2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

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2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

NCAA, #3 West Region, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	#20
AP	#18
2009–10 record	25–9 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach	Jamie Dixon (7th year)
Assistant coach	Tom Herrion (3rd year)
Assistant coach	Pat Sandle (9th year)
Assistant coach	Brandin Knight (2nd year)
Home arena	Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508)

2009–10 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Syracuse	15	–	3	.833	30	–	5	.857
#6 West Virginia†	13	–	5	.722	31	–	7	.816
#9 Villanova	13	–	5	.722	25	–	8	.758
#18 Pittsburgh	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Marquette	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
Louisville	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
#14 Georgetown	10	–	8	.556	23	–	11	.676
Notre Dame	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
South Florida	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Seton Hall	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Cincinnati	7	–	11	.389	19	–	16	.543
Connecticut	7	–	11	.389	18	–	16	.529
St. John's	6	–	12	.333	17	–	16	.515
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Providence	4	–	14	.222	12	–	19	.387
DePaul	1	–	17	.056	8	–	23	.258


† 2010 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 2010^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their Head Coach was Jamie Dixon, who was in his 7th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 11th overall at the University. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 3 seed in the West Region. They defeated 14 seed Oakland in the first round before losing to 6 seed and AP No. 25 Xavier in the second round.

Outlook

The Pittsburgh Panthers advanced to last season's NCAA Elite Eight. The team lost four starters, including NBA draft selections Sam Young and DeJuan Blair, along with point guard Levance Fields and forward/center Tyrell Biggs. Guard Jermaine Dixon was the only returning starter from last season's squad while projected starter Gilbert Brown was suspended for the fall semester for academic reasons, although he reenrolled and returned to the team in December.^[2] Four freshman joined the Panthers, including McDonald's High School All-American Dante Taylor. Also new to the team was senior guard Chase Adams, a transfer from Centenary College of Louisiana. The Panthers' roster was the most inexperienced in the Big East, with six freshmen, two sophomores and only two seniors, and when Dixon went down with a foot injury in the offseason, ruling him out until well into December, the remaining roster had a total of one career start.^[3]

The Panthers were selected to finish 9th in the Big East by the Big East coaches during their conference media day.^[4]

Coaching staff

Name^[5]	Position	Year at Pittsburgh	Alma Mater (Year)
Jamie Dixon	Head coach	11th (7th as Head Coach)	TCU (1987)
Tom Herrion	Associate head coach	3rd	Merrimack (1989)
Pat Sandle	Assistant coach	7th	San Francisco State (1987)
Brandin Knight	Assistant coach	4th	University of Pittsburgh (2005)
Brian Regan	Director of Operations	3rd	Saint Vincent (1988)
Rasheen Davis	Video Coordinator	2nd	St. Thomas Aquinas (2005)

Recruiting

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Lamar Patterson small forward	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	St. Benedict's Prep/J.P. McCaskey H.S.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Dec 28, 2007
Lamar Patterson small forward	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91
J. J. Richardson center/power forward	Missouri City, Texas	Fort Bend Hightower HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232.5 lb (105.5 kg)	Sep 16, 2008
J. J. Richardson center/power forward	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89
Dante Taylor power forward	Greenburgh, New York	National Christian Academy, MD	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222.5 lb (100.9 kg)	Jul 14, 2008
Dante Taylor power forward	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97
Talib Zanna center/power forward	Kaduna, Nigeria	Bishop McNamara HS, MD	6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)	222.5 lb (100.9 kg)	Sep 29, 2008
Talib Zanna center/power forward	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15 Rivals: 25
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Pittsburgh Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-11-02. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-11-02. "Pittsburgh Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-11-02. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-11-02. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-11-02.

Roster

^[6]

