Pitt will retire the No. 15 jersey of legendary basketball star Sam Clancy during its game Jan. 18 against Clemson at Petersen Events Center.
Coach Jeff Capel made the announcement at Acrisure Stadium on Saturday between the first and second quarters of Pitt’s football game against California.
Clancy, a member of the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame and director of the university’s Varsity Letter Club, finished his playing career (1977-1981) as the leading rebounder in school history (1,342). He scored 1,671 career points, 12th in Pitt history.
A four-year Pitt starter who previously played at Brashear High School, Clancy also was a member of the U.S. Gold Medal team at the 1979 Pan American Games.
Clancy will the fifth basketball player in Pitt history to have his number retired, joining Don Hennon (No. 10), Billy Knight (No. 34), Brandin Knight (No. 20) and Charles Smith (No. 32).
Jerry DiPaola is a TribLive reporter covering Pitt athletics since 2011. A Pittsburgh native, he joined the Trib in 1993, first as a copy editor and page designer in the sports department and later as the Pittsburgh Steelers reporter from 1994-2004. He can be reached at jdipaola@triblive.com.
