Pitt basketball opens its fourth season under head coach Jeff Capel against The Citadel Tuesday night at the Petersen Events Center.
But despite Capel's efforts that included bringing in two four-star recruits last year, the Panthers find themselves searching for answers on their roster before the season opener. That's not only after losing five players to the Transfer Portal last season and seeing Pitt's first ever First Team All-ACC forward Justin Champagnie go to the NBA, but also after the roster suffered loss after loss just before the season began.
Pitt tried to answer the losses to the Transfer Portal with additions of its own, but arguably its biggest get from their three additions, Jamarius Burton suffered an injury during the summer and has been working his way back to being fully healthy.