While he was only hired less than a month ago, new Pitt women’s basketball head coach Tory Verdi is already looking to the future. Verdi is ambitious, as he wants to build a successful program and a winning culture at Pitt.

After a month-long search, the Panthers announced former UMass coach Tory Verdi as the new women’s basketball head coach on Friday. Verdi will take the reins following former Panther head coach Lance White’s firing from the program.