Articles Tagged ‘Pittsburgh’

Team Profile: Pittsburgh Midseason Report

Offensive Identity: Most of the early important possessions are scripted, with the director being associate head coach Tom Herrion. The former College of Charleston head coach holds up a dry erase board with the play name on it. The plays themselves typically involved scoring ace Ashton Gibbs, who has led the Panthers in scoring all [...]

Big East Player Development: Part One

The Big East Conference expected to suffer a dramatic drop-off in national success this year.  The conference sent nine players to the NBA draft, and nearly every program lost multiple three-year starters. Surprisingly, the power conference lost little of its nationwide dominance.  In this edition of the Beast Report, we take a look at the [...]

Pitt the Great

Aaron Gray graduated, taking with him 1109 career points and 790 career rebounds. So how is Pitt better this year than last? Sam Young, a patient forward for head coach Jamie Dixon, waited for the frontcourt pair of Gray and Levon Kendall to play out their careers before he really showed his skills. The ability [...]

Team Profile: 2007-2008 Pittsburgh Panthers Preview

Senior Writer Andy Force takes a look at the 2007-2008 edition of the Pittsburgh Panthers.

2007 Sweet 16 Predictions – South & West

SOUTH No. 1 Ohio State vs. No. 5 Tennessee Of Note: Casual fans probably won’t remember that Tennessee played Ohio State quite closely on January 13, losing 68-66 on (surprise, surprise) a Ron Lewis three-pointer at the end of regulation. That’s the same Buckeye who hit the game-tying three against Xavier over the weekend, for [...]

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