Fresh off an impressive second-round win over Wake Forest, the Pitt Panthers (24-8, 11-7) will face the North Carolina Tar heels (23-8, 13-5) in a third round match up Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. in Greensboro, North Carolina. This is the second trip to NC to play the Tar Heels this season, the first being a hard fought 75-71 loss in Chapel Hill on February 15th. Turnovers and the inability to gain a rebounding edge doomed the Panthers, who still seemed shell-shocked by the heartbreaking loss ... Read More
Panthers Win First ACC Tourney Game
With NCAA bubble talk including the Pitt Panthers going into their second round match up with Wake Forest in the ACC tournament, it was time for the Panthers to put up or shut up. A loss would certainly mean serious talk about whether or not the Panthers are NCAA-worthy. Thanks to a runaway victory this afternoon, any doubts about the Pitt Panthers punching their March Madness ticket should be put to rest. Much like the first meeting between the Panthers and Demon Deacons, a quick start, ... Read More
Pitt’s Cameron Wright honored with 2014 Skip Prosser Award
GREENSBORO, N.C.—Pitt guard Cameron Wright (Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine H.S.)has been named the recipient of the 2014 Skip Prosser Award, emblematic of the top scholar-athlete in men’s basketball, ACC Commissioner John Swofford announced today. Wright will be presented with the award prior to Pitt’s first-ever ACC Tournament game today at 2 p.m. against Wake Forest at Greensboro Coliseum. The junior business-marketing major from Cleveland, Ohio, gives Pitt a recipient of the prestigious award ... Read More
Pitt-Wake Forest preview
The Pitt Panthers will make their ACC Tournament debut with a 2 p.m. tip-off today against Wake Forest at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The 12th seeded Demon Deacons advanced to face the Panthers thanks to a first round victory over 13th seeded Notre Dame, 81-69. Senior Guard Coron Williams led all scorers with 25 points, including four three pointers that helped propel them to a second round match up against the Panthers. In an earlier meeting with Wake Forest ... Read More
Dukes Take Down GMU in Final Regular Season Game
Duquesne ended the regular season on a high note, after taking down George Mason on the road, 81-69. With the win, Duquesne will get the No. 10 seed in the Atlantic 10 conference tournament, surpassing the play-in round. The Dukes will face Richmond, the No. 7 seed in the first round. Derrick Colter hit his career high in 3-pointers, hitting five on the way to a 21 point night. But Colter’s high-scoring night wasn’t a game high. That title belonged to Sherrod Wright of George Mason, who ... Read More
Duquesne Loses Back and Forth Contest, 78-74
Pittsburgh – From the looks of the first few possessions, the 2297 fans gathered at the A.J. Palumbo Center to watch Duquesne’s final game of the regular season knew they would be getting their money’s worth. “We didn’t make a couple plays and they made the winning plays down the stretch, that’s what it came down to,” said Ovie Soko. Soko finished with 18 points, 12 of those coming in the second half. Duquesne drew first blood, getting out to an early 15-6 lead as things warmed up. ... Read More
Anderson, Toole earn NEC awards
On the heels of claiming the 2014 Northeast Conference regular-season championship, a pair from the Robert Morris University men's basketball team garnered postseason awards Tuesday in a vote of league head coaches. Senior guard Karvel Anderson (Elkhart, Ind. / Glen Oaks Community College) was selected the 2014 NEC Player of the Year, and fourth-year head coach Andrew Toole was tabbed the 2014 Jim Phelan NEC Coach of the Year. Anderson, who was also named to the 2014 All-NEC First Team, was ... Read More
Preview: Final Week of Regular Season for Duquesne
With only one week to go in a whirlwind regular season, Duquesne still has one more conference powerhouse to face and a score to settle with a George Mason team that embarrassed them at home earlier in February. The Dukes face off against a talented Massachusetts Minutemen team that boasts a 22-6 record and was ranked in the top 25 early on in the season. Although the game is home, don’t count on it being highly attended, since the students will be on spring break. Nevertheless, it will be ... Read More
T.J. Warren’s career night sinks Pitt
The Pitt Panthers basketball team entered Monday’s ACC clash with North Carolina State looking to do something that it hasn’t done in over a month and a half- win three consecutive games. N.C. State’s T.J. Warren single handily made sure that wouldn’t happen. Warren scored a Petersen Events Center record 41 points as he helped the Wolfpack erase a 13-point first half deficit as North Carolina State defeated Pitt 74-67. Warren made 16-of-22 shots on the night, scoring 25 of his 41 in the ... Read More
Let Dixon be the Coach
As a high school coach I have had to learn to abide by the 24 hour rule. This means taking a deep breath and making sure I wait to reply to parents emails or confront any issue that might come up during the season. Visceral responses usually are fed with emotions and are not thought through, and this can mean trouble. That's because it leads to impulsive statements and conclusions. This got me to thinking about Pitt basketball in 2014. Not going to lie, Jamie Dixon's timeout at the end of ... Read More