Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 2, 2023 · CSM Staff
Pittsburgh Panthers
ACC (22-11, 14-6)
Big Wins: 1/3 Virginia (68-65), 2/1 at North Carolina (65-64)
Bad Losses: 1/21 Florida State (64-71), 3/1 at Notre Dame (81-88)
Coach: Jeff Capel
Probable Starters:
Blake Hinson, Junior, Forward, 15.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Federiko Federiko, Sophomore, Center, 7.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Jamarius Burton, Senior, Guard, 15.6 ppg, 4.4 apg, 4.8 rpg
Nelly Cummings, Senior, Guard, 11.0 ppg, 4.8 apg
Greg Elliott, Senior, Guard, 10.4 ppg, 1.2 apg
Key Role Players:
Jorge Diaz Graham, Freshman, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Guillermo Diaz Graham, Freshman, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 2.9 rpg
Nate Santos, Sophomore, Forward, 1.6 ppg, 1.3 rpg
Nike Sibande, Senior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 1.2 apg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.9 (79th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 69.3 (150, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (160, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.8 (66, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.4 (22, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.0 (80, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 75.7 (38, 5)
Rebound Margin: 2.6 (104, 4)
Assists Per Game: 14.5 (81, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.3 (60, 8)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Wisconsin |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round loss to George Washington |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Colorado |
| 2014 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Florida |
| 2013 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Wichita State |
| 2012 | CBI | First Round win over Wofford |
| 2012 | CBI | Quarterfinal win over Princeton |
| 2012 | CBI | Semifinal win over Butler |
| 2012 | CBI | Final loss to Washington State |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over NC-Asheville |
| 2011 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Butler |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oakland |
| 2010 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Xavier |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over East Tennessee State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over Oklahoma State |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal win over Xavier |
| 2009 | NCAA | Regional Final loss to Villanova |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Oral Roberts |
| 2008 | NCAA | Round of 32 loss to Michigan State |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 64 win over Wright State |
| 2007 | NCAA | Round of 32 win over VCU |
| 2007 | NCAA | Regional Semifinal loss to UCLA |
*all team stats through 3/5
