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College Basketball - Big East Conference
Pittsburgh Panthers
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
University Founded: 1787
Enrollment:
17,246 
Nickname: Panthers
Mascot: Panther
School Colors:
Blue and gold
Joined the Big East: 1982
Varsity Sports: 17
U. President: Mark Nordenberg
Director of Athletics:
Steve Pedersen
Basketball Head Coach:
Jamie Dixon
Conference (Co-) Champions:
BEC: 1987, '88, '02, '03, '04
BEC Tournament: 2003
Basketball Arena:
Peterseb Events Center
Current Capacity: 12,508
First Year of Basketball: 1905 |
The Pittsburgh basketball team has been a very thriving throughout the years.
The team has participated in the Conference Championships, has reached the NCAA Final Four as well as two NCAA tournaments, winning two national championships in 1928 and 1930.
Coach Paul Evans captured two regular season Big East Championships and managed to take the team within the top 10 rankings and advanced to five NCAA tournaments and one NIT.
The Panthers inaugurated the Petersen Events Center in 2002 and have played their home games there since. |
In 2003-2004 Jamie Dixon became the head coach and the team reached their third straight Big East regular season championship besides a NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearance and another Big East tournament championship game. One of the team’s latest success was the trip to the Sweet Sixteen in 2007.
Pittsburgh 2007-08 Schedule
| Date |
Opponent |
Time/Result |
Record |
| November 9 |
Houston Baptist |
W 103-62 |
1-0 |
| November 10 |
North Carolina A&T |
W 88-61 |
2-0 |
| November 11 |
Saint Louis |
W 69-58 |
3-0 |
| November 15 |
Mississippi Valley State |
W 78-45 |
4-0 |
| November 23 |
Buffalo |
W 92-45 |
5-0 |
| November 27 |
Boston University |
W 80-53 |
6-0 |
| December 1 |
Toledo |
W 78-52 |
7-0 |
| December 5 |
at Duquesne |
W 73-68 |
8-0 |
| December 8 |
at Washington |
W 75-74 |
9-0 |
| December 15 |
Oklahoma State |
W 85-68 |
10-0 |
| December 20 |
at No. 7 Duke |
W 65-64 |
11-0 |
| December 29 |
at Dayton |
L 80-55 |
11-1 |
| January 2 |
Lafayette |
W 96-75 |
12-1 |
| January 6 |
at No. 16 Villanova |
L 64-63 |
12-2 (0-1) |
| January 9 |
at South Florida |
W 79-66 |
13-2 (1-1) |
| January 12 |
Seton Hall |
W 84-70 |
14-2 (2-1) |
| January 14 |
No. 6 Georgetown |
W 69-60 |
15-2 (3-1) |
| January 19 |
at Cincinnati |
L 62-59 |
15-3 (3-2) |
| January 23 |
at St. John's |
W 81-57 |
16-3 (4-2) |
| January 26 |
Rutgers |
L 77-64 |
16-4 (4-3) |
| January 30 |
No. 18 Villanova |
W 69-57 |
17-4 (5-3) |
| February 2 |
at Connecticut |
L 60-53 |
17-5 (5-4) |
| February 7 |
West Virginia |
W 55-54 |
18-5 (6-4) |
| February 12 |
Providence |
W 82-63 |
19-5 (7-4) |
| February 15 |
at No. 24 Marquette |
L 72-54 |
19-6 (7-5) |
| February 21 |
at No. 15 Notre Dame |
L 82-70 |
19-7 (7-6) |
| February 24 |
No. 13 Louisville |
L 75-73 |
19-8 (7-7) |
| February 27 |
Cincinnati |
W 73-67 |
20-8 (8-7) |
| March 1 |
at Syracuse |
W 82-77 |
21-8 (9-7) |
| March 3 |
at West Virginia |
L 76-62 |
21-9 (9-8) |
| March 9 |
DePaul |
W 98-79 |
22-9 (10-8) |
| March 12 |
Cincinnati |
W 70-64 |
23-9 |
| March 13 |
at No. 13 Louisville |
W 76-69 |
24-9 |
| March 14 |
at No. 24 Marquette |
W 68-61 |
25-9 |
| March 15 |
at No. 8 Georgetown |
W 74-65 |
26-9 |
| * March 20 |
Oral Roberts |
W 82-63 |
27-9 |
| * March 22 |
No. 22
Michigan State |
L 65-64 |
27-10 |
* NCAA Tournament
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