Team preview: Pitt

Blue Ribbon Yearbook previews the 2009-10 college basketball season, exclusively on Insider.

Story | Conversation | October 06, 2009

Five freshmen whose impact needs to be felt

College basketball practice officially starts in a little less than a month, but all across the country, coaches are quietly working with their teams ...

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers looks on against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I...

Red-hot rivalries burn down the house

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

Spurs feel fortunate to draft Blair in second

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 Unite...

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: Sam Young #23 of the Pittsburgh Panthers battles for a rebound with teammate DeJuan Blair #45 and Marshall Moses #33 of the Oklahoma...

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers reacts between plays against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division...

Mar 20, 2009;Dayton, Oh, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers forward DeJuan Blair (45) shoots in the second half against East Tennessee State Buccaneers guard Mike...

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers fights for a rebound with Terrel Harris #1 of the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second...

Nov 28, 2008; Newark, NJ, USA: Pittsburgh Panthers forward DeJuan Blair (45) shoots a free throw during the second half of the game against...

Mar 20, 2009;Dayton, Oh, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers forward DeJuan Blair (45) shoots in the second half against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers during...

DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers looks on against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I...

...Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) DAYTON, OH - MARCH 22: DeJuan Blair #45 of the Pittsburgh Panthers looks on against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second round of the NCAA Division I...

CAPTION: Mar 22, 2009, Dayton, OH, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers forward (45) DeJuan Blair lays the ball in against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the second...

UConn leads the charge

The top programs in the Big East flexed their muscle on the recruiting trail.