Pitt Basketball Sun, 19 May 2013 09:35:40 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 Jamie Dixon interview transcript from ACC spring meetings http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121193 The P-G's Sam Werner is attending the ACC spring meetings this week and had a chance to interview Jamie Dixon for about 20 minutes this afternoon. Here is a transcript of that interview minus the quot ... Pitt Basketball Tue, 14 May 2013 17:38:09 +0100 A look at Jamie Dixon’s roster as spring signing period winds down http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121169 The spring signing period ends Wednesday and it appears Pitt will only have two prospects committed by then. Jamel Artis, a freshman forward, and Joseph Uchebo, a sophomore center, have signed letters ... Pitt Basketball Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:03 +0100 What does Rohrssen return mean for Pitt? http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121027 Barry Rohrssen is returning to Pitt as an assistant coach at a time the Panthers were in desperate need of some positive news. Since the season ended, head coach Jamie Dixon found out that freshman c ... Pitt Basketball Fri, 03 May 2013 08:06:53 +0100 Slice returning to Pitt? http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=121024 Barry “Slice” Rohrssen could be coming back to Jamie Dixon’s staff as an assistant coach. Rohrssen was an assistant coach at Pitt from 2001-06 and Dixon’s associate head coach from 2004-06 be ... Pitt Basketball Thu, 02 May 2013 16:54:04 +0100 JJ Moore on the way out? http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120972 Jon Rothstein of the CBS Sports Network reported via his Twitter account that Moore had decided to transfer per a source. A Pitt spokesman said Sunday night that Moore had not asked for his release a ... Pitt Basketball Mon, 29 Apr 2013 08:07:37 +0100 Recruit picks Fordham over Pitt http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120904 Jon Severe, one of the top available high school shooting guards, chose Fordham over Pitt, WVU and Wake Forest this afternoon. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon still has three scholarships to fill and could use ... Pitt Basketball Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:21:27 +0100 Duke among ACC teams to visit the Pete next season http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120882 Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski and the Duke Blue Devils are among nine teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference that will visit the Petersen Events Center next season in Pitt's first season in the ... Pitt Basketball Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:06:33 +0100 More notes from Jam Fest http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120859 Most of the college coaches I spoke with this weekend at the Pittsburgh Jam Fest were in favor of reducing the shot clock. Here is<a target="_blank" href="http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sectionfr ... Pitt Basketball Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:38:36 +0100 Artis commits, three more openings to fill http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120719 One down, three to go. Pitt coach Jamie Dixon filled one of his four open scholarships Friday night when 6-foot-7 small forward Jamel Artis committed. Artis, who played at Notre Dame Prep, will add d ... Pitt Basketball Sat, 13 Apr 2013 08:59:19 +0100 I’m on vacation next week http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120613 With college basketball season over I am going to be away next week and won’t be blogging, tweeting, chatting or writing about Pitt basketball. You might see a tweet or two, but the subject will be ... Pitt Basketball Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:50:14 +0100 San Antonio one possible destination for Steven Adams http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120611 Look for the San Antonio Spurs to be one of the NBA teams to be in the mix to draft Steven Adams, the 7-foot center who played one season at Pitt. Adams is projected as a mid- to late first-round dra ... Pitt Basketball Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:59:00 +0100 What other Pitt players have a professional future? http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120608 After Steven Adams, NBA people don’t think there are many other NBA-caliber players on Pitt’s roster, although one scout told me freshman point guard James Robinson was “interesting”. “I saw ... Pitt Basketball Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:39:54 +0100 NBA teams frustrated by college coaches and their guard-oriented offenses http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120598 I spoke with an NBA scout about Steven Adams on Wednesday and he shared his thoughts on Adams in <a target="_blank" href="http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/pitt-big-east/adams-going-pro-to-pr ... Pitt Basketball Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:00:00 +0100 Dixon is search of transfers http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120592 The departures of Steven Adams and Trey Zeigler leaves Pitt coach Jamie Dixon with four scholarships to give during the spring signing period. Look for a couple of transfers who can play immediately t ... Pitt Basketball Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:32:06 +0100 Steve Adams decides to turn professional http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120565 Pitt freshman center Steven Adams has declared for the NBA draft and intends to sign with an agent. Here is what is known tonight: Adams made a surprise trip back to New Zealand last week and has not ... Pitt Basketball Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:06:27 +0100 Ernie Zeigler talks about his son’s decision to transfer http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120563 Ernie Zeigler and Jamie Dixon coached together at Pitt under Ben Howland. When his son, Trey, decided to transfer to Pitt last spring there were some high expectations for the 6-foot-5 guard who avera ... Pitt Basketball Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:04:59 +0100 Pitt played all four Final Four teams http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120534 Pitt played and lost to all four teams in the Final Four. That does not happen very often, but perhaps the oddest thing about that little nugget is the Panthers were only 1-4 against the four teams th ... Pitt Basketball Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:24:12 +0100 Is Pitt unlucky or just not good enough? http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120498 Pitt has not been able to reach that elusive Final Four in its remarkable 12-year run under Ben Howland and Jamie Dixon, but plenty of its opponents in the NCAA tournament have used the Panthers as a ... Pitt Basketball Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:34:34 +0100 A few Pomeroy teams are out but plenty are still alive in NCAA tournament http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120470 Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is a big fan of the statistical formula Ken Pomeroy uses to rank teams on his web site kenpom.com. The Panthers have been near the top of Pomeroy’s rankings for the past sever ... Pitt Basketball Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:27:27 +0100 Breaking down the returning forwards and centers http://plus.sites.post-gazette.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=120452 Analyzing Pitt’s returning forwards and centers: Steven Adams – Earned the starting duties as a freshman and finished the season averaging 7.0 points and a team-leading 6.2 rebounds per game. He ... Pitt Basketball Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:39:28 +0100