| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2017–18 |
| Team: | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 8–24 |
| Conf Record: | 0–18 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Tom Richardson |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach3: | Jeremy Ballard |
| Ac3 Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508) |
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 dead last in the conference and losing in the first round of the ACC tournament to Notre Dame. On March 8, 2018, Pitt fired Stallings.[1] On March 27, Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach.[2] [3]
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.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crisshawn Clark | 0 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Sophomore | Transferred to Portland | ||
| 1 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| 2 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Graduated | |||
| Damon Wilson | 3 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Sophomore | Transferred to Georgia State | ||
| Justice Kithcart | 5 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Freshman | Dismissed from the team due to conduct[5] | ||
| Corey Manigault | 11 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Freshman | Transferred to Indian Hills CC | ||
| Chris Jones | 12 | G/F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Sheldon Jeter | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 23 | G | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Graduate transferred to North Carolina | |||
| Rozelle Nix | 25 | C | 6'11" | 300 | Junior | Transferred to South Alabama | ||
| Ryan Seelye | 50 | F | 6'6" | 225 | Sophomore | Walk-on; left the team due personal reasons |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Wilson-Frame | 0 | F | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College | ||
| 3 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Junior | 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 | Junior college transferred from New Mexico JC | ||
| Monty Boykins | 33 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Senior | Transferred from Lafayette. Will be eligible to play since Boykins graduated from Lafayette. |
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