1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
| 1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball | |
|---|---|
Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia national champions Helms Foundation national champions Premo-Porretta national champions | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 21–0 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Sykes Reed |
| Home arena | Pitt Pavilion |
The 1927–28 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh during the 1927–28 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Doc Carlson, coaching in his sixth season with the Panthers. The team finished the season with a 21–0 record.
The 1929 edition of The Owl yearbook notes that the team was "universally recognized as national champions, having hung up the best collegiate record in the country." The team was awarded the 'U. S. Senator Boies Penrose Memorial Trophy' for the national championship by the Veteran Athletes of Philadelphia.
It is the only undefeated team in Pitt's history, and that season they were one of only two teams to finish with an unblemished record. Chuck Hyatt and Sykes Reed were named consensus All-Americans at the end of the season.
The team was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1943 and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll in 1995 (the Panthers received retroactive recognition as the Helms national champion for the 1929–30 season as well).