DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME Nov. 6 CARNEGIE-MELLON (Exh.) 7:00 pm Nov. 14 GANNON UNIVERSITY (Exh.) 7:00 pm Nov. 20 HOWARD 7:00 pm Nov. 24 ROBERT MORRIS 7:00 pm Nov. 27 LOYOLA (Md.) 7:00 pm Dec. 1 ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) 7:00 pm Dec. 4 DUQUESNE (FSN) 4:00 pm Dec. 7 Jimmy V. Classic vs. Memphis (ESPN) 7:00 pm Dec. 11 at Penn State (FSN) 2:00 pm Dec. 18 COPPIN STATE 7:00 pm Dec. 23 RICHMOND (ESPN2) 7:00 pm 2004-2005 PITTSBURGH PANTHERS BASKETBALL Dec. 29 SOUTH CAROLINA (FSN) 7:00 pm Jan. 2 BUCKNELL 7:00 pm Jan. 5 *GEORGETOWN (FSN) 7:00 pm Jan. 8 at *Rutgers (FSN) 2:00 pm Jan. 15 *SETON HALL (WTAE) Noon Jan. 18 at *St. John’s (FSN) 7:30 pm Jan. 22 at *Connecticut (ESPN) 9:00 pm Jan. 29 *SYRACUSE (ESPN) 7:00 pm Jan. 31 *PROVIDENCE (ESPN2) 9:00 pm Feb. 5 at *West Virginia (ESPN2) 6:00 pm Feb. 8 *ST. JOHN’S (FSN) 7:00 pm Feb. 12 *NOTRE DAME (ESPN) Noon Feb. 14 at *Syracuse (ESPN) 7:00 pm Feb. 20 at *Villanova (ABC) 1:30 pm Feb. 23 *WEST VIRGINIA (FSN) 7:00 pm Feb. 26 *CONNECTICUT (CBS) 3:45 pm Feb. 28 *at Boston College (ESPN) 7:00 pm March 5 at *Notre Dame (CBS) 2:00 pm March 9-12 Big East Championship TBA March 17-20 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA March 24-27 NCAA Regionals TBA April 2-4 NCAA Final Four TBA All home games played in the Petersen Events Center on the University of Pittsburgh campus. All times Eastern. All home games in CAPS. Television games in parentheses. PLEASE NOTE: All times are subject to change. For ticket information, *Indicates Big East please call Conference (800) 643-PITT or games. (412) 648-PITT. BIG EAST’S TOP-THREE YEAR PERIODS Best Big East league records over a three-year span: School, Year W-L Pct. Connecticut, 1993-96 49-5 .907 PITTSBURGH, 2001-04 39-9 .813 Georgetown, 1982-85 39-9 .813 St. John’s, 1984-87 39-9 .813 PITTSBURGH’S ACHIEVEMENTS OVER THE LAST THREE SEASONS (2001-04) ■ Captured three straight Big East regular season titles (2002, 2003, 2004). ■ Won school’s first-ever Big East Tournament Championship (2003). ■ Advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s “Sweet Sixteen” for the third consecutive season, one of only five schools nationwide to achieve this honor during that span. ■ Compiled an 88-16 record and .846 winning percentage from 2001-04, a winning percentage that ranks first nationally during that period (1. Pittsburgh, .846, 88-16; 2. Duke, .838, 88-17; 3. Gonzaga, .835, 81-16). ■ Amassed a 39-9 Big East league record with three straight 13-3 seasons from 2001-04, a record that ties for second among the best all-time Big East Conference basketball three-year spans. ■ Completed its third consecutive season ranked among the nation’s top-10 schools, one of only three schools to achieve this honor (Pittsburgh, Duke, Kansas). ■ Advanced to the Big East Championship Final in four consecutive seasons (2001-04), one of only two programs in league history to achieve this distinction. ■ Ranked among the nation’s top-10 programs in 32 weekly polls and listed among the top-25 in each of the last 43 consecutive polls. ■ Totaled a 51-2 home record from 2001-04 including a 35-1 record in the two-year-old Petersen Events Center. Additionally, the program won its first 34 games in the Petersen Events Center, the third longest win streak to open an arena in NCAA Division I history (1. UCLA, 51; 2. Providence, 41; 3. Pittsburgh, 34). ■ Completed a school-record 40-game home win streak (11/23/02-2/29/04), a streak which spanned two years and 68 days and included 34 Petersen Events Center wins, 20 Big East wins, 28 opponents held to 60 points or less and an average victory margin of 18.5 points from 2001-04. ■ Limited opponents to a combined 58.8 points per game on 39.0 percent field goal shooting. ■ Appeared on television a total of 72 games, an average of 24 times per year (15-ESPN, 6-ESPN2, 3-ABC, 12-CBS, 36-ESPN Regional). COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S BEST PRO- GRAMS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS (Where Pittsburgh ranks among national winning percentage leaders and top programs over last three seasons; as of October, 2004) School 2003-04 2001-03 Total Pct. PITTSBURGH 31-5 57-11 88-16 .846 Duke 31-6 57-11 88-17 .838 Gonzaga 28-3 53-13 81-16 .835 Kentucky 27-5 54-14 81-19 .810 Kansas 24-9 63-12 87-21 .806 Connecticut 33-6 50-17 83-23 .783 Stanford 30-2 44-19 74-21 .779 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS CREDITS The 2004-05 Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a Table of Contents ................................ 2 Duquesne ........................................ 121 NCAA/Big East Stat Leaders........... 206 publication of the University of Howard ............................................ 121 Postseason History .......................... 207 Pittsburgh Athletic Media Loyola, Md. ..................................... 