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Gilbert Brown scored 19 points and Pittsburgh (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) took control early with a 19-2 run Saturday that sent the Panthers to an 83-54 rout of Rutgers and the No. 2 seeding in the Big East tournament.

The things Pitt's Jermaine Dixon has -- not the things he has lost -- have made him into the man he is today.

Pitt's victory over Villanova doesn't erase last season's Elite Eight loss, but it does help the Panthers this season.

A memo to the Big Ten and the Big East from this point forward: Do not pick a Bo Ryan or Jamie Dixon-coached team ninth again. Resist the temptation. Forget about what has occurred on the roster. Finishing in the lower level of a conference for thes...

College basketball practice officially starts in a little less than a month, but all across the country, coaches are quietly working with their teams on campus within the two-hour-a-week limit for each player. Wide-eyed freshmen are among those play...

When it comes to red-hot rivalries for the 2009-10 season, Tobacco Road takes a back seat to Kentucky and Louisville.

NEW YORK -- Pitt coach Jamie Dixon got off a plane from Denver to San Francisco, where he had a layover before heading to New Zealand to coach a United States junior national team, and couldn't believe what he saw on a television screen. Pitt's DeJu...

CHICAGO -- Gani Lawal was presumed to be gone. Despite skill deficiencies and playing for a Georgia Tech team that finished with two ACC wins, the sophomore forward was expected to be drafted as a middle- to late-first-rounder. But as the NBA draf...

DeJuan Blair said Wednesday he will declare for the NBA draft and has begun hiring representatives, ending any possibility that the All-America center could return for his junior season.

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon has been named the Naismith men's coach of the year after leading the Panthers to a school-record 31 wins and the NCAA tournament regional finals.

Scottie Reynolds made a half-court dash for the game-winning shot with 0.5 seconds left, leading Villanova over Pittsburgh 78-76 Saturday night and back to the Final Four for the first time since its shocking run to the 1985 championship.

It was a frenzied final few minutes, but Scottie Reynolds' last-second, game-winning shot put Villanova on its way to Detroit.

Levance Fields gave Pittsburgh the lead with a 3-pointer with 50.9 seconds left, then scored off his steal as the Panthers advanced to the regional finals for the first time in 35 years with a 60-55 win over Xavier on Thursday night.

It's been a familiar formula for Pitt this season. The Panthers' win over Xavier on Thursday was no different.

Sam Young's devotion to his craft is legendary. Through hard work, the Pitt forward has impressed on the court and has constantly surprised people off it.

Throw out the seedings. The 2009 NCAA tournament is down to 16 teams. And from where I stand, as many as eight schools have a legit shot at cutting down the nets in Detroit. Who's playing the best heading into the Sweet 16? Let's rank them 1 to 16...