RECORDS & ACHIEVEMENTS
1971-72 12-12 Coach: Charles “Buzz” Ridl Date 12/1 12/4 12/6 12/18 12/23 12/29 12/30 1/3 1/5 1/8 1/10 1/12 1/19 1/22 1/26 1/29 2/5 2/9 2/11 2/16 2/23 2/26 2/29 3/4
Opponent at Gettysburg North Carolina (–/2) Ohio Wesleyan at Wisconsin South Carolina (–/3) Navy (CA) + Duquesne (CA) + George Washington at Rutgers Westminster West Virginia at Davidson Bucknell at North Carolina State at Lafayette Penn State at William & Mary Kent State Syracuse Temple at Virginia (–/13) at Penn State Youngstown State at West Virginia
Pitt Opp. W/L 80 67 W 75 90 L 103 48 W 63 80 L 59 69 L 88 78 W 67 87 L 99 81 W 76 92 L 78 59 W 91 76 W 91 78 W 91 67 W 73 80 L 78 91 L 62 74 L 68 73 L 75 68 W 109 99 W 74 89 L 74 84 L 78 70 W 82 66 W 90 104 L
+ - Steel Bowl (played at the Civic Arena)
12/29 at Arkansas % 1/2 1/5 1/9 1/12 1/16 1/20 1/27 1/30 2/2 2/6 2/9 2/14 2/16 2/20 2/23 2/27 3/2
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W L L W
+Steel Bowl (played at the Civic Arena)
1973-74 25-4 First-ever NCAA Elite Eight appearance 5th NCAA Tournament appearance 22 consecutive wins sets school-record Ranked 16th in final AP poll Ranked in final poll for first time in school history Coach: Charles “Buzz” Ridl Pitt Opp. W/L 78 82 L 36 21 W 82 65 W 82 60 W 90 55 W 98 73 W 86 56 W
Razorback Classic (Little Rock, Ark.) 12/28 vs. Connecticut % 83 63 W
Coach: Charles “Buzz” Ridl Pitt Opp. W/L 53 36 W 78 82 L 94 100 L 79 88 L 72 60 W 65 58 W 72 65 W 75 89 L 70 86 L 68 77 L 88 62 W 66 72 L 84 77 W 84 56 W 96 65 W 82 79 W 70 61 W 70 60 W 62 64 L 83 77 W 71 70 W 80 65 W 76 69 W 68 69 L 107 78 W
ECAC Tournament (Morgantown, W.Va., WVU Coliseum) 3/7 at West Virginia 73 75 L 3/8 vs. George Washington 89 64 W National Invitation Tournament (New York, N.Y., Madison Square Garden) 3/15 vs. Southern Illinois (MSG) 70 65 W 3/18 vs. Providence (MSG) 80 101 L + Steel Bowl; CA-played at Civic Arena %played at Raleigh, N.C.
