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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Jeff Ahearn / Assistant Visual Editor

Reports: Jamie Dixon considering accepting TCU head coaching job

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 20, 2016

The Pitt men’s basketball team was eliminated from the NCAA Tournament on Friday, but intrigue surrounding the program is just heating up. Gary Parrish of CBS Sports reports that Pitt head coach Jamie...

Robinson going for a layup. Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Here’s to you, Mr. Robinson

March 15, 2016
A pint-sized, 3-year-old James Robinson plops himself in front of the television. His parents, Rayna and James Jr., sit on the sofa.With the remote in Dad’s hand, perhaps the toddler has a suggestion — maybe cartoons? Nope, the kid knows exactly what he wants to watch, and it’s not Nickelodeon or the Disney Channel.“The basketball game is on, the basketball game is on,” Robinson excitedly proclaims.Neither Robinson nor his parents know why he took to basketball at such an early age. James Jr. p
Robinson going for a layup. Jeff Ahearn | Assistant Visual Editor

Gallery: James Robinson

By Jeff Ahearn and John Hamilton • March 14, 2016

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Pitt basketball earns No. 10 seed in NCAA Tournament

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 13, 2016

The Pitt men's basketball team earned a No. 10 seed in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, as they will take on the No. 7 seed Wisconsin Badgers in St. Louis, Missouri. The team finished the season with a 21-11...

John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Tar Heels utilize second half spurts to pummel Pitt

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 10, 2016

The Pitt men’s basketball team will return from Washington D.C. feeling optimistic and disappointed. The Panthers fell to the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels by a final score of 88-71 in the quarterfinals...

Pitt took on Syracuse in the second round of the ACC tournament on Wednesday in Washington DC. John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Gallery: ACC Tournament – Pitt vs. Syracuse

By John Hamilton | Staff Photographer • March 9, 2016

James Robinson and the team celebrate. John Hamilton | Staff Photographer

Robinson, Johnson carry Pitt over Syracuse to advance in ACC Tournament

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 9, 2016

WASHINGTON, D.C --- Wednesday could have been the last game of James Robinson’s career. The senior point guard and his Panthers needed a win, sitting on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament field of...

Panthers stung by Yellow Jackets in regular season finale

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 5, 2016

The Pitt men’s basketball team’s resume just got a little flimsier. Fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth, the Panthers fell in Atlanta to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 63-59. Pitt jumped out...

Courtesy of Grant Salverson

Women’s basketball season ends in blowout loss to No. 21 Miami

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 3, 2016

One game after Pitt earned its first ACC tournament win by sticking it to the Tar Heels, the No. 21 Miami Hurricanes blew the Panthers away. After a rough second quarter, Pitt fell hard in the second...

James Robinson (0) jumps for the ball at Cassell Coliseum on March 2, 2016 (Courtesy of Cat Piper / Collegiate Times).

Men’s basketball stumbles at Virginia Tech

By Dan Sostek / Sports Editor • March 3, 2016

The Pitt men’s basketball team was riding high Sunday, fresh off a victory over a ranked Duke team and looking like a comfortable lock for an NCAA Tournament game berth. But Wednesday night, it may...

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