With three starters returning from a team that won the Big East Tournament, it really is no surprise that Jamie Dixon's Panthers are among the elite teams in the country.
Pitt landed at #6 in the first ESPN/ USA Today poll of the new season. The Panthers are definitely a team to be wreckoned with, but are picked third in their own conference. Tell you how strong the Big East could be this year... four teams in the Top 10 to start the year.
But the Panthers will get tested in Newark with a Texas Tech team not under the full control of Pat Knight and then either by Mississippi State (w/ Defensive Player of the Year Jarvis Vanardo) or Washington State (Sweet 16 team last year).
Should make it a exciting event in Newark.
And as they say... "Get Your Tickets Now".
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Pittsburgh's Dixon Gets New Deal
Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon received a three-year extension to his current contract which will keep him in the fold at least through the 2015-16 season.
Beginning his sixth season as head coach and 10th year at Pitt, Dixon has led the Panthers to a 132-40 record, two Big East titles (2004 regular season/2008 tournament), two NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances (2004 and 2007) and is the first and only coach in school history to lead Pitt to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, five straight 20-win overall and 10-win league seasons.
Pitt will be one of the regional hosts of the Legends Classic and will play at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on November 28 & 29.
“I am grateful to the University of Pittsburgh for the opportunity and
support that I have received here. I love both the University and our
outstanding city. I’m fortunate to be surrounded by a special group of players,
a great coaching staff, the most supportive administration in the country and
tremendous fans. Our success can be attributed directly to those components.
We’ve been able to celebrate Big East Championships and NCAA Tournament
appearances while playing in the sold out Petersen Events Center. My family
considers Pittsburgh home.”
Beginning his sixth season as head coach and 10th year at Pitt, Dixon has led the Panthers to a 132-40 record, two Big East titles (2004 regular season/2008 tournament), two NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances (2004 and 2007) and is the first and only coach in school history to lead Pitt to five consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances, five straight 20-win overall and 10-win league seasons.
Pitt will be one of the regional hosts of the Legends Classic and will play at the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on November 28 & 29.
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