PITT BASKETBALL HAWAII NOVEMBER 21, 2014 WAR MEMORIAL GYM WAILUKU, MAUI, HAWAII

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1 PITT BASKETBALL HAWAII NOVEMBER 21, 2014 WAR MEMORIAL GYM WAILUKU, MAUI, HAWAII SCHEDULE Date Opponent W/L Time O31 N7 INDIANA, PA (Exh.) PHILADELPHIA (Exh.) W W N14 NIAGARA (ESPN3) W EA Sports Maui Invitational (Pittsburgh, Pa.) N16 SAMFORD (RSN/Root) W N21 at Hawaii 7 p.m. HT/Midnight EA Sports Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawaii) N24 vs. Chaminade (ESPNU) 9 p.m. N25 vs. San Diego State/BYU (ESPN+) TBA N26 vs. TBA (ESPN+) TBA ACC/Big Ten Challenge D2 at Indiana (ESPN2) 7 p.m. D5 vs. Duquesne (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D13 ST. BONAVENTURE (ESPNU) 2 p.m. D17 MANHATTAN (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D20 OAKLAND (RSN/Root) 4 p.m. D23 HOLY CROSS (ESPN3) 7 p.m. D30 FLORIDA GULF COAST (ESPN3) 7:30 p.m. J3 at *NC State (ACCN/WTAE) Noon J6 at *Boston College (RSN/Root) 9 p.m. J10 *CLEMSON (RSN/Root) Noon J14 *FLORIDA STATE (RSN/Root) 9 p.m. J17 *GEORGIA TECH (ACCN/WTAE) 4 p.m. J19 at *Duke (ESPN) 7 p.m. J25 *LOUISVILLE (CBS) 4 p.m. J27 at *Virginia Tech (ESPNU) 7 p.m. J31 *NOTRE DAME (ACCN/WTAE) Noon F2 BRYANT (ESPN3) 7 p.m. F7 *SYRACUSE (ESPN/ESPN2) 4 p.m. F11 at *Louisville (ACCN/WTAE) 8 p.m. F14 *NO. CAROLINA (ACCN/WTAE) Noon F16 at *Virginia (ESPN) 7 p.m. F21 at *Syracuse (ACCN/WTAE) Noon F24 *BOSTON COLLEGE (ESPNU) 9 p.m. M 1 at *Wake Forest (ESPNU) 6:30 p.m. M4 *MIAMI (ACCN/WTAE) 8 p.m. M 7 at *Florida State (ESPN/ESPN2) TBA M10 at ACC Tournament (ESPN) TBA M19 NCAA Tournament 2nd/3rd Rounds TBA M26 NCAA Regionals (CBS+) TBA A4-6 NCAA Final Four (CBS+) TBA GAME 3 PITT (2-0, ACC) at HAWAII (3-1, Big West) Hawaii Trip Friday, November 21, p.m. HT/Midnight ET War Memorial Gym (3,228) Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii TV: None. Pitt Radio: Pitt IMG Sports Radio Network (Bill Hillgrove and Marcus Bowman) The Fan, 93.7 FM in Pittsburgh; Satellite Radio: XM-N/A. Internet Radio Broadcast/Live Stats: Coaches: Pitt: Jamie Dixon, 16th year at Pitt, 12th year as head coach (290-96); Hawaii: Benjy Taylor, 1st year at Hawaii (2-1), 1st year overall (2-1). Rankings: Pitt: AP-ARV; USA Today-ARV; Hawaii: AP-NR; USA Today-NR (as of Nov. 17, 2014). Series: Pitt and Hawaii meet for the fourth time in series history. Hawaii leads the series with a 2-1 advantage with two straight wins. It is the second time Pitt plays at Hawaii. The two teams last met in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu on Dec. 30, 1990, an Hawaii win. Other meetings include a Hawaii win in the Ama Hawkeye Classic in Iowa City, Iowa on Dec. 3, 1982 and a Pitt win at Fitzgerald Field House on Feb. 5, Pitt is 3-4 all-time vs. Big West opponents. Pitt will travel to Maui, Hawaii early Wednesday morning to play Hawaii (Friday, Nov. 21) and three contests as part of the EA Sports Maui Invitational, Nov Pitt (2-0) plays its third game of the season when it plays the University of Hawaii (3-1) on Friday, Nov. 21 at the War Memorial Gym in Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii. Tipoff is at Midnight ET/7 p.m. Hawaii Time for the contest. Friday night s game against Hawaii will not be televised. Recently, Pitt has experience much success in road games. Pitt, which finished 7-2 on the road last year, enters the Hawaii game on a three-game road win streak. Pitt s 7-2 road record in the ACC proved to be the league s best road record. In addition, Pitt has won nine of its last 11 road games and 13 of its last 17. With its 2-0 record, Pitt opened its 108th season of men s basketball this past weekend with a 33-point victory over Niagara (78-45) on Friday night and a Maui Invitational win over Samford. Against Niagara, Pitt claimed its 18th consecutive season opener. Pitt, which jumped out to a 26-3 lead after 10 minutes of action, held Niagara to 25.0 percent shooting (12-48), which ranks as the fourth lowest shooting percentage for a Pitt opponent in school history, 12 field goals, the sixth TODAY S TOP STORYLINES Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is a former University of Hawaii assistant coach in two different stints ( and ). He served under legendary Hawaii coach Riley Wallace, who is expected to be in attendance. Dixon s wife is from Honolulu. Pitt makes its fourth all-time competition trip to Hawaii. In its previous three trips to Hawaii, Pitt played in the Rainbow Classic in 1986, 1990 and It claimed the 1986 Rainbow Classic title with wins over Kansas, Arkansas and Wisconsin. Pitt owns a 7-2 all-time record in games played in Hawaii. It is Pitt s first appearance in the Maui Invite. When comparing ACC basketball programs over the last 13 years, Pitt ranks second in the ACC in overall winning percentage (5th nationally, ,.766), league winning percentage (152-70,.685), homecourt winning percentage (.878) and NCAA Tournament appearances (12). PITT PANTHERS ROSTER NOTES PROBABLE STARTERS # NAME POS HT WT CL PPG RPG CAREER/ NOTES 1 Jamel Artis F SO Career-high 14 pts/4 assists in first start 2 Michael Young F SO straight starts at PF, CH 20 pts vs. Sam 50 Joseph Uchebo C JR Made first two career starts 12 Chris Jones G/F SO* Made first two career starts; 10 pts vs.nu 0 James Robinson G JR Started 70 of 71 career games; 7.5 apg. OFF THE BENCH 4 Ryan Luther F FR Missed season s first 2 games-foot injury 11 Derrick Randall F SR career games played, 11 starts 13 Josh Newkirk G SO assists/3 turnovers in first two games 15 Aron Phillips-Nwankwo F SR* Walk-on, 25 career games played 21 Sheldon Jeter F SO Shooting 71.4 percent (5-7) from floor 22 Joshua Ko G SO Walk-on from Hawaii, 10 career GP 23 Cameron Johnson G FR points off bench in Pitt debut vs. NU 24 Mike Lecak G JR* Played in 12 career games 44 Tyrone Haughton C JR JC transfer from Iowa Western C.C. OUT FOR GAME 3 Cameron Wright G SR* Career: pt games, 104GP/47GS 5 Durand Johnson F JR* Suspended for season

2 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 SERIES HISTORY HAWAII (1-2) Games Played: 3. Record: 1-2. Home: 1-0. Away: 0-1. Neutral: 0-1. Overtime:. at Petersen Events Center:. One-Point Games: 0 (). Two-Point Games: 1 (0-1). Most Points-Pitt: 82 (84-82 loss on 12/30/1990). Most Points-Hawaii: 84 (84-82 loss on 12/30/1990). Largest Victory Margin-Pitt: 19 (71-52 win on 2/5/1979). Largest Victory Margin-Hawaii: 3 (70-67 loss on 12/3/1982). Most Consecutive Wins-Pitt: 1, 2/5/1979. Most Consecutive Losses: 2, 12/ 3/1982-current. Last 10: 1-2. Last 20: 1-2. GAME-BY-GAME Date Loc. W/L Pitt UH 2/5/1979 H W /3/1982 N% L /30/1990 A# L %Ama Hawkeye Classic, Iowa City, Iowa #Rainbow Classic, Honolulu, Hawaii NATIONAL POLLS (as of Monday, Nov. 17, 2014) ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. School (1st Place) W-L Pts. 1. Kentucky (49) 2-0 1, Arizona (4) 2-0 1, Wisconsin (7) 2-0 1, Duke (4) 2-0 1, Kansas 1-0 1, North Carolina 2-0 1, Louisville 1-0 1, Florida 1-0 1, Virginia 2-0 1, Texas 2-0 1, Wichita State 1-0 1, Villanova Gonzaga Iowa State VCU San Diego State Connecticut Oklahoma Michigan State Ohio State Nebraska SMU Syracuse Michigan Utah Others receiving votes: Stanford 63, Colorado 52, Iowa 48, UCLA 41, Kansas State 29, Arkansas 23, Memphis 11, Minnesota 11, Notre Dame 11, PITT 10, Louisiana Tech 9, Dayton 7. USA TODAY COACHES POLL Rk. School (1st Place) W-L Pts. 1. Kentucky (25) Arizona (3) Duke (2) Wisconsin (2) Kansas North Carolina Florida Louisville Virginia Texas Gonzaga Villanova Wichita State Iowa State VCU San Diego State Connecticut Oklahoma Michigan State Ohio State Nebraska Michigan SMU Syracuse Iowa Others receiving votes: Utah 38, Kansas State 35, Stanford 29, UCLA 24, PITT 17, Notre Dame 11, Geo. Washington 9, Louisiana Tech 9, Illinois 8, Memphis 8, Arkansas 6, Colorado 6, Baylor 5, Georgetown 4, Minnesota 4, Texas-El Paso 4. NOTE: Associated Press poll is voted upon by the nation s media (both polls are released on Monday). USA Today poll is voted upon by the nation s coaches. lowest mark for an opponent in school history and 0-14 from 3-point range. Offensively, Pitt shot 52.6 percent (30-57) from the floor and 43.8 percent (7-16) from 3-point range. Jamel Artis led Pitt with a career-high 14 points (6-9 FG), Josh Newkirk added 12 points and five assists, Cameron Johnson finished with 11 points (4-5 FG) in his debut and Chris Jones added a careerhigh 10 points. Three Panthers: Artis, Jones and Joseph Uchebo each made their first career start. Against Samford, Michael Young scored a career-high 20 points on shooting and Jamel Artis added 12 points as the Panthers defeated the Bulldogs Pitt used an 18-3 run before halftime to build an eight-point lead en route to the win. Pitt assisted on 20 of 24 field goals, outscored Samford 24-0 in fast break points and in the paint. Pitt returns three starters senior off guard Cameron Wright, point guard Robinson and power forward Young and eight of its top 10 scorers from a team that finished overall, 11-7 and in fifth place in its first year in the ACC and earned a 12th NCAA Tournament appearance in the last 13 seasons. In mid-october, Pitt was picked by Atlantic Coast Conference media members to finish sixth among 15 schools in its annual preseason poll. Pitt has won 120 of its last 168 overall games, 125 of its last 173, 269 of its last 359 contests, 118 of its last 179 league regular season games and 156 of its last 169 nonconference games. PITT-HAWAII TIES Pitt s Hawaii trip serves as a Homecoming of sorts for Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon. Dixon served as an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii in two different stints: and Under Hawaii coach, Dixon was an assistant on a staff that guided the Rainbows to the Western Athletic Conference title and the school s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 22 years. A mentor to Dixon, Wallace is expected to attend Friday evening s game against Hawaii. PITT BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER All practices are closed. For more information on coverage of Pitt men s basketball, contact Media Relations Director Greg Hotchkiss at (412) SATURDAY November 15 SUNDAY November 16 MONDAY November 17 TUESDAY November 18 WEDNESDAY November 19 THURSDAY November 20 Practice, 10 a.m.-noon Samford at Pitt, 1 p.m. RSN/Root Pitt IMG Radio Network, 93.7 Off Day Practice, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Media Opportunity, 5:30 p.m. Depart for Hawaii, 4:30 a.m. Practice in Hawaii Practice in Hawaii

