1 rpg.) - averaging at least 5.0 rebounds per game.
The Panthers lead the ACC in seven statistical categories - scoring margin (+16.8 ppg.), rebound margin (+10.7 rpg.), rebounding offense (43.3 rpg.), rebounding defense (32.7 rpg.), defensive rebounds (29.8 drpg.), defensive rebound percentage (.793), and offensive rebound percentage (.353).
Pitt leads the ACC (13th in NCAA) in three-point field goals per game (10.4 3pg.). Blake Hinson and Carlton Carrington have combined for 60 of the team’s 94 threes on the season.
The Panthers are second in the ACC (13th in the NCAA) in three-point percentage defense (.260). Pitt has held two opponents below 10 percent shooting and five of its nine opponents below 30 percent shooting from beyond the arc. Pitt is allowing just 6.2 opponent three-pointers per game.