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2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2009–10 |
| team | Pittsburgh Panthers |
| image | Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Big East Conference |
| short_conf | Big East |
| CoachRank | 20 |
| APRank | 18 |
| record | 25–9 |
| conf_record | 13–5 |
| head_coach | Jamie Dixon |
| hc_year | 7th |
| asst_coach1 | Tom Herrion |
| ac1_year | 3rd |
| asst_coach2 | Pat Sandle |
| ac2_year | 9th |
| asst_coach3 | Brandin Knight |
| ac3_year | 2nd |
| stadium | Petersen Events Center |
| (Capacity: 12,508) | |
| bowl | [NCAA tournament](2010-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| bowl_result | Round of 32 |
(Capacity: 12,508) 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. 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.
The Panthers were selected to finish 9th in the Big East by the Big East coaches during their conference media day.
Coaching staff
| Name | 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
Roster
| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight (lb.) | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Guard | 190 | 2Senior | Baltimore, MD | Centenary/Mount Saint Joseph HS | ||
| * | 5 | Guard/Forward | 200 | RS]]) | Harrisburg, PA | South Kent School | |
| 24 | Guard | 200 | 3Senior, Transfer | Baltimore, MD | Tallahassee CC/Maine Central Inst/Blake HS | ||
| 44 | Guard | 205 | 2Junior | Mars, PA | Mars Area HS | ||
| 12 | Guard | 190 | 1Sophomore | Scotch Plains, NJ | Seton Hall Prep | ||
| 52 | Center | 250 | 2Junior | Anderson, IN | Highland HS | ||
| 25 | Forward | 240 | 1Freshman (RS) | Nassau, Bahamas | St. Pius X HS | ||
| 21 | Guard/Forward | 220 | 1Freshman | Lancaster, PA | St. Benedict's Prep/J.P. McCaskey H.S. | ||
| 55 | Forward | 235 | 1Freshman | Missouri City, TX | Fort Bend Hightower HS | ||
| 14 | Guard | 180 | 1Junior | Phoenix, AZ | Brophy College Prep | ||
| 35 | Forward | 220 | 1Sophomore | Chester, PA | Chester HS | ||
| 11 | Forward | 240 | 1Freshman | Greenburgh, NY | National Christian Academy (MD) | ||
| 22 | Guard | 210 | 2Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Roman Catholic HS | ||
| 1 | Guard | 190 | 1Freshman (RS) | Brooklyn, NY | St. Anthony HS | ||
| 42 | Forward | 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
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Exhibition
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Regular season
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | Big East tournament |- !colspan=9 style="background:#091C44; color:#CEC499;" | NCAA tournament |-
Rankings
Main article: 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
| 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 | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | rv | -- | 23 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 18 | n/a | |||
| 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.
- Ashton Gibbs was named the Big East's most improved player.
- Ninth straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
References
References
- Gorman, Kevin. (2009-08-28). "Pitt suspends Gilbert Brown for fall semester". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- O'Neil, Dana. (2010-01-13). "Gritty Panthers modeled after Pittsburgh". ESPN.com.
- Grupp, John. (2009-10-21). "Pitt picked to finish 9th in Big East by coaches". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
- Hotchkiss, pg 66–74
- "PITTSBURGH OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE - Men's Basketball".
- Fittipaldo, Ray. (2010-03-07). "Pitt's Gibbs named second-team all-Big East". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- Fittipaldo, Ray. (2010-03-09). "Pitt's Gibbs named most improved in Big East". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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