PITTSBURGH (AP) — Another tremendous regular season, another failed postseason for Pitt coach Jamie Dixon and the Panthers.
A No. 1 seed for the second time in three seasons, Pitt lost two of its last three games, with only a victory over a No. 16 seed to show for its postseason run.
The Panthers, with three senior leaders showing the way, went 28-6 and won the Big East regular-season title with a 15-3 mark. They advanced to the NCAA tournament for the 10th consecutive time. But a Final Four in this new era of Pitt Basketball still eludes them.
“It’s very tough. I thought this was the year,” Pitt junior guard Ashton Gibbs said. “I was confident. It’s tough for it to end like this.”
