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Pitt basketball brings back Barry Rohrssen as assistant coach

Former top recruiter re-joins Panthers after stints at Manhattan and NBA D-League

Pitt basketball coach Jamie Dixon officially announced the appointment of Barry Rohrssen as an assistant coach on Friday evening. Rohrssen begins his duties immediately.

05/03/2013 - 19:41

by: PSR Staff

Up Close with Bob Harris

Bob Harris has been the Voice of Duke football and basketball for nearly four decades. His Duke sports announcing career has spanned 11 Final Fours, nine championship games and four national titles.

His call of Christian Laettner’s game-winning shot in Duke’s 1992 NCAA Tournament victory over Kentucky is the stuff of legend, and has actually replaced the network’s own call when CBS re-airs

04/30/2013 - 20:30

by: Tony DeFazio

Pitt's ACC basketball opponents announced for 2013-14

Panthers' home slate highlighted by Duke, Syracuse

Pitt's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference will feature home games against both Duke and Syracuse as the league announced its opponents and game sites for the 2013-14 University of Pi

04/23/2013 - 12:52

by: PSR Staff

Pitt basketball signs Jamel Artis to national letter of intent

Combo forward added in late signing-period

The University of Pittsburgh basketball program signed Jamel Artis (Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep, Mass.)-to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Jamie Dixon announced on Friday.

04/19/2013 - 12:58

by: PSR Staff

Pitt's Adams declares for NBA Draft

University of Pittsburgh freshman center Steven Adams of New Zealand announced on Tuesday that he will make himself available for the 2013 NBA Draft.

"In discussing options with my family and Coach Dixon, I feel that it is in my best interest to declare for the NBA Draft," Adams said.

04/02/2013 - 19:39

by: PSR Staff

Pitt's Trey Zeigler to transfer

Guard played in 31 games for the Panthers this past season

University of Pittsburgh basketball coach Jamie Dixon announced Tuesday that junior guard Trey Zeigler (Detroit, Mich./Mount Pleasant H.S.) has decided to transfer.

04/02/2013 - 17:24

by: PSR Staff

Shopping For Stability

An old Boss does a pretty nice job of summing up my thoughts on the contract extension Pitt gave head basketball coach Jamie Dixon on Saturday.

You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright. And that's alright with me. Jamie Dixon's biggest "failure" as Pitt's head coach has been his inability to turn the Panthers into a truly elite program.

03/24/2013 - 13:27

by: Tony DeFazio

Dixon signs long-term extension with Pitt

Veteran coach ends USC speculation

Stating that he intends to "finish his career at the University of Pittsburgh," Pitt men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon reinforced that commitment today when he signed a 10-year contractual agreement

03/23/2013 - 17:03

by: PSR Staff

Pitt earns eighth seed in NCAA Tournament

Pitt drew the eighth seed in the West Region of the 2013 NCAA Championship and will play No. 9 seed Wichita State on Thursday, March 21, at the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City.

The Panthers (24-8, 12-6 Big East) finished in fourth place in the Big East this season before losing to Syracuse in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament.

03/17/2013 - 19:05

by: Tony DeFazio

Pitt bounced from Big East Tournament

Syracuse's James Southerland hit six 3-pointers as the Orange built a 13-point halftime and held off a furious late Pitt comeback to bounce the Panthers from the Big East Tournament 62-59 at Madison Square Garden.

The 2012-13 Pitt Panthers have been described as consistently inconsistent -- you never know which team will show up.

03/14/2013 - 16:36

by: Tony DeFazio

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