2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

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This article is about 2011–12 Pitt men's basketball. For 2011–12 Pitt women's basketball, see 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers women's basketball team.
2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
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College Basketball Invitational Champions
Philly Hoop Group Classic Champions
CBI Finals vs Washington State, W 2–1
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
2011–12 record 22–17 (5–13 Big East)
Head coach Jamie Dixon (9th year)
Assistant coach Pat Sandle (11th year)
Assistant coach Brandin Knight (4th year)
Assistant coach Bill Barton (1st year)
Home arena Petersen Events Center
(Capacity: 12,508)
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012-13 »
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#11 Marquette 14 – 4   .778     27 – 8   .771
Notre Dame 13 – 5   .722     22 – 12   .647
Cincinnati 12 – 6   .667     26 – 11   .703
#15 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667     24 – 9   .727
South Florida 12 – 6   .667     22 – 14   .611
#17 Louisville† 10 – 8   .556     30 – 10   .750
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
*#2 Syracuse 0 – 1   .000     0 – 3   .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); Rankings from AP Poll

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 Center in Pittsburgh, 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.

Outlook

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 Men's Division I 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]

Coaching staff

Name[5] Position Year at
Pittsburgh		 Alma Mater (Year)
Jamie Dixon Head coach 13th (9th as Head Coach) TCU (1987)
Pat Sandle Assistant coach 9th 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)

Recruiting

2011 Pitt Recruiting Class Signees.

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Khem Birch
forward		 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 30, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 91
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 12   Rivals: 20  ESPN: 15
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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Roster

2011-12 Pitt Panthers basketball roster[5]

2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year High school/previous college Home town
G 2 Isaiah Epps 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Hargrave Military Academy/Plainfield HS Plainfield, NJ
G 12 Ashton Gibbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Seton Hall Prep Scotch Plains, NJ
C 33 Malcolm Gilbert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Academy of the New Church Smyrna, DE
G/F 5 Durand Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Brewster Academy/Lake Clifton Baltimore, MD
G 4 John Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Girard College Philadelphia, PA
F 44 J. J. Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So South Kent School/Brentwood HS Brentwood, NY
C 15 Aron Nwankwo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Baltimore City College Baltimore, MD
G/F 21 Lamar Patterson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS So St. Benedict's Prep/J.P. McCaskey H.S. Lancaster, PA
G 14 Nick Rivers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Brophy College Prep Phoenix, AZ
F 35 Nasir Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Chester HS Chester, PA
F 11 Dante Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr National Christian Academy (MD) Greenburgh, NY
G 1 Travon Woodall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr St. Anthony HS Brooklyn, NY-Paterson, NJ
G 3 Cameron Wright 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Benedictine HS Cleveland, OH
F 42 Talib Zanna 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Bishop McNamara HS (MD) Kaduna, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2011-10-22
  • Note: Freshman Khem Birch (#24, 6 ft 9 in, 220 lb), at the time Pitt's starting center, left the team on December 16.[6]

Schedule

Pitt's 2011–12 schedule.[7]

