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4 P It Tsburgh 4 East opener at Villanova, but rebounded nicely preferring to bang around on the inside rather than ◆ 4 Pittsburgh with a 69-60 victory over the coaches’ preseason trying to step out to the perimeter and shoot jump- pick as league champion, Georgetown. It was thE PanthErs ers like many of his counterparts. LOCATION Pittsburgh, PA the Panthers’ fourth straight win over a top-five No PLAyer Pos Ht Wt Yr HOMETOWN Young and Blair finished the season as CONFErENCE Big East nationally ranked team at the Petersen Events 0 Wallace, Austin C 6-9 220 Fr. Bronx, NY Pittsburgh’s leading scorers and rebounders. And, Center. rECOrD 26-9 (.743) 1 Benjamin, Keith G 6-2 190 Sr. Mount Vernon, NY in a statistical anomaly that belies his size, Blair From there, though, they embarked on a roller- also led the Panthers in steals, closing with roughly CONFErENCE rECOrD 10-8 (7th) 2 Fields, Levance G 5-10 190 Jr. Brooklyn, NY NiCKNAME Panthers coaster ride of the worst kind. Struggling without double what the next-closest Panthers player was 4 Ramon, Ronald G 6-1 185 Sr. Bronx, NY COLORS Blue & Gold their floor leader in Fields, they were unable to win able to rack up. ◆ 5 Biggs, Tyrell F 6-8 240 Jr. Nanuet, NY PrEViOUS NCAA tOURNAMENTS 19 more than a game at a time. Pittsburgh followed a Depth wasn’t a strong suit up front for 11 Brown, Gilbert G-F 6-6 200 Fr. Harrisburg, PA ALL-TIME NCAA rECOrD 17-20 loss at Cincinnati by beating St. John’s, only to then Pittsburgh. Only 6-8 senior Tyrell Biggs saw regu- Pittsburgh bEST FiNISH Elite Eight, ’74 be beaten at home by 13 points by Rutgers in what 22 Wanamaker, Brad G 6-4 200 Fr. Philadelphia, PA lar minutes in the rotation, but by the end of the COACh Jamie Dixon (TCU ’87) had to be the most head-scratching and disap- 23 Young, Sam F 6-6 215 Jr. Clinton, MD season bulky freshman Gary McGhee (6-10, 255) COACh’s NCAA tOURNAMENTS 4 pointing loss in Dixon’s five seasons. 24 Frye, Tim G 6-4 190 Fr. Mars, PA had been earning himself more playing time. COACh’s NCAA rECOrD 5-4 The pattern continued: win against Villanova 31 Cook, Mike G-F 6-4 215 Sr. Philadelphia, PA ASSISTANTS Orlando Antigua (Pittsburgh ’95) to sweep the season series, lose at Connecticut. The 40 Polen, Maurice F 6-5 245 Jr. Philadelphia, PA WhEN PITTSBURGH WiNs Tom Herrion (Merrimack ’89) Panthers caught their first big break in their next 45 Blair, DeJuan F 6-7 265 Fr. Pittsburgh, PA outing when a defensive breakdown in the closing The Panthers excel in grind-it-out, half-court Pat Sandle (San Francisco State ’87) 50 Diggs, Cassin C 6-10 270 Jr. Williamsport, PA seconds led to a wide-open three by Ronald Ramon affairs in which they can get all five of their starters bLuE RIBBON PrEsEAsON 8th, Big East 52 McGhee, Gary C 6-10 255 Fr. Anderson, IN at the buzzer and a thrilling 55-54 victory over involved. Defense and rebounding have always been West Virginia. Pittsburgh then beat Providence to staples at Pittsburgh, and this season has been no hOW THEY gOt hErE put together its first winning streak of any kind in different despite all the injury woes. Pittsburgh’s best chance at winning usually Few high-major teams were hit harder by inju- just about a month. bACKCOURT FrONtCOURT involves Young and Blair getting going early, with ries this season than the Pittsburgh Panthers. Whatever lingering positive feelings remained Both Mike Cook and Levance Fields were on Dixon’s largest challenge heading into the Fields facilitating the action. Ramon is a tremen- In a nine-day span in late December, they lost from that small feat were blown out the door their way to productive seasons yet again when season was to rebuild a frontcourt that had been dous shooter in the clutch—see his game-winner two-thirds of their starting backcourt when Mike in the team’s next outing at Marquette, as the the injury bug bit. Cook, of course, wasn’t able anchored for years by hulking center Aaron Gray against West Virginia this season and the three he Cook was felled by a torn ACL in a victory over Golden Eagles pummeled the Panthers, 72-54, in to return and Fields was after roughly six weeks and do-everything Levon Kendall, both of whom hit against Marquette the year before that sent that Duke, and then Levance Fields went down with a a game that featured the return of Fields from his on the sideline. He got the green light to get back graduated. game into overtime—which obviously helps com- broken bone in his left foot. Cook was immediately foot surgery. Another road loss, this time at