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Pitt has played itself into the ACC title conversation — sitting third overall they are the first team on the bubble. The Panthers enter the bye week at 7–2 overall and 5–1 in conference play,
Its tough being a head coach. Nobody signs up for the job without knowing the consequences. The scrutiny is intense. Men or women’s sports. Especially at a Power 5 school. Pitt hoops has vastly underperformed for the past 4 years. The new coaching hires of Jeff Capel (Men) and Lance White (Women) in March and April of 2018 respectively have really struggled to progress even the slightest from their predecessors (Kevin Stallings and Suzie McConnell-Serio respectively).
After a big win against Syracuse on Jan. 16 and with the return of Justin Champagnie to the team, a clearer picture of the Panthers’ rotation is emerging amidst questions at the center position.
Through two games of the 2020-21 season, we take a look at Pitt’s frontcourt situation, and dive into whether a leader has emerged in Pitt’s battle for minutes at the center position.
Pitt faces off against Drexel at the Pete at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 28. Check out the Dream Backfield game preview to get a look at what’s to come this afternoon!
DreamBackfield.com offers a quick game preview for Pitt’s season opener at home against Saint Francis (PA) on November 25, 2020. The game tips off at 7pm EST from the Pete, and will be broadcast on AT&T SportsNet. Join us on the live game thread for in-game coverage!
The University of Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball made First Contact and First Offers to Sophmore’s graduating in the Class of 2022. Yesterday was the first day to do so. Coach Capel made offers to some very talented young men. All incredible athletes. All quality character kids. That seems to be common them for Capel in rebuilding…
Look out! The University of Pittsburgh Men’s Basketball and Football programs both have Top 20 Recruiting classes for the 2020 season!! Thats right Pitt fans the talent is coming, and the hard recruiting work is starting to pay off. In a very tough ACC Conference Coach Capel and Coach Narduzzi are finding the talent. More…
After bringing in a phenomenal 2020 recruiting class to The University of Pittsburgh, Jeff Capel is hot on the 2021 recruiting trail. Coach Capel is again going after some of the finest talent in America for the 2021 Pitt Recruting Class. The time that we are living in, with Covid-19, isn’t making it easier for…
