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College Basketball Posts

March 24, 2025

Arm Chair Blurts

“March Madness” as originally coined by Henry V. Potter just isn’t as maddening to me as it used to be.  My younger life revolved around the tournament this time of year.  I knew 100’s of players and which school th…

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March 6, 2025

Dismal ACC play continues to haunt the Panthers after a loss to the Wolfpack of NC State

  In what was once a promising season went so south they may not be allowed to get back into the country based on current rules. The University of Pittsburgh Men’s basketball team k(16-14) lost their mojo months ago and have shown a glim…

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March 1, 2025

Suffering Succotash the Panthers got bounced at Louisville

Like Sylvester and Tweety the Pitt Men’s basketball team perpetually was tortured by the Louisville Cardinals all Saturday evening. The Panthers must have suffered from an overindulgence of “succotash” as their record dropped to 16…

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March 1, 2025

UVA Hustle

Busy Week for ALL Let's be honest—it's been a hectic week! We've had College Basketball, the NFL Combine, Spring Training Baseball, and of course, my job. But don't worry, I didn't forget about my Cavaliers! Virginia (14-14, 7-10 ACC) deliv…

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Feb. 26, 2025

Panthers stung by Yellow Jackets in 73-67 defeat

Pitt BB report #16   I’d rather watch paint dry than watch Pitt Men’s basketball team continue their poor efforts against ACC opponents at this point. I have seen better efforts out of Pittsburgh Pythons led by Dr. J than the Pant…

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Feb. 24, 2025

Big Monday a bit too Much

Duke (23-3, 15-1 ACC) rolled to an 80-62 victory over Virginia (13-13, 6-9) in ACC action on Monday night in Charlottesville, Va. The Cavaliers showed some fight early, with five lead changes in the first five minutes. However, Virginia cooled off …

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Feb. 24, 2025

Avoiding the Sweep

Virginia (12-12, 5-8 ACC) traveled to Blacksburg on Saturday to face Virginia Tech (11-13, 6-7 ACC) in the 160th edition of their rivalry. The Cavaliers have won three of their last four games heading into the matchup, with their only loss since 2…

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Feb. 24, 2025

Clawless Panthers fall to the Irish 76-72

Pitt BB report 14   I never knew a leprechaun could invoke so much pain in  a Panther until I watched what the Notre Dame Men’s basketball team did to the Pitt Panthers on Saturday. It was a touche of the sorts, probably ending Pit…

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Feb. 16, 2025

Panthers pounce on hapless Hurricanes

    The “U” thought they were going to storm the Petersen Event Center and make a splash on the pitiful Pitt Men’s Panther basketball team but the “Kittens” sharpened their claws and evaded the waters of def…

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Feb. 12, 2025

Fade to Black: The tale of the 2024-25 Pitt Men’s Basketball team

I’m a positive guy! Seriously! I try to see things from an optimistic view but sometimes it is a struggle. Right now the struggle is real as a fan of the University of Pittsburgh Men’s basketball. Stomped on the road once again by a bunc…

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Feb. 9, 2025

UNC knocks the Panthers into the Pitts

The Panthers couldn’t get the tar off their heels long enough to hold off the University of North Carolina as this back and forth matchup ended up with 67-66 for UNC. The game played in Chapel Hill finishes the regular season match ups with a …

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Feb. 9, 2025

OMG! OMG!

OMG! OMG! What a week for the University of Virginia! The Cavaliers put an old-fashioned whipping on the Panthers, dominating Pitt 73-57. UVA came out strong and never let up. Honestly, if you lose to Virginia like that at home, you should automati…

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Feb. 5, 2025

Armchair Blurts

This exercise has shown me once again that I suck at condensing my thoughts so, I’m just going to blurt things out… The Luka/AD trade got all the hype, but the most impactful recent NBA trade is the Spurs addition of De’Aaron Fox…

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Feb. 4, 2025

Panthers get Jousted by the Cavaliers

Pitt BB report #11 If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail! The motto for Pitt Men’s basketball heading into their Monday night tussle. Hell who am I kidding, that wasn’t a tussle that was a blowout victory by a team who has no iden…

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Feb. 2, 2025

Pitt Men can not Wake up to finish off the Demon Deacons

Nothing worse than looking in the mirror knowing fully well what you might see back can be something that you really don’t want to see. In this case the University of Pittsburgh Men’s basketball team traveled to Wake Forest University to…

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Feb. 2, 2025

Panthers take down the Tarheels on Tobacco Road

If you can’t hold on to your ball, there’s a really good chance someone will take it and be productive with it. The Panthers capitalized on UNC’s lack of discipline when it came to turnovers and pushed past them in the final 6:30 w…

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Feb. 2, 2025

The Battle of the Virginia Universities

Win and Look Who's Next Isaac McKneely scored 26 points, Taine Murray added 20, and Virginia took down Miami 82-71 on Wednesday night. It was a much-needed victory for the Cavaliers, who had struggled recently, going just 2-6 over their last eight …

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Jan. 25, 2025

Virginia toppled by the Cardinals of Louisville

Keeping Our Heads Up The Hoos fell to Louisville, 81-67, in a game plagued by turnovers and fouls. This marks the first time the Cardinals have swept the series against Virginia since joining the ACC in 2014, as well as their first victory over the…

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Jan. 19, 2025

Ding Dong Ditch

Ding Dong, Who’s there? Four. Four who? Four God sake can you win another game! The Pitt Panthers Men’s basketball team dropped its fourth in a row to the Clemson Tigers in overtime 78-75. Down by double digits in the second half the Pan…

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Jan. 19, 2025

The Pitt falls of the University of Pittsburgh Men's basketball

All good things must come to an end…or do they? In the case of the University of Pittsburgh Men’s basketball team they were attempting to avoid the Devil, more crazy Cardinals and most recently the spear toting Florida State Seminoles. …

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Jan. 17, 2025

Panthers couldn’t fight off the Seminoles

All good things must come to an end…or do they? In the case of the University of Pittsburgh Men’s basketball team they were attempting to avoid the Devil, more crazy Cardinals and most recently the spear toting Florida State Seminoles. …

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