2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2024–25
Prev Year:	2023–24
Next Year:	2025–26
Team:	Pittsburgh Panthers
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Short Conf:	ACC
Coachrank:	19
Aprank:	18
Record:	7–1
Conf Record:	0–0
Head Coach:	Jeff Capel
Hc Year:	7th
Assoc Coach:	Tim O'Toole
Ahc Year:	7th
Asst Coach1:	Milan Brown
Ac1 Year:	7th
Asst Coach2:	Jason Capel
Ac2 Year:	7th
Asst Coach3:	Kyle Cieplicki
Asst Coach4:	Gilbert Brown
Stadium:	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)

The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Capel, play their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

See main article: 2023–24 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team.

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 22–11 and 12–8 in ACC play to finish in a fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament they received a bye into the Quarterfinals where they defeated Wake Forest. They faced North Carolina in the Semfinals where they were defeated 65–72. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and they were eligible to participate in the NIT Tournament, but they opted not to participate.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
	2	F	6'8"	230			Graduated
	7	G	6'5"	190			Drafted 14th overall in the 2024 NBA draft^[2]
KJ Marshall	12	G	5'10"	175			Graduated
William Jeffress	24	F	6'7"	210			Transferred to Louisiana Tech^[3]
	33	C	6'11"	225			Transferred to Texas Tech^[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Damian Dunn	1	G	6'5"	205			Houston^[5]
Cameron Corhen	2	F	6'10"	235			Florida State^[6]

Recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Behanna. Garett. Pitt declines NIT invite after missing out on NCAA tournament bid. cbsnews.com. KDKA-TV. April 8, 2024. March 17, 2024.
2. Web site: Sam. Cohn. Baltimore's Carlton 'Bub' Carrington selected No. 14 overall by Washington Wizards in 2024 NBA draft. The Baltimore Sun. June 26, 2024. June 26, 2024.
3. Web site: Former McDowell basketball star William Jeffress is leaving Pitt. Where is he headed?. Erie Times-News. Tom. Reisenweber. May 10, 2024. August 8, 2024.
4. Web site: What Pittsburgh transfer Federiko Federiko brings to Texas Tech basketball. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Nathan. Giese. April 17, 2024. August 8, 2024.
5. Web site: Pitt lands former Houston, Temple guard Damian Dunn in transfer portal. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Christopher. Carter. April 16, 2024. August 8, 2024.
6. Web site: Pitt Signs Transfer Forward Cam Corhen. pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. April 18, 2024. August 5, 2024.
7. Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule. pittsburghpanthers.com. University of Pittsburgh Athletics. August 8, 2024.