The Pitt Panthers are keeping their basketball games close, but it’s not enough for the win column. The Pitt men’s basketball team (12-10) was narrowly defeated by the No. 12 University of North Carolina Tar Heels (20-4) on Tuesday night, 80-78, as Panthers senior forward Jamel Artis missed the go-ahead 3-pointer with time expiring. This loss is Pitt's seventh in a row. “I’m really disappointed for my guys,” head coach Kevin Stallings said after the game. “I thought that, under the ... Read More
Panthers drop sixth-straight in 67-60 loss to Clemson
The Pitt Panthers are still riding the losing-streak train. The Panthers dropped their sixth-straight game against Clemson on Saturday at the Petersen Events Center by a final score of 67-60. And this despite the fact that Pitt led Clemson 36-31 at the end of the first half. Granted, the loss wasn’t as bad as the Panthers' most recent loss (an embarrassing 106-51 defeat at the hands of the University of Louisville Cardinals), but a loss is still a loss for Pitt head coach Kevin ... Read More
Pitt thoroughly embarrassed by No. 13 Louisville in 106-51 loss
Pitt Panthers head coach Kevin Stallings wouldn't comment on his ejection during the first half of the Panthers’ 106-51 loss to the No. 13 University of Louisville, but he was vocal about the crushing defeat. “That’s about as disappointing of a performance that I possibly could imagine,” Stallings said in his postgame press conference. “A lot of things I could say, that I’d like to say, but that was embarrassing, unacceptable, and it’s my responsibility to have them prepared to play better, ... Read More
NC State narrowly defeats Pitt men’s basketball, 79-74
From the first touch on tip-off to the final buzzer, it was a close game on Tuesday night between the Pitt Panthers and the North Carolina State Wolfpack. However, the Wolfpack managed to earn the win at their home arena, 79-74. At the end of the first half, the Wolfpack led by one point, 35-34. And NC State managed to stretch that lead all the way until the end. After a dismal game against the University of Miami four days ago, against the Wolfpack, Pitt senior forward Michael Young ... Read More