The 2024–25 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Panthers were led by seventh-year head coach Jeff Capel and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in

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as members of the

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. The Panthers started the season well, winning four straight games before their Thanksgiving tournament. The highlight of that run was a 86–62

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victory over

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. They then traveled to West Virginia to participate in the Greenbrier Tip-Off. They defeated

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74–63 in the semifinal but lost to nineteenth-ranked

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81–75 in the final to finish in second place. After their 91–90

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road defeat of

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, the Panthers were ranked eighteenth in the AP poll. After becoming ranked, they lost to

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90–57 in the ACC–SEC Challenge and defeated

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in their ACC opener. These results cased them to fall out of the rankings. The Panthers then won two straight non-conference games, and defeated ACC newcomers

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and

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in Pittsburgh. The team then went on a four-game losing streak. The streak included a 76–47 blowout loss to fourth-ranked

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, a close 82–78 loss to

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, and a 78–75 overtime loss to Clemson. The Panthers rebounded with a four-point win over

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and a 73–65 win over

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. They went on another four-game losing streak after that, which included a one-point loss in a rematch against North Carolina and a two-point loss to Wake Forest. The Panthers finished the regular season 3–4, winning two games after their four-game losing streak and winning the final game of the season against

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. Between those wins was another four-game losing streak, which included a four-point loss to Notre Dame and a loss to nineteenth-ranked Louisville. The Panthers finished the

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17–15 and 8–12 in ACC play to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place. Pittsburgh finished last in the tiebreaking procedure and was the thirteenth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament. They faced twelve-seed Notre Dame in the First Round, a rematch of a game played just seventeen games earlier. The Panthers lost a low scoring affair 55–54. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and declined an invitation to the NIT.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 22–11 and 12–8 in ACC play to finish in a fourth place. As the fourth seed in the ACC tournament, they received a bye into the quarterfinals where they defeated Wake Forest. They faced North Carolina in the semifinals where they were defeated 65–72. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament and they were eligible to participate in the NIT Tournament, but they opted not to participate.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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