PITT BASKETBALL SETON HALL FEBRUARY 4, 2013 PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER PITTSBURGH, PA.

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1 PITT BASKETBALL SETON HALL FEBRUARY 4, 2013 PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER PITTSBURGH, PA SCHEDULE Date Opponent W/L Time O26 INDIANA, PA. (Exh.) W N2 HAWAII-HILO (Exh.) W N9 MOUNT ST. MARY S (ESPN3) W NIT Season Tip-Off (Pittsburgh, Pa.) N12 FORDHAM (ESPN3) W N13 LEHIGH (ESPNU) W N17 OAKLAND (PPTV) W-OT NIT Season Tip-Off (New York, N.Y.) N21 vs. Michigan (ESPN2) L N23 vs. Delaware (ESPN) W N27 HOWARD (PPTV) W D1 DETROIT (ESPN3) W D5 vs. Duquesne (ESPN3) W D8 NORTH FLORIDA (ESPN3) W D15 BETHUNE-COOKMAN (ESPN3)W D19 DELAWARE STATE (PPTV) W D23 KENNESAW STATE (PPTV) W D31 *CINCINNATI (ESPN2) L J5 at *Rutgers (ESPN2) L J8 at *Georgetown (ESPNU) W J12 *MARQUETTE (ESPNU) L-OT J16 at *Villanova (ESPNU) W J19 *CONNECTICUT (ESPN2) W J22 at *Providence (ESPN2) W J26 *DEPAUL (ESPN-R/Root) W J28 at *Louisville (ESPN) L F2 *SYRACUSE (ESPN) W F4 *SETON HALL (ESPNU) 9 p.m. F9 at *Cincinnati (ESPN) 6 p.m. F16 at *Marquette (CBS) 1 p.m. F18 *NOTRE DAME (ESPN) 7 p.m. F24 at *St. John s (ESPN-R/Root) Noon F27 *USF (ESPN-R/Root) 7 p.m. M3 *VILLANOVA (ESPN-R/Root) Noon M 9 at *DePaul (ESPN-R/WTAE) 2 p.m. M12 at Big East Championship (ESPN) TBA M21 NCAA Tournament 2nd/3rd Rounds TBA M28 NCAA Regionals (CBS+) TBA A6-8 NCAA Final Four (CBS+) TBA GAME 24 SETON HALL (13-9, 2-7 Big East) at PITT (18-5, 6-4 Big East) Monday, February 4, p.m. ET Petersen Events Center (12,508) Pittsburgh, Pa. Television: ESPNU (Adam Amin and LaPhonso Ellis; Producer: John Kettering). Pitt Radio: Pitt IMG Sports Network (Bill Hillgrove, Dick Groat and Curtis Aiken) The Fan, 93.7 FM; Satellite Radio: Sirius-93 (Pitt feed), XM-190 (Pitt feed). Internet Radio Broadcast/Live Stats: Coaches: Pitt: Jamie Dixon, 14th year at Pitt, 10th year as head coach (256-82); Seton Hall: Kevin Willard, 3rd year at SHU (47-40), 6th year overall (92-89). Rankings: Pitt: AP-ARV; ESPN-ARV; Seton Hall: AP-NR; ESPN-NR (as of Jan. 28, 2013). Series: Pitt and Seton Hall meet for the 53rd time in series history. Pitt owns a advantage in the series which began on December 27, Pitt is 19-6 vs. Seton Hall in home games and 5-1 vs. the Pirates at the Petersen Events Center. In the last meeting between the two programs, Seton Hall defeated Pitt at the Prudential Center. Since the season, Pitt is 11-5 vs. Seton Hall. After winning five of its last six games, Pitt (18-5, 6-4 Big East) hosts Seton Hall (13-9, 2-7 Big East) for a Monday, February 4 matchup. Tipoff is at 9 p.m. ET. The contest will be nationally televised on ESPNU. Adam Amin and LaPhonso Ellis will make the call while John Kettering will handle production. Pitt has won five of its last six games and six of its last eight contests. Pitt has already won more overall games (18) and more Big East Conference games (six) than it did last season when it finished the regular season with a record and 5-13 league slate. Pitt enters Monday s game after registering a win over No. 6 ranked Syracuse on Saturday at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt outrebounded the Orange and limited Syracuse to 36.7 percent (18-49) shooting in the game. The Panthers used a 6-0 run to take control of the game after the contest was tied midway through the second half. A Cameron Wright 3-pointer gave Pitt the lead for good. Pitt held off the Orange the rest of the way. Tray Woodall led Pitt with 13 points, J.J. Moore and Steven Adams both contributed eight points and Talib Zanna finished with 12 rebounds in the contest. Pitt improved to 13-1 vs. top-10 ranked opponents played in the TODAY S TOP STORYLINES Pitt enters Monday s game vs. Seton Hall as one of the nation s hottest teams after winning five of its last six and six of its last eight contests. Pitt is approaching 200 all-time games at the Petersen Events Center as Monday s contest marks the 199th. Pitt is in its 11th season in the Petersen Events Center and carries a overall record (.894) in the arena. Pitt is also all-time vs. Big East opponents at the PEC. The Panthers have won 83 of their last 94 home games and 34 of their last 43 Big East Conference home games. Over the last 12 years, Pitt has been the Big East Conference s leader in overall winning percentage (313-92,.773), league winning percentage (135-61,.689), Big East Championships (six), Big East Tournament wins (20) and NCAA Tournament appearances (10). PITT PANTHERS ROSTER NOTES PROBABLE STARTERS # NAME POS HT WT CL PPG RPG CAREER/ NOTES 21 Lamar Patterson F JR* consecutive starts at small forward Last 7GP: 12.9 ppg, double figures in 5of7 42 Talib Zanna F JR* Last 2GP: 11.0 rebounds per game 13 Steven Adams C FR pt games, rebound games 1 Tray Woodall G SR* consecutive games with one+ assist 2.16 career asst:to ratio, 5 career20+ games 0 James Robinson G FR asst:to ratio/27.1 minutes per game OFF THE BENCH 3 Cameron Wright G SO* Hit key 3-pointer, two FTs vs. Syracuse 5 Durand Johnson F FR* BEC games: 5.2 ppg., FG (40.7%) 11 Dante Taylor C SR Played in 126 career games, 2017 minutes 12 Chris Jones G/F FR Redshirting, FR from Teaneck, N.J. 15 Aron Nwankwo F JR Redshirting, 15 career games played 23 Trey Zeigler G/F JR Last 6 GP: 9.3 ppg, 54.5% FG (24-44) 24 Mike Lecak G SO Walk-on transfer from Wheeling Jesuit 44 J.J. Moore F JR double figure scoring games on year

2 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2 SERIES HISTORY vs. SETON HALL Games Played: 52. Record: Hosted by Pitt: Hosted by Seton Hall: Neutral: 2-1. Overtime: 2 (0-2). Big East: Big East Tournament: 2 (1-1). at Petersen Events Center: 5-1. at MSG: 2-1. One Point Games: 1-2. Two Point Games: 2-2. Most Points-Pitt: 96 (96-88 win on 3/6/87). Most Points-Seton Hall: 91 (91-73 loss on 2/9/93). Largest Victory Margin-Pitt: 32 (86-54 win on 3/5/03). Largest Victory Margin-Seton Hall: 26 (80-54 loss on 3/ 5/94). Most Consecutive Wins-Pitt: 5 (2/22/84-1/7/86). Most Consecutive Wins-Seton Hall (4 (2/9/93-1/30/96). Last 10: 6-4. Last 20: GAME-BY-GAME For a complete Pitt-Syracuse series game-by-game, please see page 12 of this release. ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Rk. School (1st Place) W-L Pts. 1. Michigan (51) , Kansas (13) , Indiana , Florida (1) , Duke , Syracuse , Gonzaga , Arizona , Butler , Oregon Ohio State Louisville Michigan State Miami, Fla Wichita State Ole Miss Missouri Kansas State North Carolina State New Mexico Creighton San Diego State Minnesota Cincinnati Marquette Others receiving votes: Georgetown 121, UNLV 56, Wisconsin 45, UCLA 34, Arizona State 14, Notre Dame 12, PITT 10, Louisiana Tech 8, Villanova 6. NATIONAL POLLS (as of January 28, 2013) USA TODAY/ESPN COACHES POLL Rk. School (1st Place) W-L Pts. 1. Kansas (16) Michigan (14) Indiana Florida (1) Duke Syracuse Gonzaga Arizona Michigan State Butler Ohio State Oregon Louisville Wichita State Miami, Fla Ole Miss Creighton Missouri North Carolina State San Diego State Kansas State New Mexico Cincinnati Minnesota Marquette Others receiving votes: Georgetown 33, UNLV 32, VCU 27, Wisconsin 25, PITT 18, Notre Dame 13, UCLA 10, Southern Miss 7, Baylor 7, Colorado State 6, Saint Mary s 5, LaSalle 3, Okla. State 3. NOTE: Associated Press poll is voted upon by the nation s media (both polls are released on Monday). USA Today/ESPN poll is voted on by the nation s coaches. Petersen Events Center. It also improved to 2-3 vs. nationally ranked opponents on the year. Pitt dropped a loss at No. 12 Louisville on Monday night. Pitt trailed for the majority of the game but battled back to within deficits of two and three points in the final minute. Pitt had several chances to cut the margin in the final two minutes, but missed free throws and missed shots helped the Cardinals hold on. Louisville converted 10 of its 11 free throws in the second half alone and Pitt shot a Jamie Dixon Era low 25.0 percent (3-12) from the line. Tray Woodall led the Panthers with 14 points and four 3- pointers, Lamar Patterson added 10 points and Talib Zanna contributed 10 rebounds. Seton Hall enters Monday night s game with a 13-9 overall record and 2-7 Big East slate. Coached by former Pitt player ( ) and Pitt graduate Kevin Willard, the Pirates are led by Fuquan Edwin (16.6 ppg./ 6.0 rpg.), Eugene Teague (12.0 ppg./ 7.7 rpg.) and Aaron Cosby (11.6 ppg.). Seton Hall has lost three consecutive games and seven of its last eight contests. Pitt has won 18 of its last 20 home games. It recently completed a 15-game home win streak, which ties for the seventh longest of its kind in school history. Pitt owns a all-time record vs. Big East Conference opponents at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt is also vs. non-conference opponents at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has also won 122 of its last 126 home games against regular season non-conference opponents. Since the Petersen Events Center opened in 2002, Pitt owns a 49-1 record in November non-conference home games and has a 48-1 record in December non-conference matchups. Pitt was picked by league coaches to finish sixth in the Big East this season. Freshman Steven Adams was named the Big East s preseason Rookie of the Year and senior guard Tray Woodall earned preseason All- Big East honorable mention honors. Pitt has won 86 of its last 120 overall games and 91 of its last 126, 235 of its last 311 contests, 101 of PITT BASKETBALL WEEKLY MEDIA PLANNER All practices are closed. For more information on coverage of Pitt men s basketball, contact Media Relations Director Greg Hotchkiss at (412) THURSDAY January 31 FRIDAY February 1 SATURDAY February 2 SUNDAY February 3 MONDAY February 4 TUESDAY February 5 Practice, 1-4 p.m. Media Opportunity, 4 p.m. Practice, 1-4 p.m. Syracuse at Pitt, Noon ESPN Pitt Radio Network, 93.7 Practice, TBA Seton Hall at Pitt, 9 p.m. ESPNU Pitt Radio Network, 93.7 Off Day

3 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 3 COLLEGE BASKETBALL S BEST PROGRAMS OVER THE LAST 12 YEARS Where Pitt ranks among national winning percentage leaders and top programs over the last 12 seasons; updated as of February 3, School Total Pct. Kansas Duke Memphis Gonzaga PITTSBURGH Kentucky Syracuse Florida North Carolina Connecticut Louisville Xavier Wisconsin Ohio State Michigan State Texas Marquette Illinois Arizona Notre Dame Western Kentucky UCLA Maryland Oklahoma State Oklahoma Mississippi State Villanova West Virginia its last 153 Big East regular season games and 141 of its last 153 nonconference games. 10-MAN ROTATION KEY TO PITT S SUCCESS Pitt has accomplished its 18-5 record with total team effort while utilizing a 10-man rotation. Pitt has PITT PANTHERS NUMERICAL ROSTER TOP BIG EAST CONSECUTIVE WIN STREAKS Pitt s previous four-game win streak ranks among its all-time best Big East regular season win streaks: Wins Date 12 2/2/02-1/25/ /27/10-1/24/ /18/03-1/17/04 8 2/28/09-1/20/10 8 1/24/87-2/14/87 6 1/31/09-1/24/09 6 1/9/88-2/3/88 6 2/28/05-1/21/06 5 1/29/11-2/19/11 5 1/24/07-2/12/07 5 1/4/07-1/21/07 4 1/16/13-1/28/13 4 1/25/12-2/8/ /31/08-1/17/09 4 3/3/01-1/8/02 4 3/4/95-1/13/96 4 1/12/93-1/23/93 4 2/11/89-2/20/89 4 2/2/85-2/13/85 4 1/29/83-2/7/83 been called one of the nation s most balanced teams. All 10 of its players are averaging 4.3 points or more and all 10 are playing at least 11.9 minutes per game. Through its first 23 games, Pitt has outscored its opponents by a plus-17.2 margin, shot 48.9 ( ) from the floor and has outrebounded its opponents by # NAME POS HT WT CL EX HOMETOWN/PREVIOUS SCHOOL(s) 0 James Robinson G FR HS Mitchellville, Md./DeMatha Catholic 1 Tray Woodall G SR* 3L Brooklyn, N.Y.-Paterson, N.J./St. Anthony (N.J.) 3 Cameron Wright G SO* 1L Cleveland, Ohio/Benedictine 5 Durand Johnson F FR* RS Baltimore, Md./Brewster Academy (N.H.)/Lake Clifton 11 Dante Taylor F SR 3L Greenburgh, N.Y./National Christian Academy (Md.) 12 Chris Jones G/F FR HS Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck 13 Steven Adams C FR HS Rotorua, N.Z./Notre Dame Prep (Mass.)/Scots College Prep 15 Aron Nwankwo F JR 2L Baltimore, Md./Baltimore City College 21 Lamar Patterson F JR* 2L Lancaster, Pa./St. Benedict s (N.J.)/J.P. McCaskey 23 Trey Zeigler G/F JR TR Detroit, Mich./Central Michigan/Mount Pleasant 24 Mike Lecak G SO TR Pittsburgh, Pa./Wheeling Jesuit Univ./North Canyon H.S. 42 Talib Zanna F JR* 2L Kaduna, Nigeria/Bishop McNamara (Md.) 44 J.J. Moore F JR 2L Brentwood, N.Y./South Kent Prep (Conn.)