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Pitt Advances to Face No. 13 Xavier Sunday Afternoon
3/18/2023 7:33:00 AM | Men's Basketball
11Pitt (24-11, 14-6 ACC) vs. [13/14] 3Xavier (26-9, 15-5 Big East)
Sunday, March 19, 2023 • 12:10 PM
Greensboro, N.C. • Greensboro Coliseum
CBS • 93.7 The Fan / Westwood One
THE OPENING TIP
• 11Pitt (24-11, 14-6 ACC) advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 59-41 win over Iowa State Friday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum. The Panthers now face 3Xavier (26-9, 15-5 Big East) Sunday, March 19 in a 12:10 p.m. tipoff with Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Evan Washburn calling the action on CBS.
• The Panthers are making their 27th NCAA Tournament appearance and their first under head coach Jeff Capel. Pitt is 26-27 all-time in NCAA Tournament play, including a 5-4 mark when placed in the Midwest Region. Capel-led teams are 6-3 in NCAA Tournament action.
• Pitt has seven wins over teams (4Virginia, 5Miami, 6Iowa State, at 7Northwestern, at 11NC State, 11Mississippi State, 16FDU) in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
• Jamarius Burton, a First Team All-ACC selection, is one of five players in the NCAA averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 49 percent or better from the field for the season. He has scored in double figures 29 times, including five 20+ point games.
• Blake Hinson, a Second Team All-ACC pick, has posted 29 double-figure scoring games, including 19 games with 15 or more points and nine 20+ point games. He is one of two players in the NCAA averaging 15.0 or more points (15.2 ppg.) and 6.0 or more rebounds per game (6.1 rpg.) with 90 or more made threes (94 3FG).
• Nelly Cummings has scored in double figures in nine of the past 10 games. He is averaging 13.0 points and 5.7 assists per game in that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Jeff Capel was named ACC Coach of the Year, becoming just the third coach in program history to garner conference coach of the year honors. He has also been named NABC District 2 and USBWA District II Coach of the Year and is among the candidates for the Naismith National Coach of the Year award.
• Jamarius Burton and Blake Hinson earned All-ACC honors marking the first time Pitt has had multiple All-ACC selections (1st, 2nd, or 3rd Team) in a season. Burton is the second First Team All-ACC selection, while Hinson is the second Panther to garner second team honors.
• Nike Sibande became the first Pitt player to earn ACC Sixth Man of the Year recognition after averaging 9.7 points per game in conference play. He is the first player to earn a conference individual award since Ashton Gibbs was named Big East Most Improved Player in 2010.
• Pitt has won 23 of its past 31 games and is one of 11 power conference teams with 23 or more wins since Nov. 20.
• The Panthers finished the regular season tied for fourth among power conference teams with seven road victories, including six wins away from home in league play.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC (T-24th in the NCAA) in three-point field goals (9.11 3pg.) with Blake Hinson (2.69 3pg. - 3rd) and Greg Elliott (2.17 3pg. - 12th) both ranking among the league leaders in threes per game. A year ago, the Panthers were 14th in the ACC at just 5.38 three-pointers per game.
• Pitt has held its past two opponents to 50.0 points per game on 30.9 percent (38-of-123) shooting from the field, including 18.2 percent (8-of-44) from three-point range.
• Nike Sibande has scored in double figures 13 of the past 21 games and is averaging 10.3 points, 4.1 rebounds per game on 49.0 percent (74-of-151) shooting from the field and 39.7 percent (31-of-78) from three-point range in that span.
• The Panthers' backcourt quartet of Jamarius Burton, Nelly Cummings, Greg Elliott, and Nike Sibande has combined for 5,878 points in 15,281 minutes over 589 career games. Pitt is one of four programs (along with UAB, Chattanooga, and Texas) in the NCAA with four or more players with 140+ games played.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 3,009 points, 864 rebounds, 855 assists, and 247 steals in 297 career games. The tandem combines to average 26.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game.
• Blake Hinson leads the Panthers in scoring (15.2 ppg.), rebounds (6.1 rpg.), double-doubles (5), double-figure scoring games (29), 20+ point games (9), and three-point field goals (94). He is looking to become the first Panther since Sam Young (2008-09) to average better than 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while making 50 or more threes in a season.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double-figures 29 times and is averaging 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. He is looking to become just the fourth player in program history to average 15+ points, 4+ rebounds, and 4+ assists per game for a season.
• Greg Elliott is shooting a team-high 41.5 percent (76-of-183) from three-point range, third best in the ACC among players with 2.0 made threes per game. He has made three or more threes in a game 14 times this season, including four games with five or more threes.
• Blake Hinson (94), Greg Elliott (76), and Nelly Cummings (60) have combined for 230 of Pitt's 319 three-point field goals (72.1 percent of the team's threes).
• Federiko Federiko is shooting a team-high 66.7 percent (94-of-141) from the field, while also leading the Panthers in offensive rebounds (86), blocks (58), and dunks (39). He has made nine consecutive made field goals.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
• Guillermo Diaz Graham is averaging 8.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in 30.2 minutes per game over the past three contests.
• Nelly Cummings is averaging 14.0 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game, while going 11-of-24 (.458) from the field, including 4-of-9 (.444) from three in NCAA Tournament play.
