Pitt freshman G Isaiah Epps transferring (Yahoo! Sports)
April 5, 2012 by admin
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Pittsburgh freshman guard Isaiah Epps is leaving the program. Coach Jamie Dixon announced Wednesday that Epps is transferring for family-related reasons. The school has given Epps his full release and Dixon expects Epps to move closer to his hometown of Plainfield, N.J. Epps played in 19 games last season with two starts, scoring one basket.
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No.13 Hoyas beat Pitt 64-52 in Big East 2nd round (Yahoo! Sports)
March 8, 2012 by admin
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Henry Sims had an impressive stat line and that made No. 13 Georgetown very good. The 6-foot-10 senior center had 20 points, 13 rebounds and five assists to lead the Hoyas to a 64-52 victory over Pittsburgh on Wednesday in the second round of the Big East tournament. “I thought he was very good today in terms of his effectiveness on the block, his effectiveness as a passer and his…
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Calhoun returns, UConn beats Pitt 74-65 (Yahoo! Sports)
March 3, 2012 by admin
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Jim Calhoun returned to the bench after more than a month of medical leave and coached Connecticut to a 74-65 win over Pittsburgh on Saturday. Shabazz Napier scored 23 points, including a big 3-pointer with a minute left, and Roscoe Smith added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Huskies (18-12, 8-10 Big East) who kept alive hopes for an at-large bid to defend their NCAA national championship.
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WVU to Big 12 puts Pitt rivalry in doubt (AP)
February 17, 2012 by admin
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Pittsburgh and West Virginia have met at least once a year in basketball since 1915, a rivalry that’s endured a couple dozen coaching changes, various conference alignments and a half-dozen venues. Yet there’s a sense the 184th meeting between the schools on Thursday night might be the final page in a book whose first chapter was written more than a century ago.
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Pope leads Seton Hall past sinking Pitt (AP)
February 12, 2012 by admin
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Herb Pope scored 19 points, including four free throws in final 10 seconds, and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Seton Hall to a 73-66 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday. Freshman Aaron Cosby had a season-high 19 points for the Pirates (17-8, 6-7 Big East), who their second straight after a six-game losing streak.
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Woodall leads Pitt to fourth win in row (AP)
February 6, 2012 by admin
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Travon Woodall scored a career-high 29 points and Ashton Gibbs added 25 to lead Pittsburgh to a 79-70 win over Villanova on Sunday, its fourth straight win. The Panthers (15-9, 4-7 Big East) led by as many as 18 in the second half, though the Wildcats (10-13, 3-8 Big East) were able to trim that lead to three on a pair of Jayvaughn Pinkston free throws with 22.3 seconds left.
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Robinson keys Pitt upsetting No. 9 Hoyas (AP)
January 29, 2012 by admin
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Jamie Dixon didn’t give up hope, not when Pittsburgh lost to Wagner. Not when Rutgers held the Panthers to all of 39 points. Not when the program’s longest losing streak in well over a decade sent it tumbling to the bottom of the Big East. The coach kept insisting the Panthers would be OK when they got healthy.
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Pitt blows late lead, stunned by DePaul (AP)
January 6, 2012 by admin
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Brandon Young scored 26 points, including a three-point play with 1.3 seconds left, as DePaul beat Pittsburgh 84-81 Thursday night. Young scored the game’s last seven points for the Blue Demons (10-4, 1-1 Big East) after Pitt (11-5, 0-3) held an 81-77 lead with 17.2 seconds remaining. Young’s layup cut the Panthers’ lead to two points; then Pitt’s Isaiah Epps missed two free throws.
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Cincy beats No. 22 Pitt, 6-0 since brawl (AP)
January 3, 2012 by admin
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Cincinnati coach Mick Cronin told anyone who would listen the Bearcats would go undefeated while senior forward and unquestioned team leader Yancy Gates served his six-game suspension for his role in an ugly brawl with crosstown rival Xavier three weeks ago. The statement was designed to inspire confidence in his decidedly undersized team.
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Syracuse still No. 1, Pitt out of Top 25 (AP)
January 3, 2012 by admin
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Syracuse is No. 1 in The Associated Press’ Top 25 for a fourth straight week and Pittsburgh is out of the poll for the first time since the middle of 2009-10. The Orange received 60 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel. Kentucky, which moved up one spot to second, got the other five.
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