TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ................................ 2
MEDIA GUIDE CREDITS
THIS IS PITT BASKETBALL This is Pitt Basketball ...................... 4-5 Big East Champions ........................ 6-7 Gateway to the NBA ....................... 8-9 Big East Basketball ..................... 10-11 The Big East Tournament ............ 12-13 International Panthers ................. 14-15 Jamie Dixon ................................ 16-17 The Petersen Events Center ........ 18-21 Men’s Basketball Facilities .......... 22-23 Television Exposure ...................... 24-25 Game Atmosphere ...................... 26-27 Oakland Zoo ................................ 28-29 Homecourt Advantage ................ 30-31 Offensive Efficiency ..................... 32-33 Devastating Defense ................... 34-35 Pitt Basketball Family .................. 36-37 Pitt Basketball: The Place to Be . 38-39 Player Development .................... 40-41 Pittsburgh Basketball Fever ......... 42-43 Season Ending Banquet .............. 44-45 The University of Pittsburgh ......... 46-47 City of Pittsburgh ......................... 48-49 Pitt Sports Town .......................... 50-51 Panther Game Plan ..................... 52-53 Academic Emphasis .................... 54-55 Strength & Conditioning .............. 56-57 Athletic Training .......................... 58-59 Media Spotlight ........................... 60-62
The 2009-10 Pitt Men’s Basketball Media Guide is a publication of the University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Relations Office and was managed, written, created, designed and edited by Greg Hotchkiss. n EDITOR: Greg Hotchkiss n CONTRIBUTING EDITORS E.J. Borghetti, Mendy Nestor, Sophia Duck, Paul Pancoe, Celeste Welsh n PRINTING Geyer Printing, Pittsburgh, Pa. n GRAPHIC/COVER DESIGN Vance Wright Adams, Ocreations Pitt’s Oakland Zoo, has become one of the nation’s finest student cheering sections.
OPPONENTS
Season Preview ........................... 64-67 Preview Story .............................. 64-67 Preseason Storylines ......................... 64 What Pitt Returns in 2009-10 ........... 65 Personnel Breakdown ....................... 67 2009-10 Rosters ................................ 68
Binghamton, Cincinnati .................. 106 Connecticut, DePaul, Duquesne E. Kentucky, Georgetown, Indiana Iowa, Kent State Louisville, Marquette ....................... 107 Mt. St. Mary’s, UNH, Notre Dame Ohio, Providence, Robert Morris Rutgers, St. John’s Seton Hall, USF, Syracuse .............. 108 Villanova, Texas, West Virginia Wichita St., Wofford, YSU CBE Classic/Jimmy V Classic .......... 108 2010 Big East Championship .......... 109 2010 NCAA Tournament ................. 110
COACHING STAFF
2008-09 IN REVIEW
Head Coach Jamie Dixon ........... 70-74 Tom Herrion ....................................... 75 Pat Sandle ......................................... 76 Brandin Knight .................................. 77 Brian Regan ...................................... 78 Basketball Support Staff ............ 79-80
2008-09 Season in Review ...... 112-114 2008-09 Honors and Awards .......... 112 School Records ............................... 113 Milestone Achievements ................. 113 2008-09 Accomplishments ............. 113 Pitt in the NCAA Statistics .............. 114 Record When in 2007-08 ................ 114 Pitt in the National Rankings ........... 114 NCAA/Conference Stats ................. 114 2008-09 Statistics/Results ....... 115-116 Game Highs and Lows .................... 117 Points/Rebounds/Assists .................. 118 2008-09 Big East Results ................ 118 2008-09 Final Big East Stats .......... 119 Game-by-Game Reviews ......... 119-128
2 SEASON PREVIEW
