Pitt Back Home to Face Wake Forest Wednesday Evening

Pitt (8-20, 0-15 ACC) vs. Wake Forest (10-17, 3-12 ACC)
Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2018 • 9:00 p.m. • RSN
Pittsburgh, Pa. • Petersen Events Center

The Opening Tip

Pitt (8-20, 0-15) returns home to host Wake Forest (10-17, 3-12) Wednesday, Feb. 21. The game will be broadcast on the Regional Sports Network (AT&T SportsNet in Pittsburgh) and is scheduled to tipoff at 9 p.m.
The Panthers have used 15 different starting lineups this season with freshmen combining to make 89 starts on the year.
Pitt has dropped 15 consecutive games, the longest streak in program history. The Panthers have dropped 19 consecutive regular season league contests.
The Panthers have led at the half in each of the past two games and are 6-3 on the season when leading at the break.

Last Time Out

Pitt dropped a hard fought contest at Florida State, 88-75, Sunday evening. The game was tied at 65 with 6:39 remaining before the Seminoles closed on a 23-10 run.
Jared Wilson-Frame scored 17 points and matched a season-high with four assists in the game. He knocked down three three-point field goals and had a pair of three-point plays for the Panthers.
Shamiel Stevenson provided a spark off the bench with 17 points on 6-of-7 shooting from the field and 4-of-6 from the foul line, while Jonathan Milligan added 12 points and a career-best five assists off the bench.
Parker Stewart made four three-point field goals to become Pitt's single-season freshman leader in threes (60). He finished 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and scored 16 points in the loss.

By the Numbers

Pitt has started three or more freshmen in a game 20 times, including each of the past 18 contests. Freshmen have combined to make 89 starts as Marcus Carr (25), Khameron Davis (20), Parker Stewart (17), Terrell Brown (14), Shamiel Stevenson (11) and Peace Ilegomah (2) have each made starts this season.
Pitt has dropped 19 consecutive ACC regular season contests. The Panthers last regular season conference win was an 80-66 decision over No. 17 Florida State Feb. 18, 2017.
The Panthers' 20 losses this season are tied for the second most in program history. Pitt had a school record 21 losses during the 1976-77 season.
Pitt has been led in scoring by a freshman 15 times this season. Shamiel Stevenson has led the Panthers in scoring six times, while Parker Stewart has led on five occasions.
Pitt freshmen combine to average 38.1 points per game. The group has accounted for 59.0 percent (1045-of-1771) of the team's scoring on the season.
Parker Stewart has scored in double figures in 10 of 15 ACC contests and is averaging 11.1 points per game in league play. He ranks fifth in the ACC in three-point percentage (.432) and is fourth in three-point field goals (2.73 3pg.) in conference play.
Jared Wilson-Frame is averaging 14.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 3.0 made threes per game over the past eight contests. He has scored in double figures in seven of the past eight games and made three or more threes in six of those contests.
Parker Stewart is one of two freshmen in the ACC (along with Duke's Gary Trent, Jr.) to rank among the league leaders in three-point percentage (10th - .387). He is 57-of-138 (.413) from beyond the three-point arc and has made two or more threes in 17 of the past 23 contests.
Terrell Brown leads the Panthers with 36 blocked shots and ranks ninth in the ACC with 1.8 blocks per game in conference play. Steven Adams (2013) was the last Pitt freshman to lead the team in blocks. Brown has recorded two or more blocks in eight of Pitt's 15 ACC contests.
Jared Wilson-Frame leads the team in scoring at 12.8 points per game and shares the team lead with 60 three-point field goals. He has scored in double figures 20 times and made three or more three-point field goals in a game 11 times.
Shamiel Stevenson leads the team in field goal percentage (.524) and has scored in double figures 11 times. Stevenson also leads the team with 127 rebounds on the year. Steven Adams (2013) was the last Panther freshman to lead the team in field goal percentage and rebounds.
Marcus Carr leads Pitt in minutes (812), starts (25), free throw percentage (.840), assists (118) and steals (20). He has scored in double figures 13 times and ranks ninth among ACC freshmen in scoring at 10.2 points per game.
Parker Stewart has made a Pitt freshman record 60 three-point field goals. He is tied for 11th in the ACC (second among freshmen) in threes. Stewart has made three or more three-pointers in a game eight times in league play.
Pitt's freshman class has accounted for 67.4 percent (614-of-925) of the team's scoring over the past 15 games. The group has 24 of Pitt's 36 double-figure scoring games in that span.
Newcomers have accounted for 84.9 percent (1504-of-1771) of the team's scoring, 85.3 percent (754-of-884) of the team's rebounding and 80.6 percent (286-of-355) of the team's assists on the season.
The Panthers have made 10 or more threes in a game nine times; including each of the past two contest. Pitt's 225 made three-point field goals is tied for the fourth most in program history.

Pitt Back Home to Face Wake Forest Wednesday Evening

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Players Mentioned

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Khameron Davis

Peace Ilegomah

Jonathan Milligan

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

Pitt Back Home to Face Wake Forest Wednesday Evening

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Players Mentioned

Terrell Brown

Marcus Carr

Khameron Davis

Peace Ilegomah

Jonathan Milligan

Shamiel Stevenson

Parker Stewart

Jared Wilson-Frame

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