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Second-year star

By Alyson Derrick / Staff Photographer • March 17, 2015

Head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio has led the Panthers to the NCAA Tournament in her second year in charge of the team.

Panthers earn No. 10 seed in NCAA Tournament

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor • March 17, 2015

Only two years and one head coach removed from a season in which it did not win a single conference game, the Pitt women’s basketball team have grabbed a spot in the NCAA Tournament.Pitt (19-11, 9-7...

Pitt’s disappointing end to season has team looking to future

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer • March 17, 2015

After trailing in a two-possession game versus the University of Miami on March 4 for several minutes, sophomore forward Sheldon Jeter knocked down a shot from behind the arc to pull Pitt within three...

Kiesel fuel: Senior guard’s four-year career culminates in NCAA berth

By Jasper Wilson / Senior Staff Writer • March 17, 2015

Brianna Kiesel couldn’t make a shot. She couldn’t even come close.The starting point guard of the Pitt women’s basketball team, who currently ranks fifth on the school’s all-time scoring list with...

Jamie Dixon

By Jeff Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor • March 17, 2015

Jamie Dixon has missed the NCAA Tournament only twice in his 12-year tenure.

This year’s March Madness features expected intrigue

By The Pitt News Staff • March 17, 2015

With a field of 68 teams, the Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament always provides countless players and storylines to track. Here are some that The Pitt News Sports Desk are looking at heading into the...

Dixon’s extended tenure should not go unappreciated

By Dan Sostek / Assistant Sports Editor • March 17, 2015

Jamie Dixon could have gotten out of dodge, if the slew of reports two springs ago gained any credence.The then-48-year-old Pitt men’s basketball head coach could have escaped the frigid winters of western...

From Senegal to Pittsburgh

By Nate Smith / Staff Photographer • March 17, 2015

Yacine Diop has played in every game this season for Pitt.

Diop finds success on the court at Pitt thousands of miles from home

By Jessica Boddy / Staff Writer • March 17, 2015

It was 4:15 on a Wednesday afternoon in the Petersen Events Center, and the Pitt women’s basketball team was just finishing up a vigorous practice session. The final drill was underway, during which...

Pitt adds 2016 basketball commit

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor • March 16, 2015

While Pitt fans may have been disappointed by Sunday’s NIT selection for the men’s basketball team, an recruitment announcement helped ease that pain one day later. Head coach Jamie Dixon and the...