2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–20 (5–13 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachTim O'Toole (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPetersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke † 17 – 1   .944 34 – 2   .944
No. 9 Virginia 15 – 3   .833 30 – 6   .833
No. 25 Miami (FL) 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
No. 21 North Carolina 12 – 6   .667 24 – 9   .727
Clemson 12 – 6   .667 24 – 11   .686
No. 23т Louisville 11 – 7   .611 24 – 11   .686
NC State 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Florida State 10 – 8   .556 18 – 15   .545
California 9 – 9   .500 22 – 12   .647
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
SMU 8 – 10   .444 20 – 14   .588
Virginia Tech 8 – 10   .444 19 – 13   .594
Wake Forest 7 – 11   .389 18 – 17   .514
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 20   .394
Notre Dame 4 – 14   .222 13 – 17   .433
Boston College 4 – 14   .222 11 – 20   .355
Georgia Tech 2 – 16   .111 11 – 20   .355
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of March 22, 2026
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eighth-year head coach Jeff Capel, played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2024–25 season 17–15, 8–12 in ACC play, to finish in a five-way tie for ninth place.[1] They were defeated by Notre Dame in the first round of the ACC tournament.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Damian Dunn 1 G 6'5" 205 Graduate Student Kinston, NC Graduated
Ishmael Leggett 5 G 6'3" 185 Senior Washington, D.C. Graduated
Marlon Barnes Jr. 11 F 6'6" 190 Freshman Cleveland, OH Transferred to Evansville[3]
Jaland Lowe 15 G 6'3" 175 Sophomore Missouri City, TX Transferred to Kentucky[4]
Vason Stevenson 21 F 6'3" 190 Junior McKees Rocks, PA Graduated[5]
Liam Mignogna 24 C 6'9" 250 Freshman Gibsonia, PA Walk on; didn't return
Guillermo Diaz Graham 25 F 7'0" 225 Senior Canary Islands, Spain Transferred to San Francisco[6]
Jorge Diaz Graham 31 F 6'11" 215 Senior Canary Islands, Spain Transferred to Oregon State[7]
Amsal Delalić 52 G 6'8" 210 Freshman Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina Transferred to DePaul[8]
Zack Austin 55 F 6'7" 210 Senior Winston-Salem, NC Graduated[9]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Dishon Jackson 1 C 6'11" 270 Fifth Year Oakland, California Iowa State[10]
Damarco Minor 7 G 6'0" 190 Fifth Year Chicago, Illinois Oregon State[11]
Barry Dunning Jr. 22 G/F 6'6" 195 Senior Mobile, Alabama South Alabama[12]
Nojus Indrušaitis 25 G 6'5" 200 Sophomore Lemont, Illinois Iowa State[11]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Henry Lau
SF 		Sydney, NSW 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) N/A May 2, 2025 
Recruit ratings: (NR)
Macari Moore
CG 		Ann Arbor, MI Huron HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A May 15, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Kieran Mullen
C 		Vancouver, BC St. Thomas More 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Apr 28, 2025 
Recruit ratings: 247Sports:    (NR)
Roman Siulepa
PF 		Brisbane, QLD NBA Global Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 19, 2025 
Recruit ratings: ESPN:    (NR)
Omari Witherspoon
SF 		Washington, DC St. John's College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 11, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Pittsburgh Panthers". ESPN.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Preseason

On October 14, 2025, the ACC released their preseason poll. Pittsburgh was picked to finish 14th in the conference.[13]

Preseason rankings

ACC Preseason Poll
Place Team Points
1 Duke 866 (34)
2 Louisville 842 (15)
3 North Carolina 741
4 NC State 710
5 Virginia 623
6 SMU 616
7 Clemson 510
8 Miami (FL) 500
9 Syracuse 489
10 Notre Dame 477
11 Wake Forest 412
12 Virginia Tech 355
13 Georgia Tech 315
14 Pittsburgh 301
15 Florida State 221
16 California 156
17 Stanford 138
18 Boston College 107
(#) first-place votes

