2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg 150 Big East Conference Big East 20 18 25–9 13–5 Jamie Dixon 7th Tom Herrion 3rd Pat Sandle 9th Brandin Knight 2nd Petersen Events Center(Capacity: 12,508) NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jamie Dixon, who was in his 7th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 11th overall 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 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 losing to 6 seed and AP No. 25 Xavier in the second round. Outlook The Pittsburgh Panthers advanced to last season's NCAA Elite Eight. The team lost four starters, including NBA draft selections Sam Young and DeJuan Blair, along with point guard Levance Fields and forward/center Tyrell Biggs. Guard Jermaine Dixon was the only returning starter from last season's squad while projected starter Gilbert Brown was suspended for the fall semester for academic reasons, although he reenrolled and returned to the team in December.http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_640620.html Pitt suspends Gilbert Brown for fall semester Kevin Gorman 2009-08-28 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2009-11-02 https://archive.today/20130131081238/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_640620.html 2013-01-31 dead Four freshman joined the Panthers, including McDonald's High School All-American Dante Taylor. Also new to the team was senior guard Chase Adams, a transfer from Centenary College of Louisiana. The Panthers' roster was the most inexperienced in the Big East, with six freshmen, two sophomores and only two seniors, and when Dixon went down with a foot injury in the offseason, ruling him out until well into December, the remaining roster had a total of one career start.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=4824157 Gritty Panthers modeled after Pittsburgh Dana O'Neil ESPN.com 2010-01-13 2010-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20100117145151/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/columns/story?columnist=oneil_dana&id=4824157 17 January 2010 live The Panthers were selected to finish 9th in the Big East by the Big East coaches during their conference media day.http://www.pittsburghlive.com:8000/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_649129.html Pitt picked to finish 9th in Big East by coaches John Grupp 2009-10-21 Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 2009-11-19 https://archive.today/20130201013054/http://www.pittsburghlive.com:8000/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/s_649129.html 2013-02-01 dead Coaching staff NameHotchkiss, pg 66–74 Position Year at Pittsburgh Alma Mater (Year) Jamie Dixon Head coach 11th (7th as head coach) TCU (1987) Tom Herrion Associate head coach 3rd Merrimack (1989) Pat Sandle Assistant coach 9th San Francisco State (1987) Brandin Knight Assistant coach 4th University of Pittsburgh (2005) Brian Regan Director of Operations 3rd Saint Vincent (1988) Rasheen Davis Video Coordinator 2nd St. Thomas Aquinas (2005) Recruiting no no 2009 Lamar Patterson small forward Lancaster, Pennsylvania St. Benedict's Prep/J.P. McCaskey H.S. 6 5 220 12/28/2007 3 3 91 J. J. Richardson center/power forward Missouri City, Texas Fort Bend Hightower HS 6 7 232.5 9/16/2008 3 3 89 Dante Taylor power forward Greenburgh, New York National Christian Academy, MD 6 8 222.5 7/14/2008 5 5 97 Talib Zanna center/power forward Kaduna, Nigeria Bishop McNamara HS, MD 6 8.5 222.5 9/29/2008 4 3 90 2009 Pittsburgh Commit List for 2009 Men's Basketball Recruiting Pittsburgh Basketball Recruiting 2009 pittsburgh 141 221 15 25 2009-11-02 yes Roster http://www.pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/pitt-m-baskbl-mtt.html#Alphabetical PITTSBURGH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball 2009-11-03 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 Chase Adams Chase Adams (basketball) 1 3 Guard 5 10 190 2Senior Baltimore, MD Centenary/Mount Saint Joseph HS Gilbert Brown Gilbert Brown (basketball)* 5 Guard/Forward 6 6 200 2Junior (RS) Harrisburg, PA South Kent School Jermaine Dixon 1 24 Guard 6 3 200 3Senior, Transfer Baltimore, MD Tallahassee CC/Maine Central Inst/Blake HS Tim Frye 1 44 Guard 6 4 205 2Junior Mars, PA Mars Area HS Ashton Gibbs 12 Guard 6 2 190 1Sophomore Scotch Plains, NJ Seton Hall Prep Gary McGhee Gary McGhee 52 Center 6 10 250 2Junior Anderson, IN Highland HS Dwight Miller 1 25 Forward 6 8 240 1Freshman (RS) Nassau, Bahamas St. Pius X HS Lamar Patterson 21 Guard/Forward 6 5 220 1Freshman Lancaster, PA St. Benedict's Prep/J.P. McCaskey H.S. J. J. Richardson 1 55 Forward 6 7 235 1Freshman Missouri City, TX Fort Bend Hightower HS Nick Rivers 1 14 Guard 6 0 180 1Junior Phoenix, AZ Brophy College Prep Nasir Robinson 1 35 Forward 6 5 220 1Sophomore Chester, PA Chester HS Dante Taylor 1 11 Forward 6 9 240 1Freshman Greenburgh, NY National Christian Academy (MD) Brad Wanamaker 22 Guard 6 4 210 2Junior Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic HS Travon Woodall 1 1 Guard 5 11 190 1Freshman (RS) Brooklyn, NY St. Anthony HS Talib Zanna 42 Forward 6 9 225 1Freshman Kaduna, Nigeria Bishop McNamara HS (MD) *Suspended for the fall semester for academic reasons, but re-enrolled and returned to the team in December. Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Exhibition Sun. Nov. 1 4:00 pm 75–64 yes 2009–10 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock The Rock Slippery Rock Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 5,815 — Sun. Nov. 8 4:00 pm 83–40 yes 2009–10 Coker College Coker Cobras Coker Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 6,103 — |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Regular season Fri. Nov. 13 8:10 pm 63–60 yes Wofford Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 10,112 1–0 Tue. Nov. 17 5:30 pm 71–46 yes 2009–10 Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBE Classic ESPN2 7,677 2–0 Thu. Nov. 19 7:00 pm 71–60 yes Eastern Kentucky Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBE Classic 9,148 3–0 Mon. Nov. 23 7:37 pm 68–55 yes yes Wichita State Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Classic Semifinal ESPN2 4–0 Tue. Nov. 24 10:25 pm 62–78 yes yes Texas 3 Sprint Center Kansas City, MO CBE Classic Championship ESPN2 8,076 4–1 Sat. Nov. 28 12:00 pm 72–56 yes 2009–10 Youngstown State University Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 10,135 5–1 Wed. Dec. 2 7:00 pm 67–58 yes yes Duquesne Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA The City Game CBS College Sports 12,336 6–1 Fri. Dec. 4 7:00 pm 47–32 yes 2009–10 University of New Hampshire New Hampshire Wildcats New Hampshire Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 8,856 7–1 Tue. Dec. 8 9:00 pm 64–74 yes yes Indiana Madison Square Garden New York, NY Jimmy V Classic ESPN 8,975 7–2 Sat. Dec. 12 2:00 pm 71–59 yes Kent State Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 9,468 8–2 Sat. Dec. 19 4:00 pm 66–48 yes 2009–10 Mount St. Mary's University Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 7,039 9–2 Tue. Dec. 22 7:00 pm 74–49 yes Ohio Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 9,261 10–2 Mon. Dec. 28 7:00 pm 65–52 2009–10 DePaul University DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 10,811 11–2 1–0 Sat. Jan. 2 12:00 pm 82–72 yes Syracuse 5 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY ESPN Regional/WTAE-TV 24,969 12–2 2–0 Mon. Jan. 4 7:00 pm 74–71 yes 23 Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, OH ESPN Big Monday 8,699 13–2 3–0 Wed. Jan. 13 7:00 pm 67–57 yes 16 Connecticut 15 XL Center Hartford, CT ESPN2 15,290 14–2 4–0 Sat. Jan. 16 12:00 pm 82–77 OT 16 Louisville Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/WTAE-TV 12,781 15–2 5–0 Wed. Jan. 20 7:00 pm 66–74 9 Georgetown 12 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 12,677 15–3 5–1 Sun. Jan. 24 2:00 pm 61–64 yes 9 2009–10 Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 8,043 15–4 5–2 Thu. Jan. 28 7:00 pm 63–53 17 St. John's Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPNU 12,511 16–4 6–2 Sun. Jan. 31 1:00 pm 61–70 yes 17 South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL ESPNU 5,370 16–5 6–3 Wed. Feb. 3 7:00 pm 51–70 yes 22 West Virginia 6 WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV Backyard Brawl ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 15,419 16–6 6–4 Sat. Feb. 6 6:00 pm 83–58 22 Seton Hall Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA 6,681 17–6 7–4 Mon. Feb. 8 8:00 pm 77–53 yes 25 Robert Morris Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 7,211 18–6 Fri. Feb. 12 9:00 pm 98–95 3OT 25 West Virginia 5 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA Backyard Brawl ESPN 12,902 19–6 8–4 Thu. Feb. 18 9:00 pm 58–51 yes 19 Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI ESPN2 16,486 20–6 9–4 Sun. Feb. 21 12:00 pm 70–65 19 Villanova 3 Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA CBS 12,920 21–6 10–4 Wed. Feb. 24 7:00 pm 53–68 yes 12 Notre Dame Edmund P. Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN ESPN2 8,581 21–7 10–5 Sat. Feb. 27 12:00 pm 71–64 yes 12 St. John's Madison Square Garden New York, NY ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 6,892 22–7 11–5 Thu. Mar. 4 9:00 pm 73–71 17 Providence Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN2 12,511 23–7 12–5 Sat. Mar. 6 4:30 pm 83–54 17 2009–10 Rutgers University Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA ESPN Regional/FSN Pittsburgh 12,508 24–7 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Big East tournament Thu. Mar. 11 7:00 pm 45–50 16 2 Notre Dame 7 yes Madison Square Garden New York, NY Big East Quarterfinals ESPN 19,375 24–8 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | NCAA tournament Fri. Mar. 19 3:05 pm 89–66 18 3 W Oakland 14 W yes Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI NCAA First Round CBS 17,847 25–8 |- Sun. Mar. 21 4:50 pm 68–71 18 3 W Xavier 25 6 W yes Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI NCAA Second Round CBS 18,031 25–9 Eastern Time AP Poll W NCAA West Regional Rankings 2009–10 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 rv rv rv rv rv rv rv -- 23 16 9 17 22 25 19 12 17 16 18 n/a Coaches rv rv rv rv -- -- -- -- rv 20 11 17 21 23 21 16 18 16 16 20 Accomplishments Pitt achieved a school record ninth straight 20-win season and a school record ninth straight season with 10 wins in the Big East Conference. Sophomore guard Ashton Gibbs was named Second-Team All-Big East.http://postgazette.com/pg/10066/1040996-142.stm Pitt's Gibbs named second-team all-Big East Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2010-03-07 2010-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928021311/http://postgazette.com/pg/10066/1040996-142.stm 2011-09-28 dead Ashton Gibbs was named the Big East's most improved player.http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041234-142.stm https://web.archive.org/web/20101007152523/http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10068/1041234-142.stm dead October 7, 2010 Pitt's Gibbs named most improved in Big East Ray Fittipaldo Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Pittsburgh, PA 2010-03-09 2010-03-09 Ninth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. References 30em Pittsburgh Panthers Category:Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball seasons Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Pan Pittsburgh Pan Category:2009 in Pittsburgh Category:2010 in Pittsburgh