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Report: Pitt to Host Morgan State as Part of 2020-21 Nonconference Schedule

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Pitt will host Morgan State as part of its 2020-21 home schedule, according to a report by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.

Morgan State, which is located in Baltimore, Maryland, plays in the MEAC and finished the 2019-20 season with a 15-16 record. According to KenPom.com, the Bears were the No. 322 team in the country and they finished No. 312 in the NCAA’s NET rankings.

The Panthers are 2-0 all-time against Morgan State, winning at home in 1982 and in 2001. Pitt is 29-0 all-time against opponents from the MEAC, a conference of historically black colleges and universities.

The Bears are coached by former Binghamton coach and longtime Washington, D.C.-area assistant Kevin Broadus.

Morgan State is the second confirmed opponent for Pitt’s 2020-21 non-conference schedule, joining West Virginia. Pitt will also play in the Myrtle Beach Invitational, where the Panthers will play three games against Charlotte, Dayton, Loyola, Nebraska, Missouri, Penn and/or Utah State. Pitt will also have a game against a Big Ten team in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge that has not yet been announced.

With the ACC moving to a 20-game schedule in advance of the 2019-20 season, that leaves five unaccounted-for opponents for the Panthers to get to the NCAA maximum of 31 games.

Sandy Schall, Coldwell Banker
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Pitt Fan in White Oak
Pitt Fan in White Oak
3 years ago

This is brilliant scheduling and may be the game that gets Pitt on the right side of .500 to become NIT-eligible.

I can hardly wait for the hype generated in Pittsburgh and Baltimore prior to this game. Duquesne, on the other hand, only generates a media buzz in Pittsburgh.

Haysroad
3 years ago

Morgan State in football in the 70s yeah, BB over Duquesne not buying it. Get some guts Capel

 
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