Panthers to Face Texas A&M in 2025 ACC/SEC Challenge
6/12/2025 1:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
PITTSBURGH – Pitt will host Texas A&M at the Petersen Events Center Tuesday, Dec. 2 in an ACC/SEC Challenge matchup as announced by ESPN Thursday afternoon. The Panthers' contest with Texas A&M is one of two marquee non-conference games, to go along with a nine-game ACC slate, currently on the 2025-26 Pitt home schedule.
MAJOR MATCHUPS AT THE PETE
The Panthers 2025-26 home schedule currently features power conference contests against Ohio State (Nov. 28) and Texas A&M (Dec. 2) along with ACC battles with Duke, Louisville, NC State, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Clemson, SMU, Florida State, and Wake Forest.
Louisville (No. 7), Duke (No. 12), and NC State (No. 24) are ranked in ESPN's Way to Early Top 25, while Ohio State sits just outside the top 25. Game dates, times, and TV designations for ACC contests will be announced in September.
SERIES HISTORY
Pitt topped the Aggies 79-62 in the Sugar Bowl Classic on Dec. 27, 1985 in the only other meeting between the two schools. Charles Smith scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field and an 8-of-8 effort from the foul line, while Curtis Aiken added an efficient 21 points on 10-of-13 shooting form the field. The Panthers grabbed a four-point lead at the half before going 20-of-31 (.645) from the field in the second half to blow the game open.
2025-26 PITT PANTHERS
Pitt returns four scholarship letterwinners in Papa Amadou Kante, Cameron Corhen, Brandin Cummings, and Amdy Ndiaye, while also signing four players out of the transfer portal in Barry Dunning, Jr. (South Alabama), Nojus Indrusaitis (Iowa State), Dishon Jackson (Iowa State), and Damarco Minor (Oregon State).
The Panthers have also grabbed four signees without collegiate experience in Omari Witherspoon (St. John's College), Henry Lau (Sydney Boys High/Sydney Kings), Macari Moore (Ann Arbor Huron), and Kieran Mullen (St. Thomas More). Pitt remains active in this recruiting cycle as it looks to continue to add impact players for the 2025-26 season.
ABOUT TEXAS A&M
The Aggies will be led by first year head coach Bucky McMillan, who served as the head coach at Samford for the previous five seasons. He led the Bulldogs to four straight 20-win seasons and ended his tenure at Samford with a 99-52 record.
Texas A&M has signed 10 players out of the transfer portal, including a familiar name Federiko Federiko (Pitt/Texas Tech) along with highly-touted transfers Mackenzie Mgbako (Indiana), Pop Isaacs (Texas Tech/Creighton), and Rylan Griffen (Alabama/Kansas).
SEASON TICKET INFORMATION
The Petersen Events Center is currently undergoing a reseat for the 2025-26 season. However, season tickets are still available! You can purchase online or by calling the Panthers Ticket Office at (800) 643-7488. After the reseat concludes, a representative from the ticket office will be in touch to assist you in selecting your seats.
Exclusive benefits for season ticket holders include:
• Priority access for additional single game ticket purchases at a discounted rate
• Priority renewal for 2026-27 season tickets
• Interest-free payment plans
• Personal Pitt Athletics account representative
• Becoming a Panther Club member which includes additional benefits and amenities.
2025 ACC/SEC Challenge Schedule
Tuesday, December 2
- Florida at Duke
- Georgia at Florida State
- Miami at Ole Miss
- North Carolina at Kentucky
- Missouri at Notre Dame
- Texas A&M at Pitt
- Tennessee at Syracuse
- Virginia Tech at South Carolina
- Oklahoma at Wake Forest
Wednesday, December 3
- LSU at Boston College
- Clemson at Alabama
- Mississippi State at Georgia Tech
- Louisville at Arkansas
- NC State at Auburn
- SMU at Vanderbilt
- Virginia at Texas
Game times and TV designations to be announced at a later date
