SEASON PREVIEW
WHAT PITT RETURNS IN 2011-12 Category g y Percent Returning g Last year’s starters: ...................................................................... 40% (2 of 5) Last year’s total starts: .......................................................... 40% (68 of 170) Team’s top-10 in minutes played: .............................................. 70% (7 of 10) Total minutes played: ................................................... 57.7% (3936 of 6824) Points scored: ............................................................... 58.6% (1472 of 2514) Field goals made: ............................................................. 58.9% (522 of 886) Field goal attempts: ..................................................... 59.2% (1105 of 1866) 3-point FG made: ............................................................. 70.8% (143 of 202) 3-point FG attempts: ........................................................ 69.9% (358 of 512) Offensive rebounds: .......................................................... 61.8% (299 of 484) Defensive rebounds: ......................................................... 51.7% (452 of 874) Total rebounds: ............................................................... 55.3% (751 of 1358) Personal fouls: .................................................................. 61.1% (373 of 610) Assists: .............................................................................. 53.3% (317 of 595) Turnovers: .......................................................................... 58.9% (234 of 397) Blocked shots: .................................................................... 36.9% (41 of 111) Steals: ................................................................................. 53.8% (86 of 160)
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UPPER LEFT: Back for his senior season, Ashton Gibbs has the opportunity to set school career records for 3-point field goals made and attempts, 3-point percentage and free throw percentage. ABOVE CENTER: Redshirt sophomore Talib Zanna has fully recovered from a broken right thumb injury. He missed the final seven games of the 2010-11 season due to injury. ABOVE: Redshirt junior Tray Woodall has led the Panthers in assist:turnover ratio in each of the last two seasons. He ranked second among conference leaders in the same category (2.34). LEFT: Junior center/forward Dante Taylor will have the opportunity to play major minutes at center this year. Over his first two seasons, Taylor has averaged 4.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 14.5 minutes per game off the bench.