The Pitt Panthers came into Saturday’s matchup against No. 9 Virginia 14-3 against Top 10 teams all-time at the Petersen Events Center.Pitt came to play- for a half- but ultimately were outclassed by the visiting Cavaliers in a 64-50 defeat.With the game tied at 31 early in the second half, Virginia put together a 12-0 run on the back of excellent three-point shooting, something they did well all afternoon.Malcom Brogden, who finished with 21 points, Devon Hall and London Perrantes all drained ... Read More

Duquesne (15-7, 5-4) hosts Davidson (12-8, 4-5) today at 12:30 p.m. at Palumbo Center as it heads into the month of February with a winning conference record for the first time since the 2010-11 season.The Dukes look to redeem a 77-66 decision when they fell to the Wildcats on Jan. 6.Davidson, a second-year Atlantic 10 member, leads the series 3-0 and leads 1-0 at Pittsburgh.Davidson (80.8 ppg) and Duquesne (79.4 ppg) enter the game ranked in the top three scoring teams in the Atlantic 10, ... Read More

Pitt’s men’s basketball team has enjoyed many successful things this season. It sits at 17-4 and 5th in the ACC standings and have seen guys like Michael Young and Jamel Artis have career best seasons thus far. However, there is one thing that is currently missing from this season; a signature win. Yes, Pitt has a great 17 wins, but looking at the schedule closer, there is really no win that really stands out over the rest. One can say the Panthers best win came on the road against Notre Dame or ... Read More

It took a while, but the Duquesne women's basketball team reached its magic number once again on Wednesday-20.After a 73-64 overtime thriller against U Mass at the Palumbo Center on Wednesday night, Duquesne became just a handful of teams in the country to hit the 20-win plateau for the eighth consecutive season.Sitting now at 20-2, this season is the fastest they have reached that mark as the Dukes now sit in a first-place tie atop the Atlantic 10 Conference.April Robinson led Duquesne (20-2, ... Read More

Duquesne University announced the All-Century Team, consisting of 27 all-time great men’s basketball players.The team consists of 12 automatic selections and 15 players chosen by fans through voting at www.goduquesne.com/dukes100. The team, selected in conjunction with Duquesne’s 100th season of basketball, will be honored at halftime during the Feb. 14 home game against Massachusetts.All 12 automatic selections earned All-America honors and/or had their jersey retired by Duquesne. According to ... Read More

Jamie Dixon and the Pitt Panthers will have nearly a week to prepare for a Top 10 team visiting the Petersen Events Center on Saturday.After easily defeating Virginia Tech on Sunday, the Panthers improved to 17-4 on the season and 6-3 in ACC play. Given the way last season went, many should be thrilled with the way the season has gone for the Panthers.But Dixon isn’t necessarily one of those that are pleased as he tries to get his team ready for No. 9 Virginia, a team Pitt has often struggled ... Read More

It's been quite a season for the Duquesne women's basketball team up to this point.It also has been quite the season for senior April Robinson as she was named the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Week once again on Monday, marking the fifth time this season that Robinson has been named player of the week.Robinson averaged a double-double for the week with 20.5 points and 10 rebounds along with 4.0 assists. She shot .467 from the field and also .467 from 3-point range.She recorded a ... Read More

Duquesne’s Derrick Colter has been named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week for his performance in the Dukes’ wins over La Salle and Saint Louis last week.The senior averaged 25 points in the two games, shooting 44.1 percent from the field, including 7-of-17 from the arc and averaged 3.5 assists for the week, according to goduquesne.com.Colter tied his career-high 27 points in Tuesday’s win over La Salle. In both the La Salle and Saint Louis games, Colter scored 20 points in the second half.Colter ... Read More

Sheldon Jeter led all Pitt players with 23 points as the Panthers returned home from a two-game road trip and handled visiting Virginia Tech rather easily, defeating the Hokies 90-71 Sunday at the Petersen Events Center. Jeter got his first start of the season and made an immediate impact for the Panthers, making 9-of-13 field goal attempts on the night, grabbing seven rebounds as well.Michael Young and Jamel Artis also finished in double figures for the Panthers, scoring 13 and 11 points ... Read More

  The Duquesne women's basketball team has become accustomed to winning.After setting the record for longest home winning streak in program history earlier in the season, the Dukes are also showing hey can get it done away from the Palumbo Center as well.Duquesne ran its road win streak to nine games on Sunday with a 71-67 victory at VCU. In the process it gave Duquesne the most road wins in the country on the season.The win improved Duquesne to 19-2 overall and 7-1 in Atlantic 10 ... Read More