2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season 2010–11 Pitt men's basketball 2010–11 Pitt women's basketball 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg 150 Big East Conference Big East 12 4 28–6 15–3 Jamie Dixon 8th Pat Sandle 10th Brandin Knight 3rd Pat Skerry 1st Petersen Events Center(Capacity: 12,508) Big East Regular Season ChampionsCoaches vs. Cancer Classic ChampionsBelfast Int'l Basketball Classic Champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Jamie Dixon, in his twelfth total year at the university. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 15–3 in Big East play to capture the regular season conference championship. As the 1 seed in the 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament, they were upset by 9 seed Connecticut in their first tournament game. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as the 1 seed in the southeast region. They defeated 16 seed UNC Asheville in the first round before being upset by 8 seed Butler in the second round. Outlook The Pittsburgh Panthers finished the 2009 season 25–9, 13–5 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 3 seed in the West Region. They defeated 14 seed Oakland in the first round before being upset by 6 seed and AP No. 25 Xavier in the second round. Finishing at No. 20 in the final Coaches' Poll, Pitt returned four starters and the bulk of their reserves, including 86% of its scoring and 88% of its rebounding.http://issuu.com/greghotchkiss/docs/pitt_bball_media_guide_pdf/68?viewMode=presentation Season Preview 66 2010-11 Pitt Men's Basketball Media Guide University of Pittsburgh Athletic Media Relations Office Pittsburgh, PA Hotchkiss Greg 2010-10-20 Pitt was ranked in the 2010-11 preseason among the top ten teams in the nation, and among the favorites to win the Big East Conference, by multiple national publications. The Panthers conducted a preseason tour of Ireland, going undefeated in several exhibition games played against national and professional teams.http://www.nbl.com.au/tigers/news/article/2010/august/tigers-tour-of-ireland/ Tigers tour of Ireland Basketball Australia 2010-08-09 2011-07-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927013915/http://www.nbl.com.au/tigers/news/article/2010/august/tigers-tour-of-ireland/ 2012-09-27 dead At the Big East Conference media day on October 20, Pitt was selected by a vote of the league's coaches to finish first in the Big East Conference, receiving 12 out of 15 possible first place votes. Pitt guard Ashton Gibbs received a preseason first-team all-conference selection.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10293/1096612-100.stm Coaches pick Pitt to finish 1st in Big East Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2010-10-20 2010-10-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20101023041254/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10293/1096612-100.stm 23 October 2010 dead The Panthers were ranked fourth in the nation in the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll https://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/usatpoll.htm Preseason Top 25: Defending champion Duke opens at No. 1 USAToday.com 2010-10-21 2010-10-21 and fifth in the nation in the preseason AP Poll.http://post-gazette.com/pg/10301/1098830-100.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20110718212147/http://post-gazette.com/pg/10301/1098830-100.stm dead July 18, 2011 Ray Fittipaldo Pitt debuts at No. 5 in AP basketball poll 2010-10-28 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2010-10-28 Season Pittsburgh finished their out-of-conference schedule 12–1, losing only to Tennessee at the Consol Energy Center, home of the Pittsburgh Penguins. As of March 7, the Panthers were ranked third nationwide in both polls. They finished the regular season at the top of the Big East Conference, with a 15-3 record in conference play. The Panthers earned a number one seed in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, the third overall seed in the tournament. The Panthers used a balanced attack, with eight players averaging 4.9 points per game or more. Gilbert Brown and Brad Wanamaker both averaged over ten points a game, while Ashton Gibbs led the team at 15.9 ppg (eighth in the Big East). Coaching staff NameHotchkiss, pg 66–74 Position Year at Pittsburgh Alma mater (year) Jamie Dixon Head coach 12th (8th as head coach) TCU (1987) Pat Sandle Assistant coach 10th San Francisco State (1987) Brandin Knight Assistant coach 5th University of Pittsburgh (2005) Pat Skerry Assistant coach 1st Tufts (1992) Brian Regan Director of basketball operations 4th Saint Vincent (1988) Jordan Marks Video