Sunday, March 19, 2023 • 12:10 PM
Greensboro, N.C. • Greensboro Coliseum
CBS • 93.7 The Fan / Westwood One
THE OPENING TIP
• 11Pitt (24-11, 14-6 ACC) advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 59-41 win over Iowa State Friday afternoon at the Greensboro Coliseum. The Panthers now face 3Xavier (26-9, 15-5 Big East) Sunday, March 19 in a 12:10 p.m. tipoff with Ian Eagle, Jim Spanarkel, and Evan Washburn calling the action on CBS.
• The Panthers are making their 27th NCAA Tournament appearance and their first under head coach Jeff Capel. Pitt is 26-27 all-time in NCAA Tournament play, including a 5-4 mark when placed in the Midwest Region. Capel-led teams are 6-3 in NCAA Tournament action.
• Pitt has seven wins over teams (4Virginia, 5Miami, 6Iowa State, at 7Northwestern, at 11NC State, 11Mississippi State, 16FDU) in the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
• Jamarius Burton, a First Team All-ACC selection, is one of five players in the NCAA averaging 15.0 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game, while shooting 49 percent or better from the field for the season. He has scored in double figures 29 times, including five 20+ point games.
• Blake Hinson, a Second Team All-ACC pick, has posted 29 double-figure scoring games, including 19 games with 15 or more points and nine 20+ point games. He is one of two players in the NCAA averaging 15.0 or more points (15.2 ppg.) and 6.0 or more rebounds per game (6.1 rpg.) with 90 or more made threes (94 3FG).
• Nelly Cummings has scored in double figures in nine of the past 10 games. He is averaging 13.0 points and 5.7 assists per game in that span.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Jeff Capel was named ACC Coach of the Year, becoming just the third coach in program history to garner conference coach of the year honors. He has also been named NABC District 2 and USBWA District II Coach of the Year and is among the candidates for the Naismith National Coach of the Year award.
• Jamarius Burton and Blake Hinson earned All-ACC honors marking the first time Pitt has had multiple All-ACC selections (1st, 2nd, or 3rd Team) in a season. Burton is the second First Team All-ACC selection, while Hinson is the second Panther to garner second team honors.
• Nike Sibande became the first Pitt player to earn ACC Sixth Man of the Year recognition after averaging 9.7 points per game in conference play. He is the first player to earn a conference individual award since Ashton Gibbs was named Big East Most Improved Player in 2010.
• Pitt has won 23 of its past 31 games and is one of 11 power conference teams with 23 or more wins since Nov. 20.
• The Panthers finished the regular season tied for fourth among power conference teams with seven road victories, including six wins away from home in league play.
• Pitt ranks second in the ACC (T-24th in the NCAA) in three-point field goals (9.11 3pg.) with Blake Hinson (2.69 3pg. - 3rd) and Greg Elliott (2.17 3pg. - 12th) both ranking among the league leaders in threes per game. A year ago, the Panthers were 14th in the ACC at just 5.38 three-pointers per game.
• Pitt has held its past two opponents to 50.0 points per game on 30.9 percent (38-of-123) shooting from the field, including 18.2 percent (8-of-44) from three-point range.
• Nike Sibande has scored in double figures 13 of the past 21 games and is averaging 10.3 points, 4.1 rebounds per game on 49.0 percent (74-of-151) shooting from the field and 39.7 percent (31-of-78) from three-point range in that span.
• The Panthers' backcourt quartet of Jamarius Burton, Nelly Cummings, Greg Elliott, and Nike Sibande has combined for 5,878 points in 15,281 minutes over 589 career games. Pitt is one of four programs (along with UAB, Chattanooga, and Texas) in the NCAA with four or more players with 140+ games played.
• The Panthers' starting backcourt of Nelly Cummings and Jamarius Burton has combined for 3,009 points, 864 rebounds, 855 assists, and 247 steals in 297 career games. The tandem combines to average 26.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, and 9.0 assists per game.
• Blake Hinson leads the Panthers in scoring (15.2 ppg.), rebounds (6.1 rpg.), double-doubles (5), double-figure scoring games (29), 20+ point games (9), and three-point field goals (94). He is looking to become the first Panther since Sam Young (2008-09) to average better than 15.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game, while making 50 or more threes in a season.
• Jamarius Burton has scored in double-figures 29 times and is averaging 15.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game. He is looking to become just the fourth player in program history to average 15+ points, 4+ rebounds, and 4+ assists per game for a season.
• Greg Elliott is shooting a team-high 41.5 percent (76-of-183) from three-point range, third best in the ACC among players with 2.0 made threes per game. He has made three or more threes in a game 14 times this season, including four games with five or more threes.
• Blake Hinson (94), Greg Elliott (76), and Nelly Cummings (60) have combined for 230 of Pitt's 319 three-point field goals (72.1 percent of the team's threes).
• Federiko Federiko is shooting a team-high 66.7 percent (94-of-141) from the field, while also leading the Panthers in offensive rebounds (86), blocks (58), and dunks (39). He has made nine consecutive made field goals.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
• Guillermo Diaz Graham is averaging 8.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks in 30.2 minutes per game over the past three contests.
• Nelly Cummings is averaging 14.0 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.0 steals per game, while going 11-of-24 (.458) from the field, including 4-of-9 (.444) from three in NCAA Tournament play.
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