The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jamie Dixon, who was in his ninth year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 13th overall at the university. The team played its home games in the Petersen Events CenterinPittsburgh, Pennsylvania and are members of the Big East Conference. Pitt entered the 2011–12 season picked to finish fourth in the Big East Conference,[2] ranked #11 in the pre-season ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll,[3] and with the Big East pre-season player of the year, Ashton Gibbs.[4] They finished the season 22–17, 5–13 in Big East play for a disappointing 13th-place finish. They lost in the second round of the Big East Basketball tournament to Georgetown. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they advanced to the best of three game finals series against Washington State. They defeated the Cougars 2 games to 1 to be the 2012 CBI Champions.
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College Basketball Invitational Champions | |
CBI Champions | |
Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
Record | 22–17 (5–13 Big East) |
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Home arena | Petersen Events Center (Capacity: 12,508) |
Seasons
← 2010–11
2012–13 →
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No.11Marquette | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 Georgetown | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 14 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 22 | – | 17 | .564 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*No. 2 Syracuse | 0 | – | 1 | .000 | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
**No. 17 Louisville† | 0 | – | 8 | .000 | 0 | – | 10 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2012 Big East tournament winner As of March 31, 2012[1] *Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8) Rankings from AP Poll |
The Pittsburgh Panthers finished the 2010–11 season as Big East Regular Season champions with 28–6, 15–3. They received a number 1 seed in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, but were upset by eventual national runner-up Butler in the third round. Finishing at No. 12 in the final Coaches' Poll, Pitt returns two starters, including 2011–12 Big East Pre-season Player of the Year, Ashton Gibbs,[4] as well as two of its top four scores, 41% of its scoring, and 45% of its rebounding. Four freshman joint the team, including McDonald's High School All-American Khem Birch.[5]
At the Big East Conference media day on October 19, 2011, Pitt was selected by a vote of the league's coaches to finish fourth in the Big East Conference receiving one first place votes.[2] Pitt guard Ashton Gibbs received preseason Player of the Year and first-team all-conference selections.[4] The Panthers are ranked 11th in the nation in the preseason USA Today Coaches' Poll.[3]
Name[5] | Position | Year at Pittsburgh |
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Jamie Dixon | Head coach | 13th (9th as Head Coach) | TCU (1987) |
Pat Sandle | Assistant coach | 11th | San Francisco State (1987) |
Brandin Knight | Assistant coach | 6th | University of Pittsburgh (2005) |
Bill Barton | Assistant coach | 1st | Salem State (1989) |
Brian Regan | Director of Basketball Operations | 5th | Saint Vincent (1988) |
Jordan Marks | Video Coordinator | 3rd | University of Pittsburgh (2008) |
Jason Richards | Graduate Manager | 2nd | Davidson (2008) |
Tony Salesi | Athletic Trainer | 26th | University of Pittsburgh (1980) |
2011 Pitt Recruiting Class Signees.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Khem Birch forward |
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec | Notre Dame Prep | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 30, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 | ||||||
Malcolm Gilbert center |
Smyrna, Delaware | Academy of the New Church | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Aug 23, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 95 | ||||||
Durand Johnson shooting guard/small forward |
Baltimore, Maryland | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190.5 lb (86.4 kg) | Aug 16, 2010 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
John Johnson point guard/shooting guard |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Girard College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 166.5 lb (75.5 kg) | Sep 17, 2009 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12 Rivals: 20 ESPN: 15 | ||||||
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Pitt's 2011–12 schedule.[7]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Scrimmage | |||||||||||
