Pitt Redshirt Diaries

Pitt basketball Q&A

2009-11-07T11:36:00Z

Hey folks, the daily Pitt basketball Q&A feature will begin Wednesday Nov. 11 at post-gazette.com. To ask a question go to post-gazette.com and the Pitt basketball page. I'll be answering your questions every weekday until the end of the season....(read more)

Pitt-Slippery Rock live blog

2009-11-01T19:42:00Z

PITT STARTING TO PULL AWAY The Panthers lead, 56-42, with 11:57 remaining. Taylor has 22 points. HALFTIME Pitt leads, 40-31, at halftime. The Panthers scored 13 of the final 15 points in the final 2:58 to take the lead. Dante Taylor scored 10 of those points. He leads the Panthers with 16 points at halftime. Gary McGhee, who got the start at center, scored four points. Slippery Rock couldn't miss early, but those 3-pointers that were falling at the beginning were starting to clank off the rim...(read more)

Blair a beast in his NBA debut

2009-10-29T02:35:00Z

Former Pitt star DeJuan Blair, who left school with two years of eligibility remaining to enter the NBA Draft in June, played in his first NBA game tonight with the San Antonio Spurs and was quite impressive. Picking up where he left off after a stellar preseason, Blair did what he did at Pitt with regularity, posting a double-double in San Antonio's blowout victory against New Orleans. Blair was 7 for 10 from the field for 14 points and pulled down 11 rebounds in 23 minutes. He had five offensive...(read more)

Blue-Gold scrimmage live game blog

2009-10-27T12:48:00Z

Game over Blue 56 Gold 53 Chase Adams led all scorers with 21 points. Brad Wanamaker had 19, Ashton Gibbs 17, Travon Woodall 11, Nasir Robinson 11 and Lamar Patterson 10. Halftime update It's 29-29 at halftime. Chase Adams leads with 13 points. This guy appears to be the real deal. I reported on media day that one program insider thought he might be a better shooter than Ashton Gibbs. I don't know how it's going to turn out, but he has a nice stroke. Brad Wanamaker had a nice half as...(read more)

Pitt 41, South Florida 14 - News, Notes and Analysis

2009-10-24T21:54:00Z

South Florida coach Jim Leavitt summed it up pretty good – "They just whooped us," he said today after the Panthers pounded his Bulls 41-14. Frankly, I’m not sure what else can be added. We’ve all said – if this team could ever play a complete game it could be pretty good and that’s what we got today – a complete game in which the Panthers dominated from start to finish. It was a great win, probably the most dominant win the Panthers have had –...(read more)

Halfway Home -- Pitt 31, South Florida 7

2009-10-24T17:32:00Z

Well, this is about as good of a half of football as the Panthers have played this season. The troublesome thing about them is this - they've only played one half of football in a lot of games so it will be interesting to see how they come out in the second half. They get the ball first and they can put this game away early with an impressive - say seven to ten -- play drive and stick it in for the touchdown. Last week after the Rutgers game Bill Stull said "I'd hate to be the team that...(read more)

Steve Pederson Speaks - A Q&A with Pitt's athletic director

2009-10-23T05:13:00Z

On the eve of one of the biggest home games in recent Pitt history, the Redshirt Diaries wanted to do something a little bit different so we decided to bring to you a Q&A we had with Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson about several subjects including the “turn it blue” promotion (fans encouraged to wear blue to the game Saturday), a ninth football member for the Big East, the state of the football program and of course, kick-off times for games. Pederson is approaching two years...(read more)

Coverage from Big East media day

2009-10-22T00:44:00Z

NEW YORK -- Big East media day was held this morning at Madison Square Garden. No big news to report, but there was some good discussion material. Most of it centers on the preseason coaches’ poll. This is a season where there is a lot of parity and things can be very close, but I found myself disagreeing with the coaches on a few teams by a couple of spots in the standings. The results are as follows: Villanova West Virginia Connecticut Louisville Georgetown Syracuse Cincinnati Notre Dame...(read more)

Pitt-Rutgers Recap - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

2009-10-20T17:57:00Z

OK, sorry it is a day late but yesterday I had my hands full with a lot of catching up to do. So here you go, the recap of the Pitt-Rutgers game --- won 24-17 by the Panthers -- in terms of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...... The Good Well, a win over Rutgers. It was extremely important for the Panthers to get that monkey off their back because the longer a losing streak like that goes, the more it starts to weigh on a team’s mind. Pitt under Dave Wannstedt has not beaten every team in the...(read more)

Mark Cuban to speak to Pitt students

2009-10-19T17:53:00Z

Dallas Mavericks owner and Mt. Lebanon native Mark Cuban will speak to Pitt students at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at the William Pitt Union Assembly Room. The talk will center around his life and business ventures, including the Mavericks, 2929 Entertainment, HDNet and Broadcast.com. An avid basketball fan, Cuban has attended several Pitt home games at the Petersen Events Center and once donned an Oakland Zoo T-shirt. The event is free for all Pitt undergraduates. Tickets are available at the Pitt Program...(read more)