Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
| Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball | |||||||||
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| University | University of Pittsburgh | ||||||||
| First season | 1905–06; 121 years ago | ||||||||
| Athletic director | Allen Greene | ||||||||
| Head coach | Jeff Capel 8th season, 127–127 (.500) | ||||||||
| Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||||
| Arena | Petersen Events Center (capacity: 12,508) | ||||||||
| NCAA division | Division I | ||||||||
| Conference | ACC | ||||||||
| Nickname | Panthers | ||||||||
| Colors | Blue and gold | ||||||||
| Student section | Oakland Zoo | ||||||||
| All-time record | 1,728–1,279 (.575) | ||||||||
| NCAA Division I tournament Final Four | |||||||||
| 1941 | |||||||||
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| Pre-tournament Helms national champions | |||||||||
| 1927–28, 1929–30 | |||||||||
| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| Eastern 8: 1981, 1982 Big East: 2003, 2008 | |||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||
| EIC: 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937 Big East: 1987, 1988, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 | |||||||||
| Conference division champions | |||||||||
| Big East West: 2002, 2003 | |||||||||
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The Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh, often referred to as "Pitt", located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Pitt men's basketball team competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and plays their home games in the Petersen Events Center. The Panthers were retroactively recognized as a pre-NCAA tournament national champion twice by the Helms Athletic Foundation and was ranked as the nation's top college team once by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll; however, neither designation is recognized by the NCAA as an official national championship, despite the NCAA referencing Helms's historical findings. Pitt has reached one Final Four, received 15 First Team All-American selections, appeared in 27 NCAA tournaments through the 2022–23 season, and has recorded 1,674 victories against 1,232 losses since their inaugural season of 1905–06.