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...
Category: Pitt Basketball
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...
Pitt Hires Barnes as Athletic Director
By: Andrew Stern In a 3 PM press conference, in the William Pitt Union, the University of Pittsburgh announced that Scott Barnes has been hired as the University’s next Athletic Director. Barnes, 53, was...
Late free throws lead Tennessee past Pittsburgh despite Kiesel’s career night
By: Andrew Stern Down by 14 with five minutes to go, Pittsburgh’s season was on life support. With their backs against the wall, the Panthers responded. The team went on 15-5 run over the...
Pitt prepares for 2nd round of NCAA Tournament
By: Andrew Stern Sunday was a quiet day. The team ran through a closed practice session, in preparation for Monday’s big contest against the Lady Vols. Head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio, senior Brianna Kiesel, graduate student Monica...
Panthers ousted from NIT, end season in disappointment
By: Ryan Bertonaschi Cameron Wright and Aron Phillips-Nwankwo hung their heads in distress as they exited the Petersen Events Center for the final uniformed time Tuesday night. The seniors knew they’d given their best...
2015 NIT Field Announced; Panthers to Host George Washington on Tuesday
By: Andrew Stern Late on “Selection Sunday” the field for the 2015 National Invitational Tournament was announced. The 32-team single-elimination field, features four quadrants. Each quadrant is comprised of eight teams seeded one through...
Pitt headed home with an uncertain future
By: Kevin Wheeler Pitt’s most notable weakness all season has been their perimeter defense. On Wednesday, another guard took advantage of it in a big way. Within the first eight minutes of the game,...
ACC Tournament: Pitt vs. N.C. State Preview
By: Joe Rokicki The Pitt Panthers (19-13, 8-10 ACC) begin postseason play on Wednesday night against the N.C. State Wolfpack (19-12, 10-8 ACC) in the second round of the ACC Tournament. Pitt lost their...
“Straight-line driving” propels Miami to 67-63 win over Pitt
By: Ryan Bertonaschi When a crew of custodians sweeps thousands of confetti bits from the puzzle-piece floor at Lucas Oil Stadium in early April after the 2015 National Championship game is decided, we will...