3 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL S BEST PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST 13 YEARS Where Pitt ranks among national winning percentage leaders and top programs over the last 13 seasons; updated as of May 4, School Total Pct. Kansas Duke Gonzaga Memphis PITT Florida Syracuse Kentucky Louisville Connecticut Wisconsin North Carolina Ohio State Michigan State Butler Xavier Arizona Texas Marquette Illinois UCLA Western Kentucky Cincinnati Georgetown Oklahoma State Notre Dame Oklahoma Dixon s wife, Jacqueline, is a native of Honolulu. She attended Punahou High School. The couple met in Hawaii. Pitt s roster also features a native Hawaiian on its roster: sopho- more walk-on Joshua Ko. Ko, a native of Kailua (on Oahu) and the first Hawaiian to ever play at Pitt, was named the Gatorade State Player of the Year as a senior at Kalaheo High School in A PITT PANTHERS NUMERICAL ROSTER ACTIVE NCAA D1 NON-CONFERENCE HOMECOURT WIN STREAKS Team No. Duke Syracuse Indiana Providence Minnesota Illinois Georgetown St. Mary s Louisville Florida Wichita State Iowa Oregon PITT Eastern Kentucky Iowa State Colorado Arizona two-time All-State selection, Ko led Kaleheo H.S. to the 2013 Division I state title with a come-from-behind win over Honolulu Maryknoll. Ko scored his team s final nine points in the final 1:25 of regulation to lead his team to a comefrom-behind victory. His high school coach, Alika Smith, played basketball at the University of Hawaii when Dixon served as an assistant at the school. # NAME POS HT WT CL EX HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(s) 0 James Robinson G JR 2L Mitchellville, Md./DeMatha Catholic H.S. 1 Jamel Artis F SO 1L Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep (Mass.) 2 Michael Young F SO 1L Duquesne, Pa./St. Benedict s Prep (N.J.) 3 Cameron Wright G SR* 3L Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine H.S. 4 Ryan Luther F FR HS Gibsonia, Pa./Hampton H.S. 5 Durand Johnson F JR* 2L Baltimore, Md./Brewster Academy (N.H.) 11 Derrick Randall F SR 1L Brooklyn, N.Y./Rutgers/South Kent Prep (Conn.) 12 Chris Jones G/F SO* 1L Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck H.S. 13 Josh Newkirk G SO 1L Raleigh, N.C./Word of God Academy 15 Aron Phillips-NwankwoF SR* 3L Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College 21 Sheldon Jeter F SO TR Beaver Falls, Pa./Vanderbilt/Beaver Falls H.S. 22 Joshua Ko G SO 1L Kailua, Hawaii/Kalaheo H.S. 23 Cameron Johnson G FR HS Moon Township, Pa./Our Lady of the Sacred Heart H.S. 24 Mike Lecak G JR* 1L Pittsburgh, Pa./Wheeling Jesuit Univ./North Canyon H.S. 44 Tyrone Haughton C JR TR Miami, Fla./Iowa Western C.C./Dr. Krop H.S. 50 Joseph Uchebo C JR 1L Enugu, Nigeria/Chipola J.C./Word of God Academy, N.C. Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (TCU, 1987), 10th year as Head Coach, 14th year at Pitt; Assistant Coach: Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh, 2005); Assistant Coach: Bill Barton (Salem State, 1989); Assistant Coach: Marlon Williamson (Youngstown State, 2012); Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Regan (Saint Vincent, 1988); Video Coordinator/Director of Analytics: Jason Richards (Davidson, 2008); Graduate Managers: Branden McDonald, David Hanson; Athletic Trainer: Tony Salesi; Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tim Beltz; Academic Coordinator: Mike Farabaugh; Equipment Manager: Chris Dountas; Managers: Josh Counihan, Chris Gamcik, Caleb Gilbride, Dan Ginsberg, Mike Haberman, Michael Lindenbaum, Sean Mack, Brennan Moxham, Matt Reilley, Josh Russell-Einhorn, Will Supowitz, John Wallace III; Administrative Assistant: Beth Schoedel. PITT S 13-YEAR SUCCESS ( ) The following is a list of accomplishments achieved by the Pitt Basketball program over the last 13 seasons: Compiled a record over the last 13 seasons and.750 winning percentage, which ranks among the nation s top five best winning percentages during that span. The record also ranks second in the ACC from Advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight/Regional Final in 2009 for the first time since Advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen five times in the last 13 seasons. Only 11 programs nationwide have advanced to more Sweet Sixteens during that span. Won two Big East Tournament championships (2003 and 2008). Captured four Big East regular season titles: Big East West Division, Big East West Division, Big East regular season, Big East regular season. Advanced to the NCAA Tournament 12 times in the last 13 seasons, one of only seven programs nationwide to advance to the NCAA Tournament during that span. Ascended to the program s firstever No. 1 national ranking and earned two No. 1 seeds in and Achieved 13 straight 20-plus win seasons from Averaged 26.5 victories per season over the last 13 years. Advanced to the Big East Championship title game in seven of eight seasons and appeared in three straight seasons from Compiled a Big East-best (.691) record in league regular season games. Finished ranked among the nation s top-10 programs in six of the last 13 seasons and ranked among the nation s top-25 in 11 of the last 13 years. Appeared on television 388 times in the last 13 years. Set the school record with a 40-game win streak, which spanned two years and 68 days. Opened the Petersen Events Center with a 34-game win streak, a streak which ranks as the third all-time longest win streak to open a new arena in NCAA Division I history. Concluded its 12th year in the Petersen Events Center with a record and.877 winning percentage. Sold out the Petersen Events Center in each of the 12 seasons in operation and has enjoyed a string of 223 consecutive regular season sellouts dating back to the season.

4 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 4 RECORD WHEN... Controlling the tip: Scoring first: Leading at the half: Trailing at the half:... Tied at half:... Leading with 5:00 left: Trailing with 5:00 left:... Tied with 5:00 left:... In Overtime:... Double Overtime:... Triple Overtime... Pitt outrebounds opp.: Pitt is outrebounded: Rebounds are equal:... Pitt commits more TO: Pitt forces more TO: Turnovers are equal:... Pitt has more FTA: Opp. has more FTA: FT attempts are equal:... Pitt shoots better than 60%... Pitt shoots better than 50%: Pitt shoots less than 50%:... Opp. shoots better than 50%:. Opp. shoots less than 50%:... Opp. shoots less than 40% Pitt outshoots opp. (FG%) Opp. outshoots Pitt (FG%)... Shooting is tied (%)... Pitt hits 40% of 3FG: Pitt hits less than 40%of3FG:..1-0 Pitt outshoots opp. (3FG): Pitt hits at least 70% of FTA: Pitt hits at least 60% of FTA: Pitt bench outscores opp.: Opp. bench outscores Pitt:... Bench scoring is equal:... Following a Pitt win: Following a Pitt loss:... 3 score in double figures:... 4 score in double figures: in double figures:... UNIFORMS White uniforms: Blue uniforms:... Gold uniforms:... DAYS OF THE WEEK Monday... Tuesday:... Wednesday:... Thursday... Friday: Saturday:... Sunday: MOST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS- ACC ( ) School RS T Tot. Duke North Carolina Louisville PITT Syracuse Boston College Maryland Virginia Miami Clemson Florida State Notre Dame Wake Forest Key: RS-regular season titles; T-Tournament titles; *indicates best league regular season record; total includes ties. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES- ACC Most NCAA Tournament appearances in the ACC over the last 13 seasons ( ): Team No. Duke PITT Louisville Syracuse North Carolina Notre Dame... 8 North Carolina State... 8 Boston College... 6 Maryland... 6 Wake Forest... 6 Clemson... 4 Florida State... 4 Georgia Tech... 4 Miami... 3 Virginia... 3 Virginia Tech... 1 PITT BASKETBALL IN HAWAII Pitt travels to Hawaii on a competition road trip for the third time in school history. Previously, Pitt made trips to Hawaii for the Rainbow Classic in 1986, 1990 and The Panthers claimed Rainbow Classic title in In 1986, Rainbow Classic MVP Curtis Aiken led the Panthers to consecutive wins over No. 13 Kansas, Arkansas and Wisconsin in claiming the tournament title. Charles Smith and Jerome Lane also were named to the all-tourna- BIG EAST S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES BY PERCENTAGE (Conference Regular Season and Championship Games combined as of March 17, 2013 and according to Big East records). Coach, Team W L Pct. Yrs. BEChamp. JAMIE DIXON, PITT ,.571 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse ,.633 John Thompson, Gtown ,.717 Rick Pitino, UL/PC ,.667 Buzz Williams, Marquette ,.500 Lou Carnesecca, St. John s ,.478 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut ,.660 Mike Jarvis, St. John s ,.636 Ben Howland, Pitt ,.727 Rollie Massimino, Villanova ,.520 FASTEST TO 200 WINS-NCAA HISTORY BY GAMES According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153 Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island th 1938 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV th 1977 Mark Few, Gonzaga th 2007 Everett Case, NC State th 1954 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU th 1945 Nat Holman, CCNY th 1937 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky th 1943 Roy Williams, Kansas th 1996 Vic Bubas, Duke th 1969 Denny Crum, Louisville th 1980 Henry Iba, NWMS/Colo./OSU th 1940 Doc Meanwell, Miss./Wisc th 1927 JAMIE DIXON, PITT th 2010 BY TOTAL SEASONS According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153 Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Mark Few, Gonzaga th 2007 Roy Williams, Kansas th 1996 JAMIE DIXON, PITT th 2010 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV th 1977 Everett Case, NC State th 1954 Denny Crum, Louisville th 1980 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse th 1985 Bruce Weber, SIU/Illinois th 2007 Pete Gillen, Xavier th 1994 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU th 1945 Vic Bubas, Duke th 1969 Fred Schaus, WVU/Purdue th 1976 Lou Carnesecca, St. John s th 1978 ment team. Pitt finsihed second in the Rainbow Classic in 1990 after defeating both Alaska-Anchorage and Stetson before dropping an loss to Hawaii. Jason Matthews was named MVP, while Bobby Martin earned all-tournament honors. In 1996, Pitt lost to eventual champion Maryland in the first game, but defeated both Northwestern and Michigan. Overall, Pitt is 7-2 in games played in Hawaii. It has never played a game on the island of Maui and will be making its first appearance in the Maui Invitational. JAMIE DIXON APPROACHING 300 CAREER WINS Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon needs only 10 victories to become just the second head coach in school history to surpass 300 career victories. His accomplishment will also rank among the all-time NCAA Division I records for fastest to 300 career wins. See chart on page 11. In only his 12th season as a head coach, Dixon owns a career

5 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 5 ACC S BEST PROGRAMS OVER THE PREVIOUS 13 SEASONS ( ) Totals are as of May 4, League Overall School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. Duke *PITT *Syracuse *Louisville North Carolina *Notre Dame Maryland *Boston College North Carolina State Florida State Clemson Wake Forest Miami Virginia Virginia Tech Georgia Tech CONSECUTIVE HOME WINS VERSUS NON- CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Wins Date 58 11/19/ /16/ /17/2000-1/2/ /19/2012-current 16 12/3/ /6/ /18/ /4/ /8/ /28/1988 record following 386 career games. He trails Hall of Fame Pitt coach H.C. Doc Carlson, who won 367 games in 31 seasons and 615 total contests from PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER AP- PROACHING 200-WIN MILESTONE Pitt needs just five home wins to record victory No. 200 in the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has a overall record in the 13-year old Petersen Events Center. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES- NATIONAL Most NCAA Tournament appearances, nationally ( ): Team No. Duke Gonzaga Kansas Michigan State Wisconsin PITT Texas Louisville Arizona Florida Marquette Connecticut Kentucky Syracuse Xavier Memphis North Carolina Illinois... 9 UCLA... 9 Oklahoma... 9 Villanova... 9 Notre Dame... 8 CAMERON WRIGHT BEGINS SE- NIOR YEAR SIDELINDED WITH IN- JURY It was announced in October that Pitt senior guard Cameron Wright would miss 10 weeks due to a broken left foot (fifth metatarsal). His return date is unknown. Wright, the 2014 recipient of the Skip Prosser Award which is presented to the ACC s top scholarathlete in men s basketball, is Pitt s top returning scorer (10.5 ppg.) and most experienced returning player after seeing action in 104 career games and 1,998 minutes and starting 47 contests. He has reached double figure scoring 24 times in his career and his veteran presence is a key for this year s team. PITT PICKED TO FINISH SIXTH IN PRESEASON ACC MEDIA POLL CHARLOTTE, N.C. Pitt was selected by league media members to finish sixth out of 15 schools at its second Atlantic Coast Conference Operation Basketball preseason media day held Wednesday at the Westin Hotel in downtown Charlotte. Over 300 writers, television broadcasters, radio producers and other assorted media members attended the ACC s 53rd annual event. In a vote of the league s attending media members, Pitt finished sixth with 592 total points. Duke was selected to capture first place with 935 points and 41 first place votes, followed by No. 2 North Carolina (870 points/12 first place votes), No. 3 Louisville (847/3 first place votes), No. 4 Virginia (824/7 first place votes), No. 5 Syracuse (706/2 first place votes) and No. 6 Pitt. It was the second consecutive season that Pitt was picked to finish sixth in preseason voting. The Panthers ended up finishing fifth in their first ACC season in Ṅorth Carolina s Marcus Paige was selected the preseason player of the year, while Duke s Jahlil An NABC Good Works Team and Lowe s Senior Class Award nominee, Wright is a four-time recipient of the University of Pittsburgh s Scholar-Athlete Award, and a two-time recipient of the school s Academic Excellence Award. He is also a past winner of the University of Pittsburgh-Jaron Okafor was named preseason rookie of the year. The preseason All-ACC team included Paige, Okafor, Louisville s Montrezl Harrell, Virginia s Malcolm Brogdon and Notre Dame s Jerian Grant. In preparation for its second season in the ACC, Pitt was making its second appearance at the event. Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon, senior Cameron Wright and junior James Robinson represented the Panthers in Charlotte ACC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL Rk. Team (1st place votes)pts 1. Duke (41) North Carolina (12) Louisville (3) Virginia (7) Syracuse (2) PITT Notre Dame Florida State NC State Miami Clemson Wake Forest Georgia Tech Boston College Virginia Tech 155 NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS AFTER 12 SEASONS (by wins) With the entire season ahead of him, Jamie Dixon already ranks seventh on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after 12 seasons as a head coach. In his 12th season, Dixon continues to move up the charts. Here is where he stands in NCAA records when compared to other coaches after 12 years as a head coach: Coach, Team Seasons W-L Pct. Roy Williams, Kansas Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio State Mark Few, Gonzaga Everett Case, North Carolina State Denny Crum, Louisville JAMIE DIXON, PITT Tubby Smith, Tulsa/Georgia/Kentucky Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV John Calipari, Massachusetts/Memphis Brown Pursuit of Excellence Award and was selected to the Big East All- Academic team on three occasions. Wright is Pitt s fourth all-time conference scholar-athlete award winner in men s basketball. Other award winners include Joey David ( ), Darren Morningstar ( ) and Aaron Gray (2006-

