Jamie Dixon and the Pitt basketball team get back at it tonight when the Preseason NIT tips-off at the Petersen Events Center. After a record-setting performance from the floor in their season opening win against Mount St. Mary's, Pitt will attempt to duplicate the results in their first round matchup against Fordham, the first game of the evening. While it is doubtful that Dixon's Panthers shoot anywhere near the 71 percent they did on Friday against the Mountaineers, it should prove ... Read More
Dukes Come up Short Again, Despite Late Scoring Run
Washington— The Duquesne Dukes fell to 0-2 in a hard-fought, physical basketball game Sunday night. Sean Johnson led all scorers with a game-high 21 points, while Georgetown’s D’Vauntes Smith-Riviera finished with 19. Although physical, the Hoyas season opener proved to be a sloppy one. Duquesne finished with 14 turnovers to Georgetown’s 17. The visiting Dukes shot a lousy 4-24 (16.7 percent) from three-point range. Duquesne was able to jump out to a short-lived 8-5 lead in the early ... Read More
Duquesne falls by three in season opener
The Jim Ferry era opened with a loss Friday night at the SEFCU Arena in Albany, NY. In what Ferry would describe as an ugly basketball game, the Dukes found their freshmen doing a lot of the scoring. Derrick Colter led all scorers with 17 points, while fellow freshman Quevyn Winters came off the bench with 15. Winters also came down with 11 rebounds to complete the double-double. Duquesne came out with two freshmen in the starting lineup, Colter and Jeremiah Jones. When playing on the road ... Read More
Pitt Wins Opener Behind Record Setting Performance
The Pitt Men’s Basketball team opened the 2012-13 season Friday night and did it in a big way. Many people questioned how well the Pitt offense would perform, but if Friday night is any indication, it will be just fine. The Panthers jumped out to a 42-27 first half lead, thanks to an impressive performance shooting the basketball. Pitt shared the basketball well and knocked down 71 percent (34-of-48) of their shots on the night, en route to an 80-48 victory over Mount St. Mary’s. The ... Read More
What will Zeigler’s Role Be as Pitt Opens 2013 Season?
When it was announced that Central Michigan transfer Trey Zeigler would be eligible this season for Jamie Dixon's Pitt Panthers, Zeigler's role looked pretty clear. It seemed like he would slide right in as the starting shooting guard next to Tray Woodall in the Panthers' backcourt. Why not? Zeigler is a proven scorer at the collegiate level, averaging 16.1 points through two seasons at CMU. He also gives Dixon something he has never had before, a big guard who can score as Zeigler stands ... Read More
Duquesne season preview
Duquesne is just about ready to tip-off its regular season Friday night against Albany, in what is sure to be a pivotal year for Duquesne basketball. Many people have seen the headlines since last season: a new coach, two key players transferring, and only two returning seniors. What will Duquesne basketball look like this year? Let’s first look at the man calling the shots. Coach Jim Ferry is regarded as an offensive guru. In 2011, while at LIU, his offense ranked second in the nation in ... Read More
Jamie Dixon Confirms Adams and Robinson Will Start Opener
Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon has never been one known to lean on young players, especially at the beginning of a season. But Dixon confirmed that a pair of freshman- guard James Robinson and center Steven Adams- have earned starting nods for Friday's season opener against Mount St. Mary’s at the Petersen Events Center. It will mark the first time that Dixon has started a pair of freshmen in a season opener as only one other freshman earned a starting nod to begin a season under Dixon- ... Read More
Which Lamar Patterson Will Show up For Pitt?
When 2011-12 season came to an end with the CBI tournament win against Washington State, then was little doubt who the best player wearing a Pitt uniform was. That would be junior swingman Lamar Patterson. Patterson averaged 9.6 points per game last season, but became the team’s go-to player late in the year when he averaged 13.3 per game over the Panthers' final six games. But so far this preseason the Lancaster, PA. native has been close to invisible during Pitt's pair of exhibition ... Read More
First Year Head Coach Jim Ferry: “A Winner at Every Level”
On April 10, 2012, Jim Ferry was hired as Duquesne’s 16th head coach in the basketball program’s 95-year history. If past evidence tells us anything, it appears athletic director Greg Amodio has hired the right man to do what former coach Ron Everhart failed to do: make the NCAA tournament. Duquesne has not made an appearance at the “big dance” since 1977. According to ESPN, Amodio described the new head coach as “a winner at every level.” Ferry’s success in his former head coaching role at ... Read More
Dukes dazzle from behind arc in final exhibition game
Duquesne’s two-game exhibition season came to a close Sunday night at the Palumbo Center with a 92-46 blowout win over Division II opponent Hawaii-Hilo. Perimeter shooting was the story all night long for the home team. Seven different players for the Dukes made three-point field goals, while the team as a whole went 48.4 percent on the night. True freshman Derrick Colter provided the initial spark, hitting two from behind the arc in the first minute and a half of the ballgame. Sean Johnson ... Read More