The 2022–23 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by fifth-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 24–12, 14–6 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. This season marked a surprise turnaround from previous seasons; at one point, the Panthers were ranked No. 25 in the nation, their first appearance in the top-25 rankings in seven years. As the No. 5 seed in the ACC tournament, they defeated Georgia Tech before losing to Duke in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the Panthers' first invitation since 2016. As a No. 11 seed in the Midwest region, they defeated Mississippi State in the First Four. They upset Iowa State in the first round before losing to Xavier in the second round. This marked Pitt's best season since 2014.

Previous season The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 11–21, 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.

Offseason

Departures Departures Chris Payton 1 F 6'7" 210 Junior Bloomington, IL Transferred to Kent State Femi Odukale 2 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Transferred to Seton Hall Noah Collier 3 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Mullica Hill, NJ Transferred to William & Mary Daniel Oladapo 4 F 6'7" 220 Senior Bladensburg, MD Graduate transferred to North Carolina Central Ithiel Horton 12 G 6'3" 200 Vauxhall, NJ Dismissed from the team due to an assault; transferred to UCF Curtis Aiken Jr. 14 G 6'1" 200 Pittsburgh, PA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Mouhamadou Gueye 15 F 6'10" 210 GS Senior Staten Island, NY Graduated Onyebuchi Ezeakudo 31 G 6'1" 200 Senior Fort Wayne, IN Walk-on; graduate transferred to Radford Max Amadasun 35 C 6'9" 230 Sophomore Dublin, Ireland Transferred to St. Bonaventure Chayce Smith 42 G 6'3" 185 Senior Mount Laurel, NJ Walk-on; graduate transferred

Incoming transfers Incoming transfers Nelly Cummings 0 G 6'0" 180 GS Senior Midland, PA Colgate Blake Hinson 2 G/F 6'7" 235 RS Junior Deltona, FL Iowa State Greg Elliott 3 G 6'3" 180 GS Senior Detroit, MI Marquette Fede Federiko 33 F 6'11" Sophomore Helsinki, Finland Northern Oklahoma College

Recruiting classes

2022 recruiting class

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| ACC tournament

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Source

Rankings

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References