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PITT BASKETBALL BIG EAST QUARTERFINAL NOTES • MARCH 13, 2008 • MADISON SQUARE GARDEN 2007-08 SCHEDULE Date Opponent W/L Time GAME Hispanic College Fund Challenge (Pittsburgh, Pa.) #7 PITT (22-9, 10-8 Big East) N9 HOUSTON BAPTIST W 103-62 N10 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W 88-61 VS. #2 LOUISVILLE (24-7, 14-4 Big East) N11 SAINT LOUIS (FSN) W 69-58 33 N15 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W 78-45 N23 BUFFALO W 92-45 N27 BOSTON U. (FSN) W 80-53 D1 TOLEDO (Local: CN8) W 78-52 Thursday, March 13, 2008 • 7 p.m. ET D5 at Duquesne (ESPN-U) W 73-68 Madison Square Garden (19,528) • New York, N.Y. D8 at Washington (FSN-National) W 75-74 D15 OKLAHOMA STATE (ESPN) W 85-68 Television: ESPN (Dan Shulman and Len Elmore, Sideline: Doris Burke; Producer: Bo Garrett). Aeropostale All-America Classic (New York, N.Y.) Radio: Pitt Panthers/ISP Sports Radio Network (Bill Hillgrove and Dick Groat), D20 vs. Duke (ESPN) W-OT 65-64 94.5-FM (WWSW), 970 AM (WBGG). Satellite Radio: TBA (Pitt feed). D29 at Dayton (ESPN2) L 80-55 Internet Broadcast/Live Stats: www.pittsburghpanthers.com J2 LAFAYETTE (ESPN-U) W 96-75 The Coaches: Pitt: Jamie Dixon, 9th year at Pitt, 5th year as head coach (128-39); J6 at *Villanova (FSN) L 64-63 Louisville: Rick Pitino, 7th year at UL (166-65), 22nd year overall (518-189). J9 at *South Florida (ESPN2) W 79-66 Rankings: Pitt: unranked; Louisville: 12-AP, 13-ESPN. J12 *SETON HALL (FSN) W 84-70 Series: The two schools meet for the second time this season as Louisville claimed a 75-73 contest J14 *GEORGETOWN (ESPN) W 69-60 on Feb. 24 at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt is 3-3 all-time vs. Louisville. The Panthers have J19 at *Cincinnati (FSN) L 62-59 eliminated Louisville from the Big East Championship in each of the last two seasons. J23 at *St. John’s (FSN) W 81-57 J26 *RUTGERS (ESPN-Classic) L 77-64 J30 *VILLANOVA (ESPN-U) W 69-57 No. 7 seed Pitt (23-9) advances to Big East in three of his four seasons as head coach. F2 at *Connecticut (CBS) L 60-53 F7 *WEST VIRGINIA (ESPN) W 55-54 Championship Quarterfinal play when it plays Dixon has an 8-4 record in Big East Champi- F12 *PROVIDENCE (FSN) W 82-63 No. 2 seed Louisville (24-7), 14-4 Big East). onship games. F15 at *Marquette (ESPN) L 72-54 Tonight’s contest is slated for 7 p.m. ET. Should Winners of four of its last five games, Pitt F21 at *Notre Dame (ESPN) L 82-70 it defeat Louisville, the Panthers will play the enters the game after defeating Cincinnati 70- F24 *LOUISVILLE (WTAE) L 75-73 F27 *CINCINNATI (FSN) W 73-67 winner of the No. 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 6 64 in Big East Championship First Round ac- M 1 at *Syracuse (ESPN) W 82-77 Marquette winner on Friday at 9 p.m. The Big tion. The Panthers pulled away early in the M 3 at *West Virginia (ESPN) L 76-62 East Championship Game is slated for 9 p.m. second half using top performances from se- M9 *DEPAUL (WTAE) W 98-79 on Saturday. niors Keith Benjamin and Ronald Ramon along Big East Championship (New York, N.Y.) The contest will be broadcast nationally on with Sam Young. M12 vs. Cincinnati (ESPN) W 70-64 ESPN. Dan Shulman (play-by-play) and Len Pitt concluded its regular season with a M13 vs. Louisville (ESPN) 7 p.m. Elmore (analysis) will make the call, Doris 22-9 overall record and 10-8 Big East record. M14 If win: MU/UND (ESPN) 9 p.m. Burke will handle sideline reports while Bo Over the last seven years (2002-08), Pitt has M15 Big East Championship (ESPN) 9 p.m. Garrett will produce. proven to be the winningest Big East Confer- M20 at NCAA First/Second Rounds TBA Pitt has advanced to the Big East Champi- ence basketball program. From 2001-07, Pitt M27 at NCAA Regionals TBA onship Final in six of the last seven seasons. owns the league’s top records for league play A5 at NCAA Final Four TBA Jamie Dixon has guided Pitt to the title game (81-33) and overall games (185-50). It has av- TODAY’S TOP STORYLINES PITT PANTHERS ROSTER NOTES • Pitt has won four of its last five games. • Madison Square Garden is Pitt’s home away PROBABLE STARTERS from home as Pitt is 20-8 at MSG since # NAME POS HT WT CL PPG RPG CAREER/2007-08 NOTES 2000-01. Pitt owns a 3-0 record at MSG in 23 Sam Young F 6-6 215 JR 18.1 6.3 •13 20-plus scoring games on year 2007-08 and has won five of its last six 45 DeJuan Blair C 6-7 265 FR 12.0 9.3 •13 double-doubles on year games at the Garden. • Pitt has eliminated Louisville from Big East 1 Keith Benjamin G 6-2 190 SR 9.8 2.7 •15 points/5 reb. vs. Cincinnati Championship play in each of the last two 4 Ronald Ramon G 6-1 185 SR 8.0 2.3 •12 points/4 3-pointers vs. Cincinnati seasons. 