The fate of Pittsburgh men's basketball season may just ride on the shoulders of fifth-year senior guard Damarco Minor.

The 6-foot Minor is a transfer from Oregon State after playing his first two seasons at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Eighth-year coach Jeff Capel hopes Minor can fill the big shoes of Jaland Lowe, who transferred to Kentucky after averaging 16.8 points and 5.5 assists to earn third-team all-ACC honors.

"He's learning his team and each personality, which I think is one of the primary keys for a really good point guard," Capel told TribLive.com. "You have to understand who it is that you're leading, what makes them tick and what buttons to push. The only way you can learn that is through relationships."

Minor is off to a good start after scoring 15 points

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