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- They could finally celebrate a team with eleven wins, something the program hasn't seen since 1981.
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This is a list of Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball regular season champions. The ACC does not officially recognize a regular season champion and does not award a regular season champion trophy. [1] The conference's automatic NCAA berth is reserved for the ACC Tournament winner.
The 2021 ACC men's basketball tournament (officially the 2021 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament Presented by New York Life) was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference and held at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, from March 9 to 13, 2021. [1] It was the 68th annual edition of the tournament.
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Initial era
The University of Pittsburgh began playing men's basketball in 1905–06 under coach Benjamin Printz. The University did not field a team during the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons. The program was resurrected in 1911 under head coach Walter "Dutch" Wohlfarth, and the following year Dr. George M. Flint assumed head coaching duties and began rebuilding Pitt's program essentially from the ground up. Flint led the Panthers to eight winning seasons during his ten years at the helm and coached future Pi...
H.C. "Doc" Carlson era
Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson, MD took over as coach in 1922 and soon turned Pitt into a national power. In the era preceding the initiation of national tournaments, the Panthers were both contemporaneously and later retroactively, by the Helms Athletic Foundation (1927–28 and 1929–30) and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll (1927–28), regarded as national champions. Those teams were led by National Player of the Year, 3-time All-American and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Hyatt....
Bob Timmons era
Robert Timmons took over as head coach from Carlson for the 1953–54 season and led by two-time All-American and Helms Foundation Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Don Hennon, appeared in two NCAA tournaments during the late 1950s. Timmons also led Pitt to an NCAA appearance in 1963 and its first NIT appearance in 1964.
Student section
The "Oakland Zoo" is the student cheering section for the men's and women's basketball teams. The Zoo cheers on the Panthers from the bottom tier of the stands at the Petersen Events Center, primarily across from the teams' benches and on the baselines under the baskets. The "Pete" holds a rowdy crowd of 1,500 students that are typically uniformly clad in gold t-shirts, and the Zoo student section is consistently sold out for Panthers home games. The Oakland Zoo is named after Oakland, the ne...
2-time National Champions
Pitt men's basketball teams of 1927–28 (21–0) and 1929–30 (23–2) were recognized as national champions both popularly and by the Helms Athletic Foundation.These teams of "Doc" Carlson, led by three-time All-American and two-time National Scoring Champion Charley Hyatt, played a "national" schedule that during the 1927–28 season that included the following wins: The 1929–30 national championship team racked up wins that included the following: Although there was no NCAA Tournament at that time...
Early-season national tournaments
Starting with the NCAA rule change regarding exempt tournaments in the 2006–07 season, Pitt has participated in an event every year, with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NCAA tournament results
The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA tournament27 times. Their combined record is 25–28. NCAA Tournament Seeding History The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.
NIT results
The Panthers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament(NIT) nine times. Their combined record is 6–9.
CBI results
The Panthers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational(CBI) one time. Their record is 5–1 and they were CBI champions in 2012.
1932–33 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions 1933–34 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions 1934–35 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions 1936–37 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions 1980–81 Eastern 8 Tournament Champions 1981–82 Eastern 8 Tournament Champions 1986–87 Big East Regular Season Co-Champions 1987–88 Big East Regular Season Champions 2001–02 Big East ...
Pittsburgh Panthers have been selected 27 times in the NBA draft, 3 times in the ABA draft (Billy Knight was drafted by both the NBA and ABA in 1974). In addition, 11 former Panthers were selected in the CBA draft. Seven Panthers have been selected as first-round NBA draft picks with Steven Adamsbeing the most recent in 2013. In addition, 48 former...
Dec 5, 2021 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Watch the Pitt players, coaches and fans celebrate Pitt’s 2021 ACC Championship victory over Wake Forest at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021. Pat Narduzzi accepted the ACC Championship trophy, free safety Erick Hallett II was presented with the John D. Swofford Most Valuable Player Award and Pitt players ...
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Mar 14, 2021 · Here were all scores and results for the 2021 ACC men's basketball championship. Georgia Tech upset Florida State 80-75 to win the title. Click or tap here for live scores.
Dec 5, 2021 · CHARLOTTE — Pitt claimed its first ever ACC Championship with a 45-21 blowout win over Wake Forest at Bank of America Stadium. The Panthers improved to 11-2 on the season and will play in a New Year’s Six Bowl game in a few weeks.
Dec 7, 2021 · The Pittsburgh Panthers are the 2021 ACC Champions as they defeated the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 45-21 in the ACC Championship on Saturday night. The Pittsburgh Panthers were able to win due to the efforts by Heisman finalist Kenny Pickett or as Pitt fans call him, “Kenny Heisman.”
