Pitt moved to 4-1 and 8-2. Champagnie scored 31 points, tying a career high […] Pitt had been scheduled to host No. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie's play left no doubt. Champagnie, Toney OUT for Pitt basketball Pitt’s top two scorers hurt in practice. Justin Champagnie - Stats, Game Logs, Splits, and much more “It means Pitt is back,” Champagnie said. Neither did his words.Minutes after the Pittsburgh sophomore forward scored the last of his 31 points and grabbed the final of his 14 rebounds in a 79-73 victory over Duke inside a largely empty Petersen Events Center on Tuesday night, Champagnie provided little room for interpretation on the significance. — Mark Berman 0 comments Champagnie scored 24 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Panthers in both categories and secure […] Welcome back, Justin Champagnie! UP NEXT. Pitt’s Justin Champagnie dunks past Gardner-Webb’s Anthony Selden in the first half Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020 at Petersen Events Center. # … Ithiel Horton added 12 points. Pitt and ACC scoring leader Justin Champagnie was limited by an aggressive Virginia Tech double-team, but still had 13 rebounds and 10 points for his eighth double-double. Neither did his words. Yes, Pitt looked really good, especially sophomore forward Justin Champagnie, who burnished his ACC Player of the Year credentials with … Pitt will have standout Justin Champagnie in the lineup when it hosts Duke on Tuesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. Back in action after a knee injury, Champagnie… Justin Champagnie, Jeff Capel and Pitt men’s basketball all made varying returns from different absences on Saturday afternoon and the end result was a … Justin Champagnie leads the ACC in scoring (19.2 ppg) and rebounding (12.1 ppg) but was held to 10 points and three baskets by the Hokies on Wednesday. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie’s play left no doubt. Duration: 00:27 1/16/2021. 14 Virginia. Early life and high school career. Justin Kymani Champagnie (born June 29, 2001) is an American college basketball player for the Pittsburgh Panthers of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Pittsburgh jumped on the back of Justin Champagnie to provide its coach Jeff Capel, a former Duke player and assistant, a win over his mentor Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils on Tuesday. Justin Champagnie's play left no doubt. Pitt will have standout Justin Champagnie in the lineup when it hosts No. For 17 years, Justin and Julian Champagnie were inseparable. Pitt (8-2 overall, 4-1 ACC), once again relied on the brilliance of sophomore forward Justin Champagnie, who’s 31-point, 16-rebound, five-block masterpiece fueled a 79-73 win over Duke (5-4 overall, 3-2 ACC), the Panthers’ first over the Blue Devils since Feb. 2016. We don’t know if John Hugley would have made a … Before Pitt’s game Tuesday against Duke even tipped off, Justin Champagnie understood that what … Justin Champagnie, Au’Diese Toney and Xavier Johnson give Pitt as productive of a trio as any team in the conference and maybe even in all of college basketball. Pitt’s top two leading scorers and two of the top 10 scorers in the ACC – Justin Champagnie and Au’Diese Toney – will miss Tuesday’s game against Louisville after suffering leg injuries in practice over the weekend. Pitt will be without leading scorer Justin Champagnie for the next six to eight weeks after the forward suffered a knee injury in practice. Pittsburgh jumped on the back of Justin Champagnie to provide its coach Jeff Capel, a former Duke player and assistant, a win over his mentor Mike Krzyzewski and the Blue Devils on Tuesday. SHARE. Justin Champagnie scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds to lead Pitt (8-4, 4-3), who has lost consecutive games for the first time this season. 20 Florida State on Saturday, but after a positive COVID-19 test in the Seminoles program, will instead visit No. TWEET. After Matthew Hurt's layup with 1:23 remaining brought Duke within 75-73, Pitt's Au'Diese Toney threw down a dunk off a pass from Xavier Johnson with 56 … PITTSBURGH — On Tuesday night in prime time, in front of a national television audience, facing perhaps college basketball’s most storied program, Justin Champagnie introduced himself to the rest of America. Minutes after the Pittsburgh sophomore forward scored the last of his 31 points and grabbed the final of his 14 rebounds in a 79-73 victory over Duke inside a largely empty Petersen Events Center on Tuesday night, Champagnie provided little room for interpretation on the significance. PITTSBURGH (AP) — Justin Champagnie tied a career-high 31 points on 12-for-15 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Pittsburgh held off Duke … Justin Champagnie caught a bounce pass from Xavier Johnson and quickly elevated for a play that he and the rest of his Pittsburgh teammates will remember for a while. 19 Duke on Tuesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. SHARE. Subscribe to Pitt LiveWire for more Pitt coverageyoutube.com/pittlivewire | www.pittsburghpanthers.com | @Pitt_ATHLETICS CHARLOTTESVILLE — Pittsburgh’s Justin Champagnie, the ACC’s leading scorer and rebounder, recorded his league-best ninth double-double Saturday. PITTSBURGH — Justin Champagnie is back, and did he ever make his presence known. More than 35 years since he last played an American professional basketball game, Billy Knight can appreciate a player being compared to himself. Justin Champagnie shot 7-9 overall and hit 4-5 from deep for 23 points and grabbed 10 boards, four of them offensive. Before this afternoons matchup with Syracuse, let’s take a look back... at a Pitt Men's Basketball Winning Moment From the Vault, presented by PA Lottery! #H2P | #ZooEra. Pitt will have standout Justin Champagnie in the lineup when it hosts Duke on Tuesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. Pitt's Justin Champagnie Rocks The Rim With A Follow Slam. Back in action after a knee injury, Champagnie's return resulted in a 24-point, 16-rebound effort Saturday against Syracuse. Syracuse, N.Y. -- As with most games this season, news impacted the Pittsburgh-Syracuse men’s basketball game before the ball was tipped Saturday. Champagnie, one of two players in the ACC averaging a double-double, will miss 6-8 weeks with a knee injury. They found what Pitt fans already knew: the 6-foot-6 sophomore from Brooklyn is the real deal. They developed into quality basketball recruits together, attending high school side by … Next, the Panthers look to start 5-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time since 2013-14 when they travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. on Saturday to play struggling Wake Forest. SHARE. Champagnie made an unexpected, early return from his knee injury to lead the Panthers to an 96-76 win over Syracuse at Petersen Events Center. But, … Justin Champagnie scored 18 of his 24 points in the second half to lead host Pittsburgh to a 96-76 victory over Syracuse in Atlantic Coast Conference play on Saturday. It wouldn't seem like much has changed for Pittsburgh since the first scheduled meeting with Duke this season. Minutes after the Pittsburgh sophomore forward scored the last of his 31 points and grabbed the final of his 14 rebounds in a 79-73 victory over Duke inside a largely empty Petersen Events Center on Tuesday night, Champagnie provided little room for interpretation on the significance.