6 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 6 PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER NUMBERS In its 12th basketball season, the Petersen Events Center has provided Pitt an exceptional homecourt advantage. Consider the following facts and records: Total Games: 222 (100th all-time game: vs. Rutgers, Jan. 26, 2007; 200th all-time game vs. Notre Dame, Feb. 18, 2013). Overall Record: (.878) Conference Record: (.767); ACC: 4-5; Big East: Non-Conference Record: (.974) Most Consecutive Wins at the Petersen Events Center: 34 (11/23/02-2/29/04); 31 (2/27/08-1/20/10) Most Consecutive Losses: 4 (12/23/11-1/25/12) Most Consecutive Non-Conference Wins: 58 (11/19/05-11/ 16/11), 28 (11/23/02-1/2/05) Most Consecutive Non-Conference Losses: 1, three times (Bucknell, Long Beach State, Wagner) Average Victory Margin: 18.4 points per game ( , 195 wins) Average Non-Conference Victory Margin: 22.3 points per game ( , 112 wins) Average Margin of Loss: 7.5 points (Pitt: 1609, Opp: 1812, 27 losses) Pitt Victories by 10 points or more: 155 Pitt Victories by 20 points or more: 83 Pitt Victories by 30 points or more: 29 Pitt Victories by 40 points or more: 8 Pitt Points Per Game: 74.8 points per game Opponents Points Per Game: 59.3 points per game Opponents held to 60 points or less: 127 of 222 Opponents held to 70 points or less: 191 of 222 Conference Opponents held to 60 points or less: 44 of 103 Conference Opponents held to 70 points or less: 82 of 103 Non-Conference Opp. held to 60 points or less: 84 of 115 Non-Conference Opp. held to 70 points or less: 106 of 115 Most Consecutive Opponents held to 60 points or less: 10 (3/7/09-1/16/10); 9 (11/27/02-1/18/03), 6 (1/24/11/13/ 11) Most Consecutive Opponents held to 70 points or less: 22 (1/17/04-2/23/05); 21 (11/23/02-12/13/03) Most Points Scored by Pitt: 103 (Houston Baptist, Nov. 9, 2007) Most Points Scored-Opponent: 97 (Notre Dame, Jan. 4, 2006) Least Points Scored by Pitt: 39 (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012) Least Points Scored-Opponent: 32 (New Hampshire, Dec. 4, 2009) Largest Win: 49 points (Bethune-Cookman, Dec. 15, 2012, 89-40) Largest Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, 62-39) Closest Win: 1, two times (West Virginia, Feb. 7, 2008, 55-54; Georgetown, Jan. 25, 2003, 65-64) Largest Conference Win: 38 points (DePaul, Jan. 26, 2013, 93-55) Largest Conference Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, 62-39) Longest Game: 3OT (West Virginia, Feb. 12, 2010, win) Record vs. Top-25 Ranked Teams (AP poll): Record vs. Top-5 nationally ranked teams: 9-1 Record vs. Top-10 nationally ranked teams: 13-2 Record on Senior Day: 8-4 Record on Opening Day: 13-0 Overtime Record: 6-3; 2OT Record: 2-0; 3OT Record: 1-0 WHAT PITT RETURNED IN Category Percent Returning Last year s starters:... 60% (3 of 5) Last year s total starts:... 60% (99 of 165) Last year s starters:... 40% (2 of 5) Last year s starters:... 60% (3 of 5) Last year s total starts:... 61% (109 of 180) Team s top-10 in minutes played:... 80% (8of 10) Total minutes played: % (5091 of 7325) Points scored: % (1516 of 2586) Field goals made: % (533 of 895) Field goal attempts: % (1213 of 1944) 3-point FG made: % (103 of 183) 3-point FG attempts: % (314 of 522) Free throws made: % (347 of 613) Free throw attempts: % (485 of 861) Offensive rebounds: % (282 of 432) Defensive rebounds: % (534 of 859) Total rebounds: % (876 of 1291) Personal fouls: % (457 of 620) Assists: % (390 of 563) Turnovers: % (226 of 373) Blocked Shots: % (66 of 107) Steals: % (181 of 254) WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES BY PCT. (Records are as of April 15, 2014) Previous Total Total Coach W-L W-L W-L Pct. Mark Few, Gonzaga Roy Williams, North Carolina John Calipari, Kentucky Thad Matta, Ohio State Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Bo Ryan, Wisconsin Bill Self, Kansas JAMIE DIXON, PITT Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Rick Pitino, Louisville Billy Donovan, Florida Bob Huggins, West Virginia PITT S BEST STARTS IN CONFERENCE PLAY Pitt s 4-0 start to ACC play in ranked among its all-time best starts to league play. Here is a list of Pitt s all-time best starts in conference play: Year W-L Pct ). He is the second player to earn a men s basketball top scholar-athlete award since Jamie Dixon became head coach in Earlier this year, it was announced that Pitt led the league with four All-ACC Academic Team selections. Last year, Wright proved to be Pitt s most improved player: Here is a statistical look at Wright from last year: Year MPG PPG RPG APGFG% JAMES ROBINSON IS TRUE DIS- TRIBUTOR Junior point guard James Robinson continues to amass high assist:turnover numbers. Robinson is in his third season at Pitt with a school-record 3.49 career assist:turnover ratio (279 assists/80 turnovers), which is 0.50 points higher than the previous school record of 2.89 set by Levance Fields ( ). After two games, Robinson has a 5.00 assist:turnover ratio (15 as-

7 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 7 MOST NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES IN LAST 13 YEARS Since 2002, Pitt is one of only 15 schools nationwide to advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen at least five times over the last 13 years. Pitt has advanced to Sweet Sixteen action in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and Here is a chart depicting where Pitt ranks among schools over the last 13 years: School App. since 2002 Duke... 9 Kansas... 9 Michigan State... 7 Connecticut... 6 North Carolina... 6 Syracuse... 6 Arizona... 6 Texas... 5 PITT... 5 Wisconsin... 5 Kentucky... 5 Xavier... 5 Florida... 5 Louisville... 5 Ohio State... 5 PITT S BEST SEASON STARTS Head coach Jamie Dixon ( ) has engineered eight of Pitt s all-time top-11 best starts to a season. Here is a look at Pitt s other top season starts: W-L Streak Dates * *Pitt finished 21-0 to claim the national championship in sists and only three turnovers). A 2014 Bob Cousy Award finalist, Robinson last year set the school s season record for assist:turnover ratio with a 4.11 mark, which ranked No. 6 nationally and No. 2 in the ACC. Robinson, who has started 70 YEAR-BY-YEAR NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS A look at Pitt s non-conference records since joining the Big East Conference: Year W-L Pct Total of his career 71 games played and 56 consecutive games, also has the potential to be one of the best closers in school history as he sports a 80.0 percent career free throw percentage. CBS Sports Jon Rothstein called Robinson one of the least appreciated point guards in the nation. Pitt s lone two-time international Gold Medalist with Team USA, With two collegiate seasons remaining, Robinson has the opportunity to build one of the best careers for a point guard in Pitt history. IMPROVED, QUICKER AND LEANER MICHAEL YOUNG EXPECTED TO MAKE IMPACT IN Pitt sophomore power forward Michael Young lost 10 pounds over the summer with the sole purpose of becoming quicker and more versatile at his power forward position. That hard work is paying off as Young led Pitt with a career-high PITT S BEST DEFENSIVE SEASONS Pitt yielded 61.9 points per game in Here is where that mark ranks among the school s best defensive points per game averages: PPG Year W-L PITT S LONGEST WIN STREAKS Wins Date 22 12/4/1973-2/23/ /15/ /13/ /13/1929-2/1/ /14/2003-1/19/ /14/2008-1/17/ /19/2005-1/21/ /16/1934-3/28/ /9/ /29/ /18/2003-3/23/ /8/ /17/ /8/ /11/ /12/ /16/ /10/1915-3/11/ /20/2004-1/2/ /1/2001-1/12/ /27/1914-2/9/ points on shooting on Sunday against Samford. He also averaged 22.5 points per game in each of Pitt s two exhibition games. Last year, Young became the fourth freshman in school history to start 100 percent of his freshman contests. In 36 starts, Young averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game. Young reached double figure scoring in five games on the year. He also became just the 14th alltime freshman first game opening day starter at Pitt since freshmen were sanctioned to compete by the NCAA in PITT S WINNINGEST SEASONS A look at Pitt s all-time 20-win seasons (by victories): Year W-L THREE EARN FIRST CAREER STARTS In each of its first two games, Pitt started three first-time starters in junior center Joseph Uchebo, sophomore guard Chris Jones and sophomore forward Jamel Artis. A junior college transfer from Chipola J.C. (Fla.), Uchebo played in only nine games and saw 23 minutes of action last year. He enrolled at Pitt last fall while rehabbing an injured knee. Jones saw spot action last year off the bench at both guard and forward. Artis was a key contributor off the bench at both forward positions last year. YOUTHFUL PANTHERS With the losses of Cameron Wright (foot injury) and Durand Johnson (season suspension), Pitt suddenly has a youthful look. Wright will return soon from injury, but of Pitt s top-10 in minutes played, eight will return to the roster next season. PANTHERS EXCEL AT HOME Pitt begins its 13th regular season in the Petersen Events Center with a all-time record and.878 winning percentage. The.878 winning percentage ranks among the nation s best homecourt records over the last 13 years (see chart page 8).

8 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 8 PITT S LONGEST HOME COURT WIN STREAKS Pitt s 14-game home win streak, which ended in , ranks among the school s all-time longest in history. Pitt won 34 straight to open the arena. Streaks do not include contests played at Mellon Arena/Civic Arena. *27-game win streak includes Civic Arena games. No Streak Dates 40 1/22/01-2/15/ /27/08-1/20/10 *27 12/10/73-12/23/ /28/10-12/24/ /12/26-1/18/ /19/05-3/3/ /29/12-12/31/ /27/13-1/27/ /28/87-2/10/ /17/07-1/26/ /9/85-1/25/ /14/06-1/21/ /2/64-12/5/ /2/92-1/27/93 9 3/6/04-1/2/ /17/00-1/6/ /17/00-1/3/01 7 2/6/62-12/7/ /23/90-1/12/ /20/91-2/10/92 Pitt has won 85 of its last 109 league home games. At home, Pitt has won 70 of its last 86 games, 47 of its last 63 games against conference regular season opponents, 101 of its last 118 overall games and recently completed home win streaks of 20 games (Jan. 28, 2010-Jan. 24, 2011) and 15 games (Feb. 29, Dec. 31, 2012). The 20-game win streak ranks as the fourth longest streak of its kind in school history. Pitt is vs. league regular season opponents at the Petersen Events Center (4-5 vs. ACC, vs. Big East). In addition, Pitt recently completed a 58-game win streak against non-conference opponents at home (Nov. 19, 2005-Nov. 16, 2011). Pitt also owns an impressive record vs. non-conference opponents in the Petersen Events Center and has claimed 133 of its last 137 home games against regular season non-conference opponents. Pitt s three non-conference losses at the PEC are to Bucknell (Jan. 2, 2005), Long Beach State (Nov. 16, 2011) and Wagner (Dec. 23, 2011). Winners of 17 of its last 22 home games, Pitt has also won 36 of its last 44 home games. NATION S TOP HOMECOURT WINNING PERCENTAGES (LAST 12 SEASONS, ) (Research is from the opening of Pitt s Petersen Events Center to games on May 4, 2014) Overall School W-L Pct Kansas Duke Gonzaga Michigan State Memphis Wisconsin Florida North Carolina PITT Kentucky Syracuse Connecticut Oklahoma State Arizona Illinois Since the Petersen Events Center opened in 2002, Pitt owns a record combining November and December games (54-1 in November, 54-2 in December). DECADE-PLUS OF EXCELLENCE Over the last 13 years, Pitt has proven to be the winningest basketball program in the Big East Conference and one of the top-5 winningest programs nationally. In the last 14 seasons, from , Pitt has continued to among the nation s top programs in overall winning percentage ( ), league regular season wins (152-70), league championships (six) and NCAA Tournament appearances (12). When comparing Pitt s success with other ACC schools ( ), the Panthers rank No. 2 in overall winning percentage, league regular season winning percentage, NCAA Tournament appearances (12 of last 13) and homecourt winning percentage (195-27,.878). The Panthers also rank No. 4 in most league championships during that timeframe. During that period, Pitt has averaged 11.7 league wins and 26.5 overall victories per year. Pitt is also the only former Big East Conference program to win 20 or more overall games and 10 or more league contests in 11 of the previous 12 seasons ( ). Pitt s previous streak of 10 consecutive 10-win Big East regular seasons ( ) during that timeframe ranks second only to Syracuse s run of eleven 10-plus win seasons set from Pitt has won 20 or more games 20 times in school history. In addition, Pitt Basketball was one of only three programs nationwide to advance to the NCAA Tournament and win 20 overall games and 10 league games in a 10-year span from Those programs include Gonzaga, Kansas and Pitt. Since 2001, Pitt has now earned 12 NCAA Tournament berths. During that span, Pitt is one of only seven schools nationwide and one of two ACC programs to advance to the NCAA Tournament in at least 12 of the last 13 seasons. Those schools include Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, Texas, Wisconsin and Pitt. Pitt has advanced to NCAA Sweet Sixteen play in five of the last 13 seasons. Only 11 programs nationally (Duke-9, Kansas-9, Michigan State 8, Connecticut-7, Arizona-7, Syracuse-6, North Carolina-6, Wisconsin-6, Kentucky-6, Florida-6 and Louisville-6) have surpassed that accomplishment, while three other programs have matched it. Pitt also ranks among national leaders in NCAA Tournament wins over the last 13 seasons with 16. PITT COMPLETES FIRST YEAR IN ACC IN On January 4, 2014, Pitt began its first basketball season in the TOP GAMES AT PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER There have been 23 games involving two ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt is 15-8 in those contests: Date Game and Score January 6, Pitt 72, 5-Notre Dame 55 January 18, Pitt 73, 25-Syracuse 60 February 15, Pitt 75, 5-Connecticut 68 January 29, Pitt 76, 4-Syracuse 69 February 26, Connecticut 73, 18-Pitt 64 January 23, Pitt 80, 25-Syracuse 67 February 9, Pitt 57, 9-West Virginia 53 January 21, Marquette 77, 6-Pitt 74 (OT) January 14, Pitt 69, 5-Georgetown 60 January 19, Pitt 78, 8-Syracuse 60 March 4, Pitt 90, 13-Marquette 75 March 7, Pitt 70, 1-Connecticut 60 January 20, Georgetown 74, No. 9 Pitt 66 February 12, Pitt 98, 5-West Virginia 95 (3OT) February 21, Pitt 70, 3-Villanova 65 December 27, Pitt 78, 4-Connecticut 63 January 17, Pitt 74, 3-Syracuse 66 January 24, Notre Dame 56, 2-Pitt 51 March 5, Pitt 60, 19-Villanova 50 December 31, Cincinnati 70, 24-Pitt 61 February 18, Notre Dame 51, 20-Pitt 42 January 27, Duke 80, 18-Pitt 65 February 12, Syracuse 58, 25-Pitt 56