coordinator 2nd University of Pittsburgh (2008) Jason Richards Video assistant 1st Davidson (2008) Recruiting no no 2010 Isaiah Epps point guard Chatham, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 2 170 1/11/2009 3 3 93 J. J. Moore small forward South Kent, Connecticut South Kent School 6 6 195 11/11/2009 4 3 94 Cameron Wright shooting guard Cleveland, Ohio Benedictine High School 6 4.5 195 8/9/2009 3 3 93 2010 Pittsburgh Commit List for 2010 Men's Basketball Recruiting Pittsburgh Basketball Recruiting 2010 pittsburgh 141 221 not ranked not ranked 2010-10-03 yes Roster http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pitt-m-baskbl-mtt.html#Alphabetical PITTSBURGH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball 2010-10-04 2009-12-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20091203025830/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pitt-m-baskbl-mtt.html#Alphabetical dead Name # Position Height Weight (lb.) Year Hometown Previous school Gilbert Brown Gilbert Brown (basketball) 5 Forward 6 6 215 2Senior (RS) Harrisburg, PA South Kent School Isaiah Epps 1 2 Guard 6 2 175 2Freshman Plainfield, NJ Hargrave Military Academy/Plainfield HS Ashton Gibbs 12 Guard 6 2 190 1Junior Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall Prep Gary McGhee Gary McGhee 52 Center 6 11 250 2Senior Anderson, IN Highland HS J. J. Moore 1 44 Forward 6 6 200 2Freshman Brentwood, NY South Kent School/Brentwood HS Aron Nwankwo 1 15 Forward 6 7 200 2Freshman Baltimore, MD Baltimore City College Lamar Patterson 21 Guard/Forward 6 5 220 1Freshman (RS) Lancaster, PA St. Benedict's Prep/J.P. McCaskey H.S. J. J. Richardson 1 55 Forward/Center 6 7 235 1Sophomore Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Hightower HS Nick Rivers 1 14 Guard 6 0 180 1Senior Phoenix, AZ Brophy College Prep Nasir Robinson 1 35 Forward 6 5 220 1Junior Chester, PA Chester HS Dante Taylor 1 11 Forward 6 9 240 1Sophomore Greenburgh, NY National Christian Academy](MD) Brad Wanamaker 22 Guard 6 4 210 2Senior Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic HS Travon Woodall 1 1 Guard 5 11 190 1Sophomore (RS) Brooklyn, NY-Paterson, NJ St. Anthony HS Cameron Wright Cameron Wright (basketball) 1 3 Guard 6 4 200 1Freshman Cleveland, OH Benedictine HS Talib Zanna 42 Forward 6 9 225 1Freshman (RS) Kaduna, Nigeria Bishop McNamara HS (MD) Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Ireland Summer competition tour Sat. Jul. 31 2:00 pm yes Ireland Select Neptune Stadium Cork, Ireland 1,650 99–54 — Sun. Aug. 1 9:00 am yes South Regional All-Stars Neptune Stadium Cork, Ireland 857 92–52 — Tue. Aug. 3 2:30 pm yes Ireland Select DCU Arena Dublin, Ireland 897 110–61 — Wed. Aug. 4 2:30 pm yes Dart Killester DCU Arena Dublin, Ireland 1,253 88–62 — Fri. Aug. 6 3:30 pm yes yes Melbourne Tigers Odyssey Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland Belfast International Basketball Classic 3,309 92–76 — Sat. Aug. 7 12:00 pm yes yes England National Team Odyssey Arena Belfast, Northern Ireland Belfast International Basketball Classic 1,830 82–69 — |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Exhibition Sun. Oct. 31 2:00 pm 104–62http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/103110aaa.html No. 5 Men's Basketball Defeats Northwood, Fla. 104-62 in First Exhibition Game - UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE 2010-11-01 2010-11-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20101105152534/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/recaps/103110aaa.html dead yes 5 Northwood (Fl.) Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 6,240 Thu. Nov. 4 7:00 pm 73–56 yes 5 2010–11 Indiana University of Pennsylvania IUP Crimson Hawks Indiana (Pa.) 2 (Div. II)^ Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Comcast Network 6,728 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Regular season Mon. Nov. 8 7:00 pm 83–75 yes 5 Rhode Island Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2K Sports Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer ESPNU 9,256 1–0 Wed. Nov. 10 7:00 pm 97–54 yes 5 Illinois-Chicago Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 2K Sports Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer ESPN3 9,148 2–0 Sat. Nov. 13 4:00 pm 95–49 yes 5 2010–11 University of North Florida North Florida Ospreys North Florida Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 10,052 3–0 Thu. Nov. 18 7:00 pm 79–70 yes 5 Maryland Madison Square Garden New York, NY yes 2K Sports Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer ESPN2 4–0 Fri. Nov. 19 7:35 pm 68–66 yes 5 Texas Madison Square Garden New York, NY yes 2K Sports Classic/Coaches