122 NCAA Tournament Records ..... 208-209 Relations Office and was PITTSBURGH BASKETBALL Jimmy V. Classic ............................. 122 NCAA Tournament Game History .... 210 managed, written, created, designed and edited by Greg Memphis ......................................... 123 Big East Championship History ....... 211 Hotchkiss. Introduction to Pittsburgh ................ 4-5 Penn State ...................................... 123 Big East Championship Records ..... 212 Big East Champions ........................ 6-7 Richmond ........................................ 124 National Polls ................................... 213 EDITOR: Greg Hotchkiss Gateway to the NBA ....................... 8-9 Robert Morris .................................. 124 Attendance Figures ......................... 214 Big East Basketball ..................... 10-11 St. Francis (Pa.) .............................. 125 100-Point Games ............................ 215 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS The Big East Tournament ............ 12-13 South Carolina ................................ 125 Margin of Victory Records ............... 215 E.J. Borghetti, Brad Cuprik, International Panthers ................. 14-15 Comeback Wins .............................. 216 Burt Lauten, Celeste Welsh. The Petersen Events Center ........ 16-19 CONFERENCE OPPONENTS Halftime Leads ................................ 216 KEY CONTRIBUTORS Men’s Basketball Facilities .......... 20-21 Boston College ................................ 126 All-Time Overtime Games ............... 217 Ashlee Bartko, Sarah Hauck, Television Exposure ...................... 22-23 Connecticut ..................................... 127 Petersen Events Center Records ..... 217 GIna Pomponio, Megan Game Atmosphere ...................... 24-25 Georgetown ..................................... 128 Career Individual Scoring ......... 218-222 Cicone, Robyn Ettinger, Keri Oakland Zoo ................................ 26-27 Notre Dame ..................................... 129 All-Time Lineups ...................... 223-224 Henderson. Homecourt Advantage ................ 28-29 Providence ....................................... 130 All-Time Letterwinners ............. 225-227 Devastating Defense ................... 30-31 Rutgers ............................................ 131 All-Time Opponents ........................ 228 PRINTING Pittsburgh Basketball Family ....... 32-33 St. John’s ........................................ 132 Results vs. Opponents ..............229-235 Geyer Printing, Pittsburgh, Pa. Pitt Basketball: The Place to Be . 34-35 Seton Hall ....................................... 133 Versus the Conferences .................. 236 GRAPHIC/COVER DESIGN Player Development .................... 36-37 Syracuse ......................................... 134 All-Time Scores ....................... 237-252 Vance Wright Adams, Pittsburgh Basketball Fever ......... 38-39 Villanova .......................................... 135 Pittsburgh, Pa. Season Ending Banquet .............. 40-41 West Virginia ................................... 136 The University of Pittsburgh ......... 42-43 2005 Big East Championship .......... 137 HISTORY RECRUITING SECTION City of Pittsburgh ......................... 44-45 2005 NCAA Tournament ................. 138 DESIGN Pittsburgh Sports Town ............... 46-47 The Beginning ..........................254-255 Grant Hawkins, Grant Hawkins Design, Dallas, Texas. Pittsburgh Student Life ............... 48-49 2003-04 IN REVIEW H.C. “Doc” Carlson ......................... 256 Academic Emphasis .................... 50-51 Pitt Pavilion/1940-41 Final Four ...... 257 LAYOUT AND DESIGN Strength & Conditioning .............. 52-53 Don Hennon/Good Players & Teams 258 Greg Hotchkiss Athletic Training .......................... 54-55 2003-04 Season in Review ......140-144 Buzz, Amoeba Man & Gurg ............ 259 Media Spotlight ........................... 56-58 2003-04 Statistics/Results .......145-146 The Magical Season of 1973-74 .... 260 PHOTOGRAPHY 2 Game-by-Game Statistics............... 147 A Knight to Remember ................... 261 Harry Bloomberg; Michael 2004-05 SEASON PREVIEW Game Highs and Lows .................... 148 Dr. Roy Makes a Field House Call ... 262 Drazdzinski; Sean Patrick Points/Assists/Rebounds .................. 149 Clancy Lowers the Boom ................ 263 Brady; Will Babin, Image Point; Season Preview ........................... 60-65 2003-04 Big East Results ................ 150 Welcome to the Big East ................ 264 Joe Kapelewski; Chaz Palla; 2003-04 Rosters ................................ 66 2003-04 Final Big East Statistics .... 151 Smith & Lane Raise the Level ........ 265 Dave Arrigo; Patricia Nagle; Herb Ferguson; Matt Freed; Game-by-Game Reviews ......... 152-160 A Class to Remember ..................... 266 Gary Guydosh;