Sat. Oct. 22* 5:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network |
Blue-Gold Scrimmage Fan Fest/Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair |
Petersen Events Center (6,513) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
Sat. Oct. 29* 4:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network |
No. 10 | La Roche | W 101–33 | 16 – Birch | 9 – Taylor | 7 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (6,525) Pittsburgh | ||||
Mon. Nov. 7* 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network |
No. 10 | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 76–67 | 22 – Patterson | 9 – Zanna | 11 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (6,536) Pittsburgh | ||||
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Fri. Nov. 11* 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network / SNY / ESPN3 |
No. 10 | Albany | W 89–56 | 1–0 |
25 – Woodall | 8 – Taylor | 10 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (10,125) Pittsburgh | |||
Sun. Nov. 13* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 10 | Rider Philly Hoop Group Classic |
W 86–78 | 2–0 |
24 – Gibbs | 8 – Patterson | 10 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (8,712) Pittsburgh | |||
Wed. Nov. 16* 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 9 | Long Beach State | L 76–86 | 2–1 |
20 – Gibbs | 6 – Zanna | 4 – Gibbs, Patterson, Woodall | Petersen Events Center (8,215) Pittsburgh | |||
Tue. Nov. 22* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 17 | La Salle Philly Hoop Group Classic |
W 73–69 | 3–1 |
17 – Robinson | 6 – Birch, Moore, Robinson, Taylor | 10 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (8,375) Pittsburgh | |||
Fri. Nov. 25* 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network Philadelphia |
No. 17 | at Penn Philly Hoop Group Classic |
W 78–58 | 4–1 |
16 – Gibbs | 10 – Birch | 7 – Woodall | The Palestra (6,843) Philadelphia | |||
Sun. Nov. 27* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 / Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network / SNY |
No. 17 | Robert Morris Philly Hoop Group Classic |
W 81–71 | 5–1 |
21 – Gibbs | 15 – Zanna | 10 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (8,758) Pittsburgh | |||
Wed. Nov. 30* 7:00 pm, CBS Sports Network |
No. 17 | vs. Duquesne The City Game |
W 80–69 | 6–1 |
18 – Gibbs | 11 – Taylor | 7 – Woodall | CONSOL Energy Center (15,880) Pittsburgh | |||
Sat. Dec. 3* 5:15 pm, ESPN |
No. 17 | at Tennessee SEC–Big East Invitational |
W 61–56 | 7–1 |
16 – Gibbs, Robinson | 12 – Robinson | 6 – Gibbs | Thompson–Boling Arena (17,249) Knoxville, TN | |||
Tue. Dec. 6* 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network |
No. 15 | VMI | W 97–70 | 8–1 |
20 – Gibbs | 14 – Robinson | 6 – Patterson | Petersen Events Center (8,923) Pittsburgh | |||
Sat. Dec. 10* 2:30 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 15 | vs. Oklahoma State Carquest Auto Parts Classic |
W 74–68 | 9–1 |
17 – Gibbs | 10 – Patterson | 7 – Patterson | Madison Square Garden (17,046) New York City | |||
Sat. Dec. 17* 6:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network / SNY |
No. 15 | South Carolina State | W 69–55 | 10–1 |
16 – Patterson | 14 – Zanna | 6 – Gibbs | Petersen Events Center (9,521) Pittsburgh | |||
Tue. Dec. 20* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
No. 15 | St. Francis (PA) | W 71–47 | 11–1 |
15 – Moore | 8 – Taylor | 4 – Patterson | Petersen Events Center (8,325) Pittsburgh | |||
Fri. Dec. 23* 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
No. 15 | Wagner | L 54–59 | 11–2 |
14 – Gibbs | 9 – Robinson | 4 – Patterson | Petersen Events Center (9,315) Pittsburgh | |||
Big East Regular Season | |||||||||||
Tue. Dec. 27 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 22 | at Notre Dame | L 59–72 | 11–3 (0–1) |
13 – Zanna | 12 – Zanna | 5 – Gibbs | Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,231) Notre Dame, IN | |||
Sun. Jan. 1 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus/Root Sports Pittsburgh |
No. 22 | Cincinnati | L 63–66 | 11–4 (0–2) |
19 – Robinson | 11 – Taylor | 5 – Johnson | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | |||
Thu. Jan. 5 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at DePaul | L 81–84 | 11–5 (0–3) |
16 – Zanna | 9 – Patterson | 4 – Gibbs, Johnson | Allstate Arena (8,110) Rosemont, IL | ||||
Wed. Jan. 11 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus/Root Sports Pittsburgh |
Rutgers | L 39–62 | 11–6 (0–4) |
10 – Moore | 9 – Robinson | 4 – Epps | Petersen Events Center (10,812) Pittsburgh | ||||
Sat. Jan. 14 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
at No. 25 Marquette | L 57–62 | 11–7 (0–5) |
