The Pittsburgh Panthers are going to have a big question mark when it comes time for seniors Jamel Artis and Michael Young to graduate — who will lead the team? Both Artis and Young have been huge for the Panthers this season, and both scored 30 points Wednesday in Pitt’s 112-106 win over the Marshall Thundering Herd. The win is Pitt's fifth in a row. Artis and Young tied for the most points for the Panthers, but it was Sheldon Jeter who led the team in rebounds with 10. However, Artis and ... Read More
Pitt gets fourth win in a row with 94-75 rout of Omaha
The Pitt Panthers men’s basketball team has now won four games in a row, with their most recent win coming Wednesday night against the Omaha Mavericks. The Panthers, who recently finished their fall semester with a 3.0 team GPA, defeated Omaha 94-75. Leading the team in scoring, once again, was senior Michael Young, who totaled 24 points. Right behind him was Jamel Artis with 19 points and Cameron Johnson with 16 points. Young also led the team with 11 rebounds and six assists. He was ... Read More
Artis scores season-high 31 points in Pitt’s 83-73 win
The Pitt Panthers men’s basketball team improved to three straight wins after its 83-73 win over Rice University on Saturday night. The Panthers were led in scoring by Jamel Artis, who put up a season-high 31 points. Right behind him was Ryan Luther, who came off the bench to score 20, a career-high for the junior forward. Pitt also had another double-digit scorer in Michael Young, who tallied 12 points, and Cameron Johnson, who had 10 points. Head coach Kevin Stallings praised his players ... Read More
Panthers cruise past Nittany Lions in 81-73 win
The University of Pittsburgh and Penn State University have always had a rivalry. In academics, in athletics, on the football field (see: earlier this year) — and on the basketball court. The Pitt Panthers and Penn State Nittany Lions met on the court Saturday night, and it was the Panthers that earned the win by a 81-73 final score. Pitt was led in scoring by senior Michael Young, who scored 29 points. Every Panthers player put up at least a single point, with other double digit points ... Read More
Panthers bounce back with win over Buffalo
The Pittsburgh Panthers men’s basketball team got a much-needed win over the University of Buffalo Bulls on Wednesday night, especially after Pitt failed to defeat the Duquesne Dukes in the “City Game.” The Panthers beat the Bulls, 84-79. But the game shouldn't have been nearly as close as it was at the end. Pitt once held a 26-point lead, and the team was up 30-6 at one point. At another point, the Panthers were up 47-21 before the Bulls outscored the Panthers 58-37 over the rest of the ... Read More
Pitt bounced from ACC Tournament in loss to North Carolina
Defending has been an issue all season long for the Pitt Panthers and the inability to get stops proved costly once again as No. 7 North Carolina ran away from the Panthers in the second half Thursday, en route to an 88-71 victory, bouncing the Panthers from the ACC Tournament. Now Pitt has to sit back and wait as they will learn its NCAA Tournament fate on Sunday evening. The Panthers hung around with the Tar Heels and led late in the first half before a 10-0 UNC (26-6) run closed the half ... Read More
Inconsistent Pitt falls to Virginia Tech
Just when you thought it was safe for the Pitt Panthers to punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament, Jamie Dixon's team came out and showed what type of team they are once again Wednesday night at Virginia Tech. A very inconsistent one. Just three days after pounding Duke at home for its best win of the season, Pitt fell to Virginia Tech 65-61, once again putting its tournament hopes on life support. Zach LeDay had 20 points and 10 rebounds and Virginia Tech used a 16-4 second-half run to pull ... Read More
Pitt gets signature win; crushes No. 15 Duke
The Pitt Panthers basketball team has spent all season looking for a signature win, having gone 0-6 against ranked teams prior. Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center they got one against No. 15 Duke and they got it in a big way. Led by Jamel Artis with 17, five Panthers players scored in double figures as Pitt led wire-to-wire in a 76-62 rout of the defending national champions. “We may have had our two best practices of the year the past couple of days,” said Artis. “We knew ... Read More
Jamel Artis lifts Pitt to win over Syracuse
Often this season it has seemed that the Pitt Panthers go as Jamel Artis goes. On Saturday at Syracuse Artis was very good and so were the Panthers. Artis finished with 21 points and 11 rebounds as the Panthers defeated the Orange 66-52 Saturday afternoon at the Carrier Dome, keeping their NCAA Tournament hopes alive. That included a tie-breaking three-pointer with 6:55 left that gave Pitt a 48-45 lead. The Panthers outscored Syracuse 18-7 the rest of the way. James Robinson also finished in ... Read More
Pitt holds off Notre Dame for 10th straight win
No. 24 ranked Pitt, playing its first true road game of the season, started like a house of fire on the road at Notre Dame. But the Panthers had to sweat things out at the end, escaping with an 86-82 ACC victory for their 10th consecutive win. Michael Young led the Panthers with 25 points, despite not playing a large portion of the second half because of foul trouble. Jamel Artis had his shooting stroke going on and scored 19, while Sheldon Jeter added 18 off the bench for the Panthers, who led ... Read More