
Photo by: Pitt Athletics
Pitt Road Trip Continues Tuesday at SMU
2/10/2025 12:50:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Pitt (14-9, 5-7 ACC) at SMU (18-5, 9-3 ACC)
Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025 • 9:00 PM ET
Dallas, Texas • Moody Coliseum
ACC Network • 93.7 The Fan
THE OPENING TIP
- Pitt (14-9, 5-7 ACC) is in Dallas to play SMU (18-5, 9-3 ACC) Tuesday, Feb. 11 in a Quad 1 matchup for the Panthers. Tipoff from Moody Coliseum is set for 9 p.m. (ET) with Doug Sherman and Theo Pinson calling the action on ACC Network.
- Seven of the Panthers nine losses have come in Quad 1 games. Five of Pitt's seven Quad 1 losses have been by six points or fewer.
- Pitt has won 17 true road games since the start of the 2022-23 season, tied for ninth most among high major teams (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, SEC, Big 12).
- The Panthers are tied for fourth in total wins (60) and fifth in league wins (31) among ACC schools since the start of the 2022-23 season.
- Pitt leads the ACC and ranks eighth in the NCAA in free throw percentage (.793). The Panthers have shot 80 percent or better from the line in five of the past eight games, including a 20-of-20 effort at Wake Forest on Feb. 1.
- The Panthers' starting backcourt of Ishmael Leggett and Jaland Lowe combines to average 33.0 points, 9.9 rebounds, 8.1 assists, and 3.4 steals per game. The duo has combined for 38 double-figure scoring games, including 13 games with 20 or more points scored.
- Jaland Lowe (16.9 ppg.) and Ishmael Leggett (16.1 ppg.) rank eighth and 10th, respectively, in the ACC in scoring. Pitt is the only program with two players ranked in the top 10 in scoring.
BY THE NUMBERS
- Pitt is the only team in the NCAA with two players 6-3 or under averaging 16.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game or better. Jaland Lowe (16.9 ppg., 4.2 rpg.) and Ishmael Leggett (16.1 ppg., 5.7 rpg.) are looking to become the first pair of Pitt teammates to average at least 16.0 points and 4.0 rebounds per game in the same season since 2016-17.
- Jaland Lowe (16.9 ppg., 4.2 rpg., 5.3 apg.) is one of seven players in the NCAA averaging at least 16.5 points, 4.0 rebounds, and 5.5 assists per game.
- Zack Austin leads the Panthers in three-point field goals (42) and blocked shots (39). He is one of seven players in the NCAA with at least 35 three-pointers and 35 blocks this season. Mouhamdou Gueye (2021-22) is the only other Panther to lead the team in blocks and three-pointers in a season.
- Ishmael Leggett is one of seven players in the NCAA averaging at least 16.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.5 steals per game. He is looking to join Ricardo Greer (1999-2000) as the only Panthers to achieve those averages in a season.
- Damian Dunn suffered a left arm injury Saturday at North Carolina and will be reevaluated upon return to Pittsburgh. He missed seven games early this season with a dislocated thumb on his shooting hand. Dunn is the Panthers' fourth-leading scorer at 9.9 points per game, while shooting 41.2 percent (21-of-51) from three-point range.
- Cameron Corhen has scored in double figures 15 times and is averaging 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. He leads the Panthers in dunks (36) and offensive rebounds (45), while shooting 63.6 percent (103-of-162) from the field.
- Ishmael Leggett has scored 15 or more points in 17 of 22 games played this season. He leads the team in rebounds (126), while also ranking second in scoring (16.1 ppg.), assists (61), steals (38), and free throws (70).
- Guillermo Diaz Graham and Jorge Diaz Graham are a combined 24-of-53 (.453) from three-point range in ACC play.
- Ishmael Leggett leads the team in rebounding (5.7 rpg.) and is attempting to become the first Pitt guard to lead the team in rebounds in back-to-back seasons.
- Jaland Lowe is averaging a team-high 18.4 points per game in eight road contests. He has scored 20 or more points three times on the road this season.
- Pitt is 147-of-177 (.831) from the free throw line over the past nine games. The Panthers set a school record for made free throws (20) without a miss in a game on Feb. 1 at Wake Forest.
- The Panthers are currently averaging 8.4 three-pointers per game, while shooting 35.9 percent (193-of-538) from beyond the arc for the season. Pitt averaged 9.0 or more threes per game and shot better than 35 percent from long range in each of the previous two seasons.
- Pitt is 12-2 on the season when winning or tying the rebounding battle. The Panthers have outrebounded the opposition in two of the past three games but lost both contests.
- The Panthers have been outscored by 57 points from the three-point line in ACC play. Pitt is averaging 7.6 threes per game on just 35.0 (91-of-260) shooting from long range. In contrast, ACC opponents are averaging 9.2 threes per game, while shooting 38.3 percent (110-of-287) from distance against the Panthers.
- Pitt has recorded 10 or fewer turnovers in a game 15 times and is tied for 19th in the NCAA in turnovers per game (9.8). The Panthers have committed 10 or fewer turnovers in six consecutive contests.
PANTHER SPOTLIGHTS
- Zack Austin has made at least one three-point field goal in a career-best 18 consecutive games. He has made at least two threes in 12 of the past 18 contests and has 37 three-pointers in that span.
- Cameron Corhen is averaging 11.0 points per game, while going 17-of-23 (.739) from the field over the past four contests.
Players Mentioned
first day HYPE
Monday, September 22
Unscripted | Episode 1 | NBA 2K26 Summer League
Tuesday, September 02
Unscripted | Coming 9/2/2025 | Pitt Men's Basketball
Tuesday, September 02
Unscripted Trailer
Monday, September 01