/Brentwood Head Coach: Jamie Dixon (TCU, 1987), begins 10th year as Head Coach, 14th year at Pitt; Assistant Coach: Pat Sandle (San Francisco State, 1987); Assistant Coach: Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh, 2005); Assistant Coach: Bill Barton (Salem State, 1989); Director of Basketball Operations: Brian Regan (Saint Vincent, 1988); Video Coordinator: Jordan Marks (Pittsburgh, 2008); Graduate Manager: Jason Richards (Davidson, 2008); Athletic Trainer: Tony Salesi (Pittsburgh, 1980); Strength & Conditioning Coach: Tim Beltz (Northern Colorado, 1995); Academic Coordinator: Mike Farabaugh (Pittsburgh, 1987); Equipment Manager: Chris Dountas (California, Pa., 2003); Managers: Ben Blount, Rob Briggs, Jonathon Brodack, Seth Friedman, Michael Lindenbaum, Sean Mack, Matt Reilley, Jimmy Sciulli, Will Suprowitz; Administrative Assistant: Beth Schoedel. PITT S 11-YEAR SUCCESS ( ) The following is a list of accomplishments achieved by the Pitt Basketball program over the last 11 seasons: Compiled a record over the last 11 seasons and.772 winning percentage, which ranks among the nation s top five best winning percentages during that span. The record also tops the Big East from Advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight/Regional Final for the first time since Advanced to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen five times in the last 11 seasons. Only five programs (Duke-8, Kansas-8, Connecticut- 6, Michigan State-6 and North Carolina-6) have advanced to more Sweet Sixteens during that span. Won two Big East Tournament championships (2003 and 2008). Captured four Big East regular season titles: Big East West Division, Big East West Division, Big East regular season, Big East regular season. Advanced to the NCAA Tournament for a Big East-leading 10 seasons, one of only eight programs nationwide to advance to the NCAA Tournament during that span. Ascended to the program s firstever No. 1 national ranking and earned two No. 1 seeds in and Achieved 11 straight 20-plus win seasons from Averaged 26.8 victories per season over the last 11 years. Advanced to the Big East Championship title game in seven of the last 12 seasons and appeared in three straight seasons from Compiled a Big East-best (.694) record in league regular season games. Finished ranked among the nation s top-10 programs in six of the last 11 seasons and ranked among the nation s top-25 in nine of the last 11 years. Appeared on television 319 times in the last 11 years. Set the school record with a 40-game win streak, which spanned two years and 68 days. Opened the Petersen Events Center with a 34-game win streak, a streak which ranks as the third all-time longest win streak to open a new arena in NCAA Division I history. Concluded its 10th year in the Petersen Events Center with an record and.896 winning percentage. Sold out the Petersen Events Center in each of the 10 seasons in operation and has enjoyed a string of 186 consecutive regular season sellouts dating back to the 2002 season.

4 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 4 RECORD WHEN... Controlling the tip: Scoring first: Leading at the half: Trailing at the half: Tied at half: Leading with 5:00 left: Trailing with 5:00 left: Tied with 5:00 left: In Overtime: Double Overtime: Triple Overtime Pitt outrebounds opp.: Pitt is outrebounded: Rebounds are equal: Pitt commits more TO: Pitt forces more TO: Turnovers are equal: Pitt has more FTA: Opp. has more FTA: FT attempts are equal: Pitt shoots better than 60% Pitt shoots better than 50%: Pitt shoots less than 50%: Opp. shoots better than 50%:.0-1 Opp. shoots less than 50%: Opp. shoots less than 40% Pitt outshoots opp. (FG%) Opp. outshoots Pitt (FG%) Shooting is tied (%) Pitt hits 40% of 3FG: Pitt hits less than 40%of3FG:..9-2 Pitt outshoots opp. (3FG): Pitt hits at least 70% of FTA: Pitt hits at least 60% of FTA: Pitt bench outscores opp.: Opp. bench outscores Pitt: Bench scoring is equal: Following a Pitt win: Following a Pitt loss: score in double figures: score in double figures: in double figures: UNIFORMS White uniforms: Blue uniforms: Gold uniforms: MONTHS OF THE YEAR In November: In December: In January: In February: In March: DAYS OF THE WEEK Monday Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday Friday: Saturday: Sunday: MOST BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS ( ) Pitt claimed the Big East regular season title. The title marks a Big East-leading sixth title since School RS T Tot. PITT Connecticut Syracuse Louisville Georgetown Boston College Villanova West Virginia Totals * Key: RS-regular season titles; T-Tournament titles; *indicates best league regular season record; total includes ties. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES- BIG EAST Most NCAA Tournament appearances in the Big East Conference over the last 11 seasons ( ): Team No. PITT Louisville Connecticut... 9 Marquette... 9 Syracuse... 8 Villanova... 7 Notre Dame... 7 Georgetown... 6 Cincinnati... 6 Seton Hall... 2 St. John s... 1 Providence... 1 Rutgers... 1 DePaul... 1 South Florida... 1 plus-8.3 boards per game. Pitt has forced 14.3 turnovers per game and totaled 168 steals for a 7.3 steals per game average, numbers that are uncommonly high for the Panthers. Pitt has also dominated the inside, having outscored its opponents in the paint. The Panthers bench also has outscored their opponents by a total. Additionally, Pitt has assisted on 65.2 percent (405 of 621) of its total field goals made. BIG EAST S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES BY PERCENTAGE (Conference Regular Season and Championship Games combined as of February 3, 2013 and according to Big East records). Coach, Team W L Pct. Yrs. BEChamp. JAMIE DIXON, PITT ,.600 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse ,.620 John Thompson, Gtown ,.717 Lou Carnesecca, St. John s ,.478 Jim Calhoun, Connecticut ,.660 Mike Jarvis, St. John s ,.636 Ben Howland, Pitt ,.727 Rollie Massimino, Villanova ,.520 FASTEST TO 200 WINS-NCAA HISTORY BY GAMES According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153 Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Clair Bee, Rider/Long Island th 1938 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV th 1977 Mark Few, Gonzaga th 2007 Everett Case, NC State th 1954 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU th 1945 Nat Holman, CCNY th 1937 Adolph Rupp, Kentucky th 1943 Roy Williams, Kansas th 1996 Vic Bubas, Duke th 1969 Denny Crum, Louisville th 1980 Henry Iba, NWMS/Colo./OSU th 1940 Doc Meanwell, Miss./Wisc th 1927 JAMIE DIXON, PITT th 2010 Hec Edmundson, UW th 1931 Hugh Greer, Connecticut th 1957 BY TOTAL SEASONS According to the NCAA Division I recordbook, page 153 Coach, School GP W-L Pct. Yr. Year Mark Few, Gonzaga th 2007 Roy Williams, Kansas th 1996 JAMIE DIXON, PITT th 2010 Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV th 1977 Everett Case, NC State th 1954 Denny Crum, Louisville th 1980 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse th 1985 Bruce Weber, SIU/Illinois th 2007 Pete Gillen, Xavier th 1994 Harold Anderson, Toledo/BSGU th 1945 Vic Bubas, Duke th 1969 Fred Schaus, WVU/Purdue th 1976 Lou Carnesecca, St. John s th 1978 ROAD SUCCESS Winners of three of its last four road games, Pitt is 3-2 on the road this season with a four-point win over Providence (68-64), 15-point win at Villanova (58-43) and 28- point victory over No. 19 Georgetown (73-45). Last year, Pitt registered four road victories: at Butler (March 21), at West Virginia (Jan. 30), at Tennessee (Dec. 3) and at Penn (Nov. 25). Over the last 12 seasons ( ), Pitt owns one of the Big East s best road winning percentages (.571) with a record. In addition, Pitt has won 30 its last 48 road games. PITT IN THE NATIONAL STATISTI- CAL RANKINGS In the latest NCAA statistical rankings (as of Jan. 31, 2013), Pitt ranks among the nation s top-20 teams in eight statistical categories:

