PITT BASKETBALL 2010-11 PRESEASON PROSPECTUS • 25-9, 13-5 BIG EAST IN 2009-10 2009-10 SCHEDULE Date Opponent W/L Time 2010-11 PITT BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS N13 WOFFORD W 63-60 O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic SCHOOL INFORMATION Best time of day to reach: N17 BINGHAMTON (ESPN2) W 71-46 School: University of Pittsburgh Mornings, contact Media Relations N19 EASTERN KENTUCKY W 71-60 Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year): O’Reilly Auto Parts CBE Classic (Kansas City, Mo.) Founded: 1787 Pat Sandle (San Francisco State, 1987) N23 vs. Wichita State (ESPN2) W 68-55 Enrollment: 28,328 Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh, 2005) N24 vs. Texas (ESPN2) L 78-62 Nickname: Panthers Pat Skerry (Tufts, 1992) School Colors: Director of Basketball Operations: N28 YOUNGSTOWN STATE (FSN) W 72-56 Blue & Gold (PMS 289/PMS 4515) Brian Regan (Saint Vincent, 1988) D2 at Duquesne (CBS-CS) W-2OT 67-58 Basketball Arena: Petersen Events Center Video Coordinator: D4 NEW HAMPSHIRE W 47-32 Capacity: 12,508 TBA Affiliation: NCAA Division I Athletic Trainer: Tony Salesi (Pittsburgh, 1980) Jimmy V Classic (New York, N.Y.) D8 vs. Indiana (ESPN) L 74-64 Conference: Big East Chancellor: Mark Nordenberg TEAM INFORMATION D12 KENT STATE (ESPN-U) W 71-59 Alma Mater, Yr.: Thiel College, 1970 Overall 2009-10 Record: 25-9 D19 MOUNT ST. MARY’S W 66-48 Athletics Director: Steve Pederson Home Record: 17-1 D22 OHIO (FSN) W 74-49 Alma Mater, Yr.: Nebraska, 1980 Away: 5-4 Athletic Department Phone: (412) 624-5550 Neutral: 2-4 D28 *DePAUL (ESPN-U) W 65-52 Ticket Office Phone: Conference Record/Finish: 13-5 (Tied-2nd) J2 at *Syracuse (WTAE) W 82-72 (412) 648-7488 or (412) 648-PITT Final Ranking: 18-AP, 20-ESPN J4 at *Cincinnati (ESPN) W 74-71 J13 at *Connecticut (ESPN2) W 67-57 Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 J16 *LOUISVILLE (WTAE) W-OT 82-77 BASKETBALL HISTORY Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 8/4 J20 *GEORGETOWN (ESPN-U) L 74-66 First Year of Basketball: 1905-06 Top Scorers Returning: 8/10 J24 at *Seton Hall (FSN) L 64-61 Overall All-time Record: J28 *ST. JOHN’S (ESPN-U) W 63-53 1,443-1,042 (103 years) MEDIA INFORMATION J31 at *South Florida (FSN) L 70-61 Yrs. in NCAA Tournament: 22 (last: 2010) Men’s Basketball Contact: Greg Hotchkiss F3 at *West Virginia (FSN) L 70-51 Yrs. in NIT: Eight (last: 2001) Office Phone: (412) 648-8240 F6 *SETON HALL (FSN) W 83-58 Last Postseason opponent: Cell Phone: (412) 491-5296 F8 ROBERT MORRIS (FSN) W 77-53 F12 *WEST VIRGINIA (ESPN) W-3OT 98-95 Xavier (NCAA Second Round, March 21, E-Mail: [email protected] F18 at *Marquette (ESPN2) W 58-51 2010, lost 71-68) Web Address: www.pittsburghpanthers.com F21 *VILLANOVA (CBS) W 70-65 Media Relations Fax: (412) 648-8248 F24 at *Notre Dame (ESPN2) L 68-53 COACHING STAFF Courtside Phone: (412) 648-2318 F27 at *St. John’s (FSN) W 71-64 Head Coach: Jamie Dixon Media Relations Mailing Address: M4 *PROVIDENCE (ESPN2) W 73-71 Alma Mater/Year: TCU, 1987 P.O. Box 7436, Petersen Events Center, M6 *RUTGERS (FSN) W 83-54 Record at School (Yrs): 188-54 (7 years as Pittsburgh, PA 15213 M11 vs. Notre Dame (ESPN) L 50-45 head coach/11 total years at Pitt) Overnight Address: NCAA Tournament First/Second Rounds Career Record (Yrs): 188-54 (7 years) Athletic Media Relations, 3719 Terrace M19 vs. Oakland (CBS) W 89-66 Basketball Office Phone: (412) 648-8350 Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 M21 vs. Xavier (CBS) L 71-68 PRESEASON STORYLINES 2010-11 PITT PANTHERS ROSTER NOTES • Pitt returns each of its top three scorers, seven of its RETURNING STARTERS top eight scorers, four of its five starters, 86 percent of # NAME POS HT WT CL PPG RPG CAREER/2009-10 NOTES its scoring, 91 percent of its rebounding and 86 per- 35 Nasir Robinson F 6-5 220 JR 6.6 5.6 •Nine double figure scoring games cent of its minutes played from a youthful team that 52 Gary McGhee C 6-10 250 SR 6.9 6.8 •Three double-doubles on year finished 25-9 overall, placed tied for second in the Big 22 Brad Wanamaker G 6-4 210 SR 12.3 5.7 •One of six players in school history to East with a 13-5 record, advanced to the NCAA Tour- average over 10.0 pts, 4.0 apg and 4.0 rpg nament for the ninth straight year and won over 20 12 Ashton Gibbs G 6-2 190 JR 15.7 2.8 •Big East Most Improved Player, All-Big overall and 10 league games in 2009-10. East Second Team, 11 20-point games • Pitt ranks among the nation’s top-5 programs in win- OFF THE BENCH/NEWCOMERS ning percentage (.790, 245-65) over the last nine years. 