Pitt Continues Non-Conference Play Tuesday Against High Point

Pitt (2-4, 0-0 ACC) vs. High Point (2-3, 0-0 Big South)
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. • ACC Network Extra
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

The Opening Tip

Pitt hosts High Point at the Petersen Event Center Tuesday, Nov. 28. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. with the contest being broadcast on ACC Network Extra.
Ryan Luther has recorded three double-doubles in six games this season. He enters Tuesday night's contest averaging 13.2 points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging a team-high 14.5 points per game and is tied for seventh in the ACC with 2.5 three-point field goals made per game.
Pitt has started five different lineups in the first six games of the season.

Last Time Out

Pitt topped Lehigh, 80-68, behind an 18-point, 10-rebound, four-assist and three-steal effort from Ryan Luther. Luther went 5-of-6 from the field and 8-of-9 from the foul line in the win.
Jonathan Milligan scored a career-high 16 points to go along with two rebounds and three assists. He was 5-of-9 from the field and 6-of-6 from the foul line.
Parker Stewart came off the bench to match a season high with 12 points. He knocked down 4-of-7 three-point field goals and added a season-high four rebounds.
Kene Chukwuka scored a season-high seven points and dished out five assists, while Marcus Carr added eight points and five assists. Pitt finished with a season-high 21 assists.
Pitt shot a season-best 51.0 (26-of-51) percent from the field, including 60.0 (15-of-25) in the second half of play.

By The Numbers

Pitt, one of six ACC programs with 1,600 wins, is 1,601-1,131 in its 111th season of play.
Pitt is one of 12 NCAA Division I programs to post more than 400 wins since the start of the 2001-02 season. The Panthers' 403 wins are the fifth most in the ACC in that span.
Jared Wilson-Frame has made two or more three-point field goals in four contests and is tied for seventh in the ACC with 2.5 three-point field goals per game. He is also 23rd in the conference in scoring at 14.5 points per game.
Ryan Luther has led the team in rebounding in each of the past five contests. Luther has two double-doubles and has scored in double figures four times this season. Luther enters Saturday's game averaging 12.2 points and 9.2 rebounds per game.
Shamiel Stevenson has scored in double figures three times and is averaging 10.2 points and 4.2 rebounds per game, while shooting 55.0 percent (22-of-40) from the field, on the season.
Pitt is one of seven programs in the NCAA returning no starters from a season ago. The Panthers entered the season with an NCAA-low three career starts combined (Ryan Luther [2], Jonathan Milligan [1]) from its roster.
Pitt's seven-player freshmen class - Terrell Brown, Marcus Carr, Khameron Davis, Samson George, Peace Ilegomah, Shamiel Stevenson and Parker Stewart - is tied for the largest freshmen class in the NCAA. Pitt's freshmen class is averaging 31.5 points, 14.3 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game through six contests.
The Panthers' Canadian tandem of Marcus Carr and Shamiel Stevenson combines to average 18.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 5.5 assists per game.Stevenson is shooting 55.0 percent (22-of-40) from the field, while Carr is 14-of-15 (.933) from the foul line on the year.
The Panthers have an NCAA-high 11 scholarship newcomers on the roster this season. Pitt's three returning letterwinners - Ryan Luther, Jonathan Milligan and Zach Smith - are tied for the fifth fewest in the NCAA.
Jonathan Milligan is averaging 11.0 points and 2.3 assists per game over the past four contests. He has a pair of double-figure scoring efforts and is shooting 55.6 percent (15-of-27) from the field in that span.
Pitt's top three scorers - Jared Wilson-Frame (14.5 ppg.), Ryan Luther (13.2 ppg.) and Shamiel Stevenson (10.2 ppg.) - combine for 37.9 points per game. The trio accounts for 55.2 percent (227-of-411) of Pitt's scoring and has combined for 13 of the teams 19 double-figure scoring games.
Pitt's five international prospects - Marcus Carr, Kene Chukwuka, Samson George, Peace Ilegomah and Shamiel Stevenson - are the most in program history. The group combines to average 22.6 points, 11.8 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game.
Pitt's roster features seven players with wingspans of 6-10 or better. Freshmen Peace Ilegomah and Terrell Brown lead the way with wingspans of 7-4 and 7-3, respectively.
Pitt has had a double-figure scorer off the bench in five of the first six games and is averaging 21.3 points per game off the bench on the season.
The Panthers have started five different lineups with nine players starting a game. Ryan Luther and Jared Wilson-Frame are the lone players to start all six games for the Panthers. The duo combines to average 27.7 points and 12.3 rebounds per game.
The Panthers are shooting 52.4 percent (97-of-185) from inside the three-point arc on the season. Pitt is just 45-of-139 (.324) from beyond the arc through six games.
Pitt matched a season-high with 10 made three-point field goals against Lehigh. The Panthers were 6-of-11 (.545) from beyond the arc, including 4-of-5 shooting from Parker Stewart, in the second half of play.
Pitt is playing the second contest of a nine-game stretch of games in Pittsburgh. Eight of the nine games will be played at the Petersen Events Center with the City Game against Duquense taking place Friday, Dec. 1 at PPG Paints Arena.

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Pitt Continues Non-Conference Play Tuesday Against High Point

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Players Mentioned

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Kene Chukwuka

Khameron Davis

Samson George

Peace Ilegomah

Ryan Luther

Jonathan Milligan

Zach Smith

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

Pitt Continues Non-Conference Play Tuesday Against High Point

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Players Mentioned

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Kene Chukwuka

Khameron Davis

Samson George

Peace Ilegomah

Ryan Luther

Jonathan Milligan

Zach Smith

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

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