2016–17 record 15–14 (4–12 ACC) | ||
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Assistant coach Tom Richardson (1st year) Assistant coach Kevin Sutton (1st year) Assistant coach Jeremy Ballard (1st year) | ||
The 2016–17 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represents the University of Pittsburgh during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Panthers are led by first-year head coach Kevin Stallings as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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On January 24, 2017, Pitt lost by 55 points to Louisville, the team's worst loss since 1906.
Last season
The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 21–12, 9–9 in ACC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Syracuse in the second round of the ACC Tournament before losing to North Carolina in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where, as a No. 10 seed, they lost in the First Round to Wisconsin.
Following the season, head coach Jamie Dixon left the school to take the head coaching position at his alma mater, TCU. On March 27, 2016, the school hired Kevin Stallings as head coach.
Rankings
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings