Pittsburgh Panthers basketball

Pittsburgh Panthers basketball history

University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
Peterson Events Center, aka The Pete
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

Current head coach: Jeff Capel III (2018-)

  • Assoc. HC: Tim O’Toole (2018-)
  • Assoc. HC: Milan Brown (2018-)
  • Asst: Jason Capel (2018-)
  • Asst/Chief of Staff: Kyle Cieplicki (2021-)
  • Asst/DPD: Gilbert Brown (2021-)
  • DBO: Brian Regan (2018-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  0
  • Final Four Appearances:  1  (1941)
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  7  (1957, 1974, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009)
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  27  (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)
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  25-28
  • NIT Championships:  0
  • NIT Appearances:  9  (1964, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2015)
  • NIT Overall Record:  6-9
  • CBI Championships1  (2012)
  • CBI Appearances:  1  (2012)
  • CBI Overall Record:  5-1
  • Premo-Porretta National Championships:  (1928)
  • Helms Foundation National Championships:  2  (1928, 1930)

Conference Titles (EIC, ECAC, Atlantic 10, Big East, ACC):

Award Winners:




Pittsburgh head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Jeff Capel III 2018-Pres 97-92 0 1 0
Kevin Stallings 2016-18 24-41 0 0 0
Jamie Dixon 2003-16 328-123 2 11 0
Ben Howland 1999-2003 89-40 2 2 0
Ralph Willard 1994-99 63-82 0 0 0
Paul Evans 1986-94 147-98 2 5 0
Roy Chipman 1980-86 102-76 0 3 0
Tim Grgurich 1975-80 69-70 0 0 0
Charles “Buzz” Ridl 1968-75 97-83 1 0
Robert Timmons 1953-68 174-189 3 0
Doc Carlson 1922-53 366-249 5 1 0
Andrew Kerr 1921-22 12-8
George M. Flint 1911-21 111-68
Walter Wohlfarth/Elmer Weger 1910-11 6-6
Harry Hough 1907-08 10-6
Benjamin Printz 1905-06 8-14

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.