Game Recap (Basketball): Eastern Michigan vs Pitt
By: Daniel Marcinek Eastern Michigan took on the University of Pittsburgh in some MACtion in the home opener for Pitt. The Panthers took an early 4-2 lead off two Michael Young jumpers and never...
Category: College Basketball
The 9 Point Shot: Season Preview
By: Josh Rothenberg Welcome to the Season Preview Edition of The 9 Point Shot, WPTS’ weekly NCAA Basketball blog. Every week during the season you can come here to see 3 key takeaways from...
2016 Pitt Basketball Preview
By: Jason Earle Ever since Jamie Dixon obtained the head coaching role in 2003, he consistently coached Pitt teams to the NCAA Tournament. Eventually, however, there comes a time when just getting to the...
2016 College Basketball Preview
By: Jason Earle A new year in college basketball is nearly upon us, and Duke and Kentucky top the preseason polls. What’s new? Anyway, there is a lot of excitement being generated around NCAA...
Heir to the Throne: Five Additional Candidates to Replace Dixon
photo: www.cardiachill.com By: Josh Rothenberg University of Pittsburgh Athletic Director Scott Barnes has a big decision to make. The departure of head coach Jamie Dixon, arguably the most successful coach in Pitt basketball history,...
Heir to the Throne: Top 5 Head Coach Candidates
photo: www.nj.com By: Alex Dittmar With the surprising news of Jamie Dixon bolting Pittsburgh for a job at his alma mater TCU, Athletic Director Scott Barnes has begun the search for a new head...
Pitt vs. Virginia Tech Preview
Photo: pittsburghsportingnews.com By: Roger SinClair Coming off of a disappointing 73-60 road loss to Clemson (13-8, 6-3 ACC), the Pitt Panthers look to rebound at home tomorrow against the Virginia Tech Hokies (12-9, 4-4...
Pitt vs Clemson Preview
Photo: tigernet.com By: Ian Meisner The Pitt Panthers (16-3, 5-2 ACC) travel down to Clemson face the Tigers (12-7, 5-2 ACC). The Tigers have played four consecutive games against ranked opponents, and are 3-1...
Preview: Pitt travels to Tallahassee to take on Florida State
photo: http://cityofchampionssports.com/2015/01/15/pitt-bounces-back-florida-state-dixon-secures-300th-win/ By: Roger SinClair Coming off of what can only be described as an embarrassing loss, the Panthers head to Tallahassee for redemption to take on ACC foe Florida State. Jamie Dixon was merciless...
NCAA Tournament Preview: West Region
By: Dakota Arturo Synopsis If there is one region where we may see pure chalk, it’s the West. The selection committee, whether intentionally or not, gave undeserving Duke a 1 seed while pairing arguably...