5 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 5 BIG EAST S BEST PROGRAMS OVER THE PREVIOUS 11 SEASONS ( ) Totals are as of May 4, Big East Overall School W-L Pct. W-L Pct. PITT Syracuse Connecticut Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Georgetown West Virginia Villanova Cincinnati Seton Hall Providence St. John s Rutgers DePaul South Florida PITT S LONGEST HOME COURT WIN STREAKS Pitt s 15-game home win streak established earlier this year ranked as the seventh longest in school history. Pitt won 34 straight to open the arena. Streaks do not include contests played at Mellon Arena/Civic Arena. *27-game win streak includes Civic Arena games. No Streak Dates 40 1/22/01-2/15/ /27/08-1/20/10 *27 12/10/73-12/23/ /28/10-12/24/ /12/26-1/18/ /19/05-3/3/ /29/12-12/31/ /28/87-2/10/ /17/07-1/26/ /9/85-1/25/ /14/06-1/21/ /2/64-12/5/ /2/92-1/27/93 9 3/6/04-1/2/ /17/00-1/6/ /17/00-1/3/01 7 2/6/62-12/7/ /23/90-1/12/ /20/91-2/10/92 7th in scoring defense, 6th in scoring margin, 11th in field goal percentage, 6th in assists per game, 2nd in assist:turnover ratio, 7th in fewest turnovers per game, 9th in rebound margin and 22nd in turnover margin. MOST NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES- NATIONAL Most NCAA Tournament appearances, nationally ( ): Team No. Duke Gonzaga Kansas Michigan State Texas Wisconsin PITT Louisville... 9 Connecticut... 9 Florida... 9 Kentucky... 9 Arizona... 9 Marquette... 9 Syracuse... 8 Memphis... 8 North Carolina... 8 Illinois... 8 Oklahoma... 7 Villanova... 7 Notre Dame... 7 PITT S DEPTH ON DISPLAY Pitt s bench play and overall depth has proved to be a strength over its first 23 games. Ten players are averaging 4.3 points or more and all 10 players in the rotation are playing at least 11.9 minutes or more. Pitt s bench has outscored its opponents by a total. Furthermore, Pitt has been led in scoring seven times by a player off the PITT PICKED SIXTH IN BIG EAST CONFERENCE COACHES POLL NEW YORK Pitt was selected by league coaches to finish sixth at the Big East Conference s annual men s basketball preseason media day held Wednesday, October 17, 2012, at the New York Athletic Club. In addition, Pitt freshman center Steven Adams was picked as the league s preseason Rookie of the Year and senior guard Tray Woodall earned Big East honorable mention honors. In a vote of the league s 15 coaches, Pitt finished sixth with 132 total points. Louisville was unanimously selected to capture first with 196 points, followed by No. 2 Syracuse (175 points), No. 3 Notre Dame (166), No. 4 Cincinnati (152), No. 5 Georgetown (136) and then Pitt. Louisville s Peyton Siva was named the Big East preseason Player of the Year. Cincinnati s Sean Kilpatrick, Georgetown s Otto Porter, Louisville s Gorgui Deng, Notre Dame s Jack Cooley and Providence s Vincent Council rounded out the All-Big East First Team selections. Adams became Pitt s third preseason Big East Rookie of the bench and in rebounding seven times this year. Pitt s bench has outscored Pitt s starters in two games this year: DePaul (52-41) and Villanova (31-27). Some other bench production figures: Scoring: 37.8% (627 of 1658) FG made: 38.0% (236 of 621) Rebounding: 35.0% (289 of 825) 3FG made: 32.4% (37 of 114) Year selection and first since Vonteego Cummings earned the honor prior to the season. Jerome Lane also earned the honor before the campaign. Pitt Head Coach Jamie Dixon, seniors Woodall and Dante Taylor along with redshirt juniors Lamar Patterson and Talib Zanna represented the Panthers in New York PRESEASON BIG EAST COACHES POLL Rk. Team (1 st place) Points 1. Louisville (14) Syracuse Notre Dame (1) Cincinnati Georgetown PITT Marquette South Florida Connecticut St. John s Rutgers Villanova DePaul Seton Hall Providence 31 *first place votes in parenthesis NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS AFTER 10 SEASONS (by wins) Jamie Dixon ranks fifth on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after 10 seasons as a head coach. Here is where he stands in NCAA records (page 158 of NCAA recordbook): Coach, Team Seasons W-L Pct. Roy Williams, Kansas Everett Case, North Carolina State Mark Few, Gonzaga Thad Matta, Butler/Xavier/Ohio St JAMIE DIXON, PITT Denny Crum, Louisville Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV John Calipari, UMass/Memphis / Tubby Smith, Tulsa/UGA/Kentucky Tom Izzo, Michigan State Bruce Weber, Southern Ill./Illinois FT attempts: 36.1% (165 of 457) DECADE-PLUS OF EXCELLENCE Over the last 11 years, Pitt has proven to be the winningest basketball program in the Big East Conference and one of the top-5 winningest programs nationally. From , Pitt has continued to hold the league s top records for overall games

6 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 6 PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER NUMBERS In its 11th basketball season, the Petersen Events Center has provided Pitt a tremendous homecourt advantage. Consider the following facts: Total Games: 198 (100th all-time game: vs. Rutgers, Jan. 26, 2007) Overall Record: (.894) Big East Record: (.800) Non-Conference Record: (.971) Most Consecutive Wins at the Petersen Events Center: 34 (11/23/ 02-2/29/04); 31 (2/27/08-1/20/10) Most Consecutive Losses: 4 (12/23/11-1/25/12) Most Consecutive Non-Conference Wins: 58 (11/19/05-11/16/11), 28 (11/23/02-1/2/05) Most Consecutive Non-Conference Losses: 1 (Bucknell) Average Victory Margin: 18.4 points per game ( , 177 wins) Average Non-Conference Victory Margin: 22.5 points per game ( , 101 wins) Average Margin of Loss: 7.7 points (Pitt: 1268, Opp: 1430, 21 losses) Pitt Victories by 10 points or more: 141 Pitt Victories by 20 points or more: 76 Pitt Victories by 30 points or more: 25 Pitt Victories by 40 points or more: 8 Pitt Points Per Game: 75.7 ppg. Opponents Points Per Game: 59.1 ppg. Opponents held to 60 points or less: 111 of 198 Opponents held to 70 points or less: 171 of 198 Big East Opponents held to 60 points or less: 35 of 90 Big East Opponents