Pittsburgh Panthers NCAA Basketball News

Here's how the Top 25 men's college basketball teams fared. Freshman Monroe leads Georgetown in season opener Greg Monroe lived up to the billing.

With injuries to players like Levance Fields, center, Brad Wanamaker and DeJuan Blair will have to play more than one position.

Jermaine Dixon hit two 3-pointers while scoring nine points during No. 6 Pittsburgh's 16-2 run to start the second half and the Panthers went on to an 82-53 victory over Miami on Monday night.

Pittsburgh has spent the much of the past decade as a fixture near the top of the Big East, making seven appearances in the conference championship game in the last eight years and winning the league title last ...

Levance Fields' dazzling return to the basketball court in the season opener Friday night slashed Pitt's injury report in half.

Pittsburgh Preview Pittsburgh puts its school record 29-game home non-conference win streak on the line Monday, when it faces an opponent that nearly brought down a similar streak recently.

It's an exciting time to be a sports fan in Pittsburgh. Both the Steelers and Penguins have championship-caliber teams.

The Big East put eight of its 16 teams in the NCAA tournament last season, and no one expects any fewer this season.

Hasheem Thabeet has been Connecticut's defensive stopper for two years. Now, he's ready to shoulder more of the load on the offensive end.

Thabeet had 23 points and a career-high 17 rebounds Friday night to lead No. 2 Connecticut to a season-opening 81-55 win over Western Carolina.

The 7-foot-3 junior from Tanzania, who towered 7 inches over any defender the Catamounts sent at him, also blocked five shots. He was 7-of-11 from the field, with most of his attempts from inside 5 feet.

'The way I'm getting better, it's going to be hard to stop somebody 7-3, 272 pounds in the blocks,' he said. 'I've got an idea what to do with the basketball now.'

DeJuan Blair was overpowering inside with 17 points and 13 rebounds in slightly more than a half and No.

Fields should be available for the start of conference play but his two surgeries over the summer is a concern.

Ray- I'm sure you've had this question asked a million times, but why does Pitt have IUP as a regular season game? Ray Fittipaldo: The organizers for the Legends Classic had a hard time finding Pitt an opponent ...

When Robin Lopez, Roy Hibbert and Luke Harangody were all making shots from beyond the 3-point line last season, it was time to make a change.

Sports Illustrated's college basketball preview is out, and Hasheem Thabeet and Maya Moore of UConn appear together on one of the regionalized covers.

The potential NBA first-round pick, one of the nation's most improved players last season, did something many proven athletes don't do by returning for his senior season.

Sam Young had 18 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots, and No. 5 Pittsburgh cruised to an 82-30 victory over La Roche College on Sunday in its second and final preseason game Sunday.

Mike Waters has covered Syracuse University basketball for 20 seasons. Donna Ditota has covered SU basketball for 10 seasons.

Others receiving votes : A.J. Abrams, Texas; DeJuan Blair, Pittsburgh; Jon Brockman, Washington; Chase Budinger, Arizona; Earl Clark, Louisville; Sherron Collins, Kansas; James Harden, Arizona State; Jrue ...