Pittsburgh Panthers NCAA Basketball News

The Pitt basketball team has landed four-star swingman J.J. Moore, who picked the Panthers over Louisville on the first day of the NCAA early signing period.

Most major college basketball players are recruited by multiple schools. Chase Adams landed at Pitt after recruiting the Panthers.

Redshirt freshman Travon Woodall scored 21 points, Pitt shot nearly 55 percent from the floor and the Panthers claimed an 83-40 exhibition win over Coker College on Sunday at the Petersen Events Center.

By Bill Albright PITTSBURGH -- Somebody must have forgotten to tell Pitt that Slippery Rock University was coming to the Petersen Events Center Sunday afternoon for an exhibition basketball game with the Panthers.

Freshman Dante Taylor scored a game-high 27 points as Pitt claimed a 75-64 exhibition win over NCAA Division II Slippery Rock Sunday at the Petersen Events Center.

Scottie Reynolds drove to the basket for the winning layup with 0.5 seconds remaining, and Villanova gained a berth in the Final Four with a dramatic 78-76 win over Pittsburgh in the East Regional final of the NCAA Tournament.

Here's what losing DeJuan Blair, Sam Young and Levance Fields means: Pittsburgh, one of the eight best teams in the country last season, is picked ninth in the Big East Conference coaches preseason poll.

The Pitt mena s basketball team trailed Slippery Rock 29-27 with around three minutes to go in the first half of yesterdaya s exhibition game at the Petersen Events Center.

Recently, NBA Examiner Sherron Shabazz spoke with Spurs' rookie forward DeJuan Blair.

Like most players, UofL junior guard Preston Knowles would rather be starting. And truth be told, he could start for a lot of other schools.

After missing the playoffs despite winning 21 games, SRU men's basketball coach Kevin Reynolds learned the importance of one game.

The University of Pittsburgh men's basketball team held its annual Blue-Gold Scrimmage on Tuesday night , giving fans their first taste of this year's new-look Panthers squad.

Chase Adams leads all scorers with 21 points on 8-11 shooting; Brad Wanamaker and Ashton Gibbs both finish with stellar shooting evenings.

Jermaine Dixon drives on Villanova's Scottie Reynolds in the NCAA East Region final in Boston last season.

Popovich discovering beauty of - The Beast' KIN MAN HUI/kmhui@express-news.net DeJuan Blair passes in front of Cleveland's Luke Nevill and Rob Kurz.

NEW YORK - The Big East Conference men's basketball heavyweights of a year ago are gone, but Wednesday in Madison Square Garden, league members touted the wealth of contenders lurking in the middleweight ranks.

Durand Johnson 's summer on the AAU circuit couldna t have gone much better. The 6-foot-7 shooting guard, who has transferred to Lake Clifton after spending the past two years at Parkville, suited up for Cecil Kirk and promptly earned offers from a host of high- and mid-major schools.

The Pitt men's basketball team hosted its annual preseason media, photo and video day on Thursday at the Petersen Events Center.

Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon sits between Ashton Gibbs, left, and Travon Woodall as they get photos taken during media day yesterday.

When Blake Griffin checked into a midtown Manhattan hotel the day before the NBA draft, he sent a text message to his good friend, Pittsburgh forward DeJuan Blair.