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
Pitt upsets UNC, heads to semis to face Virginia
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
Duquesne ends season with 76-64 loss to Richmond
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
Pitt-UNC ACC Tournament preview
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
Gannon’s Blazek named PSAC West Athlete of the Year
PSAC West awards were announced yesterday and three of the four individual awards came from Gannon's squad, which finished first in the West this season. Adam Blazek headlined the awards, taking home Athlete of the Year honors. CJ Oldham was named the West's Defensive Athlete of the Year and Gannon's coach John Reilly was named West Coach of the Year. The other individual award, Freshman of the Year, went to Clarion's BJ Andrews. Blazek averaged 16.1 points per game this season and is coming ... 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