2017 – 18 Pittsburgh Panthers men 's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Kevin Stallings and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . The Panthers entered the season as one of the most inexperienced teams in NCAA Division I. ESPN 's Andrea Adelson summed up the team 's situation in a February 2018 piece : They finished with the worst season in program history , going 8 – 24 overall and 0 – 18 in ACC play , finishing dead last in the conference and losing in the first round of the ACC Tournament to Notre Dame . On March 8 , 2018 , Pitt fired Stallings . On March 27 , Pitt hired Duke assistant coach Jeff Capel as head coach
ACC Tournament
2018 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team