University of Pittsburgh Athletics
4/12/2024 8:47:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Men's Basketball
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Secs2023-24 Final Game Notes
Pitt (22-11, 12-8 ACC)
4th in the ACC • ACC Tournament Semifinalist
PITTSBURGH – Pitt finished the season 22-11 overall, including a 12-8 mark in ACC play. The Panthers finished fourth in the league and reached the ACC Tournament Semifinals.
THE OPENING TIP
- The Panthers earned the double bye in the ACC Tournament with its highest seed (4) since joining the league. Pitt finished 12-8 in conference play to become the first team in ACC history to start 1-5 or 0-6 through six games and finish regular-season ACC play with a winning record.
- The Panthers have posted a 20+ win / 10+ conference win season for the second consecutive campaign and for the 16th time overall. Pitt’s 26 ACC wins over the past two seasons is fourth most in the conference, while its 46 wins overall is tied for the sixth most in the ACC.
- The Panthers went 12-4 over the final two months of the season to match North Carolina for the best record among ACC teams from Jan. 20 through the start of the NCAA Tournament.
- Pitt posted a 9-9 record in Quad 1 and Quad 2 games and were ranked 40th in the final NET.
- Pitt finished tied for sixth in the NCAA among Power Conference (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, SEC, Pac 12) teams with seven road wins. Included in the Panthers’ seven road wins were victories at No. 7 Duke (80-76) and No. 21 Virginia (74-63).
- Pitt led the ACC in three-point field goals (9.6 3pg.) and made 10 or more threes in a game 15 times, including nine times in ACC play. The Panthers made 317 threes on the season, second most in program history.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
- Blake Hinson (First Team All-ACC), Carlton Carrington (All-Rookie Team, Honorable Mention All-ACC), and Ishmael Leggett (Sixth Man of the Year) earned ACC accolades.
- Pitt had five players - Guillermo Diaz Graham, Jorge Diaz Graham, Federiko Federiko, William Jeffress, and Jaland Lowe - earn Academic All-ACC accolades.
BY THE NUMBERS - INDIVIDUAL
- Blake Hinson recorded 15 games with 20 or more points and scored in double figures in 28 of 33 games for the Panthers. He finished the season ranked third in the ACC in scoring (18.5 ppg.) while his 609 points tied for 12th most in a season at Pitt.
- Carlton Carrington scored in double figures 23 times, grabbed five or more rebounds in 17 games and dished out four or more assists on 19 occasions. He was the only freshman in the country averaging at least 13.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
- Ishmael Leggett led the Panthers in rebounding (5.5 rpg.) and steals (41), while ranking third in scoring (12.3 ppg.) and assists (61). He was the first guard to lead the Panthers in rebounding since Jaron Brown accomplished that feat in 2001-02.
- Jaland Lowe averaged 13.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game, while going 25-of-62 (.403) from three-point range and 51-of-59 (.864) from the foul line after joining the starting lineup Jan. 6 (19 games). He scored in double figures 15 times, while also playing 30+ minutes in 16 of those contests.
- Carlton Carrington entered the 2024 NBA Draft, becoming the eighth NBA early entry in program history. He joins Steven Adams (2013) and Mel Bennett (1975) as the only Panthers to enter the draft following their freshman season.
- Pitt’s guard trio of Carlton Carrington (13.8 ppg.), Ishmael Leggett (12.3 ppg.), and Jaland Lowe (9.6 ppg.) combine to average 35.7 points, 13.5 rebounds, and 9.3 assists per game. The threesome had 63 double-figure scoring games and was a combined 211-of-254 (.831) from the charity stripe.
- Blake Hinson made at least one three-pointer in 64 of 69 games and finished 207-of-516 (.401) from three-point range in his career at Pitt. He led the ACC in threes per game and three-point percentage this season with his 110 three-pointers tied for 12th most in league history.
BY THE NUMBERS - TEAM
- Pitt shot 47.8 percent from the field, including 39.3 percent from three-point range in its wins, compared to 35.5 percent and 29.0 percent shooting splits from the field and beyond the arc in losses. Pitt went 18-0 on the season when posting a better field goal percentage than its opponent.
- Pitt held 16 opponents under 30 percent shooting from three-point range and ranked second in the ACC in three-point defense (.308).
- The Panthers committed 10 or fewer turnovers 21 times overall, including 15 times in ACC play to rank second in the conference in turnovers per game (9.0 topg.). Pitt’s guard trio of Carlton Carrington, Jaland Lowe, and Ishmael Leggett combined for a 2.03:1 assist-to-turnover ratio.
- Pitt went 17-3 when scoring more bench points than its opponent. The Panthers won the bench scoring battle in 13 of the final 16 contests of the season.
- The Panthers played eight games against teams that reached the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. Pitt was 3-5 in those contests with a road win over Duke and two wins over Final Four participant NC State.
- Pitt finished in the top five of the ACC in scoring defense (4th - 67.6 ppg.), scoring margin (3rd - +7.97 ppg.), three-point pct. defense (2nd - .308), rebounding offense (3rd - 37.1 rpg.), rebounding defense (4th - 33.3 rpg.), rebound margin (3rd - +3.73 rpg.), blocked shots (2nd - 4.45 bpg.), turnovers per game (2nd - 9.0 topg.), assist-to-turnover ratio (3rd - 1.52:1), offensive rebounds (3rd - 11.39 orpg.), defensive rebound pct. (2nd - .762), offensive rebound pct. (4th - .310), and three-point field goals (1st - 9.61 3pg.).
HONORS & AWARDS
Blake Hinson
First Team All-ACC
USBWA Oscar Robertson National POTW Watch List (Feb. 27)
USBWA All-America Watch List (Feb. 27)
USBWA Oscar Robertson National POTW (Feb. 20)
Naismith National Player of the Week (Feb. 19)
ESPN National Player of the Week (Feb. 19)
CollegeInsider.com Lute Olson National POTW (Feb. 19)
ACC Player of the Week (Dec. 11, Feb. 19)
Carlton Carrington
CollegeInsider.com Freshmen All-America Team
Kyle Macy National Freshman of the Year Finalist
ACC All-Tournament Team (2nd)
ACC All-Rookie Team
Honorable Mention All-ACC
ACC Rookie of the Week (Nov. 13, Nov. 20, Dec. 11, Jan. 8, March 11)
Dick Vitale Diaper Dandy of the Week (Dec. 11, March 11)
John Fanta / Fox Sports Top 10 Freshman (Nov. 6 - Dec. 12)
Ishmael Leggett
ACC All-Tournament Team (2nd)
ACC Sixth Man of the Year
Jaland Lowe
ACC Rookie of the Week (Jan. 22)
Jeff Capel
Skip Prosser Man of the Year Finalist
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