vs. Cancer Championship ESPN2 11,723 5–0 Tue. Nov. 23 7:00 pm 74–53 yes 5 Robert Morris Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 10,121 6–0 Sat. Nov. 27 7:00 pm 82–58 yes 5 2010–11 University of Pennsylvania Penn Quakers Penn Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 10,594 7–0 Wed. Dec. 1 9:00 pm 80–66 yes 3 Duquesne CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA yes The City Game ESPNU 12,860 8–0 Sat. Dec. 4 2:00 pm 87–68 yes 3 Rider Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 8,719 9–0 Wed. Dec. 8 7:00 pm 70–42 yes 3 2010–11 Delaware State University Delaware State Hornets Delaware State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 8,520 10–0 Sat. Dec. 11 3:25 pm 76–83 yes 3 Tennessee 11 CONSOL Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA yes DirecTV SEC/Big East Invitational ESPN 15,166 10–1 Sat. Dec. 18 7:00 pm 97–64 yes 8 2010–11 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland Eastern Shore Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 9,515 11–1 Wed. Dec. 22 7:00 pm 61–46 yes 6 2010–11 American University American Eagles American Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 9,489 12–1 Mon. Dec. 27 8:30 pm 78–63 6 Connecticut 4 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Big Monday ESPN2 12,725 13–1 1–0 Tue. Jan. 4 7:00 pm 83–79 5 Providence yes Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, RI ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 9,181 14–1 2–0 Sat. Jan. 8 2:00 pm 89–81 5 Marquette Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/WTAE-TV 11,438 15–1 3–0 Wed. Jan. 12 7:00 pm 72–57 5 Georgetown 22 yes Verizon Center Washington, D.C. ESPN/ESPN2 15,712 16–1 4–0 Sat. Jan. 15 7:00 pm 74–53 5 2010–11 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 9,236 17–1 5–0 Mon. Jan. 17 7:30 pm 74–66 5 Syracuse 3 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Big Monday ESPN 12,925 18–1 6–0 Sat. Jan. 22 4:00 pm 80–50 5 2010–11 DePaul University DePaul Blue Demons DePaul yes Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 8,325 19–1 7–0 Mon. Jan. 24 7:00 pm 51–56 2 Notre Dame 15 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Big Monday ESPN 12,591 19–2 7–1 Sat. Jan. 29 8:00 pm 65–62 2 2010–11 Rutgers University Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers yes Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 8,024 20–2 8–1 Sat. Feb. 5 6:00 pm 71–59 4 Cincinnati Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 12,615 21–2 9–1 Mon. Feb. 7 7:00 pm 71–66 4 West Virginia 25 yes WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl, Big Monday ESPN 14,175 22–2 10–1 Sat. Feb. 12 9:00 pm 57–54 4 Villanova 9 yes The Pavilion Villanova, PA ESPN College GameDay ESPN 6,500 23–2 11–1 Wed. Feb. 16 7:00 pm 67–55 4 South Florida Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 12,519 24–2 12–1 Sat. Feb. 19 12:00 pm 59–60 4 St. John's yes Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPN 14,514 24–3 12–2 Thu. Feb. 24 9:00 pm 71–58 4 West Virginia Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl ESPN 12,876 25–3 13–2 Sun. Feb. 27 2:00 pm 59–62 OT 4 Louisville 16 yes KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY CBS 22,758 25–4 13–3 Wed. Mar. 2 9:00 pm 66–50 4 South Florida yes USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 4,640 26–4 14–3 Sat. Mar. 5 4:00 pm 60–50 4 Villanova 19 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBS 12,843 27–4 15–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Big East tournament Thu. Mar. 10 12:00 pm 74–76 3 1 Connecticut 21 9 yes Madison Square Garden New York, NY Big East Quarterfinal ESPN 19,375 27–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | NCAA tournament Thu. Mar. 17 3:10 pm yes 74–51 4 1 SE UNC Asheville 16 SE yes Verizon Center Washington, D.C. NCAA Second Round truTV 17,578 28–5 Sat. Mar. 19 7:10 pm yes 70–71 4 1 SE Butler 8 SE yes Verizon Center Washington, D.C. NCAA Third Round TBS 18,684 28–6 |- Eastern Standard Time Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. ^Division II NABC Coaches' Poll. SE NCAA Southeast Regional Rankings 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ Improvement in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. rv=Others receiving votes. Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Final AP 5 5 5 3 3 8 6 6 5 5 5 2 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 n/a Coaches 4 4 5 3 3 8 6 6 5 5 4 2 4 4 4 6 5 3 4 12 Accomplishments Pitt won the 2010 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer tournament championship in November 2010, defeating Maryland in the semifinals and Texas in the finals at Madison Square Garden. Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon won his 200th game with a 61-46 win over American on December 22, 2010. With the victory, Dixon tied the all-time NCAA Division I record held by Mark Few and Roy Williams for the fastest coach to earn 200 wins by achieving the mark in only eight seasons. The achievement of winning his first 200 out of 255 games also ranked Dixon among the all-time top-15 for the quickest coaches to achieve 200 victories in regards to total number of games played.http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122210aab.html Dixon Ties NCAA Division I Record for Fastest to 200 Career Wins PittsburghPanthers.com 2010-12-22 2010-12-23 2012-03-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20120325092358/http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/122210aab.html dead With a win over third ranked and undefeated Syracuse on January 17, 2011, Pitt started the Big East regular season 6–0 for the first time in school history, and ran its Petersen Events Center record against teams ranked in the top five of the AP Poll to 9–0.http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_718653.html No. 5 Pitt sullies Syracuse's record John Grupp Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2011-01-18 2011-01-18 https://archive.today/20120906100309/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_718653.html 2012-09-06 dead With a win at South Florida on March 2, 2011:http://post-gazette.com/pg/11061/1129326-142.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20110715105836/http://post-gazette.com/pg/11061/1129326-142.stm dead July 15, 2011 Ray Fittipaldo Pitt overcomes slow start, dispatches South Florida, 66-50 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2011-03-02 2011-03-02 Pitt clinched at least a share of the Big East Conference regular season championship The senior class of Gilbert Brown, Brad Wanamaker and Gary McGhee accumulated the most wins of any class in school history with 109 total wins. With his 214th win, head coach Jamie Dixon became the all-time NCAA leader in wins through a coach's first eight seasons. Brad Wanamaker became only the second player in school history to score 1,000 points, grab 500 rebounds, and give 400 assists. Pitt finished a school record 7-2 in Big East road games With a win over Villanova on March 5, 2011, Pitt won the outright Big East Regular Season Championship and tied a school record for Big East wins with 15. Junior guard Ashton Gibbs was named to the All-Big East first-team and senior guard Brad Wanamaker was named to the All-Big East second team.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11066/1130259-175.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20110628183638/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11066/1130259-175.stm dead June 28, 2011 Gibbs voted to first team All-Big East Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2011-03-07 2011-03-07 Senior guard Brad Wanamaker won the Big East Sportsmanship Award.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11067/1130443-175.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20110313032056/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11067/1130443-175.stm dead March 13, 2011 Pitt's Wanamaker gets 'good award' Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2011-03-08 2011-03-08 Pitt received a number one seed in the 2011 NCAA Tournament for the second time in school history. The seed represented the third overall seed in the tournament. For the sixth straight year, Pitt won at least one game in the NCAA Tournament, the longest such active streak in the nation. 2010-11: Head coach Jamie Dixon won the Sporting News National Coach of the Year award.http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_728692.html Sporting News names Dixon national coach of the year Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2011-03-23 2011-03-23 https://archive.today/20120906011115/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_728692.html 2012-09-06 dead Ashton Gibbs and Brad Wanamaker were named Associated Press Honorable Mention All-Americans.http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_729582.html Two Pitt guards, PSU senior earn AP All-America honors John Grupp Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2011-03-28 2011-03-30 https://archive.today/20120906061856/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_729582.html 2012-09-06 dead References 30em Pittsburgh Panthers Category:Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball seasons Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Pan Pittsburgh Pan Category:2010 in Pittsburgh Category:2011 in Pittsburgh