PLAYER PROFILES Jermaine Dixon ........................... 82-85 Brad Wanamaker ........................ 86-89 Gary McGhee .............................. 90-92 Ashton Gibbs ............................... 92-94 Chase Adams .................................... 95 Nasir Robinson ............................ 96-97 Dwight Miller ..................................... 98 Travon Woodall .................................. 99 Lamar Patterson .............................. 100 J.J. Richardson ............................... 101 Dante Taylor .................................... 102 Talib Zanna ...................................... 103 Tim Frye .......................................... 104 Nick Rivers ...................................... 104
2009-10 PITT BASKETBALL
1,000-Point Club ...................... 145-150 Performance Records ..................... 151 Field Goal Leaders .......................... 152 Three-Point Field Goal Leaders ....... 153 Free Throw Leaders ........................ 154 Rebound Leaders ............................ 155 Assists Leaders ............................... 156 Blocked Shots Leaders ................... 157 Steals Leaders ................................ 158 Participation Leaders ...................... 159 Year-by-Year Statistics ............. 160-161 Team Season Highs ................. 162-163 Winning Streaks .............................. 163 Postseason History .......................... 164 NCAA Tournament Records ..... 165-166 NCAA Tournament Game History .... 167 Big East Championship History ....... 168 Big East Championship Records ..... 169 National Polls ................................... 170 Attendance Records ....................... 171 100-Point Games ............................ 172 Margin of Victory Records ............... 172 Comeback Wins .............................. 173 Halftime Leads/Deficits ................... 173 All-Time Overtime Games ............... 174 Petersen Events Center Records ..... 174 All-Time Letterwinners ............. 175-177 All-Time Opponents ........................ 178 All-Time Scores ....................... 179-194
THE UNIVERSITY Chancellor Mark Nordenberg ... 196-197 A.D. Steve Pederson ................ 198-199 The University of Pittsburgh ............. 200
RECORDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
MEDIA INFORMATION
National Honors ............................... 130 All-America Players .................. 131-132 Regional Honors .............................. 133 Conference Honors .................. 134-135 Panthers in the NBA ........................ 136 Coaching Records ........................... 137 General Records ....................... 138-142 Individual/Team Success ................. 142 Scoring Leaders ....................... 143-144
Memo to the Media ................. 202-203 Petersen Events Center Map ........... 202 Network TV Information .................. 203 University of Pittsburgh Map ........... 204 Parking and Directions .................... 204 Pitt ISP Sports Radio Network ........ 205 2008-09 Travel Headquarters .......... 205 Primary Media Outlets ..................... 206 Pittsburgh Service Directory ............ 207
n RECRUITING SECTION DESIGN Grant Hawkins Design n LAYOUT AND DESIGN Greg Hotchkiss n PHOTOGRAPHY Harry Bloomberg; Michael Drazdzinski; Pete Madia; Sean Patrick Brady; Will Babin, Image Point; Joe Kapelewski; Chaz Palla; Dave Arrigo; Patricia Nagle; Herb Ferguson; Matt Freed, Gary Guydosh; Michael E. Haritan; Jason Hillman; Hail to Pitt: A Sports History of the University of Pittsburgh by Jim O’Brien and Marty Wolfson; Panther Pride: University of Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball; Houston Chronicle, Sam Sciullo, Jr.; Sue Wrbican, Brian Spurlock; Stephen C. Parker; Brian Tirpak; Mitchell Layton; Shawn Sullivan; Pittsburgh Pirates; Pittsburgh Steelers; Pittsburgh Convention and Visitors Bureau; Stephen Slade, USA Basketball; NBA Photo Services; CBS; CoSIDa; Mike Humes, ESPN. n SPECIAL THANKS Ray Scheib, Charlie Stage, Geyer Printing; Melanie Prisco, Vance Wright Adams; Sam Sciullo, Jr.; Terry Beckwith, Fort Worth, Texas; Bobby Pugh, Fort Worth, Texas. n ON THE COVER/BACK COVER Pitt’s “Tradition of Excellence” over the last nine seasons. Depicted on the cover is a compilation of great moments, great players, outstanding plays, stellar accomplishments and championship moments.