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Pittsburgh Panthers (basketball)

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MARCH 21: Ron Baker #31 of the Wichita State Shockers drives to the basket to lay the ball up against James Robinson #0 of the Pittsburgh Panthers in the second half during the second round of the 2013 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at EnergySolutions Arena on March 21, 2013 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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    VAZQUEZ BABYLON , BASKETBALLThe senior guard scored a driving layup with 5.3 seconds left to give the Panthers a 56-55 victory over Wheatley for the Long Island Class B title. He led all scorers with 23 points.JASON HOPSON BRIDGEHAMPTON , BASKETBALLThe senior   Read more »

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About Pittsburgh Panthers (basketball)

The Pittsburgh Panthers, commonly referred to as the Pitt Panthers, are the athletic teams of University of Pittsburgh. The university is a member of the Big East Conference, Eastern Wrestling League, East Atlantic Gymnastics League, and Eastern College Athletic Conference. Pitt fields 17 varsity teams at the highest level of competitive collegiate athletics in the United States, NCAA Division I. Recently, ESPN.com used the Sagarin system to rate universities based on the strength of their performance in football and men’s basketball over the course of the last five years. Pitt was tied for 10th as one of the nation’s top two-sport schools. In another recent ranking, an all-sports ranking done by Sports Illustrated on Campus, Pitt was ranked 17th among all of the country’s universities in terms of the overall strength of its athletic program. Pitt is one of only five current NCAA Division 1A schools to have won multiple national championships in both football (9) and basketball (2).

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