Pitt Basketball
Time, Channel Revealed for Pitt’s Game Vs. SEC Opponent
Pitt will take on Mississippi State in the 2024 ACC/SEC Challenge.
The Panthers will travel to Starkville, Miss. on Wednesday, Dec. 4 for a crossover clash against Mississippi State. The game will tip off at 9:15 p.m. est. on SEC Network. It’s the first meeting between the two sides since Pitt knocked off MSU, 60-59, in a First Four matchup of the 2023 NCAA Tournament.
Schedule for the men’s basketball 2024 ACC/SEC challenge.
Pitt fell to Missouri, 71-64 in the ACC/SEC Challenge last season, the second loss of the season to an SEC program — Florida in the Preseason NIT tourney.
Mississippi State is coming off a 21-14 (8-10 SEC) season in which the Bulldogs won a couple of games in the SEC Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. MSU head coach Chris Jans is looking to get the ‘Dogs to their third straight NCAA Tournament.
Pitt’s non-conference schedule for men’s basketball includes the following opponents.
EXHIBITION: Oct. 22 Vs. Point Park
Nov. 4 vs. Radford
Nov. 8 vs. Murray State
Nov. 11 Vs. Gardner-Webb
Nov. 15 vs. West Virginia
Nov. 18 vs. VMI
Nov. 22 vs. LSU (at the Greenbrier (WV))
Nov. 24 vs. UCF or Wisconsin (at the Greenbrier (WV))
Nov. 29 at Ohio State
Dec. 4 at Mississippi State (ACC/SEC Challenge)
Dec. 11 vs. Eastern Kentucky
Dec. 21 Vs. Sam Houston
Check out my column on Pitt’s non-conference schedule from the release.
Pitt’s ACC schedule is also coming soon. The ACC slate will be released by the conference live on ACC Network on Tuesday night.
Pitt is heading into year seven of the Jeff Capel-era, coming off a second-straight 20-win season. The Panthers finished last year 22-11, but said goodbye to stars Bub Carrington (Washington Wizards) and Blake Hinson (Golden State Warriors) as they went off to the professional level. In addition, the Panthers said goodbye to Federiko Federiko (Texas Tech) and William Jeffress (Louisiana Tech), as both players transferred out this past spring. Pitt returns key players Jaland Lowe, Ishmael Leggett, and Zack Austin, among others. The staff also brought in a talented group of newcomers, headlined by transfers Cam Corhen (Florida State) and Damian Dunn (Houston) as well as freshmen Brandin “Beebah” Cummings, Amdy Ndiaye, and 21-year-old Amsal Delalic.
