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 Championships: 1 (2012)
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2012)
- CBI Overall Record: 5-1
- Premo-Porretta National Championships: 1 (1928)
- Helms Foundation National Championships: 2 (1928, 1930)
Conference Titles (EIC, ECAC, Atlantic 10, Big East, ACC):
- ACC Regular Season Championships: 0
- Big East Regular Season Championships: 6 (1987, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011)
- EIC Regular Season Championships: 5 (1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937)
- ACC Tournament Championships: 0
- Big East Tournament Championships: 2 (2003, 2008)
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships: 2 (1981, 1982)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 9 (last = DeJuan Blair & Sam Young, 2009)
- ACC Player of the Year: 0
- Big East Player of the Year: 3 (last = DeJuan Blair, 2009)
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.