The 2021–22 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Capel and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Panthers finished the season 11–21 overall and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in a three way tie for eleventh place. As the twelfth seed in the ACC tournament, they lost to thirteenth seed Boston College in the First Round. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.
Previous season In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 10–12, 6–10 in ACC play to finish in 12th place. They lost to Miami in the first round of the ACC tournament.
Offseason
Departures Departures Xavier Johnson 1 G 6'3" 200 Junior Woodbridge, VA Transferred to Indiana Gerald Drumgoole 4 G/F 6'5" 200 Sophomore Rochester, NY Transferred to Albany Au'Diese Toney 5 G 6'6" 210 Junior Huntsville, AL Transferred to Arkansas Justin Champagnie 11 F 6'6" 200 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Declare for 2021 NBA draft Abdoul Karim Coulibaly 12 F 6'8" 215 Sophomore Bamako, Mali Transferred to St. Bonaventure Terrell Brown 21 F/C 6'10" 235 Senior Providence, RI Graduate transferred to San Diego
Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Chris Payton 1 F 6'7" 220 Junior Bloomington, IL Indian Hills CC Daniel Oladapo 4 F 6'7" 220 Senior Bladensburg, MD Oakland Jamarius Burton 11 G 6'4" 200 Senior Charlotte, NC Texas Tech Mouhamadou Gueye 21 F 6'10" 200 Graduate Student Staten Island, NY Stony Brook
Recruiting classes
2021 recruiting class
2022 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| ACC tournament
Source
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References