held to 70 points or less: 72 of 90 Non-Conference Opp. held to 60 points or less: 76 of 104 Non-Conference Opp. held to 70 points or less: 96 of 104 Most Consecutive Opponents held to 60 points or less: 10 (3/7/09-1/16/10); 9 (11/27/02-1/18/03), 6 (1/24/11/13/11) Most Consecutive Opponents held to 70 points or less: 22 (1/17/ 04-2/23/05); 21 (11/23/02-12/13/03) Most Points Scored by Pitt: 103 (Houston Baptist, Nov. 9, 2007) Most Points Scored-Opponent: 97 (Notre Dame, Jan. 4, 2006) Least Points Scored by Pitt: 39 (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012) Least Points Scored-Opponent: 32 (New Hampshire, Dec. 4, 2009) Largest Win: 49 points (Bethune-Cookman, Dec. 15, 2012, 89-40) Largest Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, 62-39) Closest Win: 1, two times (West Virginia, Feb. 7, 2008, 55-54; Georgetown, Jan. 25, 2003, 65-64) Largest Big East Win: 38 points (DePaul, Jan. 26, 2013, 93-55) Largest Big East Loss: 23 points (Rutgers, Jan. 11, 2012, 62-39) Longest Game: 3OT (West Virginia, Feb. 12, 2010, win) Record vs. Top-25 Ranked Teams (AP poll): 17-7 Record vs. Top-5 nationally ranked teams: 9-0 Record vs. Top-10 nationally ranked teams: 13-1 Record on Senior Day: 7-3 Record on Opening Day: 11-0 Overtime Record: 4-3; 2OT Record: 1-0; 3OT Record: 1-0 PITT S 21 LOSSES AT PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER Date Opponent W/L Pitt Opp Margin Feb. 24, 2004 *Syracuse (OT) L Jan. 2, 2005 Bucknell L Jan. 5, 2005 *Georgetown L Feb. 23, 2005 *West Virginia L Feb. 26, 2005 *Connecticut L March 3, 2006 *Seton Hall L Jan. 21, 2007 *Marquette (OT) L Feb. 12, 2007 *Louisville L Jan. 26, 2008 *Rutgers L Feb. 24, 2008 *Louisville L Jan. 20, 2010 *Georgetown L Jan. 24, 2011 *Notre Dame L Nov. 16, 2011 Long Beach State L Dec. 23, 2011 Wagner L Jan. 1, 2012 *Cincinnati L Jan. 11, 2012 *Rutgers L Jan. 25, 2012 *Louisville L Feb. 16, 2012 *West Virginia L Feb. 19, 2012 *USF L Dec. 31, 2012 *Cincinnati L Jan. 12, 2013 *Marquette L Total Note: Louisville is the only team to defeat Pitt three times at the Petersen Events Center. Georgetown, Rutgers, WVU and Cincinnati have done it twice. Pitt has lost four straight games once and two consecutive games only four times at the PEC. Only two teams- Louisville and Cincinnati have defeated Pitt in back-to-back meetings at the PEC. WHAT PITT RETURNS IN Category Percent Returning Last year s starters:... 60% (3 of 5) Last year s total starts: % (111 of 195) Team s top-10 in minutes played:... 70% (7 of 10) Total minutes played: % (5155 of 7825) Points scored: % (1692 of 2692) Field goals made: % (600 of 981) Field goal attempts: % (1307 of 2164) 3-point FG made: % (163 of 247) 3-point FG attempts: % (444 of 707) Offensive rebounds: % (382 of 532) Defensive rebounds: % (630 of 875) Total rebounds: % (1012 of 1407) Personal fouls: % (498 of 671) Assists: % (421 of 593) Turnovers: % (337 of 495) Blocked shots: % (73 of 103) Steals: % (134 of 183) WINNINGEST ACTIVE COACHES BY PCT. (Records are as of February 3, 2013) Previous Total Total Coach W-L W-L W-L Pct. Mark Few, Gonzaga Roy Williams, North Carolina John Calipari, Kentucky Thad Matta, Ohio State Mike Krzyzewski, Duke Bo Ryan, Wisconsin JAMIE DIXON, PITT Jim Boeheim, Syracuse Rick Pitino, Louisville Bob Huggins, West Virginia Tubby Smith, Minnesota (313-92), league regular season games (135-61), Big East championships (six), Big East Tournament wins (20) and NCAA Tournament appearances (10). During that period, Pitt has averaged 11.7 league wins and 26.8 overall victories per year. Prior to the season, Pitt was the only Big East Conference program to win 20 or more overall games and 10 or more league contests in each of the previous 10 seasons ( ). Pitt s streak of 10 consecutive 10-win Big East regular seasons ( ) during that timeframe ranks second only to Syracuse s run of eleven 10-plus win seasons set from Pitt has won 20 or more games 19 times in school history. In addition, Pitt was one of only three programs nationwide to advance to the NCAA Tournament and win 20 overall games and 10 league games in each of the previous 10 seasons. Those programs include Gonzaga, Kansas and Pitt. That streak ended for Pitt last year. Since 2001, Pitt has earned 10 NCAA Tournament berths. During that span, Pitt is one of only eight schools nationwide and one of only two Big East programs to advance to the NCAA Tournament in 10 or more seasons. Those schools include Duke, Gonzaga, Kansas, Michigan State, Texas, Wisconsin, Pitt and Louisville. Pitt has advanced to NCAA Sweet Sixteen play in five of the last 11 seasons. Only five programs nationally (Duke-8, Kansas-8, Connecticut-6, Michigan State-6 and North Carolina-6) have surpassed that accomplishment, while six other programs have matched it. Pitt also leads the Big East in NCAA Tournament appearances with 10 in the last 11 seasons and ranks among national leaders in NCAA Tournament wins over the last 10 seasons with 15. TWO FRESHMEN STARTERS In 22 of its first 23 games, Pitt s starting lineup has consisted of two freshmen center Steven Adams and guard James Robinson. The last time two freshmen started consistently during a season at Pitt was in when guard Brandin Knight (25 starts) and for-

7 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 7 MOST NCAA SWEET SIXTEEN APPEARANCES IN LAST 11 YEARS Since 2002, Pitt is one of only 12 schools nationwide to advance to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen at least five times over the last 11 years. Pitt has advanced to Sweet Sixteen action in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and Here is a chart depicting where Pitt ranks among schools over the last 11 years: School App. since 2002 Duke... 8 Kansas... 8 Connecticut... 6 Michigan State... 6 North Carolina... 6 Texas... 5 PITT... 5 Wisconsin... 5 Arizona... 5 Syracuse... 5 Kentucky... 5 Xavier... 5 Florida... 4 Memphis... 4 Louisville... 4 Ohio State... 