Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
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The Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and plays their home games in the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers were retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion twice by the Helms Athletic Foundation and once by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. Pitt has reached one Final Four, received 15 First Team All-American selections, appeared in 27 NCAA tournaments through the 2022–23 season, and has recorded 1,674 victories against 1,232 losses since their inaugural season of 1905–06.
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| University | University of Pittsburgh | |||
| First season | 1905–06 | |||
| All-time record | 1,676–1,233 (.576) | |||
| Head coach | Jeff Capel (5th season) | |||
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference | |||
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||
| Arena | Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508) | |||
| Nickname | Panthers | |||
| Student section | Oakland Zoo | |||
| Colors | Blue and gold[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions | ||||
| 1928 | ||||
| Pre-tournament Helms champions | ||||
| 1928, 1930 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1941 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1941, 1974, 2009 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1957, 1974, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 | ||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 1981, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2023 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| Eastern Eight 1981, 1982 Big East 2003, 2008 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| EIC 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937 Big East 1987, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 | ||||