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight (lb.)	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Adams, ChaseChase Adams	3	Guard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190	2Senior	Baltimore, MD	Centenary/Mount Saint Joseph HS
Brown, GilbertGilbert Brown*	5	Guard/Forward	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200	2Junior (RS)	Harrisburg, PA	South Kent School
Dixon, JermaineJermaine Dixon	24	Guard	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200	3Senior, Transfer	Baltimore, MD	Tallahassee CC/Maine Central Inst/Blake HS
Frye, TimTim Frye	44	Guard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205	2Junior	Mars, PA	Mars Area HS
Gibbs, AshtonAshton Gibbs	12	Guard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190	1Sophomore	Scotch Plains, NJ	Seton Hall Prep
McGhee, GaryGary McGhee	52	Center	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250	2Junior	Anderson, IN	Highland HS
Miller, DwightDwight Miller	25	Forward	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240	1Freshman (RS)	Nassau, Bahamas	St. Pius X HS
Patterson, LamarLamar Patterson	21	Guard/Forward	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220	1Freshman	Lancaster, PA	St. Benedict's Prep/J.P. McCaskey H.S.
Richardson, J. J.J. J. Richardson	55	Forward	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235	1Freshman	Missouri City, TX	Fort Bend Hightower HS
Rivers, NickNick Rivers	14	Guard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180	1Junior	Phoenix, AZ	Brophy College Prep
Robinson, NasirNasir Robinson	35	Forward	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220	1Sophomore	Chester, PA	Chester HS
Taylor, DanteDante Taylor	11	Forward	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240	1Freshman	Greenburgh, NY	National Christian Academy (MD)
Wanamaker, BradBrad Wanamaker	22	Guard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210	2Junior	Philadelphia, PA	Roman Catholic HS
Woodall, TravonTravon Woodall	1	Guard	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190	1Freshman (RS)	Brooklyn, NY	St. Anthony HS
Zanna, TalibTalib Zanna	42	Forward	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225	1Freshman	Kaduna, Nigeria	Bishop McNamara HS (MD)

*Suspended for the fall semester for academic reasons, but re-enrolled and returned to the team in December.^[2]

Schedule

Pitt's 2009-10 schedule.

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Scrimmage
Tue. Oct. 27* 7:00 pm		Blue/Gold Game	Blue 56–53		Petersen Events Center (N/A) Pittsburgh, PA
Exhibition
Sun. Nov. 1* 4:00 pm		Slippery Rock	W 75–64		Petersen Events Center (5,815) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Nov. 8* 4:00 pm		Coker College, S.C.	W 83–40		Petersen Events Center (6,103) Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
Fri. Nov. 13* 8:10 pm		Wofford	W 60–63	1–0	Petersen Events Center (10,112) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Nov. 17* 5:30 pm, ESPN2		Binghamton O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic	W 71–46	2–0	Petersen Events Center (7,677) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu. Nov. 19* 7:00 pm		Eastern Kentucky O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic	W 71–60	3–0	Petersen Events Center (9,148) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 23* 7:37 pm, ESPN2		vs. Wichita State O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Semifinal	W 68–55	4–0	Sprint Center (N/A) Kansas City, MO
Tue. Nov. 24* 10:25 pm, ESPN2		vs. #3 Texas O'Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic Championship Game	L 78–62	4–1	Sprint Center (8,076) Kansas City, MO
Sat. Nov. 28* 12:00 pm, ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh		Youngstown State	W 72–56	5–1	Petersen Events Center (10,135) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Dec. 2* 7:00 pm, CBS College Sports		vs. Duquesne The City Game	W 67–58	6–1	Mellon Arena (12,336) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Dec. 4* 7:00 pm		New Hampshire	W 47–32	7–1	Petersen Events Center (8,856) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 8* 9:00 pm, ESPN		vs. Indiana Jimmy V Classic	L 74–64	7–2	Madison Square Garden (8,975) New York, NY
Sat. Dec. 12* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		Kent State	W 71–59	8–2	Petersen Events Center (9,468) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 19* 4:00 pm		Mount St. Mary's	W 66–48	9–2	Petersen Events Center (7,039) Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 22* 7:00 pm, ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh		Ohio	W 74–49	10–2	Petersen Events Center (9,261) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Dec. 28 7:00 pm, ESPNU		DePaul	W 65–52	11–2 (1–0)	Petersen Events Center (10,811) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Jan. 2 12:00 pm, ESPN Regional/WTAE-TV		at #5 Syracuse	W 82–72	12–2 (2–0)	Carrier Dome (24,969) Syracuse, NY
Mon. Jan. 4 7:00 pm, ESPN Big Monday	#23	at Cincinnati	W 74–71	13–2 (3–0)	Fifth Third Arena (8,699) Cincinnati, OH
Wed. Jan. 13 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#16	at #15 Connecticut	W 67–57	14–2 (4–0)	XL Center (15,290) Hartford, CT
Sat. Jan. 16 12:00 pm, ESPN Regional/WTAE-TV	#16	Louisville	W 82–77 ^OT	15–2 (5–0)	Petersen Events Center (12,781) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Jan. 20 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#9	#12 Georgetown	L 66–74	15–3 (5–1)	Petersen Events Center (12,677) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Jan. 24 2:00 pm, ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh	#9	at Seton Hall	L 61–64	15–4 (5–2)	Prudential Center (8,043) Newark, NJ
Thu. Jan. 28 7:00 pm, ESPNU	#17	St. John's	W 63–53	16–4 (6–2)	Petersen Events Center (12,511) Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Jan. 31 1:00 pm, ESPNU	#17	at South Florida	L 61–70	16–5 (6–3)	USF Sun Dome (5,370) Tampa, FL
Wed. Feb. 3 7:00 pm, ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh	#22	at #6 West Virginia Backyard Brawl	L 51–70	16–6 (6–4)	WVU Coliseum (15,419) Morgantown, WV
Sat. Feb. 6 6:00 pm, cancelled^{^}	#22	Seton Hall	W 83–58	17–6 (7–4)	Petersen Events Center (6,681) Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Feb. 8* 8:00 pm, ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh	#25	Robert Morris	W 77–53	18–6	Petersen Events Center (7,211) Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Feb. 12 9:00 pm, ESPN	#25	#5 West Virginia Backyard Brawl	W 98–95 ^3OT	19–6 (8–4)	Petersen Events Center (12,902) Pittsburgh, PA
Thu. Feb. 18 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#19	at Marquette	W 58–51	20–6 (9–4)	Bradley Center (16,486) Milwaukee, WI
Sun. Feb. 21 12:00 pm, CBS	#19	#3 Villanova	W 70–65	21–6 (10–4)	Petersen Events Center (12,920) Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Feb. 24 7:00 pm, ESPN2	#12	at Notre Dame	L 53–68	21–7 (10–5)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,581) Notre Dame, IN
Sat. Feb. 27 12:00 pm, ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh	#12	at St. John's	W 71–64	22–7 (11–5)	Madison Square Garden (6,892) New York, NY
Thu. Mar. 4 9:00 pm, ESPN2	#17	Providence	W 73–71	23–7 (12–5)	Petersen Events Center (12,511) Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Mar. 6 4:30 pm, ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh	#17	Rutgers	W 83–54	24–7 (13–5)	Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, PA
Postseason^† Big East Men's Basketball Championship
Thu. Mar. 11 7:00 pm, ESPN	#(2)	vs. #(7) Notre Dame Quarterfinals	L 45–50	24–8	Madison Square Garden (19,375) New York, NY
NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship
Fri. Mar. 19 3:05 pm, CBS	#(3)	vs. #(14) Oakland First Round	W 89–66	25–8	Bradley Center (17,847) Milwaukee, WI

