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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.

This is part of our series on freshmen who must make a big impact next season for their teams to challenge for league titles and get to the NCAA tournament.

One could make the argument that the 2008-09 season was the greatest in Pitt's 103-year men's basketball history.

One of the coaches stood in the locker room late Tuesday night, marveling about DeJuan Blair.

That's the guess of ESPN's Ric Bucher, who took in DeJuan Blair's impressive NBA debut Tuesday night.

The Big East will take a hit this year. Then again, how could it not? 2009-10 preview Can't wait for the college hoops season to start? We get you ready for 2009-10 with our preseason guide .

Coach: Jamie Dixon . Last season's record: 31-5 overall, 15-3 in Big East . Postseason: Lost in fourth round of NCAA tournament to Villanova.

The Beverly High football team may be motivated to beat Gloucester for any number of reasons Saturday at Hurd Stadium .