Pitt looks to take another step forward under Capel

Pittsburgh head coach Jeff Capel instructs his team as they play against Syracuse during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Pittsburgh. Capel enters his third season at Pittsburgh hoping the Panthers can hang tough in the ACC. Promising starts in each of his first two years on the job ended with the Panthers in a tailspin. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

FILE - Pittsburgh guard Xavier Johnson, left, collides with Georgia Tech guard Bubba Parham during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Pittsburgh, in this Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020, file photo. (Matt Freed/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP, File)