Source:[13]

Preseason All-ACC Teams

No players were named to either First or Second Team Preseason All-ACC.[13]

Roster

2025–26 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Amdy Ndiaye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Putnam Science Academy Dakar, Senegal
C 1 Dishon Jackson (5th) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr Iowa State Oakland, California
F 2 Cameron Corhen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Florida State Allen, Texas
G 3 Brandin Cummings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Lincoln Park High School Midland, Pennsylvania
F 4 Papa Amadou Kante 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So South Kent School Dakar, Senegal
F 6 Henry Lau 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sydney Kings Sydney, Australia
G 7 Damarco Minor (5th) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Oregon State Chicago, Illinois
G 8 Omari Witherspoon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. John's College High School Bowie, Maryland
C 12 Kieran Mullen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. Thomas More School North Vancouver, British Columbia
F 13 Roman Siulepa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr South West Metro Pirates Brisbane, Australia
G 21 Macari Moore 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ann Arbor Huron High School Ypsilanti, Michigan
G/F 22 Barry Dunning Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr South Alabama Mobile, Alabama
G 25 Nojus Indrušaitis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Iowa State Lemont, Illinois
F 35 Benjamin Mayhew (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Propel Braddock Hills Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania
F 44 Jajuan Nelson (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr String Theory Charter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • (5th) Fifth-year senior
  • Injured
  • Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025*
2:00 p.m. 		Providence W 81–74  –
  15 – Minor   7 – Indrušaitis   3 – Minor  Petersen Events Center 
Pittsburgh, PA
October 27, 2025*
7:00 p.m. 		Pitt–Johnstown W 100–65  –
  21 – Corhen   5 – Corhen   5 – Witherspoon  Petersen Events Center (4,496)
Pittsburgh, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Youngstown State W 74–59  1–0
  23 – Corhen   12 – Corhen   3 – Minor  Petersen Events Center (5,050)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 7, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Longwood W 78–60  2–0
  23 – Minor   13 – Corhen   4 – Witherspoon  Petersen Events Center (5,134)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Eastern Michigan W 78–66  3–0
  16 – Corhen   7 – Tied   6 – Minor  Petersen Events Center (4,572)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 13, 2025*
6:00 p.m., FS1 		at West Virginia
Backyard Brawl 		L 49–71  3–1
  14 – Corhen   10 – Corhen   4 – Witherspoon  Hope Coliseum (12,453)
Morgantown, WV
November 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Bucknell W 84–50  4–1
  23 – Dunning Jr.   11 – Amadou Kante   5 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (4,674)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. UCF
Legends Classic 		L 66–77  4–2
  17 – Corhen   11 – Corhen   4 – Minor  Ocean Center (1,006)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 23, 2025*
5:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Quinnipiac
Legends Classic 		L 75–83  4–3
  20 – Siulepa   8 – Siulepa   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (4,721)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		Ohio State W 67–66  5–3
  18 – Tied   10 – Corhen   2 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (6,299)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 2, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Texas A&M
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 73–81  5–4
  18 – Dunning Jr.   12 – Dunning Jr.   8 – Witherspoon  Petersen Events Center (4,945)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 7, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		Hofstra L 73–80  5–5
  34 – Cummings   8 – Dunning Jr.   5 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (4,660)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 13, 2025*
4:30 p.m., TNT/truTV 		at Villanova L 61–79  5–6
