Pitt to Play UCF in Daytona; Quinnipiac at Home as Part of Legends Classic

PITTSBURGH – The Panthers will play a neutral site game against UCF (Nov. 20) in Daytona Beach and a home contest versus Quinnipiac (Nov. 23) as part of the Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper as announced Thursday afternoon by the Gazelle Group.

Pitt and UCF will tip-off from the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach Thursday, Nov. 20, in a game broadcast on ESPN2.

Tickets are now on-sale at Ticketmaster.com or can be purchased at the Ocean Center box office on the day of competition.

SERIES HISTORY VS. UCF
Pitt is 1-0 all-time against Central Florida with a 53-44 win in the opening round of the 2004 NCAA Tournament. Carl Krauser posted a game-high 20 points for the Panthers, while Chris Taft added 16 rebounds in the win.

SERIES HISTORY VS. QUINNIPIAC
The Panthers will be facing Quinnipiac for the first time in program history.

2025-26 ROSTER NOTES
Pitt returns four scholarship letterwinners in Papa Amadou Kante, Cameron Corhen, Brandin Cummings, and Amdy Ndiaye, while also signing four players out of the transfer portal in Barry Dunning, Jr. (South Alabama), Nojus Indrusaitis (Iowa State), Dishon Jackson (Iowa State), and Damarco Minor (Oregon State).

The Panthers have also grabbed five signees without collegiate experience in Roman Siulepa (Brisbane State/South West Metro Pirates), Omari Witherspoon (St. John's College), Henry Lau (Sydney Boys High/Sydney Kings), Macari Moore (Ann Arbor Huron), and Kieran Mullen (St. Thomas More). Pitt remains active in this recruiting cycle as it looks to continue to add impact players for the 2025-26 season.

Pitt's four-person transfer class has combined for 2,806 points, 1,441 rebounds, 525 assists, and 211 career steals.
The frontcourt tandem of Jackson and Corhen has combined for 1,859 points, 954 rebounds, 108 steals, and 159 blocks, while shooting 57.3 percent (705-of-1230) from the field in their careers. The post rotation also features the return of Amadou Kante, a top 100 prospect out of high school, who is now nearly two years removed from a knee injury and poised for a larger role in 2025-26.
Minor, a pass-first point guard who plays with a chip on his shoulder, has totaled 1,308 points, 620 rebounds, 361 assists, and 127 steals in his career. He anchors an exciting backcourt that features a pair of breakout sophomores (Cummings and Indrusaitis) and a pair of big-bodied freshmen (Witherspoon and Moore) ready to challenge for minutes.
Dunning, Jr. is a versatile and dynamic wing coming off an all-conference season at South Alabama a year ago. He exploded to average 17.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while going 31-of-76 (.408) from three-point range over the final 20 games of the season.
Pitt's roster will once again have an international flair with a pair of players from both Australia (Siulepa and Lau) and Senegal (Amadou Kante and Ndiaye) as well as a Canadian import in Mullen. In addition, Indrusaitis holds dual citizenship in the United States and Lithuania, where he has competed on U18 and U20 national teams.

SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
The best way to guarantee the best seats for games this season is to purchase season tickets now. Season tickets are available HERE or by calling the Panthers Ticket Office at (800) 643-7488.

Exclusive benefits for season ticket holders include:

• Priority access for additional single game ticket purchases at a discounted rate

• Priority renewal for 2026-27 season tickets

• Interest-free payment plans

• Personal Pitt Athletics account representative

• Becoming a Panther Club member which includes additional benefits and amenities.

Information on single game tickets will be available at a later date.

GAZELLE GROUP
The Gazelle Group is a sports marketing firm, specializing in event production and management, client representation, and sponsorship consulting. Gazelle produces numerous nationally recognized college sports events, such as the Empire Classic, Legends Classic, Gotham Classic, Sunshine Slam, College Basketball Invitational, Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, Wolverine- Deacon Challenge, Boardwalk Battle, Jersey Jam, and Holiday Hoopfest as well as on-campus events at Kentucky, Ohio State, Marquette and other institutions across the country. For more information on the Gazelle Group, please visit gazellegroup.com.