1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1927–28
Prev Year:1926–27
Next Year:1928–29
Team:Pittsburgh Panthers
Conference:Independent
Record:21–0
Hc Year:6th
Champion:Helms Foundation National Champions
Premo-Porretta National Champions

The 1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Doc Carlson, coaching in his sixth season with the Panthers. The team finished the season with a 21–0 record.[1]

The 1929 edition of The Owl yearbook notes that the team was "universally recognized as national champions, having hung up the best collegiate record in the country."[2]

It is the only undefeated team in Pitt's history, and that season they were one of only two teams to finish with an unblemished record.[3] Chuck Hyatt and Sykes Reed were named consensus All-Americans at the end of the season.

The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll (the Panthers would receive retroactive recognition as the Helms national champion for the 1929–30 season as well).[4] [5]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pittsburgh Panthers season-by-season results. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. June 3, 2014.
  2. Book: The 1929 Owl . Athletics — Varsity Basketball — National Champions . WM. Niles . Anderson . 1929 . XXIII . Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . The Junior Class of the University of Pittsburgh . 126 . January 23, 2023 . They were universally recognized as national champions, having hung up the best collegiate record in the country..
  3. Web site: 2013–14 Pittsburgh Panthers Men's Basketball Media Guide. All-Time Scores (p. 171). University of Pittsburgh. 2013. June 3, 2014.
  4. Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions. Rauzulu's Street. 2004. June 3, 2014.
  5. Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. ESPN Books. New York, NY. 2009. 539. 978-0-345-51392-2.