While all the attention in June's NBA Draft will go to freshman center Steven Adams, another former Panther is still holding onto dreams of playing in the NBA. Former Pitt point guard Tray Woodall is scheduled to work out for the Washington Wizards on Tuesday, his first workout with any NBA team. Woodall is coming off a highly productive career with the Panthers where he played in 139 games in five seasons, including 10 as a freshman in what would be a redshirt season due to injury. He ... Read More
Barry Rohrssen rejoins Pitt basketball staff
Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon is making a change to his coaching staff for the 2013-14 season and bringing back a familiar name in the process. Barry Rohrssen will rejoin Dixon's staff as an assistant coach, replacing Pat Sandle. Sandle was an original member of Dixon's staff and spent the past decade with the program. Rohrssen was a member of Pitt's staff from 2001-06, serving under both Dixon and Ben Howland. He was Dixon's associate head coach from 2004-06 before accepting the head ... Read More
Pitt forward J.J. Moore reportedly to leave program
It's been a rough month for the Pitt football and basketball programs and the news just keeps getting worse. According to several reports, senior forward J.J. Moore is transferring from the program. CBS Sports Jon Rothstein is one of the sources reporting Moore's intent to transfer, but the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's Ray Fittipaldo has reported that while Moore very well may be transferring, he has yet to ask for his official release and hasn’t filled out his transfer papers yet. Pitt's ... Read More
Pitt’s 2013-14 ACC Schedule includes visit from Duke
Jamie Dixon's Pitt Panthers still have a while to wait before they begin their first season of ACC competition, but at least they know who they will be playing. The ACC announced its opponents and game sites for the 2013-14 University of Pittsburgh men’s basketball season on Tuesday and the highlight of the Panthers schedule features home games against Duke and Syracuse. Pitt will open ACC play next year with an 18-game regular season schedule and will face each of the possible 14 ... Read More
Pitt Signs Jamel Artis to a National Letter of Intent
Jamie Dixon and the Pitt basketball program now has a couple additional scholarships to hand out thanks to the transfer of Trey Zeigler and Steven Adams declaring for the NBA Draft. Dixon took care of one of those free scholarships by signing Jamel Artis to a National Letter of Intent. Artis is out of Baltimore, MD. and attended Notre Dame Prep, Mass. where he averaged 18 points, seven rebounds and four assists per game during the 2012-13 season. At 6'7", he is considered a combo ... Read More
Steven Adams Declares for 2013 NBA Draft
When he was recruited to come to Pitt, many expected Steven Adams to be a one-and-done player. Despite a less than spectacular freshman campaign, that's become a reality. According to a University of Pittsburgh press release, Adams announced on Tuesday that he will make himself available for the 2013 NBA Draft. Adams intends to sign with an agent, which means he can't change his mind and return to school. “In discussing options with my family and Coach Dixon, I feel that it is in my ... Read More
Reaction to the Jamie Dixon extension
After yet another early exit from the NCAA Tournament, there was a lot of speculation that Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon would elect to head out west to USC following his 10th season on the Panthers bench. But Dixon quickly put an end to any speculation by signing a 10-year extension that will keep him with the university until the 2022-23 season. He stated that he wanted to "finish his career at the University of Pittsburgh," and that “Pitt and Pittsburgh are home.” If there is one coach ... Read More
Let the speculation on Jamie Dixon’s future begin
Coming off yet another early exit in the NCAA Tournament, it's the time of year where everyone can speculate on the future of Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon. Dixon has been rumored for the past couple of years for job openings around the country, but this year the speculation could be closer to turning into reality. As Pitt prepares to head to the ACC next season, the only question remaining is will Dixon be accompanying them? It's been highly rumored that Dixon and USC are a perfect fit, but ... Read More
Panthers “Shocked” by Wichita State in NCAA Tournament
Many thought the Pitt Panthers were slighted a bit from the selection committee when they only received a No. 8 seed, As it turns out, the committee had it spot on. Instead of using the low seed as possible motivation for a tournament run, Jamie Dixon's team came out as flat as possible and played as poorly as they have all season long, watching their season come to an end in a 73-55 embarrassing loss to Wichita State. The story of the game was shooting, or to be exact, the lack of ... Read More
Wichita State vs. Pitt NCAA Tournament preview
The Pitt Panthers basketball team has been busy preparing for their second round opponent in the 2013 NCAA Tournament, the Wichita State Shockers. The Shockers are familiar to Jamie Dixon and his staff as Pitt played Wichita State three years ago in a tournament in Kansas City during the 2009-10 season. "As soon as I saw we were going to play them I knew how they played," said Dixon. "I know Coach Marshall and how he has played over the years. Without seeing them you can get a good idea of ... Read More