Pitt To Host a Non-Conference Opponent for 1st Time

Pittsburgh Sports NowPitt Panthers head coach Jeff Capel. November 4, 2024 -- David Hague/PSN I’ll be the Panthers vs. the Panthers at the Pete in December.College basketball insider Rocco Miller is reporting that the Pitt men’s basketball team will host Georgia State as part of their 2026-27 conference schedule. Per Miller this game will take place on December 18th, and it will be the first ever matchup between these two programs. Georgia State finished the 2025-26 season with an overall record of 10-22, which put them at 11th place in the Sun Belt Conference. Georgia State has a new head coach following the hiring of Jon Cremins, who arrives after being the lead assistant for the last two years at Vanderbilt. Cremins is the nephew of former long-time Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Cremins. This becomes the 10th non-conference game for Jeff Capel and the Panthers.Pitt’s 2026-27 Non-Conference Opponents:November 8th: vs. Penn State (Philadelphia)November 13th: at ButlerNovember 17th: vs. VillanovaNovember 20th: vs. Central MichiganNovember 24th: vs. Oklahoma (Fort Myers Classic)November 26th: vs. DePaul (Fort Myers Classic)December 1st: at Missouri (ACC/SEC Challenge)December 5th: vs. Tarleton StateDecember 9th: vs. West Virginia (PPG Arena)December 18th: vs. Georgia StateDecember 21st: vs. Cleveland State*Three more games still to be scheduled Discuss This Article