9 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 9 PITT S BEST HOME COURT WINNING PERCENTAGES Pitt s 13-2 home record in ranks among the school s top home winning percentages (modern era): Year W-L Pct PITT IN THE RANKINGS Here is a week-by-week look at where Pitt ranked in the AP and ESPN/ USA Today polls in : Week AP ESPN Preseason... ARV... ARV November ARV... ARV Atlantic Coast Conference. Syracuse, Pitt and Notre Dame join the league this year, while Louisville will enter next season. With an 11-7 record, Pitt finished in fifth place in the ACC regular season standings. In its first-ever ACC Tournament, Pitt notched back-to-back victories over Wake Forest and No. 15 North Carolina to advance to the semifinal round where it dropped a close contest to eventual champion No. 6 Virginia (51-48). Jamie Dixon owns a 23-6 record vs. members of the old ACC (not including Notre Dame and Syracuse). Additionally, Dixon also owns a overall record in head-to-head matchups vs. current ACC teams. Here is Dixon s breakdown: Boston College 4-0, Clemson 2-0, Duke 1-1, Florida State 3-1, Georgia Tech 1-0, Maryland 3-0, Miami 2-0, North Carolina 1-1, NC State 1-1, Notre Dame 7-6, Syracuse 10-6, Virginia 0-2, Virginia Tech 3-0, Wake Forest 2-0. Pitt received its first signee from the ACC region in current freshman guard Josh Newkirk, who is from Raleigh, N.C. ROAD SUCCESS In , Pitt tied a schoolrecord with a 7-2 league road record, a mark which also tied for the best road record in the ACC (Virginia and Syracuse both finished 7-2). Pitt has won nine of its last 11 road games and 13 of its last 17. In addition, Pitt has won 36 its last 56 road games. Success on the road is nothing new for the Panthers who concluded their regular season with a 6-3 road record. The 6-3 record also ranks as one of the best road records in Pitt s league history. From while competing in the Big East Conference, Pitt owned one of the league s best road NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS AFTER 11 SEASONS (by wins) Jamie Dixon already ranks fourth on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after 11 seasons as a head coach. In his 11th season, Dixon continues to move up the charts. Here is where he stands in NCAA records (page 158 of NCAA recordbook): Coach, Team Seasons W-L Pct. Roy Williams, Kansas Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio State Mark Few, Gonzaga JAMIE DIXON, PITT Everett Case, North Carolina State Denny Crum, Louisville Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas John Calipari, UMass/Memphis / Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV Tubby Smith, Tulsa/UGa/Kentucky WHERE PITT RANKED IN THE NCAA TEAM STATISTICS Source: (Statistics as of May 4, 2014) Category Rank Average Won-Loss Percentage Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Three-Point Field Goals Per Game Three-Point Field Goal Pct Three-Point FG Pct. Defense Free Throw Percentage Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Assist:Turnover Ratio Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Personal Fouls Per Game winning percentages (.578) with a record. NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS With a 12-1 non-conference record in , Pitt surpassed the 10-plus win mark for non-conference games for the 13th consecutive year. Prior to this run and since Pitt joined the Big East Conference in , Pitt had won 10 or more non-conference games in only three previous years. Here is Pitt s nonconference record over the last 14 seasons: W-L Year Pitt has compiled a nonconference record over the last 14 years. Pitt has also won 109 of its last 120 overall games against nonconference opponents dating back to a January 2, 2005 loss to Bucknell. Since the season, Pitt is 66-9 in December games and has won 67 of its last 69 November games. PANTHERS MUCH IMPROVED AT FREE THROW LINE In , Pitt has converted 71.2 percent ( ) of its free throw attempts. The 71.2 percent shooting is under the current record of 74.8 percent set in , but it is the best percentage for a Pitt team since the season and is the best mark since Jamie Dixon became head coach at Pitt in Those numbers should continue to climb in ALL-TIME COACHING WINS AT PITT Jamie Dixon is quickly moving his way up Pitt s all-time coaching wins chart. Here is a look at where he stands. Head Coach Years Record Pct. H.C. Carlson, JAMIE DIXON, th Robert Timmons, Paul Evans, Dr. George M. Flint, Roy Chipman, Charles Buzz Ridl, Ben Howland, Tim Grgurich,

10 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 10 PITT PLAYERS IN THE CAREER RECORDS FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.885 Sean Miller Jason Matthews Ashton Gibbs Don Hennon Mike Paul Donatas Zavackas Bob Lovett Ronald Ramon James Robinson Demetreus Gore Terry Knight Larry Harris Brian Generalovich ASSISTS 785 Brandin Knight Sean Miller Levance Fields Darelle Porter Tray Woodall Carl Krauser Jerry McCullough Vonteego Cummings Brad Wanamaker Dwayne Wallace Lamar Patterson Curtis Aiken Ricardo Greer Pete Strickland Billy Culbertson Ronald Ramon Keith Starr Tom Richards James Robinson ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO 3.49 James Robinson Levance Fields Sean Miller Tray Woodall Ronald Ramon Darelle Porter Brandin Knight Billy Culbertson Jerry McCullough Brad Wanamaker Lamar Patterson Curtis Aiken Antonio Graves Ashton Gibbs STEALS 298 Brandin Knight Jerry McCullough Vonteego Cummings Kellii Taylor Ricardo Greer Carlton Neverson Jaron Brown Carl Krauser Darelle Porter Dwayne Wallace Sam Clancy Curtis Aiken Lamar Patterson Chevon Troutman Brad Wanamaker Demetreus Gore George Allen Sam Young Tray Woodall Cameron Wright James Robinson Pitt is also getting to the free throw line more, an average of 24 times per game. In the previous season, Pitt averaged 20.2 free throw attempts per game. Pitt set Jamie Dixon Era highs for free throws made and attempts (32-47) at Maryland on Jan. 25. It also converted free throws in overtime and overall against Notre Dame. It hit six consecutive free throws to seal a road win at Clemson. Pct. FTM-FTA Year PITT S BEST LEAGUE ROAD RECORDS Pitt s 7-2 road record in ACC play ranked tied for the best mark in school history for league road win percentage. It also ranked tied for the best mark in the ACC in A look at Pitt s best road records in league regular season play: Year W-L Pct PITT SUCCESS REVOLVES AROUND REBOUNDING, REBOUND MARGIN Once again in , Pitt ranked among national leaders in rebound margin (plus-5.9). Pitt also ranks second in the ACC in that statistical category. It has become the norm as the Panthers have ranked among the nation s top-10 rebounding teams in six of the last 11 seasons under Jamie Dixon. In , the Panthers set a school record for lowest opponent rebound average (28.5). Here is where Pitt has ranked nationally in rebound margin over the last 11 seasons and under Jamie Dixon: Nation Conf. Year Rank Rank Margin th 2nd th 1st th 2nd nd 1st th 3rd nd 1st st 4th th 4th th 2nd th 2nd th 2nd +5.4 STELLAR ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO In , Pitt did an exceptional job of taking care of the basketball and sharing the ball. The Panthers expect that effectiveness to continue in , especially with the return of point guards James Robinson and Josh Newkirk. After only two games, the duo has combined for a 4.50 assist:turnover ratio (27 assists/six turnovers). Robinson completed the season ranked No. 6 nationally in assist:turnover ratio and the Panthers totaled a 1.51 assist:turnover ratio figure, which ranked No. 10 nationally. On the year, Pitt assisted on 63 percent (563 of 895) of its field goals made. This is nothing new for Pitt. According to the final NCAA statistics, Pitt ranked No. 3 nationally with a stellar assist:turnover ratio of Robinson also rated No. 9 nationally with a 2.83 assist:turnover ratio. In the final NCAA Statistics report, Pitt ranked No. 3 nationally in assist:turnover ratio, No. 7 in assists per game, No. 21 in fewest turnovers per game and No. 48 in turnover margin, all remarkable improvements over the previous season s performance. JAMIE DIXON ETCHES HIS NAME ALL OVER NCAA DIVISION I ALL- TIME COACHING TENURE RECORDS Through each of Jamie Dixon s first 12 seasons as a head coach, he has ranked among the all-time NCAA Division I top-10 best career starts (by wins). The charts can be found in the NCAA recordbook coaches section on page As he begins his 12th season, Dixon already ranks seventh on the all-time wins list after 12 full years as a head coach (see chart on page 9): Dixon All-time Year Year Wins Rank th NR th th th nd Tie-1st st rd th th th DIXON: ONE OF FASTEST ALL-TIME TO 200 COACHING WINS; FAST APPROACHING 300 WINS With a victory over American on Dec. 22, 2010, Dixon reached the 200-career victory plateau. Dixon tied the NCAA Division I record for quickest to 200 wins in only eight seasons, matching the record held by Gonzaga s Mark Few and Kansas Roy Williams. He ranks No. 13 among the all-time NCAA Division I coaches in quickest to 200 victories in regards to total games (see charts on page 4) and tied the NCAA record in fastest to 200 career wins by years (8). He also became the fastest coach in school history to reach the 200-win plateau and only the second coach to reach that mark in school history (see chart on page 6). The only other coach in school history to win over 200 games is H.C. Doc Carlson, who recorded a record over 31 years from In addition, Dixon has guided Pitt to three combined Big East titles ( regular season, 2008 tournament and regular season), two No. 1 seeds upon entering the NCAA Tournament (2009 and 2011), led Pitt to six consecutive 25-win seasons and has winning records or.500 records against 13 of the 15 previous Big East schools.

