When it was announced that Central Michigan transfer Trey Zeigler would be eligible this season for Jamie Dixon's Pitt Panthers, Zeigler's role looked pretty clear. It seemed like he would slide right in as the starting shooting guard next to Tray Woodall in the Panthers' backcourt. Why not? Zeigler is a proven scorer at the collegiate level, averaging 16.1 points through two seasons at CMU. He also gives Dixon something he has never had before, a big guard who can score as Zeigler stands ... Read More
Duquesne season preview
Duquesne is just about ready to tip-off its regular season Friday night against Albany, in what is sure to be a pivotal year for Duquesne basketball. Many people have seen the headlines since last season: a new coach, two key players transferring, and only two returning seniors. What will Duquesne basketball look like this year? Let’s first look at the man calling the shots. Coach Jim Ferry is regarded as an offensive guru. In 2011, while at LIU, his offense ranked second in the nation in ... Read More
Jamie Dixon Confirms Adams and Robinson Will Start Opener
Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon has never been one known to lean on young players, especially at the beginning of a season. But Dixon confirmed that a pair of freshman- guard James Robinson and center Steven Adams- have earned starting nods for Friday's season opener against Mount St. Mary’s at the Petersen Events Center. It will mark the first time that Dixon has started a pair of freshmen in a season opener as only one other freshman earned a starting nod to begin a season under Dixon- ... Read More
Which Lamar Patterson Will Show up For Pitt?
When 2011-12 season came to an end with the CBI tournament win against Washington State, then was little doubt who the best player wearing a Pitt uniform was. That would be junior swingman Lamar Patterson. Patterson averaged 9.6 points per game last season, but became the team’s go-to player late in the year when he averaged 13.3 per game over the Panthers' final six games. But so far this preseason the Lancaster, PA. native has been close to invisible during Pitt's pair of exhibition ... Read More
First Year Head Coach Jim Ferry: “A Winner at Every Level”
On April 10, 2012, Jim Ferry was hired as Duquesne’s 16th head coach in the basketball program’s 95-year history. If past evidence tells us anything, it appears athletic director Greg Amodio has hired the right man to do what former coach Ron Everhart failed to do: make the NCAA tournament. Duquesne has not made an appearance at the “big dance” since 1977. According to ESPN, Amodio described the new head coach as “a winner at every level.” Ferry’s success in his former head coaching role at ... Read More
Dukes dazzle from behind arc in final exhibition game
Duquesne’s two-game exhibition season came to a close Sunday night at the Palumbo Center with a 92-46 blowout win over Division II opponent Hawaii-Hilo. Perimeter shooting was the story all night long for the home team. Seven different players for the Dukes made three-point field goals, while the team as a whole went 48.4 percent on the night. True freshman Derrick Colter provided the initial spark, hitting two from behind the arc in the first minute and a half of the ballgame. Sean Johnson ... Read More
Slippery Rock men sink Navy in exhibition action, 79-56
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Junior forward Tabari Perry (Cambridge, Md./Cambridge-South Dorchester HS) scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed six rebounds Sunday afternoon as NCAA Division II Slippery Rock University sank Division I Navy, 79-56, in men's basketball exhibition action. The Rock led virtually from the opening tip en route to the victory in the first of two preseason games they will play against Division I competition. The Green and White travel to the University of Michigan for an 8:30 ... Read More
Panthers Get Defensive in win vs. Hawaii-Hilo
This time it was a little bit more convincing. After struggling early in their first exhibition game against IUP, the Pitt Panthers had no such problems Friday night in the final exhibition game against Hawaii-Hilo. The Panthers scored the first eight points of the game and never looked back, en route to a 77-45 victory at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt scored 48 points in the paint on the night and were led by juniors J.J. Moore and Talib Zanna who each had13 points and ... Read More
Dukes Take the Court for the First Time, Beat CMU 74-48
The Duquesne Dukes played host to Division III opponent Carnegie Mellon at the Palumbo Center last night in the first exhibition game of the 2012-2013 season. The game provided fans their first look at new head coach Jim Ferry’s squad. In a streaky showing by the young Duquesne team, versatile sophomore forward Kadeem Pantophlet led the Dukes in scoring with 11 points, while seniors Andre Marhold and Sean Johnson had 10 apiece. Marhold was also a significant contributor elsewhere in the game ... Read More
Why Pitt’s James Robinson Should Get the Starting Nod over Trey Zeigler
It’s time for Pitt Panthers' basketball coach Jamie Dixon to get defensive. For the Panthers to compete for another Big East championship in their final year in the conference, that’s pretty much what it comes down to- defense. Long known as one of the country’s better defensive teams under Dixon, last year was a little bit different and something Pitt fans haven’t seen in a very long time. Not only did the Panthers underachieve when it came to winning, missing the NCAA Tournament, they ... Read More