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133 All-American selections
- Since the Pitt Panthers football team played its first season in 1890, at least 133 All-American selections have been bestowed on Pitt football players. 76 Panthers football players have received one or more selections as first-team All-Americans for a total of 92 all-time selections.
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Pitt recognizes, per listing in its football media guide, 76 different players as having been selected as First Team All-American throughout its history for a total of 92 all-time First Team All-American Selections.
Pitt has had 82 different players selected as First Team All-American throughout its history for a total of 98 all-time First Team All-American Selections. That total includes 55 selections which have attained Consensus status.
Dec 26, 2019 · To that end, ESPN assembled an All-Time All-America team, and it placed four Pitt players on its first team. The first team includes 25 players, as does the second team.
Since the Pitt Panthers football team played its first season in 1890, at least 133 All-American selections have been bestowed on Pitt football players. 76 Panthers football players have received one or more selections as first-team All-Americans for a total of 92 all-time selections.
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Initial era
The University of Pittsburgh began playing men's basketball in 1905–06 under coach Benjamin Printz. The University did not field a team during the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons. The program was resurrected in 1911 under head coach Walter "Dutch" Wohlfarth, and the following year Dr. George M. Flint assumed head coaching duties and began rebuilding Pitt's program essentially from the ground up. Flint led the Panthers to eight winning seasons during his ten years at the helm and coached future Pi...
H.C. "Doc" Carlson era
Henry Clifford "Doc" Carlson, MD took over as coach in 1922 and soon turned Pitt into a national power. In the era preceding the initiation of national tournaments, the Panthers were both contemporaneously and later retroactively, by the Helms Athletic Foundation (1927–28 and 1929–30) and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll (1927–28), regarded as national champions. Those teams were led by National Player of the Year, 3-time All-American and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Charlie Hyatt....
Bob Timmons era
Robert Timmons took over as head coach from Carlson for the 1953–54 season and led by two-time All-American and Helms Foundation Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Don Hennon, appeared in two NCAA tournaments during the late 1950s. Timmons also led Pitt to an NCAA appearance in 1963 and its first NIT appearance in 1964.
Student section
The "Oakland Zoo" is the student cheering section for the men's and women's basketball teams. The Zoo cheers on the Panthers from the bottom tier of the stands at the Petersen Events Center, primarily across from the teams' benches and on the baselines under the baskets. The "Pete" holds a rowdy crowd of 1,500 students that are typically uniformly clad in gold t-shirts, and the Zoo student section is consistently sold out for Panthers home games. The Oakland Zoo is named after Oakland, the ne...
2-time National Champions
Pitt men's basketball teams of 1927–28 (21–0) and 1929–30 (23–2) were recognized as national champions both popularly and by the Helms Athletic Foundation.These teams of "Doc" Carlson, led by three-time All-American and two-time National Scoring Champion Charley Hyatt, played a "national" schedule that during the 1927–28 season that included the following wins: The 1929–30 national championship team racked up wins that included the following: Although there was no NCAA Tournament at that time...
Early-season national tournaments
Starting with the NCAA rule change regarding exempt tournaments in the 2006–07 season, Pitt has participated in an event every year, with the exception of 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
NCAA tournament results
The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA tournament27 times. Their combined record is 25–28. NCAA Tournament Seeding History The NCAA began seeding the tournament with the 1979 edition.
NIT results
The Panthers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament(NIT) nine times. Their combined record is 6–9.
CBI results
The Panthers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational(CBI) one time. Their record is 5–1 and they were CBI champions in 2012.
1932–33 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions 1933–34 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions 1934–35 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions 1936–37 Eastern Intercollegiate Champions 1980–81 Eastern 8 Tournament Champions 1981–82 Eastern 8 Tournament Champions 1986–87 Big East Regular Season Co-Champions 1987–88 Big East Regular Season Champions 2001–02 Big East ...
Pittsburgh Panthers have been selected 27 times in the NBA draft, 3 times in the ABA draft (Billy Knight was drafted by both the NBA and ABA in 1974). In addition, 11 former Panthers were selected in the CBA draft. Seven Panthers have been selected as first-round NBA draft picks with Steven Adamsbeing the most recent in 2013. In addition, 48 former...
Pitt Men's Basketball All-America Selections. Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Coverage: 117 seasons (1905-06 to 2023-24) Record (since 1905-06): 1698-1244 .577 W-L% Conferences: ACC, Big East, EAA, ECBL, EIC and Ind. Conference Champion: 11 Times (Reg. Seas.), 4 Times (Tourn.) NCAA Tournament: 27 Years (26-28), 1 Final Four, 0 Championships ...
May 5, 2009 · George McLaren, who was an All-America fullback in 1917 and 1918, is regarded by many as Pitt's all-time finest at the position. The Panthers were 29-1 during his career. He still holds the Pitt record for the longest run from scrimmage, a 91-yard touchdown against Syracuse in 1917.