11 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 11 PITT S ALL-TIME BEST LEAGUE RECORDS Here is a look at Pitt s top seasons in league play: W-L Season JAMIE DIXON: FOUR-TIME NA- TIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR Jamie Dixon has earned four National Coach of the Year awards. Dixon was named the 2011 Sporting News National Coach of the Year after leading Pitt to the Big East regular season outright title. He was named the 2010 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year after guiding Pitt to a 25-9 overall record, second place finish in the Big East and No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament after his squad was picked to finish ninth in the Big East preseason coaches poll. Dixon also earned USA Basketball National Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Americans to the Under-19 FIBA World Championship Gold Medal. Following the season, Dixon was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year recipient, Pitt s second all-time Naismith National Coach of the Year recipient. PITT IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS In the first two preseason polls, Pitt was listed among Also Receiving Votes list. That is an uncommon place for Pitt, which has been ranked among the nation s top-25 in 77 percent of the national polls since the season. Since January 7, 2002, Pitt has been ranked among the nation s top- 25 in 77 percent and 178 of the last 232 national polls. In addition, Pitt has been ranked among the nation s top-10 teams for at least one week in 11 of the past 13 seasons ( ). In , Pitt ascended to the No. 1 national ranking for the first time in school history. It spent a total of three weeks as the nation s consensus No. 1. The Pitt men s basketball team became the first Pitt team to hold the No. 1 national ranking since the 1982 Pitt football season. The 1982 Pitt football team entered the season ranked No. 1 and held the top spot for three weeks during the year (Sept. 7, Oct. 26, Nov. 2). CLOSE QUALITY LOSSES Over the last 12 years under Jamie Dixon, Pitt s 96 losses have come by a combined 718 points for a 7.5 average points per loss. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach, only 26 of his 96 losses during his 10-year tenure came by 10 or more points: Date Opponent (Score) Margin M22/14 vs. Florida (61-45) -16 J27/14 Duke (80-65) -15 M21/13 vs. Wichita State (73-55) -18 F16/13 at Marquette (79-69) -10 M7/12 vs. Georgetown (64-52) -12 F16/12 West Virginia (66-48) -18 F8/12 at USF (63-51) -12 J21/12 Louisville (73-62) -11 J11/12 Rutgers (62-39) -23 D27/11 at Notre Dame (72-59) -13 N11/11 Long Beach St. (86-76) -10 F24/10 at Notre Dame (68-53) -15 F2/10 at WVU (70-51) -19 D8/09 Indiana (74-64) -10 N24/09 Texas (78-62) -16 M12/09 vs. WVU (74-60) -14 M22/08 vs. Michigan St. (65-54) -11 M3/08 at WVU (76-62) -14 F21/08 at Notre Dame (82-70) -12 F15/08 at Marquette (72-54) -18 J26/08 Rutgers (77-64) -13 D29/07 at Dayton (80-55) -25 M10/07 vs. Georgetown (65-42) -23 F12/07 Louisville (66-53) -13 D16/06 at Wisconsin (89-75) -14 M25/04 vs. Okla. State (63-51) -12 Pitt s 23-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 11, 2012 was its largest Big East regular season loss since Dixon became head coach. Amazingly, Dixon has dropped 36 of his 96 career games by four points or less and 70 of his 96 losses by fewer than 10 points (73 percent). DIXON AND NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Combining his non-conference games, Dixon owns a overall record vs. non-conference foes (.918 winning percentage). Dixon FASTEST TO 300 WINS-NCAA HISTORY BY GAMES According to the NCAA Division I recordbook Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island th 1943 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky th 1947 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV th 1982 Roy Williams, Kansas th 1999 Everett Case, NC State th 1959 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BGSU th 1949 Mark Few, Gonzaga th 2011 Denny Crum, Louisville th 1984 Henry Iba, NWMSU/CU/OSU th 1945 Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/OSU th 2012 Hec Edmundson, Washington th 1936 Frank Keaney, Rhode Island th 1944 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse th 1989 George Keogan, Notre Dame/Valp th 1936 Ray Mears, Tennessee th 1972 JAMIE DIXON, PITT TBA th 2014 Piggy Lambert, Purdue rd 1940 Lew Andreas, Syracuse rd 1947 Chick Davies, Duquesne st 1948 John Lawther, Penn State st 1948 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas th 1993 Peak Hickman, Louisville th 1959 Dean Smith, North Carolina th 1976 Eddie Sutton, Creighton/Arkansas th 1984 Bob Knight, Army/Indiana th 1980 John Thompson, Georgetown th 1986 BY TOTAL SEASONS According to the NCAA Division I recordbook Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Roy Williams, Kansas th 1999 Mark Few, Gonzaga th 2011 Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/OSU th 2012 JAMIE DIXON, PITT TBA th 2014 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV th 1982 Everett Case, NC State th 1959 Denny Crum, Louisville th 1984 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse th 1989 Nolan Richardson, Tulsa/Arkansas th 1993 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BGSU th 1949 John Thompson, Georgetown th 1986 Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island th 1943 Peak Hickman, Louisville th 1959 Dean Smith, North Carolina th 1976 Eddie Sutton, Creighton/Arkansas th 1984 Bob Knight, Army/Indiana th 1980 won 45 consecutive games in November and December before dropping a contest at No. 7 Wisconsin on Dec. 16, He won his first 35 November games until a loss to No. 3 Texas in UNDER 70 DEFENSIVE MENTALITY Defense has been a key ingredient to Pitt s success over the last 14 seasons. Following are some defensive notes: Already in , Pitt held both of its opponents under the 60-point mark. In , Pitt held 19 of its 36 opponents under 60 points, 26 of 36 below 70 points and has yielded 41.2 percent shooting. In , Pitt held 19 of its 33 opponents to 60 points or less and 29 of its 33 foes to 70 points or less. Against Pitt, opponents averaged a school-record low 56.0 points per game and shot just 39.2 percent ( ) from the floor. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach in , Pitt has held 146 of its 191 conference regular season opponents to 70 points or less. Additionally, since Jamie Dixon became head coach, Pitt has held 305 of its 386 opponents to 70

12 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 12 points or less. Pitt s record is during that span. Over the last 12 seasons under Dixon, Pitt has posted 10 of the top-12 best defensive seasons in school history. That achievement has made it the best defensive era in school and Big East Conference history. When holding opponents to 60 points or less, Pitt is over the last 16 years: HOME SWEET HOME In a Sports Illustrated poll in , Big East Conference players voted Pitt s Petersen Events Center as the most difficult place to play in the league. Also, a 2009 AOL Fanhouse poll of Big East players rated Pitt s fans as the Best in the League. Pitt s Petersen Events Center was rated the sixth-loudest stadium in college basketball by ESPN The Magazine. Also, the Petersen Events Center ranked among the nation s top-10 in toughest places to play (7th, Bleacher Report), best gameday atmospheres (2nd, USA Today) and best overall college basketball arenas (8th, ESPN.com). The Oakland Zoo has also earned the reputation of being rated as the one of the nation s top college basketball cheering sections. Here are some facts to support those statements: Pitt has won 199 of its last 228 home games which includes a 40- game home win streak from and a 31-game home win streak from Over the last 14 seasons, Pitt is a combined in home games. Its 19 home wins in set a school record for most home victories in a season. Pitt has lost just 27 times in the Petersen Events Center and sports a record (.878) in the 13-year old arena. Louisville is the only opponent to defeat Pitt three times in the arena, while Notre Dame, Georgetown, Cincinnati, West Virginia and Rutgers are the only opponents to defeat Pitt two times at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has lost just three non-conference games to the likes of Bucknell, Long Beach State and Wagner. Pitt won its first 34 consecutive games in the Petersen Events Center. The 34-game win streak to open the arena ranks third alltime among winning streaks to open new arenas (51-UCLA in 1964, 41-Providence in and 34-Pitt, ). Pitt has won 85 of its last 108 league home games and is against conference opponents in the Petersen Events Center. Pitt recently won a school record 58 consecutive home games against non-conference opponents at the Petersen Events Center. Its 58-game win streak spanning from Jan. 2, 2005-Nov. 16, 2011 surpassed the previous record of 28 consecutive nonconference home wins at the Petersen Events Center recorded from Nov. 23, 2002-Jan. 2, It currently has a 25- game home win streak vs. nonconference opponents intact. Pitt owns a record vs. nonconference opponents in the Petersen Events Center. Wagner, Long Beach State and Bucknell are the only three nonconference teams to defeat the Panthers there. Pitt has won 133 of its last 137 home games against regular season non-conference home opponents. Pitt currently has a string of 225 consecutive regular season home sellouts dating back to a January 12, 2002 game at Fitzgerald Field House against Notre Dame (217 regular season games at PEC+the final seven Fitzgerald Field House games in ). All 218 regular season games at the Petersen Events Center have been sold out. Note: Pitt has played 222 total games at PEC, four of which were postseason (CBI). PITT ACADEMIC NOTES The following notes include academic achievements by the Pitt basketball program over the last 12 years: In its inaugural season in the ACC, Pitt led the league with four Academic All-ACC team selections: Cameron Wright, Jamel Artis, Josh Newkirk and Michael Young. Seven of its 14 players incredibly were nominated for the team. Cameron Wright earned the prestigious Skip Prosser Award as the ACC s top scholar-athlete for men s basketball. Achieved three top-10 percent ratings in the NCAA s Academic Performance Rankings over the last four seasons ( , and ), one of only three ACC programs to achieve that honor (Pitt, Duke and Notre Dame). Pitt consistently achieves high APR scores, ranked tied for second among Big East men s basketball programs in 2009 and Pitt has also ranked among the nation s top-20 percent of basketball programs in each of the last five years of APR rankings. Over 80 percent of Jamie Dixon s players have graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. Pitt Basketball has earned a Team Academic Achievement Award in three of the last seven years. Pitt won awards in 2004, 2006 and Thirty-six (36) men s basketball student-athletes have earned their degrees over the last 11 years. Those student-athletes include: Griffin Abel, Chase Adams, Marcus Bowman, Gilbert Brown, Jaron Brown, Sean Brown, Mike Cook, John DeGroat, Yuri Demetris, Jermaine Dixon, Tim Frye, Ashton Gibbs, Antonio Graves, Doyle Hudson, Levon Kendall, Brandin Knight, Carl Krauser, Ontario Lett, Chad Johnson, Mark McCarroll, Gary McGhee, Julius Page, Lamar Patterson, Maurice Polen, Ronald Ramon, Nick Rivers, Nasir Robinson, Charles Small, Dante Taylor, Ryan Tiesi, Chevon Troutman, Austin Wallace, Cameron Wright, Tray Woodall, Talib Zanna, Donatas Zavackas.

13 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 13 JAMIE DIXON COACHING NOTES TCU 87 12TH YEAR AS PITT S HEAD COACH ( ) 16TH YEAR AT PITT ( ) HEAD COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS Four-time National Coach of the Year (2009 Naismith, 2010 USA Basketball, 2010 Jim Phelan Award, 2011 The Sporting News). Guided Pitt to three Big East Championships ( regular season, 2008 tournament, regular season). Set NCAA Division I all-time records for most victories after eight years as a head coach (216 wins), seven seasons (188) and six years (163). Also ranks third on the list after both nine years (238 wins) and 10 seasons (262). Ranks fourth after 11 seasons (288). Led Pitt to the outright Big East regular season title, a league that placed an all-time record 11 teams in the NCAA Tournament that year. Became the only coach in NCAA Division I basketball to guide his team to the NCAA Tournament and win at least one game in each tournament over a span of six seasons ( ). Pitt is the only school to achieve that distinction during that period. Guided the 2009 USA Basketball Under-19 National Team to the Gold Medal at the FIBA World Championships during July The team finished with a perfect 9-0 record. Led Pitt to the school s second all-time Big East Championship title in 2008, becoming just the second squad in league history to win the title after winning four consecutive games. In , became the first and only coach in Pitt history to guide Pitt to eight consecutive 20-win seasons and eight straight 10-win Big East regular seasons, the only Big East program to achieve those goals during that timeframe. Led Pitt to its only two 30-win seasons in program history (31 wins in and 31 wins in ), first No. 1 ranking ( ) and first No. 1 seeds upon entering the NCAA Tournament (2009 and 2011) in school history. Only head coach in school history to lead Pitt to eight straight NCAA Tournaments ( ) and nine overall. Guided Pitt to three NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearances (2004, 2007 and 2009). Concluded the season as the winningest coach in Big East history with a current.658 winning percentage in league games (127-66, RS+T). His winning percentage ranks ahead of legendary Big East coaches including Syracuse s Jim Boeheim (.654), Georgetown s John Thompson (.653), Louisville s Rick Pitino (.653), St. John s Lou Carnesecca (.635) and Connecticut s Jim Calhoun (.634). Named Madison Square Garden s College Basketball Coach of the Decade ( ). Is one of only nine coaches in NCAA Division I history to win DIXON RECORD BY THE YEARS (12TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH AT PITT, ) Overall BEC/ACC Tourn. NCAA Non-Conf. Home Road Neutral vs. Top-25 vs. Top-10 Year W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct Career