29 – Gibbs | 7 – Robinson, Patterson | 3 – Robinson | Bradley Center (18,404) Milwaukee, WI | ||||
Mon. Jan. 16 7:30 pm, ESPN Big Monday |
at No. 1 Syracuse | L 63–71 | 11–8 (0–6) |
10 – Gibbs, Patterson, Wright | 11 – Taylor | 3 – Patterson, Robinson, Wright | Carrier Dome (24,826) Syracuse, New York | ||||
Sat. Jan. 21 9:00 pm, ESPN College GameDay |
No. 23 Louisville | L 62–73 | 11–9 (0–7) |
14 – Gibbs, Patterson | 7 – Robinson | 7 – Patterson | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | ||||
Wed. Jan. 25 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus/Root Sports Pittsburgh |
Providence | W 86–74 | 12–9 (1–7) |
22 – Gibbs | 11 – Patterson | 9 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (10,049) Pittsburgh | ||||
Sat. Jan. 28 4:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 10 Georgetown | W 72–60 | 13–9 (2–7) |
23 – Robinson | 10 – Zanna | 10 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | ||||
Mon. Jan. 30 7:00 pm, ESPN Big Monday |
at West Virginia Backyard Brawl |
W 72–66 | 14–9 (3–7) |
24 – Woodall | 7 – Taylor | 4 – Patterson | WVU Coliseum (13,032) Morgantown, WV | ||||
Sun. Feb. 5 2:00 pm, ESPN |
Villanova | W 79–70 | 15–9 (4–7) |
29 – Woodall | 8 – Zanna | 5 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | ||||
Wed. Feb. 8 7:00 pm, ESPN Plus/Root Sports Pittsburgh |
at South Florida | L 51–63 | 15–10 (4–8) |
11 – Woodall | 5 – Robinson, Woodall, Zanna | 2 – Robinson, Woodall | Tampa Bay Times Forum (4,507) Tampa, FL | ||||
Sun. Feb. 12 12:00 pm, ESPN Plus/WTAE-TV, "Big East Game of the Week" |
at Seton Hall | L 66–73 | 15–11 (4–9) |
26 – Gibbs | 9 – Robinson | 6 – Woodall | Prudential Center (NA) Newark, NJ | ||||
Thu. Feb. 16 9:00 pm, ESPN |
West Virginia Backyard Brawl |
L 48–66 | 15–12 (4–10) |
12 – Woodall | 5 – Patterson, Robinson | 8 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh | ||||
Sun. Feb. 19 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
South Florida | L 47–56 | 15–13 (4–11) |
21 – Moore | 11 – Robinson | 3 – Robinson, Woodall | Petersen Events Center (9,849) Pittsburgh | ||||
Sun. Feb. 26 2:00 pm, CBS |
at No. 17 Louisville | L 54–57 | 15–14 (4–12) |
16 – Moore | 11 – Robinson | 2 – Woodall, Robinson, Wright | KFC Yum! Center (22,746) Louisville, KY | ||||
Wed. Feb. 29 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
St. John's | W 89–69 | 16–14 (5–12) |
19 – Gibbs | 8 – Taylor | 7 – Patterson | Petersen Events Center (9,449) Pittsburgh | ||||
Sat. Mar. 3 12:00 pm, ESPN |
at Connecticut | L 65–74 | 16–15 (5–13) |
12 – Wright, Patterson | 6 – Moore | 5 – Woodall | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,167) Storrs, CT | ||||
2012 Big East tournament | |||||||||||
Tue. Mar. 6 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. (13) | vs. No. (12) St. John's First Round |
W 73–59 | 17–15 |
20 – Gibbs | 8 – Robinson | 6 – Woodall | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York | |||
Wed. Mar. 7 2:00 pm, ESPN |
No. (13) | vs. No. (5) Georgetown Second Round |
L 52–64 | 17–16 |
14 – Gibbs | 8 – Patterson | 6 – Patterson | Madison Square Garden (20,057) New York | |||
2012 College Basketball Invitational | |||||||||||
Wed. Mar. 14* 7:00 pm |
Wofford First Round |
W 81–63 | 18–16 |
16 – Moore, Woodall | 11 – Robinson | 9 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (1,449) Pittsburgh | ||||
Mon. Mar. 19* 7:00 pm |
Princeton Quarterfinals |
W 82–61 | 19–16 |
19 – Patterson | 10 – Patterson | 11 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (2,001) Pittsburgh | ||||
Wed. Mar. 21* 7:00 pm, HDNet |
at Butler Semifinals |
W 68–62 OT | 20–16 |
15 – Zanna | 10 – Patterson | 7 – Patterson | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,754) Indianapolis | ||||
Mon. Mar. 26* 10:00 pm, HDNet |
at Washington State Finals–Game 1 |
L 66–67 | 20–17 |
16 – Moore, Woodall | 5 – Patterson, Taylor | 7 – Woodall | Beasley Coliseum (4,226) Pullman, Washington | ||||
Wed. Mar. 28* 7:00 pm, HDNet |
Washington State Finals–Game 2 |
W 57–53 | 21–17 |
14 – Zanna | 8 – Zanna | 5 – Patterson, Woodall | Petersen Events Center (3,349) Pittsburgh | ||||
Fri. Mar. 30* 7:00 pm, HDNet |
Washington State Finals–Game 3 |
W 71–65 | 22–17 |
17 – Woodall | 7 – Patterson | 7 – Woodall | Petersen Events Center (3,849) Pittsburgh | ||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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 |
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AP | 10 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | rv | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | n/a |
Coaches | 11 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | rv | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | rv |