1975-76 12-15 Opponent West Virginia Wesleyan at Niagara Duquesne (CA) + Syracuse (CA) + Ohio
63 75 77 76 48 64
66 88 79 59 78 56
L L L W L W
3/2
ECBL Tournament (Philadelphia, Pa., The Palestra) vs. West Virginia 54 66
L
$ECBL Conference games CA-played at Civic Arena
Pennsylvania Classic (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 1/30 Pennsylvania (CA) # 67 60 W 1/31 Penn State (CA) # 71 52 W 2/4 at Cincinnati (–/16) 77 89 L 2/7 Syracuse 71 67 W 2/11 at West Virginia 72 85 L 2/14 South Carolina 72 79 L 2/18 Buffalo State 99 51 W 2/21 at Penn State 65 61 W 2/23 Indiana, Pa. 76 61 W 3/2 at St. Francis, Pa. 74 69 W
EASTERN 8 ERA BEGINS 1977-78 16-11 5-5 Eastern 8 (T-3rd place) First season in Eastern 8 Conference play
1976-77 6-21 1-9 ECBL (4th place- West Div.) Coach: Tim Grgurich Date 11/27 12/1 12/4
Opponent West Virginia Wesleyan at Ohio Virginia
Pitt Opp. W/L 79 77 W 62 72 L 61 62 L
Golden Triangle Classic (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 12/10 So. Illinois (CA)% (–/18) 67 72 L 12/11 Duquesne (CA)% 78 79 L 12/18 St. Francis, Pa. 12/21 at Youngstown State 12/23 $Rutgers 12/29 12/30 1/3 1/8 1/12 1/15 1/22 1/26 1/29 2/2 2/6 2/9
84 73 77
71 78 81
W L L
Lobo Classic (Albuquerque, N.M.) vs. Southern California # 67 76 vs. Iowa # 80 103 $West Virginia 91 100 at $George Washington 79 94 Cleveland State 89 75 at $Villanova 64 85 at Syracuse (–/20) 74 96 at Notre Dame 68 88 at $Penn State 60 74 Cincinnati (–/12) 65 64 $Massachusetts 71 75 at $West Virginia 69 90
L L L L W L L L L W L L
Date 11/26 11/30 12/3 12/6 12/10 12/22
Opponent Morris Harvey West Virginia Wesleyan Kent State at Evansville at St. Francis, Pa. Wheeling
Pitt Opp. W/L 72 76 L 80 56 W 65 47 W 83 90 L 72 71 W 82 54 W
12/29 12/30 1/4 1/8 1/11 1/14 1/18 1/23 1/25 1/28 2/2 2/5 2/8 2/11 2/16 2/18 2/22 2/25 2/27
San Diego, Calif. vs. Purdue % vs. Fordham % $West Virginia $George Washington Temple (2OT) Syracuse (–/8) Robert Morris at Cincinnati at Cleveland State at $Penn State Canisius at $Duquesne (CA) at $West Virginia Maryland (CA) (OT) $Penn State (OT) $Villanova $Duquesne (FFH) at $Rutgers at $Massachusetts
91 76 66 73 81 81 66 87 74 65 66 88 76 86 75 81 65 87 71
L W W L L W W L W W W L W W L W W L L
3/2 3/3
Eastern 8 Tournament (Pittsburgh, Pa., Civic Arena) vs. Geo. Washington (CA) 85 83 vs. Villanova (CA) 70 72
W L
80 80 71 71 74 86 99 80 82 82 82 66 87 89 68 97 72 68 68
PITT’S HEAD COACHES DR. ROY CHIPMAN 1980-86 (6 years) Record: 102-76 (.573) Accomplishments Guided Pittsburgh into its first season of Big East Conference competition in 1982-83…Pittsburgh made five postseason appearances in six seasons as head coach (1980-86) including NCAA Tournament berths in 1981, 1982 and 1985 and NIT berths in 1984 and 1986…Won back-to-back Eastern Eight Tournament titles (1981 and 1982), the final two seasons before entering the Big East…Posted Pittsburgh’s first 20-win year (1981-82) in nine seasons…With increased notoriety and television coverage from the Big East Conference, recruited and signed blue chip players such as Curtis Aiken, Charles Smith, Demetreus Gore and Jerome Lane. Prominent Student-Athletes Clyde Vaughan, Curtis Aiken, Charles Smith.
Coach: Tim Grgurich Date 11/29 12/2 12/5 12/6 12/13
$Duquesne (OT) (FFH) at Maryland $Penn State at Indiana, Pa. at Temple (Palestra) at $Duquesne (CA)
Coach: Tim Grgurich
1974-75 18-11
Opponent Ohio Northern at West Virginia (OT) Duquesne (CA) + Penn State (CA) + St. Joseph’s Marquette (–/6) St. Francis, Pa. vs. Duke% at N.C. State (–/1) at Syracuse Youngstown State at Bucknell Notre Dame (CA) (OT) Penn State Rollins Rutgers (OT) (–/19) at Temple (Palestra) William & Mary at South Carolina West Virginia Virginia Niagara at Penn State at Kent State at Buffalo
2/12 2/15 2/19 2/21 2/23 2/27
+Steel Bowl; CA-played at Civic Arena
+Steel Bowl (played at the Civic Arena) %Razorback Classic (Little Rock, Ark.) # played in Charlotte, N.C.
