RECORDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
Date 11/19 11/24 11/27 12/1 12/4 12/8 12/11 12/18 12/20 12/23 12/29 1/3 1/8 1/16 1/19 1/22 1/27+ 2/1 2/6 2/10 2/13 2/16 2/20 2/23 2/26 2/29 3/5
Opponent Pitt Opp. W/L Wright State 69 52 W St. Francis (Pa.) 84 56 W IUPUI 68 49 W Norfolk State 102 78 W Tennessee 50 76 L Robert Morris 92 59 W at Nebraska 57 69 L Appalachian State 67 64 W Duquesne (MA) 74 56 W Virginia Commonwealth 60 64 L at New Orleans 65 62 W at *St. John’s 58 82 L *Connecticut 51 73 L *Seton Hall 68 80 L *Syracuse 72 82 L at *Notre Dame 66 81 L *Villanova 79 70 W at *Miami 60 64 L *Notre Dame 72 66 W at *West Virginia # 58 62 L *Georgetown 65 72 L at *Syracuse 62 83 L at *Georgetown 50 62 L at *Boston College 70 60 W *Rutgers 67 62 W *Miami 66 74 L at *Providence 57 53 W
Big East Championship (New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden) 3/8 vs. Villanova 55 65 L Totals 1864 1876 *Big East Games MA- played at Mellon Arena +originally scheduled for 1/26, but postponed due to inclement weather %- played in Charleston, W.Va.
2000-01 n 19-14 7-9 Big East (5th-place West)
Coach: Ben Howland Date 11/17 11/20 11/25 11/29 12/2 12/6 12/9 12/17 12/21 12/28 12/30 1/3 1/6 1/10 1/13 1/16 1/20 1/23 1/31 2/3 2/5 2/8 2/11 2/15 2/25 2/27 3/3
Opponent North Carolina A&T Morris Brown Marist (OT) at St. Francis (Pa.) Nebraska at Penn State St. Francis (N.Y.) at VCU (OT) at Duquesne (MA) Robert Morris New Orleans *Miami *Syracuse at *Connecticut *Seton Hall at *Notre Dame at *Georgetown at *Providence *West Virginia *Notre Dame *Georgetown at *West Virginia at *Rutgers at *Seton Hall *Rutgers at *Syracuse *Virginia Tech
Pitt Opp. W/L 91 46 W 74 53 W 71 69 W 70 52 W 52 51 W 74 88 L 79 68 W 73 76 L 70 71 L 77 55 W 62 46 W 62 51 W 66 71 L 53 73 L 77 65 W 58 74 L 70 66 W 61 77 L 63 46 W 67 75 L 67 81 L 68 69 L 64 84 L 68 61 W 70 60 W 69 80 L 70 51 W
Big East Championship (New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden) 3/7 vs. Miami 78 69 W 3/8 vs. Notre Dame 66 54 W 3/9 vs. Syracuse (OT) 55 54 W 3/10 vs. Boston College (Final) 57 79 L National Invitation Tournament 3/14 St. Bonaventure 84 75 3/19 Mississippi State 61 66 Totals 2247 2156 *Big East Games MA- played at Mellon Arena
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2001-02 n 29-6 13-3 Big East (1st place West) n NCAA Sweet Sixteen n 14th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance (No. 3 seed) n Big East West Champions n Big East Tournament runner-up n School-record 29 wins n Ranked 9th in final AP poll Coach: Ben Howland Date 11/16 11/18 11/20 11/23 11/24 11/25 12/1 12/5 12/8 12/15 12/19 12/22 12/29 1/2 1/5 1/8 1/12 1/15 1/19 1/22 1/26 1/30 2/2 2/7 2/10 2/16 2/21 2/26 3/2
Opponent Morgan State Northern Arizona Robert Morris vs. Oakland vs. Illinois State vs. South Florida Savannah State St. Francis (Pa.) Penn State Rhode Island at Ohio State Duquesne (MA) St. Francis (N.Y.) *St. John’s at *Boston College at *Rutgers *Notre Dame at *Miami (2OT) at *Georgetown *Syracuse *Georgetown at *Notre Dame *Villanova *Seton Hall at *Syracuse at *West Virginia *Rutgers at *Seton Hall (OT) *West Virginia
Pitt Opp. W/L 76 55 W 58 47 W 86 62 W 70 53 W 65 46 W 63 69 L 87 35 W 77 55 W 89 53 W 58 51 W 62 55 W 78 63 W 74 61 W 77 54 W 77 74 W 66 58 W 53 56 L 69 76 L 68 67 W 72 57 W 67 56 W 76 89 L 71 59 W 70 65 W 75 63 W 85 75 W 78 59 W 73 66 W 92 65 W
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n 8 all-time NIT appearance n Big East Tournament runner-up
PITT’S HEAD COACHES BEN HOWLAND 1999-2003 (4 years) n Record: 89-40 (.690) n Accomplishments Two consecutive NCAA “Sweet Sixteen” appearances (2002 and 2003)…Won school’s firstever Big East Tournament title (2003)…Back-toback Big East West titles (2001-02 and 200203)…Set school-record for victories (29 in 200102)…Compiled winningest two-year period in school history and nation’s second best win percentage over that period (57-11 over 2001-03)…Also posted Pittsburgh’s best two-year period in Big East play with a 26-6 league record from 2001-03…Postseason appearances in three of four seasons (2001-NIT, 2002-NCAA, 2003- NCAA)…Guided Pittsburgh to first-ever Big East Championship title game in 2000 and three straight title games (2001, 2002, 2003)…Put together winningest four-year period in school history (89-40)…Guided program into the Petersen Events Center in 2002-03…Named consensus national coach of the year after 2001-02 season, the first Pittsburgh coach to garner such honors since football’s Johnny Majors in 1976…Pittsburgh appeared on national television a school-record 22 times during the 2002-03 season. n Prominent Student-Athletes Brandin Knight, Ricardo Greer, Julius Page, Ontario Lett, Donatas Zavackas, Jaron Brown. n Personal Facts Named head coach at Pittsburgh on March 8, 1999…Cerritos, Calif. native…Arrived at Pittsburgh after spending his career on the West Coast and orchestrating one of the greatest turnarounds in NCAA basketball history at Northern Arizona…Served as an assistant coach at UC-Santa Barbara for 12 years (1982-94).
