Ncaa College Basketball: History Of The Pittsburgh Panthers

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College sports are some of the most watched and enjoyed events in the entire sporting industry. People are passionate about their colleges, and there are few sports that have as much pride and traditions as these ones do. One school that is rich with history and tradition is that of the Pittsburgh Panthers and their men's basketball team.

The men's basketball team at the University of Pittsburgh is part of the NCAA Division 1 intercollegiate sports program and they compete in the Big East conference against many other top teams. The team is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and is often referred to as "Pitt". The team plays all of their home games in the Peterson Events Center where they enjoy a huge fan base from the University.

Throughout their time in the division they have been able to get 15 selections from the first team All-American, as well as win two of the Helms Athletic Foundation National Championships. They have been in the Final Four once, and have appeared in the NCAA tournament 22 different times. They still have yet to clinch a national championship, but they usually recruit enough ...
... talent that they are a threat each and every year.

The men's basketball team was first formed in 1905 and was coached by Benjamin Printz. There were two years around 1910 were the University did not actually have a team, but they have had one ever since. In the 1920's, the team was coached by Henry "Doc" Carlson and he helped lead the team to their two national championships (before the NCAA). The team was then led by their all-star player Charlie Hyatt who has since been inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. These were some of the glory years for Pitt and continue to be looked upon fondly.

Over the next century, the team passed through a variety of different coaches and players including all-American Billy Knight who helped get the team to the Elite Eight in 1974 and an chance to compete in the NIT a year later.

In 1982, the team entered into the Big East conference. During this time, the team was led by Paul Evans as head coach and with the help of all-Americans Jerome Lane and Charles Smith they were able to capture the Big East Championship twice. Even with these great players, the team failed to meet expectations in the post season.

Most recently, the team is led by Jamie Dixon who has been the head coach since 2003. In 2009 the team was ranked as the number one time for a total of three weeks. During that season, the Pittsburgh Panthers also beat two other formerly number one ranked teams that season and became only the seventh team in NCAA history to do so. In 2010, the team continued their success and ended up losing in the second round to Xavier but still finished with a record of 25-9. Pitt fans are looking forward to this next season to see what Jamie Dixon can do with the newly recruited talent that they got over the summer.

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Kyra Bryan writes reviews on various sporting events including the various online sportsbook. In this piece of write up the author wrote about National Basketball Association games. The author takes the readers opinion on how to do NBA Betting online.