The 2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Kevin Stallings and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Panthers entered the season as one of the most inexperienced teams in NCAA Division I. ESPN's Andrea Adelson summed up the team's situation in a February 2018 piece:

They finished with the worst season in program history, going 8–24 overall and 0–18 in ACC play, finishing last in the conference and losing in the first round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. On March 8, 2018, Pitt fired Stallings. On March 27, Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach.

Previous season The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 16–17, 4–14 in ACC play to finish in a tie for 13th place. They defeated Georgia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament to advance to the second round where they lost to Virginia.

On January 24, 2017, Pitt lost by 55 points to Louisville, the team's worst loss since 1906.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Crisshawn Clark 0 G 6'4" 210 Sophomore Huber Heights, OH Transferred to Portland Jamel Artis 1 F 6'7" 215 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated Michael Young 2 F 6'8" 235 Senior Duquesne, PA Graduated Damon Wilson 3 G 6'5" 195 Sophomore Powder Springs, GA Transferred to Georgia State Justice Kithcart 5 G 6'1" 185 Freshman Durham, NC Dismissed from the team due to conduct Corey Manigault 11 F 6'8" 230 Freshman Suitland, MD Transferred to Indian Hills CC Chris Jones 12 G/F 6'6" 215 Senior Teaneck, NJ Graduated Sheldon Jeter 21 F 6'8" 230 Senior Beaver Falls, PA Graduated Cameron Johnson 23 G 6'7" 210 Sophomore Moon Township, PA Graduate transferred to North Carolina Rozelle Nix 25 C 6'11" 300 Junior Cincinnati, OH Transferred to South Alabama Ryan Seelye 50 F 6'6" 225 Sophomore St. Marys, PA Walk-on; left the team due personal reasons

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Jared Wilson-Frame 0 F 6'5" 195 Junior Windsor, CT Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College Malik Ellison 3 G 6'6" 215 Junior Voorhees, NJ Transferred from St. John's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Ellison will have to sit out from the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Kenechukwu Chukwuka 15 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Stockholm, Sweden Junior college transferred from New Mexico JC Monty Boykins 33 G 6'5" 195 Senior West Chester, OH Transferred from Lafayette. Will be eligible to play since Boykins graduated from Lafayette.

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

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References