  17 – Dunning Jr.   7 – Corhen   4 – Cummings  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
December 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Binghamton W 103–63  6–6
  23 – Dunning Jr.   6 – Corhen   7 – Minor  Petersen Events Center (4,687)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 21, 2025*
12:00 p.m., BTN 		vs. Penn State W 80–46  7–6
  28 – Siulepa   8 – Tied   7 – Minor  Giant Center (8,191)
Hershey, PA
ACC regular season
December 30, 2025
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Miami (FL) L 69–76  7–7
(0–1) 		 17 – Corhen   8 – Corhen   4 – Minor  Watsco Center (4,832)
Coral Gables, FL
January 3, 2026
12:00 p.m., The CW 		Clemson L 68–73  7–8
(0–2) 		 17 – Minor   7 – Siulepa   2 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (6,652)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Syracuse L 72–83  7–9
(0–3) 		 29 – Cummings   8 – Tied   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (6,358)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 14, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech W 89–66  8–9
(1–3) 		 23 – Cummings   8 – Siulepa   7 – Minor  McCamish Pavilion (5,269)
Atlanta, GA
January 17, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 20 Louisville L 59–100  8–10
(1–4) 		 11 – Cummings   6 – Dunning Jr.   7 – Minor  Petersen Events Center (6,070)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Boston College L 62–65  8–11
(1–5) 		 13 – Tied   12 – Corhen   4 – Moore  Conte Forum (3,233)
Chestnut Hill, MA
January 24, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPNU 		NC State L 72–81  8–12
(1–6) 		 15 – Siulepa   13 – Siulepa   4 – Indrušaitis  Petersen Events Center (5,572)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 27, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Wake Forest W 80–76 OT 9–12
(2–6) 		 15 – Tied   15 – Siulepa   4 – Witherspoon  Petersen Events Center (4,970)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 31, 2026
12:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 22 Clemson L 52–63  9–13
(2–7) 		 12 – Tied   9 – Siulepa   2 – Tied  Littlejohn Coliseum (6,723)
Clemson, SC
February 3, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 18 Virginia L 47–67  9–14
(2–8) 		 11 – Tied   7 – Indrušaitis   4 – Witherspoon  John Paul Jones Arena (12,264)
Charlottesville, VA
February 7, 2026
2:00 p.m., The CW 		SMU L 67–86  9–15
(2–9) 		 15 – Corhen   7 – Dunning Jr.   5 – Minor  Petersen Events Center (6,680)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 10, 2026
9:00 p.m., ESPN 		No. 4 Duke L 54–70  9–16
(2–10) 		 19 – Siulepa   6 – Dunning Jr.   3 – Tied  Petersen Events Center (10,804)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 11 North Carolina L 65–79  9–17
(2–11) 		 23 – Corhen   8 – Dunning Jr.   6 – Corhen  Dean Smith Center (21,750)
Chapel Hill, NC
February 21, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Notre Dame W 73–68  10–17
(3–11) 		 22 – Siulepa   8 – Corhen   5 – Witherspoon  Petersen Events Center (6,406)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 25, 2026
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Stanford L 67–75  10–18
(3–12) 		 22 – Corhen   8 – Corhen   4 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,771)
Stanford, CA
February 28, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at California W 72–56  11–18
(4–12) 		 16 – Tied   12 – Dunning Jr.   6 – Witherspoon  Haas Pavilion (5,061)
Berkeley, CA
March 4, 2026
9:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida State L 74–75  11–19
(4–13) 		 26 – Dunning Jr.   10 – Dunning Jr.   10 – Minor  Petersen Events Center (5,109)
Pittsburgh, PA
March 7, 2026
4:30 p.m., The CW 		at Syracuse W 71–69 OT 12–19
(5–13) 		 21 – Corhen   9 – Siulepa   3 – Minor  JMA Wireless Dome (19,837)
Syracuse, NY
ACC tournament
March 10, 2026
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		(15) vs. (10) Stanford
First Round 		W 64–63  13–19
  16 – Dunning Jr.   8 – Dunning Jr.   2 – Tied  Spectrum Center (6,593)
Charlotte, NC
March 11, 2026
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(15) vs. (7) NC State
Second Round 		L 88–98  13–20
  27 – Corhen   7 – Corhen   6 – Indrušaitis  Spectrum Center (8,116)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[14][15]

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