The Microscope is Now on Heather Lyke
From the moment Heather Lyke walked in the door, the Pitt men’s basketball team has been a mess. Pitt’s first season under Kevin Stallings ended just before Lyke took over, at it was, at best, a...
View ArticleBuffalo, Oats Reach Deal on Extension
Buffalo head coach Nate Oats has reached an agreement on a contract extension to remain with the Bulls. Oats, 43, had been a potential target to replace Kevin Stallings at Pitt. He was already under...
View ArticlePitt Basketball Coaching Candidate Rumor Mill
As Heather Lyke starts her first major coaching search, expect to hear plenty of rumors of who might be in line to become the next head coach at Pitt. Because plenty of misinformation can be put out...
View ArticleA-10 Tournament- Duquesne Season Ends With 81-68 Loss to Richmond
WASHINGTON — The 2017-18 Duquesne men’s basketball season came to a close on Thursday, as the Dukes bowed out of the Atlantic-10 Tournament with an 81-68 loss to the Richmond Spiders. The Spiders led...
View ArticlePSN Daily Notebook: March 9
The PSN Daily Notebook is your most reliable source for updated news and notes on Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and the WPIAL. This coverage is brought to you by Bill Cummings, owner of Vocell’s Pizza...
View ArticleKevin Stallings to Retire From Basketball
Not only is Kevin Stallings done at Pitt, he’s done coaching college basketball. Pittsburgh Sports Now has learned that Pitt’s 67-64 Loss to Notre Dame will be Stallings’ last as a head coach. After 25...
View ArticleLetter to Editor: To Pittsburgh Sports Fans, From a Coach’s Wife
EDITOR’S NOTE: Pittsburgh Sports Now received the following unsigned letter from the wife of one of the former members of Pitt’s basketball staff. It is being published unedited. “Could you live in...
View ArticleVukovcan: Matta Needs to be Pitt’s Top Target
The administrators at Pitt are at a critical point in the future of their basketball program. The fan interest in Pitt basketball is at an all-time low. Attendance had been on the decline for the last...
View ArticlePitt Signee Danya Kingsby Reopens his Recruitment
Junior college point guard and 2018 Pitt signee Danya Kingsby has requested his release from his National Letter of Intent and will be re-opening his recruitment. Kingsby, a 6-foot-1, 175-pound guard...
View ArticleStallings’ Attorneys Say Pitt Owes ‘Full Contractual Buyout’
The standoff between former coach Kevin Stallings and the Pitt administration continued on Friday after Stallings was relieved of his duties as head coach on Thursday morning. The issue at hand remains...
View ArticleAlan Saunders on The Adam Crowley Show Talking Kevin Stallings
Alan joins The Adam Crowley Show to talk about Pitt’s handling of the Kevin Stallings firing and the situation at Pitt as they search for a new basketball coach. The post Alan Saunders on The Adam...
View ArticleDukes Learn Lessons, Lay Foundation, but Leave Wanting More
WASHINGTON — On many levels, it was a successful 2017-18 for the Duquesne men’s basketball team. The Dukes, who wrapped things up with a second-round exit in the Atlantic 10 Tournament with an 81-68...
View ArticleSaturday Night Pitt Coaching Candidate Rumor Mill
Day Three of the Pitt basketball coaching search. Pittsburgh Sports Now will have updated news that coaching news we’ve been able to gather throughout the day. We will continue to update this post as...
View ArticleMichigan DB MJ Griffin to Visit Pitt Monday
This series on Pitt 2019 recruiting is sponsored by our friends at Moon Golf Club. Just a short drive from downtown Pittsburgh lies a 18 hole public golf course worth your time. Moon Golf Club can host...
View ArticlePitt’s Luther ‘Disappointed’ by Decision to Fire Stallings
Senior Pitt forward Ryan Luther became the first member of the team to comment publicly on Saturday with regards to the firing of head coach Kevin Stallings, and he had some strong words directed...
View ArticleDespite the Finish, Hope Surrounds Duquesne Program
PITTSBURGH, Pa. – Duquesne’s basketball season ended Friday night in the quarterfinals of the A-10 tournament. It capped a rough closing stretch to the 2017-18 campaign for the Dukes; they lost 10 of...
View ArticleSteigerwald: Pitt Basketball’s Real Problem? The Program is Too Clean
Quick, somebody call Rick Pitino. Pitt needs a basketball coach and Rick is tan rested and ready to get back to coaching. And, after firing Kevin Stallings, it’s become more clear that, for Pitt to...
View ArticleWhat Kind of Fit Would Thad Matta be for Pitt?
Thad Matta is perhaps the name that’s gained the most traction when it comes to Pitt’s three-day-old search for a head basketball coach. The former Ohio State coach spent the 2017-18 season at home...
View ArticleDuke, ‘Nova, Top Scorer Young Headline Pittsburgh’s NCAA Games
Pittsburgh’s first and second round games for the 2018 NCAA Tournament are set. The games, played Thursday through Saturday at PPG Paints arena, are headlined by No. 1 seed Villanova, No. 2 seed Duke...
View ArticlePSN Daily Notebook: March 12
The PSN Daily Notebook is your most reliable source for updated news and notes on Pitt, Duquesne, Robert Morris and the WPIAL. UPDATE (6:35 PM)- **Aliquippa’s Larry Walker receives an offer from Army,...
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