Date 11/30 12/3 12/6 12/7 12/14 12/18 12/21 12/27 12/28 1/4 1/8 1/11 1/13 1/18 1/22 1/25 1/29 2/1 2/5 2/12 2/15 2/19 2/22 2/26 3/1
Big Sun Invitational (St. Petersburg, Fla.) 12/19 vs. Alabama% (–/8) 53 62 L 12/19 at South Florida% 63 70 L 12/23 Evansville 61 62 L 12/30 at Cleveland State 56 60 L 1/3 Buffalo 83 65 W 1/7 West Virginia 70 61 W 1/10 at George Washington(3OT) 73 74 L 1/12 Notre Dame (CA) (–/13) 66 77 L 1/17 at Marquette (–/3) 62 73 L 1/21 at Virginia 68 75 L 1/24 Temple 80 63 W 1/27 at Rutgers (–/5) 71 102 L
L
2nd all-time NIT appearance
Opponent Pitt Opp. W/L Mt. Union 75 69 W at North Carolina 70 99 L Rutgers 99 73 W Duquesne (CA) + 61 67 L Southern Illinois (CA) + 65 63 W Wittenberg 54 63 L at UCLA (–/1) 73 89 L at Pepperdine 73 80 L Harvard 75 73 W Wisconsin 70 72 L at Syracuse 66 74 L Davidson 73 76 L at Bucknell 78 56 W at Notre Dame (OT) 76 85 L St. Francis, Pa. 88 65 W at Temple 50 71 L Penn State 63 53 W William & Mary 83 62 W West Virginia 77 64 W at Kent State 68 74 L at George Washington 66 69 L North Carolina A&T 79 60 W Colgate 76 63 W Virginia 66 79 L at Penn State 58 49 W at West Virginia 58 59 L
Opponent at West Virginia at Rutgers Duquesne (CA) + Florida State (CA) + Cornell Howard Army
83 70 62 63 46 56 75 61 71 62 70 56 55 71 49 66 67 78
NCAA Regional Finals (Raleigh, N.C., Reynolds Coliseum) 3/16 at N.C. State (13/1) 72 100
Coach: Charles “Buzz” Ridl
Date 12/1 12/4 12/7 12/8 12/10 12/15 12/22
91 81 73 90 62 96 101 83 106 68 83 71 106 91 56 64 50 83
NCAA First & Second Rounds (Morgantown, W.Va., WVU Coliseum) 3/9 vs. Saint Joseph’s (14/–) 54 42 W 3/14 vs. Furman (13/–) 81 78 W
1972-73 12-14 Date 11/29 12/2 12/4 12/8 12/9 12/16 12/22 12/23 12/29 1/3 1/6 1/10 1/13 1/17 1/20 1/24 1/27 2/3 2/5 2/7 2/10 2/14 2/17 2/21 2/24 2/27
at Virginia Bucknell vs. Davidson # Duke George Washington (17/–) Buffalo (17/–) Penn State (16/–) at Westminster (13/–) at William & Mary (13/–) Kent State (10/–) Syracuse (10/–) Cleveland State (7/–) at Youngstown State (7/–) Temple (7/–) at Penn State (7/–) at South Carolina (11/14) West Virginia (11/–)
Pitt Opp. W/L 70 61 W 69 78 L 74 75 L 80 90 L 72 71 W
Personal Facts Arrived at Pittsburgh in the spring of 1980…Resigned in December, 1985…Lost a battle with cancer in August, 1997 at the age of 58…Native of Freeport, Maine…Coached two seasons at Lafayette before arriving at Pittsburgh.
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