Pitt basketball opens ACC competition in December against Clemson, Syracuse
The ACC revealed its men’s basketball schedule Tuesday night, and it includes Pitt meeting two conference opponents before the calendar turns to 2024.
With coach Jeff Capel in his sixth season, Pitt will play seven nonconference games before opening its ACC schedule Dec. 3 against Clemson with a 2 p.m. tipoff at the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers also travel to Syracuse on Dec. 30 for a noon start.
Duke, North Carolina and Syracuse will visit the Pete on consecutive Tuesday nights Jan. 2, 9 and 16. After the Duke game, Pitt will travel to Louisville on Jan. 6.
The Blue Devils, who won the 2023 ACC Tournament, are ranked No. 2 in the ESPN Preseason Top 25 while returning Kyle Filipowski (15.1 points per game), Jeremy Roach (13.6), Tyrese Proctor (9.4) and Mark Mitchell (9.1).
The Tar Heels, who failed to reach the NCAA Tournament after being ranked No. 1 in the preseason, bring back R.J. Davis (16.1) and Armando Bacot (15.9). They are ranked No. 15 in the ESPN Preseason Top 25.
Pitt concludes January with consecutive road games at Duke on Jan. 20, Georgia Tech on Jan. 23 and Miami, a Final Four team last season, on Jan. 27. Wake Forest visits The Pete on Jan. 31.
Pitt will play three Saturday home games in February against Notre Dame on Feb. 3, Louisville on Feb. 17 and Virginia Tech on Feb. 24. Road games in February includes N.C. State on Feb. 7, Virginia on Feb. 13, Wake Forest on Feb. 20. and Clemson on Feb. 27.
The regular season concludes in March with a game at Boston College on March 2 and at home against Florida State on March 5 and N.C. State on March 9.
The ACC Tournament is scheduled for March 12-16 at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C.
Pitt opens its nonconference season with four previously announced home games, starting with North Carolina A&T on Nov. 6. That will be followed by Binghamton on Nov. 10, Florida Gulf Coast on Nov. 13 and Jacksonville on Nov. 17.
The Panthers will continue priming for their ACC schedule with a trip to the Preseason NIT at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., for a game against Florida on Nov. 22 before facing either Baylor or Oregon State on Nov. 24.
Pitt’s opponent in the ACC/SEC Challenge will be Missouri on Nov. 28 at Petersen Events Center.
The Panthers will play an exhibition game against Pitt-Johnstown at the Pete on Nov. 1.
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
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