Sun. Mar. 21 4:50 pm, CBS	#(3)	vs. #(6) Xavier Second Round	L 68–71	25–9	Bradley Center (18,031) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ^†Postseason ranks represent seeds in the applicable tournament. ^{^}Telecast on ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh was cancelled due to the First North American blizzard of 2010, but live video of the game was streamed on-line^[7]. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	WK 17	Wk 18	Final
AP	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	rv	--	23	16	9	17	22	25	19	12	17	16	18	n/a
Coaches	rv	rv	rv	rv	--	--	--	--	rv	20	11	17	21	23	21	16	18	16	16	20

Accomplishments

Pitt achieved a school record ninth straight 20-win season and a school record ninth straight season with 10 wins in the Big East Conference.
Sophomore guard Ashton Gibbs was named Second-Team All-Big East.^[8]
Ashton Gibbs was named the Big East's most improved player.^[9]
Ninth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2009-10." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-25-10.
1 2 Gorman, Kevin (2009-08-28). "Pitt suspends Gilbert Brown for fall semester". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
↑ O'Neil, Dana (2010-01-13). "Gritty Panthers modeled after Pittsburgh". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-16.
↑ Grupp, John (2009-10-21). "Pitt picked to finish 9th in Big East by coaches". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
↑ Hotchkiss, pg 66–74
↑ http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pitt-m-baskbl-mtt.html#Alphabetical
↑ Fittipaldo, Ray (2010-02-06). "Pitt basketball game still on tonight at The Pete". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-02-06.
↑ Fittipaldo, Ray (2010-03-07). "Pitt's Gibbs named second-team all-Big East". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). Retrieved 2010-03-07.
↑ Fittipaldo, Ray (2010-03-09). "Pitt's Gibbs named most improved in Big East". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA). Retrieved 2010-03-09.

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball

Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) Trees Gym (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)

Rivalries	Duquesne

Culture & lore	History Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"

People	Head coaches Award winners NBA players

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Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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