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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Men’s head basketball coach Jeff Capel has hired College of Charleston assistant coach Milan Brown as his final associate head coach. (Photo by Mackenzie Rodrigues | Contributing Editor)

Capel rounds out assistant coaching staff with hiring of Milan Brown

New men’s basketball head coach Jeff Capel has officially rounded out his immediate coaching staff with the hiring of a third full-time assistant, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette....

Jared Wilson-Frame will be staying with Pitt, according to reports. (Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Stevenson, Wilson-Frame plan to stay at Pitt

Two Pitt men’s basketball players who requested release from the program upon the firing of head coach Kevin Stallings are staying with program after Pitt hired Duke’s Jeff Capel Tuesday. According...

Rhode Island head coach Dan Hurley directs his players during the first half against George Washington on Jan. 11, 2014. (Chuck Myers/MCT)

Hurley takes coaching job at UConn, Pitt’s search continues

By John Hamilton / Managing Editor March 22, 2018

Update: Hurley took the coaching job at the University of Connecticut, the school confirmed Thursday.  Athletic Director Heather Lyke wants to make Dan Hurley one of the highest paid coaches in college...

First-year guard Parker Stewart (1) shoots during Pitt’s 69-60 loss to West Virginia Dec. 9, 2017.

A year of firsts: Young team works to make change

By Trent Leonard | Staff Writer March 11, 2018

Pitt first-year guard Marcus Carr is no stranger to rookie success. As a first-year at St. Michaels in his native Toronto, Carr once scored a season-high 49 points in one game — and was instrumental...

Missouri’s Kassius Robertson (3) goes up for a layup while being defended by Iowa State’s Terrence Lewis in the second half at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Missouri, on Friday, Nov. 10, 2017. Missouri won, 74-59. (Chris Lee/St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS)

Slept on: 4 tournament teams you shouldn’t count out

By Stephen Cuddy | Staff Writer March 11, 2018

Sleeper teams are the best part of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. Some will destroy your bracket, but if you bet big on the right school you may end up celebrating as much as the eventual...

Former men's basketball coach Kevin Stallings was fired from the program on Thursday, but details of his departure remain unclear. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Uncertainty surrounds Stallings buyout

Pitt Athletics announced Thursday that Kevin Stallings would no longer be Pitt’s men’s basketball coach, but details regarding his multi-million dollar buyout are still unclear. Stallings’ lawyers,...

First-year guard Shamiel Stevenson scored 17 points during Pitt’s 88-75 loss to Florida State Sunday. (Photo by Anas Dighriri | Staff Photographer)

Seminoles smother Panthers, 88-75

By Michael Nitti | Staff Writer February 18, 2018

For the fifth straight time this season, the Pitt men’s basketball set a school record — this time after an 88-75 road loss to Florida State on Sunday — extending the team’s record losing streak...

Pitt men’s basketball head coach Kevin Stallings has led the Panthers on a losing streak, having not won a game in more than a month. (Photo by John Hamilton | Managing Editor)

Column: Men’s basketball season one for the record books

By Brandon Glass | Staff Writer February 7, 2018

Let’s party like it’s 1993. Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson and Meat Loaf top the Billboard Hot 100 nationwide. Michael Jordan is striking out in minor league baseball for the Birmingham Barons after...

First-year guard Marcus Carr (5) led the Panthers in scoring against UNC with 22 points. (Chiara Riguard | Staff Photographer)

Panthers fall to Tar Heels, 96-65, set losing streak record

The Pitt men’s basketball team struggled against No. 19 North Carolina Saturday night, but the Panthers didn’t leave Chapel Hill entirely empty-handed, taking home the record for longest losing streak...

First-year guard Parker Stewart (1) scored 23 points during Pitt’s 59-45 loss to Syracuse Tuesday night. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

The Orange beat Panthers to a pulp, 59-45

By Adin Link | Staff Writer January 17, 2018

Coming off a five-game losing streak, Pitt was looking for redemption in a matchup against Syracuse on a snowy Tuesday night at the Carrier Dome. Instead, the streak extended to six, as the Panthers (8-11,...

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