1 Travon Woodall G 5-11 190 SO* 5.0 2.3 •Ranked second on team in assists (108) During that span, Pitt has made one Elite Eight ap- 5 Gilbert Brown F 6-6 210 SR* 10.7 3.2 •Three 20-point games, 28 10+ pt. games 11 Dante Taylor F 6-9 240 SO 4.1 3.7 •Four 10+ scoring, three 10+ reb. games pearance, five Sweet Sixteen appearances, won five 14 Nick Rivers G 6-0 180 SR 0.8 0.2 •Walk-on in his second year Big East titles and is one of seven schools nationwide 21 Lamar Patterson F 6-5 220 FR* 2.3 1.2 •Injured, applying for a medical redshirt to earn nine straight NCAA Tournament berths. Pitt 42 Talib Zanna F 6-9 225 FR* 0.0 0.0 •Redshirt freshman from Kaduna, Nigeria is the only Big East school to appear in the last nine 55 J.J. Richardson F/C 6-7 235 SO 0.8 1.0 •22 GP, 85 minutes in 2009-10 consecutive NCAA Tournaments and win 20 overall 2 Isaiah Epps G 6-2 170 FR -- -- •Plainfield, N.J./Hargrave Military Acad. and 10 league games in each of the last nine years. Pitt 44 J.J. Moore F 6-6 200 FR -- -- •Brentwood, N.Y./South Kent Prep also owns a league-best 109-41 Big East record com- 15 Aron Nwankwo F 6-7 200 FR -- -- •Baltimore, Md./City H.S. bining the last nine years. 3 Cameron Wright G 6-4 200 FR -- -- •Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine PITT BASKETBALL • PRESEASON PROSPECTUS 2 2010-11 PRESEASON ROSTER (as of July 28, 2010) NUMERICAL No. Name POS HT WT CL EXP Hometown/Previous School PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 1 Travon Woodall G 5-11 190 SO* 1L Brooklyn, N.Y./St. Anthony (N.J.) Aron Nwankwo . Na-wonk-woah 2 Isaiah Epps G 6-2 170 FR HS Plainfield, N.J./Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) Nasir Robinson ............... Na-seer 3 Cameron Wright G 6-4 200 FR HS Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine Travon Woodall ........... Tray-vahn 5 Gilbert Brown F 6-6 210 SR* 3L Harrisburg, Pa./South Kent Prep (Conn.) Talib Zanna ...... Ta-leeb Zah-nah 11 Dante Taylor F 6-9 240 SO 1L Greenburgh, N.Y./National Christian Acad. (Md.) 12 Ashton Gibbs G 6-2 190 JR 2L Scotch Plains, N.J./Seton Hall Prep CLASS BREAKDOWN 14 Nick Rivers G 6-0 180 SR 1L Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy Prep Total Players: 15. 15 Aron Nwankwo F 6-7 200 FR HS Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College Seniors: 4 (Gilbert Brown, Gary 21 Lamar Patterson G/F 6-5 220 FR* RS Lancaster, Pa./St. Benedict’s/J.P. McCaskey McGhee, Nick Rivers, Brad 22 Brad Wanamaker G 6-4 210 SR 3L Philadelphia, Pa./Roman Catholic Wanamaker). 35 Nasir Robinson F 6-5 220 JR 2L Chester, Pa./Chester Juniors: 2 (Ashton Gibbs, Nasir 42 Talib Zanna F 6-9 225 FR* RS Kaduna, Nigeria/Bishop McNamara (Md.) Robinson). 44 J.J. Moore F 6-6 200 FR HS Brentwood, N.Y./South Kent Prep (Conn.) Redshirt Sophomore: 1 52 Gary McGhee C 6-10 250 SR 3L Anderson, Ind./Highland Senior (Travon Woodall). 55 J.J. Richardson F/C 6-7 235 SO 1L Missouri City, Texas/Fort Bend Hightower Sophomores: 2 (Dante Taylor, * By class denotes redshirt year J.J. Richardson). Redshirt Freshmen: 2 (Lamar ALPHABETICAL Patterson, Talib Zanna). No. Name POS HT WT CL EXP Hometown/Previous School Freshmen: 4 (Isaiah Epps, J.J. 5 Gilbert Brown F 6-6 210 SR* 3L Harrisburg, Pa./South Kent Prep (Conn.) Moore, Aron Nwankwo, 2 Isaiah Epps G 6-2 170 FR HS Plainfield, N.J./Hargrave Military Academy (Va.) Cameron Wright). 12 Ashton Gibbs G 6-2 190 JR 2L Scotch Plains, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 52 Gary McGhee C 6-10 250 SR 3L Anderson, Ind./Highland Senior GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN 44 J.J. Moore F 6-6 200 FR HS Brentwood, N.Y./South Kent Prep (Conn.) Arizona: 1 (Nick Rivers, 15 Aron Nwankwo F 6-7 200 FR HS Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College Phoenix). 21 Lamar Patterson G/F 6-5 220 FR* RS Lancaster, Pa./St. Benedict’s/J.P. McCaskey Indiana: 1 (Gary McGhee, 55 J.J. Richardson F/C 6-7 235 SO 1L Missouri City, Texas/Fort Bend Hightower Anderson). 14 Nick Rivers G 6-0 180 SR 1L Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy Prep Maryland: 1 (Aron Nwankwo, 35 Nasir Robinson F 6-5 220 JR 2L Chester, Pa./Chester Baltimore).