2019-2020 Pittsburgh Panthers

2019-2020 Pittsburgh Panthers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
14 Curtis Aiken, Jr. Fr PG 6-1 200 Jul 15, 1999 Wexford (PA) United States North Allegheny High School
21 Terrell Brown Jr PF 6-10 235 Jun 8, 1998 Barrington (RI) United States Tilton School
11 Justin Champagnie Fr F 6-6 206 Jun 29, 2001 Brooklyn (NY) United States Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School
15 Kene Chukwuka RS-Sr FC 6-9 225 Oct 28, 1996 Stockholm Sweden Soderslatt School
12 Karim Coulibaly Fr SF 6-9 235 Dec 23, 2000 Bamako Mali Scotland Performance Institute
4 Gerald Drumgoole Fr F 6-5 205 Jul 25, 2001 Rochester (NY) United States La Lumiere School
31 Onyebuchi Ezeakudo So G 6-1 200 Aug 4, 2000 Fort Wayne (IN) United States Homestead High School
23 Samson George Jr F 6-7 220 Nov 23, 1998 Minna Nigeria First Love Christian Academy
0 Eric Hamilton Sr PF 6-9 250 Sep 18, 1995 Duluth (GA) United States Sunrise Christian Academy
1 Xavier Johnson So G 6-3 200 Oct 14, 1999 Arlington (VA) United States Bishop O'Connell High School
2 K.J. Marshall Fr PG 5-10 175 Aug 16, 2000 Fayetteville (AR) United States Trinity Christian
2 Trey McGowens So PG 6-3 190 May 15, 2000 Piedmont (SC) United States Hargrave Military Academy
24 Ryan Murphy Jr G 6-2 185 Aug 17, 1997 Calabasas (CA) United States Calabasas High School
42 Chayce Smith So G 6-3 185 Aug 7, 1998 Mount Laurel (NJ) United States The Kiski School
22 Anthony Starzynski Sr G 6-3 190 Dec 5, 1997 Pittsburgh (PA) United States Baldwin High School
5 Au'Diese Toney So SF 6-6 205 Nov 12, 1999 Fayetteville (NC) United States Trinity Christian

Pittsburgh Transfers Sitting Out 2019-2020

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
3 Ithiel Horton So PG 6-5 200 Jun 26, 2000 Roselle (NJ) United States Delaware

Recent Pittsburgh Panthers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-11 (12-8) 4th (ACC) 4th Rnd N/A
2022-2023 24-12 (14-6) 3rd (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 11-21 (6-14) 11th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 10-12 (5-10) 12th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-17 (6-14) 13th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 14-19 (3-15) 14th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 8-24 15th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 16-17 (4-14) 13th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 21-12 (9-9) 9th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 19-15 (8-10) 9th (ACC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 26-10 (11-7) 5th (ACC) 4th Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 24-9 (12-6) 4th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 22-17 (5-13) 13th (AAC) 2nd Rnd CBI Champion
2010-2011 28-6 (15-3) 1st (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 25-9 (13-5) 2nd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 31-5 (15-3) 2nd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2007-2008 27-10 (10-8) 7th (AAC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 29-8 (12-4) 2nd (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2005-2006 25-8 (10-6) 4th (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 20-9 (10-6) 5th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 31-5 (13-3) 1st (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2002-2003 28-5 (13-3) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd

2019-2020 Pittsburgh Panthers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Justin Champagnie Fort Myers Tip-Off MVP
Justin Champagnie Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
Xavier Johnson Fort Myers Tip-Off All-Tournament Team
Justin Champagnie ACC Freshman of the Week (Feb 10, 2020)
Justin Champagnie ACC Freshman of the Week (Jan 27, 2020)

2019-2020 Pittsburgh Panthers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters X. Johnson T. McGowens A. Toney J. Champagnie E. Hamilton
Rotation R. Murphy     T. Brown  
Lim PT K. Marshall A. Starzynski K. Coulibaly K. Chukwuka  
Lim PT C. Aiken, Jr. C. Smith G. Drumgoole    
Lim PT I. Horton   S. George    
Lim PT O. Ezeakudo        

2019-2020 Pittsburgh Panthers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Justin Champagnie 33 32.5 12.7 7.0 0.7 1.1 0.8 1.0
Xavier Johnson 33 33.3 11.7 3.7 4.9 1.8 0.2 3.4
Trey McGowens 33 33.4 11.5 3.3 3.6 1.9 0.1 2.8
Au'Diese Toney 31 30.5 9.5 4.8 1.2 1.2 0.1 1.1
Ryan Murphy 30 24.6 7.6 1.9 1.2 0.9 0.1 1.2
Eric Hamilton 31 16.5 5.5 4.4 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.6
Terrell Brown 33 18.8 4.9 3.5 0.2 0.3 1.5 0.8
Karim Coulibaly 26 9.3 2.7 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5
Gerald Drumgoole 21 9.0 1.2 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.6
Anthony Starzynski 8 2.9 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.1
Samson George 7 3.0 0.7 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
K.J. Marshall 6 1.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0
Curtis Aiken, Jr. 6 1.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0
Onyebuchi Ezeakudo 12 3.3 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.2
Chayce Smith 1 2.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2019-2020 Pittsburgh Panthers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jeff Capel III Head Coach 2018-2019 Associate Head Coach (Duke, 2011 to 2018)
Tim O'Toole Associate Head Coach 2018-2019 Associate Head Coach (California, 2017 to 2018)
Jason Capel Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Head Coach (Appalachian State, 2010 to 2014)
Milan Brown Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Charleston, 2015 to 2018)
Heather Lyke Athletic Director 2017-2018 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics (Eastern Michigan, 2013 to 2017)
Brian Regan Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 Director of Basketball Operations (Pittsburgh, 2008 to 2016)
E.J. Borghetti Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2014-2015 N/A
Tony Salesi Head Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 N/A
Garry Christopher Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 Strength and Conditioning Coach (Vanderbilt, 2013 to 2016)
Celeste Welsh Director of Media Relations 2012-2013 N/A
Carly Weisenbach Director of Media Relations 2017-2018 Associate Director of Sports Information (Marshall, 2014 to 2017)