As the NCAA tournament begins for the Pitt Panthers against the Colorado Buffaloes, a major question perennially asked in March remains — Can Jamie Dixon lead his team deep into the NCAA's and finally reach the Final Four? Despite a 283-93 record at Pitt, Dixon has yet to lead the Panthers to that elusive goal. Last season ended with another disappointing loss in the Panthers first game in an 8-9 match up versus Wichita State, who would eventually make it to the Final Four, a common trend of ... Read More

It's that time of the year again for one of the great events in all of sports; the NCAA Tournament. March Madness baby. With it comes office pools, lack of productivity in said offices and a lot excitement. Who might be the next George Mason, Florida Gulf Coast or VCU? What player will put his team on his shoulders and take them on a deep run? Who will be the next Bryce Drew, Christian Laetner or Kemba Walker? Lets take a look at this year's tournament in more detail and give you a preview ... Read More

On Selection Sunday, it was announced that Pitt earned a No. 9 seed, and they'll take on No. 9 seed Colorado in the South Region. The No. 1 seed of the bracket is Florida, who will take on either Albany or Mount Saint Marys. No. 5 VCU will play No. 12 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks, and No. 4 UCLA will play No. 13 Tulsa to complete the top half of the bracket. In the bottom half, No. 2 Kentucky will take on No. 15 Eastern Kentucky. No. 7 New Mexico will play No. 10 Stanford of the Pac-12. ... Read More

The Pittsburgh Panthers made a run into the semi-finals of their first ACC tournament. A large part of their success in the tournament was Talib Zanna. Zanna, a 6-foot-9 senior forward out of Nigeria, averaged a double-double throughout the ACC tournament despite the Panthers falling to Virginia one game away from the finals. Zanna started the Week out with a 17-point, nine-rebound performance against Wake Forest. The 17 points came on a solid 8-of-10 shooting from the field and a perfect ... Read More

In a game pitting two of the best rebounding teams in the country also known for stingy defense, the ACC semifinal match up between the Pitt Panthers and Virginia Cavaliers was sure to be a grudge match. In fact, you would almost get the idea this game could have the feel of an old school Big East contest. That was exactly what transpired. Fueled by tough defense and some highly questionable calls that worked against the Panthers, including a crucial no call on a James Robinson layup late, ... Read More

After two consecutive victories in the ACC tournament where the Pitt Panthers scored 80 or more points, it might be fair to assume points will be harder to come by against the Virginia Cavaliers in the ACC semifinal that will tip off at 1 p.m. in Greensboro, NC. This match up will pit two of the top defensive teams in all of college basketball, and based on their first match up, a 48-45 victory for the Cavaliers on a three-pointer at the buzzer in early February at the Pete, expect another ... Read More

Its looks like the Pitt Panthers might be hitting their stride just at the right time. 0-8 all time versus North Carolina since 1941, the Panthers chose an excellent time to break the streak. Led by a dominating, career day by Talib Zanna, Pittsburgh held on to beat No. 15 North Carolina 80-75 in the ACC tournament quarterfinals Friday afternoon. Zanna had 19 points and 21 rebounds to lead the Panthers to victory. Zanna, the 6'9 senior forward, fell just shy of tying the single game ACC ... Read More

BROOKLYN, NY - Terry Allen scored 27 points and Kendall Anthony added 23 to lead No. 7 seed Richmond to a 76-64 win over No. 10 Duquesne in the first round of the Atlantic 10 Championship. Richmond (19-13) moves on to face No. 2 seed #23 (AP) ranked VCU (24-7) Friday at 6:30 p.m. Duquesne, which was led by Ovie Soko's 23 points and 13 rebounds, finished its season at 13-17. Richmond scored the first nine points of the second half to open up a 15-point lead before Soko scored DU's first ... Read More