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Pitt is lit; Champagnie, Panthers serving notice in ACC Pittsburgh forward Justin Champagnie says the Panthers are back

JANUARY 20, 2021 • USATODAY.COM

Pitt is lit; Champagnie, Panthers serving notice in ACC PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie's play left no doubt. Neither did his words.

JANUARY 20, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Pitt is lit; Champagnie, Panthers serving notice in ACC

Pittsburgh forward Justin Champagnie says the Panthers are back

JANUARY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pitt has rediscovered its roar, and may be ready to contend in the ACC Justin Champagnie had 31 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks in a win against Duke.

JANUARY 20, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Big games from Justin Champagnie and Au'Diese Toney lead Pitt to 79-73 win over Duke Pitt ended its five-game losing streak against Duke with big-time efforts from Justin Champagnie and Au'Diese Toney.

JANUARY 20, 2021 • 247SPORTS.COM

Surpasses 30-point mark Champagnie registered 31 points (12-15 FG, 4-7 3Pt, 3-6 FT), 14 rebounds, five blocks, two steals and an assist across 39 minutes in Tuesday's win over Duke.

Impact Champagnie has been one of the best players in the ACC this season and has looked impressive since returning from a two-game absence, racking up 55 points, 30 rebounds and seven blocks through his last two games. He's averaging 20.3 points and 13.0 rebounds per game and should be a must-start player across all formats going forward.

JANUARY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Posts season-high mark in points Toney registered 22 points (4-13 FG, 1-5 3Pt, 13-17 FT), 11 rebounds, an assist and two steals across 39 minutes in Tuesday's win over Duke.

Impact Toney has posted two double-doubles over his last three contests, and he surpassed the 20-point mark for the first time this season -- he has aided by the fact he made 17 trips to the charity stripe, though, a season-high mark for him as well. Toney has been one of Pittsburgh's most reliable scorers and is averaging 16.6 points per contest in 2020-21.

JANUARY 20, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Champagnie's 31-point effort helps send Pitt past Duke 79-73 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie tied a career-high 31 points on 12-for-15 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Pittsburgh held off Duke...

JANUARY 20, 2021 • SFCHRONICLE.COM

Champagnie's 31-point effort helps send Pitt past Duke 79-73 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie tied a career-high 31 points on 12-for-15 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Pittsburgh held off Duke...

JANUARY 20, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Champagnie’s 31-point effort helps send Pitt past Duke 79-73 PITTSBURGH - Justin Champagnie tied a career-high 31 points on 12-for-15 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Pittsburgh held off Duke for...

JANUARY 20, 2021 • THESTAR.COM

Champagnie's 31-point effort helps send Pitt past Duke 79-73

Justin Champagnie tied a career-high 31 points on 12-for-15 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Pittsburgh held off Duke for a 79-73 win

JANUARY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

PODCAST: Justin Champagnie is stealing the show College insiders Nubyjas Wilborn, Craig Meyer and John McGonigal break down Justin Champagnie’s insane return. How much has his performance...

JANUARY 19, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Pitt mailbag: How has perception of Panthers' ceiling changed since start of season? Each week through the end of the 2020-21 season, Craig Meyer, the Post-Gazette’s Pitt basketball writer, will answer reader questions about...

JANUARY 19, 2021 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Justin Champagnie looking to power Pitt past Duke It wouldn't seem like much has changed for Pittsburgh since the first scheduled meeting with Duke this season. But plenty has happened even though the Panthers

JANUARY 19, 2021 • SI.COM

Duke looks to extend streak vs Pitt

Duke looks for its sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over Pittsburgh

JANUARY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scores season-best 20 points Horton scored 20 points (7-12 FG, 5-10 3Pt, 1-1 FT) while adding six rebounds and an assist across 35 minutes in Saturday's win over Syracuse.

Impact Horton got off to a slow start this season, but he has scored 14 or more points in three of his last four games. He is averaging 14.5 points while shooting 43.3 percent from three-point range during that stretch and is certainly trending in the right direction.

JANUARY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Stuffs stat sheet Saturday Johnson delivered 23 points (4-12 FG, 2-8 3Pt, 13-13 FT), six rebounds, seven assists and a steal across 35 minutes in Saturday's win over Syracuse.

Impact Johnson didn't have his best shooting performance of the season, but his scoring numbers were aided by the fact that he made all 13 of his shots from the free-throw line. Johnson has surpassed the 20-point mark in three games already and, while inconsistent, he has scored in double digits in all but one of his last eight appearances.

JANUARY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Impactful in return Champagnie had 24 points (9-18 FG, 6-7 FT), 16 rebounds and two blocks across 34 minutes in Saturday's 96-76 victory over Syracuse.

Impact Champagnie was initially given a 6-to-8 week timetable to recover from a knee injury, but the sophomore forward effectively missed only two games. Not only that, but he started and looked every bit the player who recorded back-to-back 20-20 games in early-December. Pittsburgh is now off to a 3-1 start in conference play, and the return of Champagnie arguably makes them a dark horse contender.

JANUARY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Pitt's Justin Champagnie dunks over SU in return from knee injury Champagnie had three thunderous dunks in Pitt's 96-76 win over Syracuse on Saturday.

JANUARY 16, 2021 • SYRACUSE.COM

Champagnie's sparkling return lifts Pitt over Syracuse 96-76 PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie had a big game after missing a month with an injury, Ithiel Horton hit five 3-pointers and Pittsburgh pu...

JANUARY 16, 2021 • OLEANTIMESHERALD.COM

Champagnie’s sparkling return lifts Pitt over Syracuse 96-76 Justin Champagnie had a big game after missing a month with an injury, Ithiel Horton hit five 3-pointers and Pittsburgh pulled away from Syr...

JANUARY 16, 2021 • WASHINGTONTIMES.COM

Champagnie's sparkling return lifts Pitt over Syracuse 96-76

Justin Champagnie had a big game after missing a month with an injury, Ithiel  Horton hit five 3-pointers and Pittsburgh pulled away from Syracuse for a 96-76 win

JANUARY 16, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Pittsburgh forward Justin Champagnie makes return from knee injury vs. Syracuse Pitt forward Justin Champagnie, the ACC's leading rebounder, returned two weeks earlier than expected from a knee injury vs. Syracuse on Sat...

JANUARY 16, 2021 • SYRACUSE.COM

Heading back to bench Jeffress is not in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Syracuse.

Impact Jeffress will head back to the bench with the surprise return of Justin Champagnie (knee). The 6-7 freshman has averaged 2.4 points and 3.1 rebounds in 18.6 minutes per game this season and will continue to be one of the first players off the bench after making a spot start in the loss to Syracuse on Jan. 6.

JANUARY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Starting Saturday Champagnie (knee) will start Saturday against Syracuse.

Impact After missing just two games due to a knee injury, Champagnie will return to the starting lineup Saturday. William Jeffress will head to the bench as a result. It's unclear how many minutes Champagnie will see in his first game back, though his starting designation suggests he and the coaching staff have confidence in his knee. Through six games this season, the sophomore is averaging 17.8 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.0 blocks over 32.5 minutes per game.

JANUARY 16, 2021 • ROTOWIRE