2 Levance Fields G 5-10 190 JR 11.1 3.9 •Scored double figures in 4 straight GP • Pitt has advanced to six of the last seven OFF THE BENCH Big East Championship title games and has won 16 of its last 22 BET Tourney games # NAME POS HT WT CL PPG RPG CAREER/2007-08 NOTES since 2001. It played in the first round for 5 Tyrell Biggs F 6-8 240 JR 5.6 4.0 •69 of 128 rebounds are offensive only the second time in the last seven years. 11 Gilbert Brown G/F 6-6 200 FR* 6.3 .31 •Averaging 21.6 minutes per game • Pitt has surpassed the 20 overall win and 22 Brad Wanamaker G 6-4 200 FR 2.4 1.2 •11.2 minutes per game 10-win Big East regular season totals for a 24 Tim Frye G 6-4 190 FR 1.4 0.3 •Played nine games on year school-record seventh consecutive season. Pitt is the only Big East school to achieve 40 Maurice Polen F 6-5 245 JR 0.3 0.5 •Earned scholarship in Jan., 20 career GP those records over the last seven years. 52 Gary McGhee C 6-10 255 FR 1.4 1.5 •20 games played, 5.0 min. per game • Over the last six seasons, Pitt has proven to INJURED LIST be the Big East’s leader in both overall and 0 Austin Wallace C 6-9 230 FR* 0.5 0.8 •Out for season: fractured patella (knee) league winning percentage, consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (6) and 31 Mike Cook F 6-4 215 SR 10.4 2.8 •Out for season: torn left ACL vs. Duke most 20-win, 10-league win seasons (7). 50 Cassin Diggs C 6-10 270 JR 1.8 2.0 •Groin injury/hip strain PITT BASKETBALL • GAME NOTES 2 chart in notes, page 4). North Caro- • Pitt improves to 16-6 in Big East Blair was honored as the co-Big East lina State’s Everett Case totaled 137 Championship games at Madison Rookie of the Year and Ronald SERIES HISTORY wins from 1947-51. Additionally, Square Garden since 2000-01. Ramon was the co-Sportsmanship BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Dixon has led Pitt to Sweet Sixteen • Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon Award winner. Appearances: 26. appearances in two of his first four improved to 8-4 in Big East Pitt’s three honors mark the Total Games: 46. seasons at Pitt (20004 and 2007) and Championship Games. second-most Big East postseason Overall Record: 22-24. Big East title game appearances in • Sam Young (21 points) finished awards earned in a season. Pitt Championship Game Appear- three of his first four years (2004, with his 15th 20-plus point earned four Big East postseason ances: 6 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007). 2006, 2007). Dixon is one of only scoring night and tied a career- honors following the 2003-04 Titles: 1 (2003). nine coaches in NCAA Division I high with four blocked shots. He season. Consecutive Championship history to win 100 or more games in also blocked four shots vs. Young becomes Pitt’s fifth Big Game Appearances: 4 (2001, the first four years of a coaching Villanova on Jan. 30. Young has East Most Improved Player in each 2002, 2003, 2004). career. now reached double figure of the last nine years. Pitt’s four Overtime: 4 (1-3). One-Point Games: 4 (2-2). scoring in 31 of Pitt’s 32 games other Big East Most Improved Two-Point Games: 0 (0-0). LOUISVILLE-PITT MEET FOR this year and in 39 of his 43 last Player honorees during that span Most Points Scored-Pitt: 96 (96- THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR IN BIG games played. Young has now led include: Ricardo Greer (1999-00), 88 win vs. Seton Hall, 3/6/ EAST CHAMPIONSHIP Pitt in scoring in 22 of 32 games. Brandin Knight (2001-02), Carl 87). Pitt and Louisville meet in the • Pitt’s backcourt tandem of Krauser (2002-03) and Aaron Gray Most Points Scored-Opponent: Big East Championship for the third Levance Fields and Ronald (2005-06).
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