14 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 14 over 100 games during the first four seasons of a coaching career. Tied an NCAA Division I record by reaching 200 career victories in only eight seasons as head coach. One of only 13 coaches in NCAA Division I history to reach 200 victories in 255 games or less. Closing in on 300 career victories. Reached 100 wins at Pitt faster than any other coach in school history. Dixon needed only 126 games to reach the milestone. Only 14 coaches in the history of college basketball reached 100 career victories faster than Dixon. He already ranks second on Pitt s all-time coaching wins list. Advanced to the Big East Championship Final in four of his first nine seasons as head coach at Pitt with a title in In , became the first rookie head coach in Big East history to both guide his team to the league s regular season title and earn Big East Coach of the Year honors. Dixon earned those accolades after leading the Panthers to their third consecutive Big East regular season title and second all-time outright Big East title. His 31 victories as a first-year head coach in ranked as the third all-time highest total in NCAA Division I history for a first-year head coach. Led Pitt on an 18-game win streak to begin his career during the season, a streak which ranks as the third best start for a rookie head coach in NCAA history. Guided Pitt to the Big East outright regular season title in his rookie season as head coach. DIXON AND HIS PLAYERS Three current NBA players (DeJuan Blair, Dallas Mavericks; Aaron Gray, Sacramento Kings and Steven Adams, Oklahoma City Thunder). Five NBA draftees. Four consensus All-Americans. 15 All-Region honorees. 11 major conference award winners (ACC/BEC) including four Most Improved Player awardees. 19 all-league selections (ACC/ BEC). 16 league player of the week honorees (ACC/BEC). 11 Big East Rookie of the Week selections. 15 1,000-point scorers. Eighty-three percent (35 of 42) of his players have graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in the last 12 seasons. DIXON AS AN ASSISTANT Associate Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh ( ). Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii ( ). Assistant Coach, Northern Arizona University ( ). Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii ( ). Graduate Assistant, UC-Santa Barbara ( ). Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Valley Junior College ( ). DIXON COACHING TREE Dixon has had several coaches serve under him who have gone on to become head or assistant coaches at other schools including Tom Herrion, Head Coach, Marshall; Pat Skerry, Head Coach, Towson; Barry Rohrssen, Head Coach- Manhattan, Assistant Coach, Kentucky; Joe Lombardi, Head Coach, Indiana (Pa.); Orlando Antigua, Head Coach, South Florida, Assistant Coach- Kentucky/Memphis; John Alesi, Head Coach, Baruch College (N.Y.); David Cox, Assistant Coach, Rhode Island, Associate Head Coach, Rutgers/ Georgetown, and Rasheen Davis- Assistant Coach, Manhattan/Xavier. DIXON AS A PLAYER Played at TCU from under coach Jim Killingsworth. All-Southwest Conference selection in 1987, SWC All- Academic selection and led the SWC in assists as a senior in Youtube sensation who hit gamewinning halfcourt shot to defeat Texas as a junior in Named MVP of the 1987 All- College Classic in Oklahoma City while guiding TCU to the title. Inducted into the TCU Athletic Hall of Fame, Played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (Lacrosse Catbirds) and overseas in New Zealand. DIXON AND HIS FAMILY Brother of the late Maggie Dixon, who served as head women s basketball coach at the United States Military Academy ( ) and as an assistant at DePaul. Maggie passed away in April Dixon s Pitt men s team participated in the first-ever Maggie Dixon Classic, held at West Point. Now played annually at Madison Square Garden and held in conjuction with the Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair, the Maggie Dixon Classic has become the nation s premier DIXON VERSUS OPPONENTS Opponent W-L Akron Alabama Albany American Auburn Belmont Bethune-Cookman Binghamton Boston College Boston U Bradley Bucknell Buffalo Butler Cal Poly Central Florida Chicago State Cincinnati Clemson Colorado Connecticut Coppin State Dayton Delaware Delaware State DePaul Detroit Duquesne Duke East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Fairleigh Dickinson Florida A&M Florida Florida State Fordham Fresno State Georgetown Georgetown (Ky.) Georgia Georgia Tech Houston Baptist Howard Illinois-Chicago Indiana Indiana (Pa.) Lafayette LaSalle Lehigh Long Beach State Louisville Loyola (Md.) Loyola Marymount Kennesaw State Kent State Maine Marquette Maryland Maryland-Balt. County Maryland Eastern Shore Massachusetts Memphis Miami, Fla Miami, Ohio Michigan women s college basketball event. Son of Jim and Marge Dixon who reside in Los Angeles. Sister Opponent W-L Michigan State Mississippi Valley State Mount St. Mary s Murray State New Hampshire Niagara North Carolina North Carolina A&T North Carolina State UNC Asheville North Florida Northeastern Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Oklahoma State Oral Roberts Pacific Penn Penn State Princeton Providence Rhode Island Richmond Rider Robert Morris Rutgers St. Francis (NY) St. Francis (Pa.) Saint Louis St. John s Saint Peters Samford Savannah State Seton Hall Siena South Carolina South Carolina State South Florida Stanford Syracuse Tennessee Texas Texas Tech Toledo UCLA Vermont Villanova Virginia Commonwealth VMI Virginia Virginia Tech Wagner Wake Forest Washington Washington State West Virginia Western Michigan Wichita State William & Mary Wisconsin Wofford Wright State Xavier Youngstown State Career Record Julie is an attorney in Los Angeles. Wife Jacqueline, son Jack Connor (11) and daughter Shannon Iwalani (9).

15 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 15 JAMIE DIXON ERA HIGHS AND LOWS PITT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Points: High 103 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 100 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 98 West Virginia (2/12/10) Low 98 DePaul (3/9/08) 39 Rutgers (1/11/12) 42 vs. Georgetown (3/10/07) 42 Notre Dame (2/18/13) FG Made: High 42 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 42 St. Francis (Pa.) (11/22/03) Low 11 vs. Cincinnati (12/17/13) 12 Rutgers (1/11/12) FG Att: High 13 vs. Central Florida (3/19/04) 92 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 80 North Florida (11/13/10) 79 Penn State (12/10/05) Low 35 vs. Cincinnati (12/17/13) 38 at Cincinnati (1/24/07) 39 St. John s (2/8/05) FG Pct.: High.717 at DePaul, (3/9/13) Low.708 Mount St. Mary s, (11/9/12).674 Two times.211 Rutgers, (1/11/12).262 vs. Georgetown, (3/10/07) 3FG Made: High.295 vs. Central Florida, (3/19/04) 14 Maryland-Baltimore County (12/13/08) 14 Albany (11/28/03) 14 Wofford (3/14/12) Low 0 Fresno State (11/12/13) 0 Cincinnati (12/31/12) 0 vs. West Virginia (3/12/09) 0 Notre Dame (2/18/13) 3FG Att.: High 34 Rider (11/13/11) 34 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 33 VMI (12/6/11) Low 6 Rutgers (1/17/04) 3FG Pct.: High 6 at West Virginia (2/7/11) 6 Mount St. Mary s (11/9/12).727 vs. Connecticut, 8-11 (3/10/11).643 at DePaul, 9-14 (3/9/13).632 at Cincinnati, (1/24/07) Low.000 Fresno State, 0-11 (11/12/13).000 Cincinnati, 0-10 (12/31/12).000 vs. West Virginia, 0-8 (3/12/09).000 Notre Dame, 0-8 (2/18/13) FT Made: High 32 at Maryland, (1/25/14) 31 West Virginia, (2/12/10) 30 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 1 Three times: last- Wofford (3/14/12) FT Att.: High 47 at Maryland, (1/25/14) 46 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 42 Four times last-vs. Tennessee (12/11/10) Low 4 New Hampshire (12/27/03) FT Pct.: High 6 Two times Cal Poly, (12/21/13).947 vs. Michigan State, (03/22/08).929 Long Beach State, (11/16/11).917 vs. Colorado, (3/20/14) Low.250 New Hampshire, 1-4 (12/27/03).250 at Louisville, 3-12 (1/28/13) Rebounds: High 60 VMI (12/6/11) 59 Vermont (12/8/08) 59 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 59 North Florida (11/13/10) 58 DePaul (01/26/13) Assists: Low 23 North Carolina State (3/3/14) 23 Georgetown (1/13/07) High 33 Maryland Eastern Shore (12/18/10) 31 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 30 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 5 vs. Louisville (3/9/06) 7 Two times Steals: High 16 Duquesne (12/3/08) 16 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 16 Buffalo (11/23/07) Low 0 Two times, last at St. John s (02/27/10) Blocks: High 12 Eastern Kentucky (11/19/09) Turnovers: Low High 11 vs. Duquesne (12/1/10) 0 Many times 25 Howard (11/20/04) 24 at Seton Hall (2/9/04) Low 23 four times 3 vs. Colorado (3/20/14) 3 Washington State (3/30/12) 4 Two times Fouls: High 28 West Virginia (2/12/10) 28 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 28 Wisconsin (12/16/06) Low 7 at Syracuse (1/4/06) OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Points: High 97 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 95 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 89 vs. Wisconsin (12/16/06) Low 32 New Hampshire (12/4/09) 37 Penn State (12/6/03) 38 New Hampshire (12/27/03) 40 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) FG Made: High 34 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 33 at Miami (1/10/04) 32 Long Beach State (11/16/11) 31 Two times Low 12 Niagara (11/14/14) 12 New Hampshire (12/4/09) 13 at Georgetown (1/8/13) 13 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) FG Att.: High 83 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 74 West Virginia (2/12/10) 73 Syracuse (1/23/06) Low 34 vs. Notre Dame (3/11/10) FG Pct.: High: 37 at Georgetown (1/8/13) 38 Two times.609 Georgetown, (1/13/07).605 at South Florida, (2/8/12) Low.593 Long Beach State, (11/16/11).588 at Syracuse, (3/1/08).235 New Hampshire, (12/4/09).239 Ohio, (12/22/09) 3FG Made: High.250 Niagara, (11/14/14) 17 Lafayette, (1/02/08) 14 vs. Notre Dame (1/4/06) 14 Notre Dame (2/12/05) 14 Rhode Island (11/8/10) Low 0 Youngstown State (12/13/03) 0 Niagara (11/14/14) 3FG Att.: High 40 at West Virginia (2/5/05) 36 at West Virginia (2/27/06) 36 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 6 vs. Bradley (3/19/06) 8 vs. Oklahoma State (3/25/04) 3FG Pct.: High.727 Virginia Tech, 8-11 (1/6/04).700 Georgetown, 7-10 (1/20/10) Low.000 Niagara, 0-14 (11/14/14).000 Youngstown State, 0-11 (12/13/03) FT Made: High 33 vs. Wichita State (3/21/13) 32 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 31 at Wisconsin (12/16/06) 26 Two times Low 0 North Florida (12/8/12) FT Att.: High 44 at Wisconsin (12/16/06) 41 vs. Wichita State (3/21/13) 38 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) Low 0 North Florida (12/8/12) FT Pct.: High 1 Albany (11/28/03) at Rutgers, 7-7 (1/8/05) Robert Morris, 5-5 (11/24/04).957 vs. Villanova, (3/28/09) Low.000 North Florida, (12/8/12).167 William & Mary, 1-6 (1/3/04).200 Auburn, 3-15 (12/4/05) Rebounds: High 47 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) Low 45 at Notre Dame (2/21/08) 44 Two times 11 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) 14 Delaware State (12/19/12) Assists: High 15 Two times 24 Robert Morris (2/02/09) 24 Long Beach State (11/16/11) 22 at West Virginia (2/5/05) Steals: Low 2 vs. Boston College (3/12/04) 4 New Hampshire (12/4/09) High 14 at Providence (1/4/11) 13 at Louisville (2/26/12) Blocks: Low 0 Two times 1 Seven times High 10 Syracuse (1/23/06) 9 at Connecticut (1/31/06) Turnovers: Low High 9 at Connecticut (1/19/04) 0 Many times 26 Virginia Tech (1/6/04) 25 Buffalo (11/23/07) 25 Duquesne (12/3/08) Low 2 Marquette (1/8/11) 3 at Rutgers (1/8/05) Fouls: High 32 vs. Tennessee (12/11/10) Low 32 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 6 Wofford (3/14/12) 6 St. Francis, Pa. (12/20/11)

16 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 16 PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES JAMEL ARTIS All-ACC Academic selection as a freshman in Baltimore native who follows in the footsteps of Pitt teammates Durand Johnson and Aron Nwankwo and former Pitt players Jermaine Dixon and Chase Adams. Played at the same prep school, Notre Dame Academy (Mass.) as former Pitt players Steven Adams and Carl Krauser. Roommates with fellow Pitt freshman Michael Young at St. Benedict s Prep ( ). Played wide receiver on the football team at Vermont Academy. Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. TYRONE HAUGHTON Miami, Fla. native who attended Dr. Krop High School. Junior college transfer from Iowa Western Community College where he earned All-Region honors. Set the school s career (185) and season (112) blocked shots records. Blocked a school-record 12 shots in a game as a freshman. Ranked among the nation s top- 50 junior college players by nextrecruits.com. Majors in social science. SHELDON JETER Sophomore Vanderbilt transfer who has three years of eligibility. Forced to sit out last season while attending Polk Junior College in Winter Haven, Fla. As a freshman at Vanderbilt, played in all 33 games with seven starts (six double figure scoring games). Also averaged 5.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game. Made national highlight reels with his dunk against Ole Miss in the 2013 SEC Championship. Beaver Falls, Pa. native who transferred to Pitt because it was closer to home (34 miles). Hails from a basketball-oriented family as his father Carliss serves as an assistant coach at Beaver Falls H.S., led the Tigers to the WPIAL title in 1980 and played collegiately at UT-Chattanooga. His cousin Lance Jeter was an All-Big 12 player at Nebraska. Older brother Carliss, Jr. played on the 2005 Beaver Falls state title team. His aunt Joy Jeter led the University of New Haven to the 1987 NCAA Division II national title and was named the Final Four MVP. Uncle Jay Jeter guided Beaver Falls to back-toback state titles in 1984 and Wore No. 34 in high school because his father, uncle, younger brother and cousin all wore the same number when they played. Rated as a consensus top-100 recruit out of Beaver Falls H.S. Majors in administration of justice. CAMERON JOHNSON Late signee (April 21, 2014). A 6-foot-7-inch guard, who grew five inches prior to his senior season in high school. Was 6-foot-2-inches tall prior to the summer before his senior year. Outstanding student who has been a Pitt fan all his life and always wanted to attend Pitt. Father Gilbert Johnson played basketball at Pitt from Mother Amy Schuler Johnson was a 1,000-point scorer at Kent State ( ) and currently ranks No. 19 on the school s alltime career scoring list. Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and plans to major in business. DURAND JOHNSON Played in 16 games last year before an ACL injury sidelined him for the rest of the season. Averaged 8.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 19.8 minutes per game as Pitt s sixth man. Also hit 22 3-pointers on the year, including a career-high five 3-pointers vs. Lehigh. Redshirted his first year at Pitt ( ). Fourth Baltimore native to play at Pitt in the last three years following Jermaine Dixon, Chase Adams and Aron Nwankwo. Nickname is Pee-wee. Majors in social sciences. CHRIS JONES Redshirted the season. April 2012 signee who blossomed during his senior season at Teaneck H.S. Honor roll student in high school. Played AAU basketball in Pitt assistant coach Brandin Knight s former program, the New Jersey Playaz. Chose Pitt for its family atmosphere and great relationship with the coaching staff. Majors in communication and rhetoric. JOSHUA KO Sophomore walk-on from Hawaii who played in 10 games in First-ever Hawaiian player to earn a men s basketball roster spot at Pitt. Earned Gatorade state player of the year honors after leading his high school team to back-toback state titles at two different levels. Scored 13 points in the game s final 1:25 to give his high school team a state championship win. Nickname is K-O. High school coach Akili Smith, is a friend of Pitt coach Jamie Dixon. As an assistant coach at the University of Hawaii, Dixon recruited Smith. Outstanding student who graduated with a 3.7 grade point average in high school. Enjoys surfing. Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. MIKE LECAK As a walk-on, played in 11 games in Redshirted the season after transferring to Pitt. Junior walk-on who was added to the roster in August Transferred to Pitt from Wheeling Jesuit University where he competed in basketball as a freshman. Lists his hometown as Pittsburgh, Pa., but attended high school in Phoenix, Ariz. Mother played basketball at Robert Morris. His father played basketball at Penn State- McKeesport. Has plans to coach someday. Sociology major with a mathematics minor. RYAN LUTHER Has a twin brother Collin, who is a freshman basketball player at Elon College. Collin also played on his high school team at Hampton H.S. Concluded his high school campaign as the Hampton H.S. alltime career scoring leader and was named the Class 4A Pennsylvania State Player of the Year. Hails from a basketball-oriented family as the Luther family became just the second family in WPIAL history to have four siblings score over 1,000 career points. Ryan reached the 1,000- point mark for his career during his junior season. Cousin is Mike Shanahan, who played wide receiver at Pitt and with the New York Jets in Uncle Brian Shanahan scored 1,355 points for Duquesne ( ). Chose Pitt because he always followed the Panthers and it was pretty hard to turn down a school that he s liked since he was a little kid. Outstanding student. Also played football in high school. Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences and plans to major in business. JOSH NEWKIRK Named to the All-ACC Academic Team and also a ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient. As a freshman, played in all 36 games, averaging 4.6 points and dishing out 61 assists. First player to commit to sign with Pitt from the Atlantic Coast Conference region (Raleigh, N.C.). First player to commit to Pitt on twitter. Attended the same high school, Word of God Academy in Raleigh, N.C. as NBA player John Wall and current NBA players C.J. Leslie and Quincy Miller.

