The 2013 NBA Draft and NBA Summer League came and went without hearing the name Tray Woodall. Despite working out for a couple NBA franchises, it doesn't look as if there is a fit in the NBA at this time for the former Pitt point guard. With that being said, that doesn't mean Woodall won't be playing professionally next season as he has signed a deal to play with a team in Istanbul. That's good to hear as Woodall got much better during his time in a Panthers uniform and emerged as a ... Read More
Pitt’s Travon Woodall to work out for Washington Wizards
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
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
Tray Woodall, Steven Adams earn All-Big East honors
Two Pitt players were honored early on Sunday when the Big East Conference announced their season ending awards. Senior point guard was named to the All-Big East Third Team on Sunday, following a vote of the league’s 15 head coaches. In addition, freshman Steven Adams was named to the league’s six-member All-Rookie Team. Woodall was a preseason honorable mention and had a very good final season in a Pitt uniform, averaging 11.7 points and 5.3 assists on the season, leading the Panther to a ... Read More
Pitt defeats DePaul in final Big East regular season game
The last time No. 20 Pitt faced the DePaul Blue Demons, the Panthers won one of the most lopsided games in their history in the Big East Conference, defeating DePaul by 38 points. Saturday afternoon, while the margin wasn't as big, the results were the same as Pitt closed out their chapter of Big East history with an 81-66 victory in their final Big East Conference regular season game ever. Early on it looked like another rout was on hand as the Panthers scored the first nine points out of ... Read More
Tray Woodall’s passing of the torch to James Robinson
There comes a time in every freshman’s first season when they are no longer a freshman and instead are expected to be a major contributor as both the conference tournaments and NCAA Tournament approaches. That is the case for Pitt point guard James Robinson. Unlike many freshmen who make the transition from high school basketball to the Division I game, Robinson has played a big role in the Panthers success all season long, However the DeMatha Catholic product may have officially told ... Read More
Tray Woodall, Dante Taylor prepare for final Pitt home game
When the Pitt Panthers host the Villanova Wildcats Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center, it won't represent the final game of the careers for Panthers' seniors Tray Woodall and Dante Taylor, but it will represent something of equal importance. Sunday afternoon is the final home game of the season for the Panthers, which means it is the final time Woodall and Taylor will get to play in front of the Oakland Zoo. "It will be emotional," said Woodall. "I said I wouldn't be one of ... Read More
Yinzers of the Week: PITT Seniors
For this week's edition of Yinzer of the Week, we've decided to change things up a bit. First, we're giving the award to two players rather than one. Second, we're compiling the stats for an entire career not just a week. Lastly, we're giving the award before the game is even played. Generally, we take a look at the teams in the Pittsburgh area and take a look at their records and the outstanding players of the week. The week runs from Saturday to Friday, with the winner announced on each ... Read More
Pitt flicks the switch in rout of South Florida
In Pitt’s victory Sunday over St. Johns, it looked like the Panthers simply flicked a switch to heat up at both ends of the floor in the second half. They flicked that same switch Wednesday night against South Florida. After struggling offensively for much of the game, the Panthers turned it on in the second half in a 64-44 Big East Conference victory. Trailing 30-28 in the second half with just under 16 minutes remaining, and shooting only 27.6 percent for the game, the Panthers ... Read More