4 ward Donatas Zavackas (18 starts) each started at their respective positions. The last time two true freshmen started every game of a season was in when both Ricardo Greer and Atila Cosby each started all 27 games during the year. The season opener marked the first time that Pitt started two true freshmen in a game since January 6, 2004, when both Antonio Graves and Chris Taft started against Virginia Tech. For four games, Graves started in place of injured starter Carl Krauser. Through 23 games, Robinson has averaged 6.4 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists and leads the team with a 27.1 minutes per game average. He also has an impressive 3.31 assist:turnover ratio, which ranks among the nation s top-10 in that category. He has been named the Big East Rookie of the Week one time this year. Adams leads the Panthers in blocked shots (45) and blocks per game (1.96) and rebounding (6.3 rpg) and has also averaged 6.9 points in 22.8 minutes per game. He is also shooting 59 percent (72-122) from the floor. YEAR-BY-YEAR NON-CONFERENCE RECORDS A look at Pitt s non-conference records since joining the Big East Conference: Year W-L Pct Total TALIB ZANNA IS PITT S MOST IMPROVED PLAYER Through Pitt s first 23 games, redshirt junior Talib Zanna has proved to be the Panthers most improved player. He leads the team in scoring (10.9 ppg.), ranks second on the squad in rebounding (5.9 rpg.) and third in field goal percentage (.534) while playing 24.0 minutes per game. He has also finished with 20 or more points three times and has reached double figure scoring 11 times. His numbers are up in every statistic when comparing figures from Last year, Zanna averaged 6.3 points, 5.5 rebounds and shot 57.1 percent from the floor in basically the same amount of playing time (19.3). Pitt has a significant history of player improvement through the years as six Panthers have garnered Big East Most Improved Player Award honors since : Ricardo Greer ( ), Brandin Knight ( ), Carl PITT S BEST DEFENSIVE SEASONS Through 23 games, Pitt has yielded 54.9 points per game. Here is where that mark ranks among the school s best defensive points per game averages: PPG Year W-L PITT S LONGEST WIN STREAKS Wins Date 22 12/4/1973-2/23/ /15/ /13/ /13/1929-2/1/ /14/2003-1/19/ /14/2008-1/17/ /19/2005-1/21/ /16/1934-3/28/ /9/ /29/ /18/2003-3/23/ /8/ /11/ /12/ /16/ /10/1915-3/11/ /20/2004-1/2/ /1/2001-1/12/ /27/1914-2/9/1916 Krauser ( ), Aaron Gray ( ), Sam Young ( ) and Ashton Gibbs ( ). TREY ZEIGLER, DURAND JOHNSON PROVIDE SCORING PUNCH OFF BENCH Over the last seven games, junior transfer Trey Zeigler and redshirt freshman Durand Johnson have combined to give Pitt a backcourt scoring punch off the bench. Against Villanova, the duo led Pitt with 13 points apiece. Johnson did the damage from 3-point range, while Zeigler converted several key baskets down the stretch to give Pitt PITT S WINNINGEST SEASONS A look at Pitt s all-time 20-win seasons (by victories): Year W-L the win. Against Providence, Zeigler finished with six points, including a key putback and Johnson hit a clutch 3-pointer to preserve Pitt s lead. Against DePaul, Zeigler led the Panthers with 18 points on 7-12 shooting. Combining Pitt s last six games, Zeigler has averaged 9.3 points and hit 54.5 percent (24-44) of his field goal attempts. Johnson registered back-to-back double figure scoring games against Villanova (13) and Marquette (10). In Big East games only, he is averaging 6.0 points per game and is second on the squad in 3-point field goals made (10-25). DANTE TAYLOR NAMED NATION S BEST SEVENTH MAN Senior and former McDonald s All-American Dante Taylor was named one of the nation s best and most productive bench players by ESPN s Ken Pomeroy. In only 15.9 minutes per game, Taylor is averaging 4.9 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. He ranks second on the squad with a.581 (43-74) percent field goal percentage and provides valuable energy off the bench. STELLAR ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO Through 23 games, Pitt has done an incredible job of taking care of the basketball and sharing the ball. According to the Jan. 31, 2013

8 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 8 NCAA statistics, Pitt ranks No. 2 nationally with a stellar assist:turnover ratio of 1.60 with three players boasting stellar ratios including Lamar Patterson (76:35, 2.17), James Robinson (86:26, 3.31) and Tray Woodall (129:48, 2.69). In the recent NCAA Statistics report (Jan. 31, 2013), Pitt ranked No. 2 nationally in assist:turnover ratio, No. 6 in assists per game, No. 9 in fewest turnovers per game and No. 9 in turnover margin, all remarkable improvements over last season s performance. Patterson, Robinson and Woodall all ranked among the nation s top-70 and among the Big East Conference s top-5 in assist:turnover ratio. PITT-SYRACUSE POST-GAME NOTES Pitt improved to 12-2 at the Petersen Events Center this year. The Panthers moved to (.892) all-time at the Petersen Events Center and is (.800) against Big East opponents. Today s contest was the 198th played at the Petersen Events Center. Today s meeting with Syracuse was the 101st in the series. Head Coach Jamie Dixon improved to 10-3 versus the Orange as the Panthers have captured eight of the past 11 meetings in the series. SU leads the all-time series Pitt improved to 6-1 all-time vs. Syracuse at the Petersen Events Center. With the win, Pitt improved to 13-1 all-time vs. top-10 ranked opponents at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt held Syracuse to 55 points, matching the Orange fewest points this season (55-44 win at USF on Jan. 6). The 120 combined points in the contest were the fewest in the series since Feb. 29, 2004 a overtime win by Syracuse at the Petersen Events Center. The 55 points tallied by the Orange today are the fewest points against Pitt since that same contest. The 120 combined points are the fewest in regulation in the series (which dates back to 1914) since an earlier meeting that same season a Pitt win on Jan. 24, 2004 in the Carrier Dome. For the second time in the past three games, Pitt had 10 NATION S TOP HOMECOURT WINNING PERCENTAGES (LAST 11 SEASONS, ) (Research is from the opening of Pitt s Petersen Events Center to February 3, 2013) Overall School W-L Pct Kansas Gonzaga Duke Michigan State Wisconsin Memphis PITT Florida North Carolina Syracuse Connecticut Kentucky Oklahoma State Illinois Arizona players find the scoring column. The Panthers have had 10 players score in a single game in six games this season and have had at least nine players account for at least a point in 15 games. Pitt outrebounded Syracuse by 15 boards (39-24). Pitt committed a season-high 20 turnovers. Pitt entered the game ranked among the nation s top statistical leaders in fewest turnovers per game. The Pitt bench posted a 31-3 advantage over SU s reserves. Pitt also won the rebounding battle, posting a edge over SU. Junior Talib Zanna had a game-high 12 boards, his third double-digit rebounding effort this season and ninth in his career. The Panthers started the game, shooting 1-of-7 (14.3 percent) from the field. They closed the half on an 11-of-19 (.579) tear to take a lead at intermission. Tray Woodall was the lone player in double