17 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 17 PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES Regarded by many as the nation s most athletic guards in his recruiting class. Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences. ARON PHILLIPS-NWANKWO Walk-on who is attending Pitt on a full academic scholarship. Played in 24 career games at Pitt graduate of Baltimore City H.S. with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Missed several weeks during the season due to his mother s passing. She had breast cancer. Played in the Pitt JamFest AAU tournament at the Petersen Events Center on April 24, Head Coach Jamie Dixon offered him a walk-on spot following the event. Follows in the footsteps of two other Pitt players from Baltimore: Jermaine Dixon and Chase Adams. Chose Pitt for its pre-med program with the opportunity to play on its top college basketball program. Said it was a dream come true and that he would gain the best of both worlds while receiving an academic scholarship offer to Pitt and then having an opportunity to play on the basketball team. Also played lacrosse in high school, where he led City H.S. to three straight city titles. Neuroscience major. DERRICK RANDALL Over his three-year career, has played in 93 games with 11 starts. Played in all 36 games last year, averaged 2.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per game. Transferred to Pitt after playing his first two seasons at Rutgers ( ). Native of the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn, N.Y. Can perform somersaults and body flips. Sister Adrian played college basketball at both Marshall and Georgia Southwestern. Nickname is D-Mac. Favorite pro sports team is the Los Angeles Lakers and favorite player is Dwight Howard. Played at same prep school, South Kent Prep, as former Pitt player Gilbert Brown ( ). Majors in administration of justice. JAMES ROBINSON Enters his junior season at Pitt after starting 68 of 69 career games at point guard. Currently owns Pitt s career assist:turnover record (3.43) and set a season school record last year with a 4.11 mark. Concluded his high school career as the all-time winningest player in DeMatha Catholic history with 120 career wins. He lost only one home game in his fouryear high school career. Pitt Basketball s first-ever twotime international gold medal winner. Earned second gold medal this summer as a member of the USA s FIBA World Championship team in July, Team USA finished 9-0 at the event held in Prague, Czech Republic. Played with the USA Basketball Under-18 squad that captured the Gold Medal at the FIBA Americas Championships in Sao Sebastiao, Brazil in June Led the team in assist:turnover ratio (12:2) and averaged 4.4 points and 15.6 minutes per game. Played for the USA East Squad in the Nike Global Challenge, played in April in Portland, Ore. Described as a floor general, student of the game and consistent winner. Nicknamed Mr. Consistent by his high school coach. Pitt recruited him since the ninth grade. In July 2010, led his AAU team, Team Takeover to the Nike Peach Jam national title. Top-60 consensus national recruit. Communications major. JOSEPH UCHEBO All-ACC Academic Honor Roll recipient. Played in nine games and 23 minutes while rehabbing a knee injury last season. Junior college transfer from Chipola Junior College (Fla.) where he sat out his sophomore season due to a knee injury. Enugu, Nigeria native, one of two Nigerians to play at Pitt (Talib Zanna). Native of the Igbo tribe in Southeastern Nigeria. Played soccer growing up. His brother plays soccer in Belgium. Was discovered while playing soccer and encouraged to attend a basketball camp put on by Ejike Ugboaja, a Nigerian native who was selected in the 2006 NBA Draft second round by Cleveland. Played on same high school team with Josh Newkirk (Word of God). Majors in social science. CAMERON WRIGHT Spent two weeks volunteering at an orphanage in Haiti this summer as part of the University of Pittsburgh s annual visit to the country. Earned the ACC s Skip Prosser Award following his junior season in The Skip Prosser Award honors the league s top scholar-athlete for men s basketball. Outstanding student who has earned three academic all-league honors. Hit a trick shot that was named the ESPN Sportscenter Play of the Day on November 6, Wright s shot was converted while sitting down at halfcourt with his back to the basket. He threw the ball over his head and it banked in. Father passed away prior to Pitt s season opener against Mount St. Mary s. His father died of brain cancer, but Wright played in the season opener anyway, saying that his father would have wanted it that way. He also put the letters FMF For My Father on his shoes. High school honor student who earned a 3.7-plus grade point average. Committed to Pitt on Sunday, August 9, 2009 after visiting the campus, saying it was an unbelievable visit and that he found his home. He was impressed with Pitt s facilities, but most impressed with the people and coaching staff. Graduated with a marketing degree from the College of Business Administration and is pursuing a second major in human resources management. MICHAEL YOUNG All-ACC Academic selection and ACC Academic Honor Roll pick as a freshman in As a freshman last season, started all 36 games, averaged 6.0 points and 4.1 rebounds and led the Panthers in free throw shooting (81.7 percent). Pittsburgh area native who grew up watching and following Pitt. As a kid, he always wanted to attend Pitt. Grew up in McKeesport, Pa., located 12 miles from the Steel City. Follows in the footsteps of San Antonio Spurs center DeJuan Blair ( ) as Pittsburgh natives to play for Pitt. Attended St. Benedict s Prep (N.J.) where he guided the Gray Bees to the National High School Invitational runner-up finish with a 32-2 overall record. St. Benedict s finished the year ranked No. 2 nationally. Consensus top-70 ranked recruit. Roommates with fellow Pitt sophomore Jamel Artis at St. Benedict s Prep ( ). Chose Pitt because it was the perfect fit along with its loyalty and honesty in the recruiting process. It will also give him the opportunity to play in front of friends and family near his hometown. Enrolled in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences.

18 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS 18 3 CAMERON WRIGHT GUARD SR* 3L CLEVELAND, OHIO/BENEDICTINE H.S. CAREER Played in 104 career games with 47 starts. Made 36 consecutive starts prior to his preseason injury. Selected the winner of the Skip Prosser Award, the ACC s scholarathlete of the year for men s basketball. Three-time academic all-league honoree. Graduated with a marketing degree and is pursuing a second business major in human resources management Missed the season s first two games due surgery on his left foot (broken fifth metatarsal). Lowe s Senior CLASS Award nominee. NABC Good Works Team nominee GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N SU, N Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:...0/0 20+ point games:...1/0 10+ point games:... 24/0 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:... 11/0 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...3/0 30+ minute games:... 17/0 40+ minute games:...3/0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 20, vs. Duquesne, 11/30/ 13. FG made: 9, vs. Duquesne, 11/30/ 13. FG attempts: 17, vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13. 3FG Made: 2, two times- Virginia Tech, 2/8/14; vs. Michigan, 11/ 21/12. 3FG attempts: 6, Virginia Tech, 2/ 8/14. FT made: 8, Penn State, 12/3/13. FT attempts: 9, two times- at Maryland, 1/25/14; Penn State, 12/3/13. Rebounds: 9, at Miami, 2/5/14 Off. Rebs.: 4, two times- at Boston College, 2/26/14; at Miami, 2/ 5/14 Def. Rebs.: 7, at Syracuse, 1/16/ 12. Assists: 8, Albany, 12/31/13. Steals: 4, five times- at Clemson, 3/8/14; Cal Poly, 12/21/13; Texas Tech, 11/25/13; Fresno State, 11/12/13; Villanova, 2/5/ 12. Blocks: 2, two times- vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13; at DePaul, 3/9/13. Minutes: 44, Virginia Tech, 2/8/ SEASON HIGHS Points: N/A. Rebounds: N/A. Assists: N/A. Steals: N/A. Blocks: N/A. Minutes: N/A. WRIGHT S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt-BEC Pitt-BEC Pitt-ACC Totals

19 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS 19 0 JAMES ROBINSON GUARD JR 2L MITCHELLVILLE, MD./DEMATHA CATHOLIC H.S. CAREER Two-time international Gold Medal winner, the only two-time Gold Medal winner in Pitt s basketball history. Owns a 3.49 career assist:turnover ratio, which currently ranks No. 1 in school history. Started 70 of 71 career games, including 56 consecutive. In only five of 71 career games, registered more turnovers than assists Started both games at point guard. Registered eight assists, six points, six assists and tied a career-high with two blocks vs. Samford, 11/ 16. Scored eight points with seven assists in the season opener vs. Niagara, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 * SU, N16 * Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:... 0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:... 16/0 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...8/1 10+ assist games:...1/0 5+ assist games:... 23/2 30+ minute games:... 33/2 40+ minute games:...2/0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 19, vs. North Carolina, 3/ 14/14. FG made: 5, three times- vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14; at Georgia Tech, 1/14/14; Detroit, 12/1/ 12. FG attempts: 11, two times- at North Carolina, 2/15/14; Marquette, 1/12/13. 3FG Made: 3, Virginia Tech, 2/8/ 14. 3FG attempts: 4, two times- Virginia Tech, 2/8/14; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13. FT made: 8, two times- vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14; Savannah State, 11/8/13. FT attempts: 12, vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14. Rebounds: 6, four times- Samford, 11/16/14; vs. Colorado, 3/20/ 14; vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14; at Miami, 2/5/14 Off. Rebs.: 2, five times- at Notre Dame, 3/1/14; at Syracuse, 1/ 18/14; Youngstown State, 12/ 14/13; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13; Delaware State, 12/19/12. Def. Rebs.: 6, vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14. Assists: 11, Lehigh, 11/20/13. Steals: 4, four times- vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14; Virginia Tech, 2/8/14; at Georgia Tech, 1/14/14; vs. Syracuse, 3/14/13. Blocks: 2, four times- Samford, 11/16/14; Albany, 12/31/13; Cal Poly, 12/21/13; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13. Minutes: 42, Virginia Tech, 2/8/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 8, two times. Rebounds: 6, Samford, 11/16. Assists: 8, Samford, 11/16. Steals: 1, Samford, 11/16. Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16. Minutes: 35, Samford, 11/16. ROBINSON S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt-BEC Pitt-ACC Totals

20 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS CHRIS JONES GUARD/FORWARD SO* 1L TEANECK, N.J./TEANECK H.S. CAREER Played in 32 games with two starts Started the first two games at the off guard position. Scored a career-high 10 points (4-7 FG), hit two 3-pointers in first career start vs. Niagara, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 * SU, N16 * Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:...0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...1/1 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...1/0 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 10, Niagara, 11/14/14. FG made: 4, two times- Niagara, 11/14/14; vs. Colorado, 3/20/ 14. FG attempts: 7, Niagara, 11/14/ 14. 3FG Made: 2, two times- Niagara, 11/14/14; Texas Tech, 11/25/ 13. 3FG attempts: 3, three times- Niagara, 11/14/14; Florida State, 2/23/14; Texas Tech, 11/ 25/13. FT made: 5, Howard, 11/17/13. FT attempts: 5, two times- Samford, 11/16/14; Howard, 11/17/13. Rebounds: 6, Clemson, 1/21/14. Off. Rebs.: 3, two times- Virginia, 2/4/14; Howard, 11/17/13. Def. Rebs.: 5, Clemson, 1/21/14. Assists: 3, Clemson, 1/21/14. Steals: 2, at NC State, 1/4/14. Blocks: 1, two times- Niagara, 11/ 14/14; Loyola Marymount, 12/ 6/13. Minutes: 24, Samford, 11/16/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 10, Niagara, 11/14. Rebounds: 3, Samford, 11/16. Assists: 2, Samford, 11/16. Steals: 1, Samford, 11/16. Blocks: 1, Niagara, 11/14. Minutes: 24, Samford, 11/16. JONES CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Pitt Pitt Totals ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt Totals

