Following A 58-39 Blowout Of Holy Cross, Is Pitt Moving In The Right Direction?
Last Saturday, I attended the Pitt game against Oakland, in which the Panthers survived with an 81-77 overtime victory. Following the game, I came down with the flu and I have been posted up in bed...
View ArticlePitt Blown Out 68-50 By NC State In First ACC Road Game Of The Season
It appears that the Pitt basketball team continued where the Pitt football team left off. In its first ACC road game of the season, Pitt was embarrassed and dominated in all aspects of a college...
View ArticlePitt Struggles And Falls To Clemson 71-62 At Home
Jamie Dixon was looking for his 300th win in his 400th game at Pitt, and he had the chance to do get it in front of the home crowd at the Peterson Events Center. Clemson had other ideas. The Tigers...
View ArticleDuke Uses The Three-Pointer To Knock Down Pitt 79-65
In the midst of a two-game winning streak in the ACC, Pitt traveled to Duke, looking to knock off the No. 5 Blue Devils. Instead, Duke capitalized on 11 three-pointers and points off turnovers to give...
View ArticleHot Shooting Louisville Dominates Pitt 80-68
Both Pitt and ACC-newbie Louisville entered the contest coming off of a loss to Duke. Both teams were excited to renew their short rivalry that stemmed from the monster Big East a few years ago. Pitt...
View ArticlePitt Boosts Its NCAA Tourney Resume With Upset Over No. 8 Notre Dame 76-72
Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers desperately needed a big-time win against a Top-10 opponent, especially after a deflating road loss to the lowly Virginia Tech Hokies earlier this week. The Fighting Irish...
View ArticlePitt Basketball: Jamel Artis Scores 32 Points To Help Avoid Scare Against Bryant
Most fans thought this game would be a blowout. In a rare non-conference game in the middle of ACC play, Pitt hosted the Bryant Bulldogs from the Northeast Conference. Bryant came to play, and most of...
View ArticleSheldon Jeter Provides A Huge Lift As Pitt Knocks Off Syracuse 83-77 To...
Pitt aimed at strengthening its NCAA Tournament resume with a win against the visiting Syracuse Orange this afternoon. This week, Syracuse announced a self-imposed tournament ban from the ACC and...
View ArticlePitt Falls At Home Against Miami In A Crucial ACC Game; Likely NIT Bound
With so much on the line, Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers could not capitalize against another ACC Bubble team tonight. Pitt couldn’t make the stops on defense, and the guard play was abysmal, as Miami...
View ArticlePitt Closes Out The Regular Season On A Three-Game Losing Skid
Jamie Dixon and his Pitt Panthers controlled their own destiny: Win the final three games and likely receive an at-large NCAA Tournament bid. Pitt racked up a bad loss on the road with a collapse...
View ArticleACC Tournament Preview And Predictions: How Far Can Pitt Go?
I will not remind everyone about the 3-game collapse that Pitt endured, as it essentially popped their NCAA Tournament “Bubble.” Going into this season, I predicted Pitt to finish 24-8. I was off, and...
View ArticlePitt Falls To NC State, Making An Early Exit In Second ACC Tournament Appearance
The common theme for Pitt basketball this season was a lack of scoring from the guards, as well as a defensive deficiency. These two problems surfaced last night in the second round of the ACC...
View ArticleMustapha Heron Decommits From Pitt Basketball
Head coach Jamie Dixon has lost another recruit. This time it was prized 2016 guard Mustapha Heron for the Class of 2016. The highly regarded junior from Sacred Heart High in Connecticut has re-opened...
View ArticlePitt To Hire Utah State’s Scott Barnes As Its Next Athletic Director
Pitt took its time to find a new athletic director, but it appears that the Panthers have found a fit in Utah State’s Scott Barnes. Barnes, 52, has been Utah State’s athletic director since 2008, in...
View ArticleWhat Pitt Football Games Are You Most Looking Forward To Watching This...
New Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi and staff have certainly caused a buzz and re-energized the Pitt football program. The PITT script is back for good, as Narduzzi changed the helmet at the College...
View ArticlePitt Panthers Football Positional Preview: Quarterback Chad Voytik Hopes To...
Over the next month and a half, City of Champions Sports staffer Chris Logue and I will preview position-by-position for the 2015 Pitt Panthers football squad. Today, I will focus on the most important...
View ArticlePitt Panthers Positional Preview: Holtz and Orndoff May Be Secret Weapons,...
For the Pitt Panthers to take a giant leap forward this season, their offense needs to become more dynamic and less predictable. With wide receiver Tyler Boyd and running back James Conner, the offense...
View ArticlePitt Panthers Positional Preview: Linebackers Look To Reload and Retool
Pitt ranked 33rd in the country in total defense last season, and the Panthers return 7 of 11 starters. One of the positions that took the biggest hit this off season is linebacker, as Todd Thomas and...
View ArticlePitt Football Season Predictions: Narduzzi Has Tools For Successful First Year
The first college football game of the Pat Narduzzi Era is coming fast, and Pitt Panthers fans have a level of excitement that has not been seen since the early Dave Wannstedt years. We are days away...
View ArticlePitt Falls At Home Against Miami In A Crucial ACC Game; Likely NIT Bound
With so much on the line, Jamie Dixon’s Pitt Panthers could not capitalize against another ACC Bubble team tonight. Pitt couldn’t make the stops on defense, and the guard play was abysmal, as Miami...
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