Big East Championship (New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden) 3/7 vs. Boston College 76 62 W 3/8 vs. Miami 76 71 W 3/9 vs. Connecticut (Final-2OT) 65 74 L NCAA First & Second Rounds (Pittsburgh, Pa., Mellon Arena) 3/15 vs. Central Connecticut St. 71 54 3/17 vs. California 63 50
Ohio State at Rhode Island George Mason at Georgia Robert Morris *Notre Dame at *Rutgers at *West Virginia *Syracuse *Georgetown at *Syracuse *Providence at *Notre Dame *West Virginia at *Seton Hall at *Georgetown *Rutgers at *Virginia Tech *Connecticut *Seton Hall at *Villanova
69 87 65 67 85 72 70 80 73 65 65 68 64 82 61 82 86 75 71 86 56
49 71 41 79 49 55 63 61 60 64 67 61 66 46 73 67 65 62 67 54 54
W W W L W W W W W W L W L W L W W W W W W
Big East Championship (New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden) 3/13 vs. Providence 67 59 W 3/14 vs. Boston College 61 48 W 3/15 vs. Connecticut (Final) 74 56 W NCAA First & Second Rounds (Boston, Mass., Fleet Center) 3/21 vs. Wagner 87 61 3/23 vs. Indiana 74 52 NCAA Midwest Regional (Minneapolis, Minn., Metrodome) 3/27 vs. Marquette 74 77 Totals 2473 1955
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*Big East games
2003-04 n 31-5
193
13-3 Big East (1st place) n NCAA Sweet Sixteen n Big East Regular Season Champions n 16th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance (No. 3 seed) n Big East Tournament runner-up n School-record 31 wins n Topped 200,000 season attendance mark Coach: Jamie Dixon
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NCAA South Regional (Lexington, Ky., Rupp Arena) 3/21 vs. Kent State (OT) 73 78 L Totals 2530 2133 *Big East Games; MA-played at Mellon Arena
PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER ERA BEGINS 2002-03 n 28-5 st
13-3 Big East (T-1 place West) n NCAA Sweet Sixteen n 15th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance (No. 2 seed) n Big East Tournament champions n co-Big East West champions n Ranked 4th in final AP poll n Ranked in top-10 all season long Coach: Ben Howland Date 11/23 11/27 11/30 12/3 12/7 12/14
12/18 12/21 12/28 12/31 1/4 1/6 1/12 1/14 1/18 1/25 2/1 2/4 2/9 2/12 2/15 2/18 2/22 2/26 3/2 3/5 3/9
Opponent Pitt Opp. W/L Duquesne 82 67 W St. Francis (Pa.) 69 46 W Arkansas-Pine Bluff 89 49 W Norfolk State 96 51 W at Penn State 82 60 W Southeastern Louisiana 89 55 W
Date Opponent
Pitt Opp. W/L
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden) 11/14 vs. Alabama 71 62 W 11/22 11/26 11/28 12/3 12/6 12/13
St. Francis (Pa.) Robert Morris Albany at Duquesne Penn State Youngstown State
90 75 83 59 64 57
69 61 54 45 37 42
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Pittsburgh Holiday Hoops Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 12/15 Georgetown College (Ky.) 79 74 12/17 Chicago State 79 51 12/20 Murray State 70 49 12/22 Florida State 63 56
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12/27 12/30 1/3 1/6 1/10 1/12 1/17 1/19 1/24 1/28 2/4 2/7 2/9 2/15
W W W W W W W L W W W W L W
New Hampshire Georgia William & Mary *Virginia Tech at *Miami (2OT) *Notre Dame *Rutgers at *Connecticut at *Syracuse *Boston College *St. John’s at *Notre Dame at *Seton Hall (2OT) *Connecticut
52 76 70 78 84 74 59 65 66 68 71 66 67 75
38 55 55 59 80 71 49 68 45 58 51 58 68 68
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