Notre onto the court before the Marquette game and, He had a solid piece already in place in junior ing down the wire. ruled out for the season and Fields eventually Dame, and then a third at home against Louisville while he understandably struggled getting back Sam Young, a 6-foot-6, 215-pound athlete Fields also has some experience in the clutch; it returned roughly six weeks later, a situation that left Pittsburgh with just its second three-game into a rhythm offensively, nonetheless provided a supreme who had tantalized Panthers fans for was his three in overtime that beat Duke. would have buried even the most strong-minded of losing streak under Dixon. steadying hand to a Panthers team lacking a true two years yet never really was put in a position as teams considering each started all 37 games a year Another victory over Cincinnati got Pittsburgh point guard. Pittsburgh’s go-to guy. With Cook and Fields out, ago and were the Panthers’ lone returning starters. back on track, but a tough close to the regular bEATINg THE PANTHERS With both Cook and Fields down, Ronald he really got his chance and didn’t disappoint. Yet Pittsburgh persevered. It lost some games it season that had the Panthers traveling to both Ramon, a gunner off the bench for most of his Over the course of the season he did whatever was Pressuring shooters like Ramon and Fields is might have won had it had its full complement of Syracuse and West Virginia before closing with a first three years at Pittsburgh, and Keith Benjamin, asked, whether it be scoring (28 points against crucial, as is keeping Young and Blair off the glass players but still found a way to remain competi- home game against DePaul didn’t help them much as much as possible. Generally sure-handed with another senior role player, picked up the slack Seton Hall), rebounding (12 against Notre Dame), tive before finally getting a lift with Fields’ return as they tried to head into the postseason on an the basketball, Pittsburgh can nevertheless be as best they could. In the 12 games Fields was assists (five against Louisville) or blocked shots on Feb. 15. upswing. harassed into turnovers—especially by teams with sidelined, Ramon put up 67 assists against just (four against Villanova). With both Cook and Fields healthy, the Even still, Pittsburgh reached the 20-win mark guard depth that can keep throwing fresh defenders 22 turnovers for an assist-turnover ratio of 3.04. Young also flashed a heretofore unseen long- Panthers rattled off 11 consecutive victories to for the seventh consecutive season, a school record. at the Panthers. Ramon also continued to knock down three-point- range game, more than doubling his career high in open the season in rising as high as sixth in the At the same time, Dixon became the first coach in Pitt is also not a very good free-throw shoot- ers, his specialty. three-pointers while also knocking them down at a Associated Press’ media poll. Included in that Pittsburgh history to guide the Panthers to 20 or ing team, hitting right around 68 percent for the Benjamin, meanwhile, was setting career better than 40 percent clip. run was a victory at Washington, a home victory more victories in each of his first five seasons. season. In a close game, that can work to the oppo- highs in virtually every category while filling Dixon was well acquainted with the player against Oklahoma State and then a thrilling 65-64 That accomplishment more than likely earned nents’ advantage, especially when it fouls the right in as a starter. His length and athleticism who’d turn out to be his other stalwart in the overtime victory against Duke in Madison Square Pitt a ticket to the Big Dance, but just to make sure, players—starters Benjamin, Young and Blair were made him valuable on both ends of the court middle. Freshman DeJuan Blair, who grew up less Garden. the Panthers became just the second team in Big all under 70 percent, with Young finishing in the on the wing, and his ability knock down the than a mile from the Petersen Events Center, burst The joy was tempered somewhat with the loss East history to win four games in four days and low 60s and Blair in the high 50s. of Cook, who went down in overtime with the claim the league tournament title. Pitt knocked off long-range shot left him as the Panthers’ second- onto the scene in a big way, providing some much- knee injury, and after a nine-day layoff the Panthers top-seeded and then ninth-ranked Georgetown in best option behind Ramon when it came to the needed muscle.
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