It was announced Sunday night that three teams from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference would be playing in the Division 2 Men's Basketball Championship. IUP, East Stroudsburg, and Slippery Rock were all selected as part of an eight-team regional and 64-team tournament set to kickoff this weekend. IUP is the PSAC Tournament Champions for the 2013 season. The Crimson Hawks are led by Mathis Keita. Keita was named the PSAC Most Valuable Player and is averaging 13.5 points and 6.2 ... Read More
Double Bye haunts Pitt again in Big East Tournament loss to Syracuse
Generally speaking, you would think getting the double bye in the Big East Tournament it should be an advantage, but statistically speaking that hasn't been the case, especially for the Pitt Panthers, who had dropped their three previous tournament games after receiving the dreaded double bye. Their luck didn't change much Thursday afternoon at Madison Square Garden as the Panthers dropped to 0-4 in such situations after falling to Syracuse 62-59, making Pitt one-and-done in their final Big ... Read More
Pitt vs. Syracuse Big East Tournament Breakdown
The Pitt Panthers basketball team prepares to take on an old foe in the quarterfinals of the 31st and final Big East Tournament for both Pitt and Thursday's opponent Syracuse, as both programs prepare to head to the ACC next season. The Orange advanced to meet the Panthers thanks to a 75-63 over Seton Hall in second round action. Over the course of the years, Madison Square Garden has been the home to some very special tournament moments and with Pitt and Syracuse combining to create ... Read More
The End of an Era: Saying Goodbye to the Big East Tournament
The Big East Tournament began yesterday and it will never be the same. With the breakup of the Big East set to begin this June, one of college basketballs greatest treasures will no longer exist. The Big East tournament so was something so different, so unique that no other conference could replicate it. The only conference tournament that sells out so fast, that general public tickets never go on sale. Maybe it was New York City, the mecca of basketball, and Madison Square Garden hosting the ... Read More
Panthers prepare for Madison Square Garden
The University of Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball team entered the 2012-2013 season with high hope, but not a lot was expected out of them. But now they have a chance to erase that horrid 2011-2012 season from their fans’ memories. They are currently 24-7 and have earned the 4th seed in their final Big East Tournament. The Panthers are coming off a 81-66 win over Depaul, and have won their final 4 games of the season. They could be getting hot at just the right time. If you recall not too ... Read More
Tray Woodall, Steven Adams earn All-Big East honors
Two Pitt players were honored early on Sunday when the Big East Conference announced their season ending awards. Senior point guard was named to the All-Big East Third Team on Sunday, following a vote of the league’s 15 head coaches. In addition, freshman Steven Adams was named to the league’s six-member All-Rookie Team. Woodall was a preseason honorable mention and had a very good final season in a Pitt uniform, averaging 11.7 points and 5.3 assists on the season, leading the Panther to a ... Read More
Duquesne Loses Final Game, 79-55
The near-flawless Richmond Spiders (18-13, 8-8) opened up a large gap on Duquesne (8-22, 1-15) in the opening half en route to a 24-point victory at Robins Center. Richmond only committed one turnover while recording 13 assists in the first 20 minutes of play. In addition to taking care of the basketball, six different Richmond players made 3-point field goals to open up a 32-18 lead. Richmond hit eight 3-pointers in all during the first half and went into the locker room with a 42-26 lead ... Read More
Notre Dame Loss clinches double bye for Pitt
Entering their final Big East Tournament in history, all that was left to be decided for the Pitt basketball team was whether they would be headed to Madison Square Garden as the No. 4 or No. 5 seed next week. The Panthers took care of the first part of the equation with their 81-68 victory at DePaul, but Pitt also needed some help from Louisville in order to be one of the top four seeds in next week’s tournament. Thanks to the Cardinals 73-57 victory at home over Notre Dame, the Panthers ... Read More
Pitt defeats DePaul in final Big East regular season game
The last time No. 20 Pitt faced the DePaul Blue Demons, the Panthers won one of the most lopsided games in their history in the Big East Conference, defeating DePaul by 38 points. Saturday afternoon, while the margin wasn't as big, the results were the same as Pitt closed out their chapter of Big East history with an 81-66 victory in their final Big East Conference regular season game ever. Early on it looked like another rout was on hand as the Panthers scored the first nine points out of ... Read More
Tray Woodall’s passing of the torch to James Robinson
There comes a time in every freshman’s first season when they are no longer a freshman and instead are expected to be a major contributor as both the conference tournaments and NCAA Tournament approaches. That is the case for Pitt point guard James Robinson. Unlike many freshmen who make the transition from high school basketball to the Division I game, Robinson has played a big role in the Panthers success all season long, However the DeMatha Catholic product may have officially told ... Read More