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Something special is going to happen before tonight’s game against No. 13 Marquette. Pitt is inviting all members of the media to be courtside at 7:15 p.m. for a special announcement. Word floating around the press room is that Pitt assistant coach Brandin Knight will have his uniform number retired. Knight, who wore No. 20, [...]

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is one of 10 finalists for a pair of national coach of the year awards. Dixon is in the running for the 2009 Henry Iba Award, which is based on voting by nearly 800 members of the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. The award has been presented since 1959. This year’s award [...]

Pitt fell two spots to No. 3 in the Associated Press Top 25 poll released on Monday afternoon. Pitt (26-3, 13-3), which lost to Providence 81-73 on Feb. 24 as the No. 1-ranked team, plays host to No. 13 Marquette (23-6, 12-4) on Wednesday night. Connecticut is ranked No. 1, followed by North Carolina (25-3). [...]

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon is optimistic star center DeJuan Blair will be able to play against Marquette on Wednesday after suffering a minor knee injury on Saturday night at Seton Hall. Blair, the team’s second leading scorer and leading rebounder, sustained a hyperextended left knee less than three minutes into the game when he banged [...]