The 2019–20 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers were led by second-year head coach Jeff Capel and played their home games at the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Panthers finished the season 16–17, and 6–14 in ACC play. They defeated to Wake Forest in the first round of the ACC tournament before losing to NC State in the second round. The tournament was cancelled before the Quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The NCAA tournament and NIT were also cancelled due to the pandemic.

Previous season The Panthers finished the 2018–19 season 14–19 overall and 3–15 in ACC play, finishing fourteenth in the conference. The Panthers defeated Boston College in the first round of the ACC tournament but lost to Syracuse in the second round.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Shamiel Stevenson 0 G/F 6'6" 230 Toronto, ON Mid season transferred to Nevada Malik Ellison 3 G 6'6" 215 Voorhees, NJ Graduate transferred to Hartford Jared Wilson-Frame 4 G/F 6'5" 220 Hartford, CT Graduated Sidy N'Dir 11 G 6'2" 190 Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, France Graduated Joe Mascaro 12 G 5'10" 170 Pittsburgh, PA Graduated Khameron Davis 13 G 6'4" 195 Highlands Ranch, CO Transferred to Weber State Peace Ilegomah 42 C 6'9" 235 Benin City, Nigeria Mid season transferred to Evansville

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Eric Hamilton 0 F 6'9" 250 GS Senior Atlanta, GA Transferred from UNC Greensboro. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hamilton graduated from UNC Greensboro. Ithiel Horton 3 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Vauxhall, NJ Transferred from Delaware. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hornton will have to sit out the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. Ryan Murphy 24 G 6'2" 185 Junior Calabasas, CA Junior college transferred from New Mexico Junior College Murphy graduated and will transfer elsewhere for the 2020–21 season; his final season of eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

2020 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition

!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| ACC tournament

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