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Scrimmage
Sat. Oct. 22*
5:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 Blue-Gold Scrimmage
Fan Fest/Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair		  Blue
57–49 		  
  26 – Gibbs   14 – Taylor   5 – Wright  Petersen Events Center (6,513)
Pittsburgh, PA
Exhibition
Sat. Oct. 29*
4:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 #10 La Roche W 101–33 
 16 – Birch   9 – Taylor   7 – Woodall  Petersen Events Center (6,525)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mon. Nov. 7*
7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network		 #10 Kentucky Wesleyan W 76–67 
 22 – Patterson   9 – Zanna   11 – Woodall  Petersen Events Center (6,536)
Pittsburgh, PA
Regular season
Fri. Nov. 11*
7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network / SNY / ESPN3		 #10 Albany W 89–56  1–0
  25 – Woodall   8 – Taylor   10 – Woodall  Petersen Events Center (10,125)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sun. Nov. 13*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 #10 Rider
Philly Hoop Group Classic		 W 86–78  2–0
  24 – Gibbs   8 – Patterson   10 – Woodall  Petersen Events Center (8,712)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Nov. 16*
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 #9 Long Beach State L 76–86  2–1
  20 – Gibbs   6 – Zanna   4 – Gibbs, Patterson, Woodall  Petersen Events Center (8,215)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Nov. 22*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 #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, PA
Fri. Nov. 25*
7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network-Philadelphia		 #17 at Penn
Philly Hoop Group Classic		 W 78–58  4–1
  16 – Gibbs   10 – Birch   7 – Woodall  The Palestra (6,843)
Philadelphia, PA
Sun. Nov. 27*
5:00 pm, ESPN3 / Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network / SNY		 #17 Robert Morris
Philly Hoop Group Classic		 W 81–71  5–1
  21 – Gibbs   15 – Zanna   10 – Woodall  Petersen Events Center (8,758)
Pittsburgh, PA
Wed. Nov. 30*
7:00 pm, CBS Sports Network		 #17 vs. Duquesne
The City Game		 W 80–69  6–1
  18 – Gibbs   11 – Taylor   7 – Woodall  CONSOL Energy Center (15,880)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 3*
5:15 pm, ESPN		 #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		 #15 VMI W 97–70  8–1
  20 – Gibbs   14 – Robinson   6 – Patterson  Petersen Events Center (8,923)
Pittsburgh, PA
Sat. Dec. 10*
2:30 pm, ESPN2		 #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, NY
Sat. Dec. 17*
6:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV / Comcast Network / SNY		 #15 South Carolina State W 69–55  10–1
  16 – Patterson   14 – Zanna   6 – Gibbs  Petersen Events Center (9,521)
Pittsburgh, PA
Tue. Dec. 20*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 #15 St. Francis (PA) W 71–47  11–1
  15 – Moore   8 – Taylor   4 – Patterson  Petersen Events Center (8,325)
Pittsburgh, PA
Fri. Dec. 23*
8:00 pm, ESPNU		 #15 Wagner L 54–59  11–2
  14 – Gibbs   9 – Robinson   4 – Patterson  Petersen Events Center (9,315)
Pittsburgh, PA
Big East Regular Season
Tue. Dec. 27
7:00 pm, ESPN2		 #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		 #22 Cincinnati L 63–66  11–4
(0–2)		  19 – Robinson   11 – Taylor   5 – Johnson  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
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, PA
Sat. Jan. 14
2:00 pm, ESPNU		 at #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 #1 Syracuse L 63–71  11–8
(0–6)		  10 – Gibbs, Patterson, Wright   11 – Taylor   3 – Patterson, Robinson, Wright  Carrier Dome (24,826)
Syracuse, NY
Sat. Jan. 21
9:00 pm, ESPN College GameDay		 #23 Louisville L 62–73  11–9
(0–7)		  14 – Gibbs, Patterson   7 – Robinson   7 – Patterson  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
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, PA
Sat. Jan. 28
4:00 pm, ESPN		 #10 Georgetown W 72–60  13–9
(2–7)		  23 – Robinson   10 – Zanna   10 – Woodall  Petersen Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
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, PA
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, PA
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, PA
Sun. Feb. 26
2:00 pm, CBS		 at #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, PA
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		 #(13) vs. #(12) St. John's
First Round		 W 73–59  17–15
  20 – Gibbs   8 – Robinson   6 – Woodall  Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
Wed. Mar. 7
2:00 pm, ESPN		 #(13) vs. #(5) Georgetown
Second Round		 L 52–64  17–16
  14 – Gibbs   8 – Patterson   6 – Patterson  Madison Square Garden (20,057)
New York, NY
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, PA
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, PA
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, IN
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, WA
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, PA
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, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Division I AP Poll unless otherwise noted. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

Rankings

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Season notes and accomplishments

  • Pitt won the 2011 Philly Hoops Group Classic title with a perfect 4-0 record.
  • Pitt lost to 2 unraked non-conference teams (Long Beach State and Wagner) at home, for the 1st time in one season. They only had one previous home non-conference loss at the Peterson Events Center.
  • Freshman Khem Birch, at the time Pitt's starting center, left the team on December 16.[6]
  • Starting point guard Tray Woodall suffered a groin/abdominal injury during the Duquesne game on November 30 and did not return until the Notre Dame game on Tuesday, December 27. During the Notre Dame game he reaggravated his injury and did not reappear until the Louisville game on January 21.
  • For the first time under head coach Jamie Dixon, the Pitt basketball team lost over three games in a row,[8] eventually losing a total of eight straight games, its longest losing streak in 18 years.[9] Also, for first time ever, Pitt opened its Big East Conference season with seven straight loses.[10]
  • After averaging 26.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists in wins over West Virginia and Villanova, point guard Tray Woodall was named the Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week on February 7, 2012 by the United States Basketball Writers Association.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2011-12." ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-31-12.
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