Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Pittsburgh Panthers Men's Basketball
2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Pittsburgh
First season1905–06
All-time record1,676–1,233 (.576)
Head coachJeff Capel (7th season)
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
ArenaPetersen Events Center
(capacity: 12,508)
NicknamePanthers
Student sectionOakland Zoo
ColorsBlue and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
1928
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1928, 1930
NCAA tournament Final Four
1941
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1941, 1974, 2009
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1957, 1974, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009
NCAA tournament round of 32
1981, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2023
NCAA tournament appearances
1941, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1974, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2023
Conference tournament champions
Eastern Eight
1981, 1982

Big East
2003, 2008
Conference regular season champions
EIC
1933, 1934, 1935, 1937

Big East
1987, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011

The Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and plays their home games in the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion twice by the Helms Athletic Foundation and once by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Pitt has reached one Final Four, received 15 First Team All-American selections, appeared in 27 NCAA tournaments through the 2022–23 season, and has recorded 1,674 victories against 1,232 losses since their inaugural season of 1905–06.

  1. ^ "Color Palette". Pitt Athletics Brand Identity Manual (PDF). February 9, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2024.