21 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS JOSH NEWKIRK GUARD SO 1L RALEIGH, N.C./WORD OF GOD ACADEMY CAREER Played in 38 career games. Six career double figure scoring games. Named to the All-ACC Academic Team in Has 73 assists to only 33 turnovers for a 2.21 assist:turnover ratio Played in two games off the bench. Tied a career-high with seven assists and scored five points vs. Samford, 11/16. Scored 12 points (5-9 FG) with five assists and no turnovers in season opener vs. Niagara, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N SU, N Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:... 0/0 20+ point games:...1/0 10+ point games:...6/1 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...0/0 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...4/2 30+ minute games:...1/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 20, NC State, 3/3/14. FG made: 7, NC State, 3/3/14. FG attempts: 9, Niagara, 11/14/ 14. 3FG Made: 5, NC State, 3/3/14. 3FG attempts: 5, NC State, 3/3/ 14. FT made: 5, vs. North Carolina, 3/ 14/14. FT attempts: 10, vs. North Carolina, 3/14/14. Rebounds: 3, five times- Virginia Tech, 2/8/14; Albany, 12/31/13; Penn State, 12/3/13; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13; Lehigh, 11/20/13. Off. Rebs.: 1, six times. Def. Rebs.: 3, four times- Virginia Tech, 2/8/14; Penn State, 12/3/ 13; vs. Duquesne, 11/30/13; Lehigh, 11/20/13. Assists: 7, two times- Samford, 11/ 16/14; Loyola Marymount, 12/ 6/13. Steals: 3, at Clemson, 3/8/14. Blocks: 1, Youngstown State, 12/ 14/13. Minutes: 34, NC State, 3/3/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 12, Niagara, 11/14. Rebounds: 1, two times. Assists: 7, Samford, 11/16. Steals: 1, Niagara, 11/14. Blocks: Zero. Minutes: 27, Niagara, 11/14. NEWKIRK S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Pitt Pitt Totals ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt Totals

22 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS DERRICK RANDALL FORWARD SR 1L BROOKLYN, N.Y./RUTGERS/SOUTH KENT PREP (CONN.) CAREER Played in 95 career games with 11 starts at both Pitt and Rutgers. One career double-double Saw action at center in both games GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N SU, N Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...1/0 Points-Rebounds:...1/0 Points-Assists:...0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...2/0 10+ rebound games:...1/0 5+ rebound games:...8/1 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 COLLEGIATE CAREER HIGHS Points: 12, Savannah State, 11/8/ 13. FG made: 5, two times- Youngstown State, 12/14/13; Savannah State, 11/8/13. FG attempts: 7, two times- Youngstown State, 12/14/13; Savannah State, 11/8/13. 3FG Made: None. 3FG attempts: None. FT made: 3, two times- last at Pittsburgh, 1/11/12. FT attempts: 5, at Georgetown, 3/ 2/13. Rebounds: 12, Savannah State, 11/ 8/13. Off. Rebs.: 9, Savannah State, 11/ 8/13. Def. Rebs.: 6, Howard, 11/17/13. Assists: 1, four times, last- at Syracuse, 1/18/14. Steals: 2, two times, last- Villanova, 2/18/13. Blocks: 4, Syracuse, 2/12/14. Minutes: 25, two times, last- at Pittsburgh, 1/11/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 4, Niagara, 11/14. Rebounds: 5, Niagara, 11/14. Assists: Zero. Steals: Zero. Blocks: Zero. Minutes: 16, Niagara, 11/14. RANDALL S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Rutgers Rutgers RU Totals Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt Totals

23 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS 23 1 JAMEL ARTIS FORWARD SO 1L BALTIMORE, MD./NOTRE DAME PREP CAREER Played in 38 games with two starts. Four career double figure scoring games. Named to the All-ACC Academic Team Started two games at small forward. Reached double figure scoring in both games on the year. Scored 10 of his 12 points in the first half, hit two 3-pointers and grabbed five rebounds in a careerhigh 32 minutes played vs. Samford, 11/16. Registered career-highs for points with a team-leading 14, field goals made and attempts (6-9) and assists (four) vs. Niagara, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 * SU, N16 * Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:... 0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...4/2 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...7/1 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...2/2 40+ minute games:...0/0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 14, Niagara, 11/14/14. FG made: 6, Niagara, 11/14/14. FG attempts: 9, Niagara, 11/14/ 14. 3FG Made: 2, three times- Samford, 11/16/14; Niagara, 11/14/14; Duke, 1/27/14. 3FG attempts: 4, Niagara, 11/14/ 14. FT made: 5, two times- at North Carolina, 2/15/14; Virginia, 2/ 2/14. FT attempts: 7, two times- at North Carolina, 2/15/14; Virginia, 2/2/14. Rebounds: 7, three times- at North Carolina, 2/15/14; Virginia, 2/ 2/14; Loyola Marymount, 12/6/ 13. Off. Rebs.: 3, three times- Virginia, 2/2/14; Loyola Marymount, 12/ 6/13; Savannah State, 11/8/13. Def. Rebs.: 6, at North Carolina, 2/15/14. Assists: 4, Niagara, 11/14/14. Steals: 1, five times- last at Clemson, 3/8/14. Blocks: 2, Albany, 12/31/13. Minutes: 32, Samford, 11/16/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 14, Niagara, 11/14. Rebounds: 5, Samford, 11/16. Assists: 4, Niagara, 11/14. Steals: Zero. Blocks: Zero. Minutes: 32, Samford, 11/16. ARTIS CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Pitt Pitt Totals ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt Totals

24 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS 24 2 MICHAEL YOUNG FORWARD SO 1L DUQUESNE, PA./ST. BENEDICT S PREP (N.J.) CAREER Started all 38 career games played. Has made 38 consecutive starts. Six career double figure scoring games. Named to the All-ACC Academic Team Started both games at power forward. Shooting 72.2 percent (13-18) on the year. Scored 20 or more points one time and reached double figure scoring in one games on year. Led Pitt with a career and gamehigh 20 points and surpassed career-highs for field goals made (10), field goal attempts (13), minutes played (34) and grabbed five rebounds vs. Samford, 11/16. Fourteen of his 20 points were scored in the second half. Grabbed seven rebounds with seven points in season opener vs. Niagara, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 * SU, N16 * Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:...0/0 20+ point games:...1/1 10+ point games:...6/1 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:... 16/2 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...5/1 40+ minute games:...0/0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 20, Samford, 11/16/14. FG made: 10, Samford, 11/16/14. FG attempts: 13, Samford, 11/16/ 14. 3FG Made: 1, nine times- vs. Wake Forest, 3/13/14; at Clemson, 3/ 8/14; NC State, 3/3/14; at Notre Dame, 3/1/14; Virginia, 2/2/14; Duke, 1/27/14; at NC State, 1/4/14; Lehigh, 11/20/13; Howard, 11/17/13. 3FG attempts: 3, three times- at Clemson, 3/8/14; Virginia, 2/2/ 14; Lehigh, 11/20/13. FT made: 6, three times- at Notre Dame, 3/1/14; Youngstown State, 12/14/13; Penn State, 12/ 3/13. FT attempts: 6, five times- at Notre Dame, 3/1/14; Florida State, 2/23/14; at Syracuse, 1/ 18/14; Youngstown State, 12/ 14/13; Penn State, 12/3/13. Rebounds: 9, Fresno State, 11/12/ 13. Off. Rebs.: 6, Fresno State, 11/12/ 13. Def. Rebs.: 7, Savannah State, 11/ 8/13. Assists: 4, Virginia Tech, 2/8/14. Steals: 2, Florida State, 2/23/14. Blocks: 2, two times- vs. Virginia, 3/15/14; Savannah State, 11/8/ 13. Minutes: 34, Samford, 11/16/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 20, Samford, 11/16. Rebounds: 7, Niagara, 11/14. Assists: 1, two times. Steals: Zero. Blocks: Zero. Minutes: 34, Samford, 11/16. YOUNG S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Pitt Pitt Totals ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt Totals

25 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS JOSEPH UCHEBO CENTER JR 1L ENUGU, NIGERIA/CHIPOLA J.C./WORD OF GOD ACADEMY CAREER Played in 11 career games with two starts at center. Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll Started both games at center. Ranks second on the squad in rebounding (5.0 rpg.). Made first career start, grabbed eight rebounds in 15 minutes vs. Niagara, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N14 * SU, N16 * Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER HIGHS Points: 2, three times- Samford, 11/16/14; vs. Colorado, 3/20/ 14; Wake Forest, 1/11/14. FG made: 1, three times- Samford, 11/16/14; vs. Colorado, 3/20/ 14; Wake Forest, 1/11/14. FG attempts: 3, Samford, 11/16/ 14. 3FG Made: Zero. 3FG attempts: Zero. FT made: 1, Niagara, 11/16/14. FT attempts: 2, Niagara, 11/16/14. Rebounds: 8, Niagara, 11/16/14. Off. Rebs.: 1, four times. Def. Rebs.: 7, Niagara, 11/16/14. Assists: 2, Niagara, 11/16/14. Steals: 1, two times. Blocks: 1, Samford, 11/16/14. Minutes: 15, Niagara, 11/14/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 2, Samford, 11/16. Rebounds: 8, Niagara, 11/14. Assists: 2, Niagara, 11/14. Steals: Zero. Blocks: 1, Samford, 11/16. Minutes: 15, Niagara, 11/14. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:... 0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...0/0 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...1/1 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...1/1 40+ minute games:...0/0 YOUNG S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Pitt Pitt Totals ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt Pitt Totals

26 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS SHELDON JETER FORWARD SO TR BEAVER FALLS, PA./VANDERBILT/BEAVER FALLS H.S. CAREER Played in 35 collegiate games (33 at Vanderbilt as a freshman in ) and two at Pitt. Made seven starts as a freshman at Vanderbilt in Played in both games off the bench. Scored eight points (3-3 FG) including an alley-oop dunk off a fast break pass from Josh Newkirk, grabbed five rebounds and blocked two shots vs. Samford, 11/16. In Pitt debut, scored seven points with three rebounds in 13 minutes vs. Niagara, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N SU, N Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:...0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...0/0 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...1/1 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 CAREER COLLEGIATE HIGHS Points: 14, two times- last: Georgia, 2/27/13. FG made: 6, William & Mary, 1/2/ 13. FG attempts: 8, three times- lastat Mississippi State, 2/23/13. 3FG Made: 3, at Arkansas, 2/9/13. 3FG attempts: 6, Ole Miss, 1/15/ 13. FT made: 4, three times- last- Georgia, 2/27/13. FT attempts: 7, Ole Miss, 1/15/13. Rebounds: 9, at Mississippi State, 2/23/13. Off. Rebs.: N/A. Def. Rebs.: N/A. Assists: 2, two times- last vs. Kentucky, 3/15/13. Steals: 3, two times- last at Missouri, 1/26/13. Blocks: 2, three times- last- Arkansas, 2/9/13. Minutes: 32, at Ole Miss, 1/15/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 8, Samford, 11/16. Rebounds: 5, Samford, 11/16. Assists: Zero. Steals: 1, Niagara, 11/14. Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16. Minutes: 23, Samford, 11/16. JETER S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Vanderbilt Pitt Pitt Totals ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt Totals

27 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS CAMERON JOHNSON GUARD FR HS MOON TOWNSHIP, PA./OUR LADY OF THE SACRED HEART H.S Played in both games off the bench. Blocked two shots in 13 minutes vs. Samford, 11/16. In collegiate debut, scored 11 points (4-5 FG) and hit a 3-pointer in 19 minutes vs. Niagara, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts NU, N SU, N Hawaii, N/21 vs. Cham, N24 Gm2, N25 Gm3, N26 at Ind, D2 vs. Duq, D5 St. Bon, D13 Manh, D17 OU, D20 HC, D23 FGCU, D27 at NCS, J3 at BC, J6 Clem, J10 FSU, J14 GT, J17 at Duke, J19 Louis, J25 at VT, J27 ND, J31 Bryant, F2 Syr, F7 at Louis, F11 UNC, F14 at UVa, F16 at Syr, F21 BC, F24 at WF, M1 Miami, M4 at FSU, F7 CAREER HIGHS Points: 11, Niagara, 11/14/14. FG made: 4, Niagara, 11/14/14. FG attempts: 5, Niagara, 11/14/ 14. 3FG Made: 1, Niagara, 11/14/14. 3FG attempts: 2, Niagara, 11/14/ 14. FT made: 2, Niagara, 11/14/14. FT attempts: 2, Niagara, 11/14/14. Rebounds: 2, Samford, 11/16/14. Off. Rebs.: Zero. Def. Rebs.: 2, Samford, 11/16/14. Assists: 1, Samford, 11/16/14. Steals: 1, Niagara, 11/14/14. Blocks: 2, Samford, 11/16/14. Minutes: 19, Niagara, 11/14/14. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:... 0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...1/1 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...0/0 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 JOHNSON S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS Pitt Totals ACC REGULAR SEASON STATISTICS Pitt Totals