Pitt men’s basketball is on the cusp of earning a high seed in the ACC tournament. But the Panthers need to take care of business against Syracuse before they look ahead to tournament time.
Pitt men’s basketball notched another pair of ACC wins last week, defeating Louisville and Florida State. Staff Writer Jack Markowski provides takeaways from the two contests.
By Jermaine Sykes, Assistant Sports Editor
• January 27, 2023
Pitt men’s basketball is set to finish off their three-game homestand against No. 20 Miami. After a big home win against Wake Forest, the Panthers need to stay hot to beat Miami in a game with major NCAA tournament implications.
Pitt men’s club basketball hasn’t touched the court since 2019, leaving behind a very successful team due to the pandemic. Now, they’re back in action and hope to reach the same level of success they managed years ago.
The Panthers traveled to the Barclays Center in New York to compete in the Legends Classic on Wednesday night. Despite a close game to start, the Wolverines laid it on the Panthers in the second half, winning 91-60.
Pitt boasts a deep group of guards this year, forcing head coach Jeff Capel to make some tough decisions. Senior Staff Writer Frankie Richetti argues that Capel should bring senior Nike Sibande off the bench to optimize the roster’s potential.
After four seasons at Pitt, head coach Lance White mustered just eight wins in conference play in 2021. After another poor season, fans quickly realized that the Panthers lagged behind the rest of the ACC from a talent perspective.In the form of five newcomers – including three first-years – Pitt underwent a much needed overhaul.
Outgoing sports editor Stephen Thompson has spent four years playing on and learning from Pittsburgh’s pick-up basketball courts. This is what they taught him and why he’s sad to leave them behind after graduation.
Pitt women’s basketball faced a recurring theme throughout its 2022 campaign — an inability to finish — both their games and, ultimately, the season — with the momentum they started with.
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