Pittsburgh—The daily rebounding drills in practice are paying off for Duquesne—or at least it seemed that way tonight. The Dukes as a team had their best performance on the glass that any Duquesne team has had in a years. They outrebounded their opponent Youngstown State by a margin of 53-29. The last time they outrebounded a Division I opponent by a margin of 20 or more was on November 9, 2007 against Howard. When a team rebounds this well, odds are they will win any game they play. Perhaps ... Read More
Michigan Hands Pitt First Loss of Season
Wednesday night, Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers got their first real test of the season in No. 4 Michigan and while the Panthers clearly passed the test, they came up just a bit short and suffered their first defeat of the season. It was a very tight game throughout and the Panthers led 33-29 at the half and kept that lead until the 11 minute mark of the second half, but ultimately Michigan pulled away and escaped the Garden with a 67-62 win to advance to the finals of the Preseason NIT. A ... Read More
Panthers Get First Real Test in No. 4 Michigan
Jamie Dixon's 4-0 Pitt Panthers get their first real test of the season Wednesday night when they hook up with No. 4 Michigan in the semifinals of the Preseason NIT in Madison Square Garden. The Panthers executed well at both ends of the floor in the early going, but doing so against the likes of Mount St. Mary's, Fordham, Lehigh and Oakland is one thing, but doing so against the Wolverines could be a different story altogether. Pitt has won their four games in different ways, but mostly ... Read More
Duquesne Goes Cold, Gets Trampled by North Dakota State 57-43
Pittsburgh—Duquesne took the court for the second night in a row Tuesday against Summit League opponent North Dakota State. The visiting Bison, who were picked to finish 2nd in the Summit League this season, came out ready to play. They started the game with a 9-0 run and maintained a double figure lead for most of the game. Their first turnover didn’t come until 3:40 of the opening period. Duquesne simply didn’t help themselves much throughout the game. In addition to a number of errant ... Read More
Tray Woodall Becoming the Leader Jamie Dixon is Looking For
Pitt Panthers head coach Jamie Dixon has always been able to lean on his veteran leadership. Usually always blessed with an experienced basketball team, things took a turn in a hurry last season as the Panthers became extremely young almost overnight. His one leader- Ashton Gibbs- turned out to be anything but that and the youth showed up in Pitt’s disappointing record. But things may be back to normal for Dixon and the Panthers, because once again he has that leader on the ... Read More
Dukes Win Overtime Thriller, 90-88
Pittsburgh—The Duquesne Dukes picked up their first win of the season Monday night against James Madison, in what Coach Ferry said was “truly a program win” for his young team. The Dukes were forced to go without star shooting guard Sean Johnson for the last several minutes of regulation and the entire overtime period due to cramps. But the younger players, namely Derrick Colter and Quevyn Winters were brilliant in the late stages of the game. “We showed a lot of growth in tonight’s game,” a ... Read More
Sub-regional of Progressive Legends Classic Comes to the Palumbo Center
Pittsburgh—On November 19-21st, Duquesne will host three teams in a round robin sub-regional tournament that is part of the Progressive Legends Classic. The sub-regional will feature two games each day, with 4:30 PM and 7:00 PM start times. Duquesne is scheduled to play in the 7:00 PM game all three days. James Madison, North Dakota State and Youngstown State will all be participating in the tournament. The sub-regional that will take place at the A.J. Palumbo Center this week is one of two ... Read More
Pitt Completes Comeback for the Ages in Overtime Win vs. Oakland
The Pitt Panthers men’s basketball team has a date at Madison Square Garden with No. 5 Michigan on Wednesday. Apparently they forgot they had to play Oakland on Saturday. Pitt fell into classic trap game syndrome and failed to come out and execute early and found themselves down as many as 18 in the second half, but a furious comeback from the Panthers forced overtime. Once they got there they dominated the Golden Grizzlies and ultimately came out on top with a 72-62 victory to improve to 4-0 ... Read More
Pitt Inks 2 for Class of 2013
While the 2012-13 season is already off to a bang for the Pitt Panthers basketball team, head coach Jamie Dixon has been busy looking towards the future as well. Dixon signed a pair of student-athletes during the early signing period- guard Josh Newkirk and forward Michael Young. Newkirk stands 6'1" and is considered by many to be the best high school point guard in North Carolina. He's quick and explosive and can play both guard spots. He averaged 15.2 points per game as a junior last ... Read More
Pitt’s Size Proving to Be Major Advantage
One thing that has been evident throughout the early season for Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers is thy have had a size advantage on the inside and are willing to use it, especially on the defensive end of the floor. Dixon’s starting lineup features the 7’0” freshman Steven Adams at center and 6’9” Talib Zanna at the power forward spot, but 6’9” Dante Taylor has also logged major minutes at both the 4 and the 5 so far this season. Having three capable big bodies has paid dividends at both ends ... Read More