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The Pitt News

Pitt forward Ryan Luther started his first career game.  Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt men’s basketball waxes Gardner-Webb, 99-80

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer November 14, 2016

Despite his team’s easy 99-80 win over the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs, Pitt men’s basketball head coach Kevin Stallings was disgruntled after the game. “With all due respect to Gardner-Webb,...

Pitt men's basketball head coach Kevin Stallings previewed the Panthers' first true road game of the season at Maryland Tuesday night. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt men’s and women’s basketball teams sign 2017 recruits

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 10, 2016

Even though the 2016-2017 basketball seasons are just days away, both Pitt men’s basketball head coach Kevin Stallings and women’s basketball head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio solidified their rosters...

New Pitt men's basketball head coach Kevin Stallings will be without sophomore guard Crisshawn Clark for the 2016-17 season. (TNS)

Pitt G Crisshawn Clark suffers season-ending knee injury

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor November 8, 2016

Sophomore guard Crisshawn Clark is officially out for the second straight season after suffering a left knee injury at the Pitt men’s basketball team’s practice Monday, Nov. 7. According to Pitt...

Cameron Johnson (23) scored 15 points in Pitt's 75-70 win over Yale Tuesday night. Wenhao Wu | Senior Staff Photographer

Panthers rout Pitt-Johnstown in exhibition matchup, 95-65

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer November 5, 2016

While the Pitt men's basketball team's record still sits at 0-0, the Panthers looked ready for regular season play on Saturday. In Pitt’s only exhibition game of the season, the Panthers crushed...

Kevin Stallings is entering his first year as Pitt's men's basketball head coach. Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Q&A: Kevin Stallings settles in

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor October 31, 2016

It feels like an eternity since March 21, when Jamie Dixon’s resignation forced the Pitt men’s basketball team to find a new head coach for the first time in 13 years. The Panthers hired Kevin Stallings...

Kevin Stallings replaced Jamie Dixon as Pitt's men's basketball head coach in March 2016. Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Zimba: Give Stallings a chance

By Ryan Zimba | Staff Writer October 31, 2016

New Pitt men’s basketball coach Kevin Stallings knows his first season won’t be easy. When the Panthers’ ACC schedule came out Sept. 12, he told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Craig Meyer, “It...

Senior forward Sheldon Jeter (21) is expected to join Pitt's starting lineup in 2016-17. John Hamilton | Senior Staff Photographer

Pitt Men’s Basketball Season Preview: A New Era

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer October 31, 2016

If Kevin Stallings were still in the Southeastern Conference, his roster — featuring an arsenal of returning talent and multiple all-conference performers — would rank among the best, a definite contender...

Pitt men's basketball head coach Kevin Stallings received the third verbal commitment to the Panthers' 2017 recruiting class on Wednesday. Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer

Pitt football and men’s basketball receive new verbal commitments

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor October 27, 2016

Even though the Pitt football season is far from over and the basketball season isn’t even underway yet, both teams each picked up a new verbal commitment to their 2017 recruiting classes on Wednesday. The...

Pitt senior forward Michael Young is one of 20 players named to the Karl Malone Award preseason watch list. John Hamilton | Senior Staff Photographer

Michael Young named to Karl Malone Award watch list

By Steve Rotstein | Sports Editor October 20, 2016

Senior forward Michael Young has accomplished a lot in his first three years at Pitt, but expectations are even higher entering his senior season. Young earned the first preseason award nomination of...

Sheldon Jeter played for head coach Kevin Stallings for a year at Vanderbilt. John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Sheldon Jeter encourages team about Kevin Stallings

By Dan Sostek | Senior Staff Writer October 4, 2016

In late March — after Pitt head basketball coach Jamie Dixon left for Texas Christian University, and the Panthers replaced him with Vanderbilt’s Kevin Stallings — whispers began to spread. Sheldon...

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