figures for the Panthers with 13 points. The double-digit contest is the 39th of his career and 13th this season. Lamar Patterson led the team in assists with five his fourth contest this season recording five or more assists. The Panthers had a commanding 19-5 edge in assists over the Orange. Cameron Wright hit two key free throws to help Pitt win the game. Wright entered the game shooting 0-4 in Big East regular season play this year. Pitt shot 48 percent for the game (24-of-50), despite a 20 percent showing (3-of-15) behind the arc. They have shot 43 percent or better from the field in each of the past five games and with today s mark raised its conference only field goal percentage mark to 45.1 percent. Pitt hosts Seton Hall on Monday, Feb. 4. The game is scheduled to tip at 9 p.m. on ESPN2. Today s attendance of 12,632 represented the largest crowd of the season. PITT REACHES 1,500 ALL-TIME PROGRAM WINS Pitt won its 1,500th all-time program victory vs. Detroit on Dec. 1, Pitt currently owns a 1,511-1,069 all-time record in men s basketball. PITT, PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER PASSES TWO MILLION FAN MARK Pitt is in its 11th season in the Petersen Events Center and has now drawn over 2 million total fans. Pitt surpassed the 2 million attendance mark on Dec. 19 vs. Delaware State. The Panthers celebrated the accomplishment by raising a banner during halftime of the Marquette TOP GAMES AT PETERSEN EVENTS CENTER There have been 20 games involving two ranked teams at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt is 15-5 in those contests: Date Game and Score January 6, Pitt 72, 5-Notre Dame 55 January 18, Pitt 73, 25-Syracuse 60 February 15, Pitt 75, 5-Connecticut 68 January 29, Pitt 76, 4-Syracuse 69 February 26, Connecticut 73, 18-Pitt 64 January 23, Pitt 80, 25-Syracuse 67 February 9, Pitt 57, 9-West Virginia 53 January 21, Marquette 77, 6-Pitt 74 (OT) January 14, Pitt 69, 5-Georgetown 60 January 19, Pitt 78, 8-Syracuse 60 March 4, Pitt 90, 13-Marquette 75 March 7, Pitt 70, 1-Connecticut 60 January 20, Georgetown 74, No. 9 Pitt 66 February 12, Pitt 98, 5-West Virginia 95 (3OT) February 21, Pitt 70, 3-Villanova 65 December 27, Pitt 78, 4-Connecticut 63 January 17, Pitt 74, 3-Syracuse 66 January 24, Notre Dame 56, 2-Pitt 51 March 5, Pitt 60, 19-Villanova 50 December 31, Cincinnati 70, 24-Pitt 61

9 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 9 PITT S ALL-TIME BEST BIG EAST RECORDS Here is a look at Pitt s top seasons in the Big East: W-L Season BIG EAST WINNINGEST TWO-YEAR PERIODS W-L Seasons , , , , , game and presenting a special gift (tee-shirt) to fans before its game against Cincinnati on Dec. 31. PANTHERS EXCEL AT HOME Pitt is in its 11th season in the Petersen Events Center with a all-time record and.894 winning percentage. The.894 winning percentage ranks among the nation s best homecourt records over the last 11 years (see chart page 8). Pitt has won 77 of its last 95 Big East home games. Only one opponent (Louisville) has defeated Pitt three times at the Petersen Events Center, while four programs (Rutgers, Georgetown, Cincinnati and West Virginia) have defeated the Panthers two times in the arena. Pitt PITT IN THE RANKINGS Here is a week-by-week look at where Pitt ranks in the AP and ESPN/ USA Today polls: Week AP ESPN Preseason... ARV... ARV Nov ARV... ARV Nov ARV... ARV Nov ARV... ARV Dec ARV... ARV Dec ARV... ARV Dec ARV... ARV Dec Dec Jan ARV... ARV Jan ARV... NR Jan ARV... ARV Jan ARV... ARV Feb TBA... TBA has lost four straight games on one occasion and two consecutive games only five times in the history of the Petersen Events Center. Only two teams have defeated Pitt in backto-back games at the Petersen Events Center: Louisville and Cincinati. At home, Pitt has won 52 of its last 62 games, 37 of its last 47 games against Big East regular season opponents, 83 of its last 94 overall games and recently completed home win streaks of 20 games (Jan. 28, 2010-Jan. 24, 2011) and 15 games (Feb. 29, 2012-Dec. 31, 2012). The 20-game win streak ranks as the fourth longest streak of its kind in school history. Pitt is vs. Big East opponents at the Petersen Events Center. In addition, Pitt recently completed a 58-game win streak against non-conference opponents at home (Nov. 19, 2005-Nov. 16, 2011). Pitt also owns an impressive record vs. non-conference opponents in the Petersen Events Center ALL-TIME COACHING WINS AT PITT Jamie Dixon is quickly moving his way up Pitt s all-time coaching wins chart. Here is a look at where he stands. Head Coach Years Record Pct. H.C. Carlson, JAMIE DIXON, th Robert Timmons, Paul Evans, Dr. George M. Flint, Roy Chipman, Charles Buzz Ridl, Ben Howland, Tim Grgurich, WHERE PITT RANKS IN THE NCAA STATISTICS Source: (Statistics as of January 31, 2013) Category Rank Average Won-Loss Percentage Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Field Goal Percentage Field Goal Percentage Defense Three-Point Field Goals Per Game Three-Point Field Goal Pct.... Three-Point FG Pct. Defense Free Throw Percentage Rebound Margin Assists Per Game Assist:Turnover Ratio Blocked Shots Per Game Steals Per Game Turnovers Per Game Turnover Margin Personal Fouls Per Game and has claimed 122 of its last 126 home games against regular season non-conference opponents. Pitt s three non-conference losses at the PEC are to Bucknell (Jan. 2, 2005), Long Beach State (Nov. 16, 2011) and Wagner (Dec. 23, 2011). NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS With its 12-1 non-conference record this year, Pitt has surpassed the 10-win mark for non-conference wins in a season for the 12th consecutive season. Prior to this run and since Pitt joined the Big East Conference in , Pitt had won 10 or more non-conference games in only three previous years. Here is Pitt s nonconference record over the last 12 seasons: W-L Year Pitt has compiled a nonconference record over the last 12 years. Pitt has also won 95 of its last 105 overall games against non-conference opponents dating back to a January 2, 2005 loss to Bucknell. In addition to Bucknell, the 10 losses are to No. 4 Michigan on Nov. 21, 2012 in the NIT Season Tip-Off, Wagner (Dec. 23, 2011), Long Beach State (Nov. 16, 2011), No. 11 Tennessee at Consol Energy Center on Dec. 11, 2010, Indiana on Dec. 8, 2009 in the Jimmy V Classic in New York City, No. 3 Texas in Kansas City, Mo. on Nov. 24, 2009, at Wisconsin (2006), vs. Oklahoma State in Oklahoma City (2006) and at Dayton (2008). Since the season, Pitt is 62-8 in December games and has won 58 of its last 60 November games. Jamie Dixon owns a 56-3 career November record. PITT SUCCESS REVOLVES AROUND REBOUNDING, REBOUND MARGIN Once again, Pitt ranks among national leaders in rebound margin in at No. 16 (plus-8.3 in the latest rankings). It has become the norm as the Panthers have ranked among the nation s top-10 rebounding teams in five of the last 10 seasons under Jamie Dixon. In , Pitt totaled a plus- 6.4 rebound margin, good for No. 18 nationally and No. 2 in the Big East. Additionally, Pitt ranked No. 1 in the Big East in rebounding defense and No. 8 in offensive rebounding. Coincidentally, Pitt returns 72 percent of its rebounding from a year ago. Here is where Pitt has ranked nationally in rebound margin over the last 10 seasons and under Jamie Dixon:

10 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 10 POINTS other players 1200 Curtis Aiken Bob Lazor John Riser Kent Scott Isaac Hawkins Calvin Sheffield Brian Generalovich Aaron Gray Donatas Zavackas Ronald Ramon Brad Wanamaker Chris McNeal Carlton Neverson Julius Pegues Rod Brookin Gilbert Brown Darelle Porter DeJuan Blair Tray Woodall FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (minimum 400 FG attempts).625 Chevon Troutman Dante Taylor Ontario Lett Chris Taft DeJuan Blair Eric Mobley Talib Zanna PITT PLAYERS IN THE CAREER RECORDS.550 Aaron Gray Brian Shorter Charles Smith Nasir Robinson Jerome Lane Billy Knight POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 297 Ashton Gibbs Jason Matthews Sean Miller Ronald Ramon Julius Page Brandin Knight Jason maile Carl Krauser Jarrett Lockhart Levance Fields Jerry McCullough Donatas Zavackas Vonteego Cummings Tray Woodall ASSISTS 785 Brandin Knight Sean Miller Levance Fields Darelle Porter Carl Krauser Jerry McCullough Tray Woodall Vonteego Cummings Brad Wanamaker Dwayne Wallace Curtis Aiken Ricardo Greer Pete Strickland Billy Culbertson Ronald Ramon Keith Starr Tom Richards BLOCKED SHOTS 346 Charles Smith Eric Mobley Sam Clancy Isaac Hawkins Aaron Gray Gary McGhee Chris Taft Sam Young Bobby Martin Keith Armstrong Mark Blount Attila Cosby Jaime Peterson Chevon Troutman Orlando Antigua Dante Taylor Ontario Lett DeJuan Blair Mel Bennett ASSIST:TURNOVER RATIO 2.89 Levance Fields Sean Miller Tray Woodall Ronald Ramon Lamar Patterson Darelle Porter Brandin Knight Billy Culbertson Jerry McCullough Brad Wanamaker Curtis Aiken Antonio Graves Ashton Gibbs Dwayne Wallace POINT-ASSIST DOUBLE-DOUBLES 8 Levance Fields Tray Woodall Brandin Knight Jerry McCullough PLUS ASSIST GAMES 13 Darelle Porter Brandin Knight Levance Fields Tray Woodall Jerry McCullough Sean Miller Nation BEC Year Rank Rank Margin th 3rd th 2nd nd 1st th 3rd nd 1st st 4th th 4th th 2nd th 2nd th 2nd +5.4 BIG EAST CHAMPIONS...AGAIN With its Big East regular season title, Pitt captured a league-leading sixth Big East Conference crown in the last 11 years and fourth Big East regular season title since 2000 (see chart page 4). Pitt has now won or tied for the Big East regular season title six times in program history: , , , , and now With its league-leading 15-3 record, Pitt won the title after maintaining a 1.0 game lead over Notre Dame (14-4). Pitt also entered the Big East Tournament as the No. 1 seed for only the third time in school history: 1988, 2004 and DIXON ETCHES HIS NAME ALL OVER NCAA COACHING RECORDS With his current 256 career victories, Jamie Dixon already ranks fifth on the NCAA all-time coaching wins list after 10 years as a head coach. He trails Thad Matta (258) who is in fourth place on the list. The record is 282 wins by Kansas Roy Williams from See chart on page 5. Through his first nine seasons and 238 wins, Dixon ranked third among all-time NCAA Division I head coaches in wins after nine seasons as a head coach (see chart page 11). In , Dixon set the alltime NCAA Division I record for most wins after the first eight years of a coaching career. He entered the season with 216 career wins and set the record by surpassing both North Carolina State s Everett Case (213 wins from ) and Kansas Roy Williams (213 wins from ) on March 3, 2011, with a victory at USF. Dixon has guided Pitt to three combined Big East titles ( regular season, 2008 tournament and regular season), two No. 1 seeds upon entering the NCAA Tournament (2009 and 2011), led Pitt to six consecutive 25-win seasons and MOST CONFERENCE TITLES-NATIONALLY Most league championships (as of March 11, 2012) School Conference RS T Total Kansas Big Duke ACC Kentucky SEC North Carolina ACC Ohio State Big PITT Big East Connecticut Big East Illinois Big Florida SEC Wisconsin Big UCLA PAC has winning records or.500 records against 14 of the 15 Big East schools. Here are Dixon s all-time records vs. Big East opponents: Cincinnati 7-3, Connecticut 8-7, DePaul 8-1, Georgetown 7-6, Louisville 5-7, Marquette 6-6, Notre Dame 6-5, Providence 9-1, Rutgers 6-3, St. John s 9-3, Seton Hall 6-4, USF 5-3, Syracuse 10-3, Villanova 9-5. With a victory over American on Dec. 22, 2010, Dixon reached the 200-career victory plateau. Dixon tied the NCAA Division I record for quickest to 200 wins in only eight seasons, matching the record held by Gonzaga s Mark Few and Kansas Roy Williams. He ranks No. 13 among the all-time NCAA Division I coaches in quickest to 200 victories in regards to total games (see charts on page 4) and tied the NCAA record in fastest to 200 career wins by years (8). He also became the fastest coach in school history to reach the 200-win plateau and only the second coach to reach that mark in school history (see chart on page 6). The only other coach in school history to win over 200 games is H.C. Doc Carlson, who recorded a record over 31 years from With his 188 wins, Dixon tied the NCAA Division I all-time record for most victories after seven

11 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 11 NCAA DIVISION I BEST COACHING STARTS AFTER NINE SEASONS (by wins) Jamie Dixon ranks third on the NCAA Division I all-time wins list after nine seasons as a head coach. Here is where he stands in NCAA records (page 158 of NCAA recordbook): Coach, Team Seasons W-L Pct. Roy Williams, Kansas Everett Case, North Carolina State JAMIE DIXON, PITT Mark Few, Gonzaga Thad Matta, OSU/Butler/Xavier Denny Crum, Louisville Jerry Tarkanian, LBSU/UNLV Bruce Weber, SIU/Illinois John Calipari, UMass/Memphis , Tubby Smith, Tulsa/UGa/Kentucky Tom Izzo, Michigan State seasons as a head coach. He tied Gonzaga s Few, who held the record with 188 wins from In , Dixon also set the NCAA Division I record for most wins after the first six seasons as a head coach. DIXON EARNS FOUR NATIONAL COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS OVER LAST FOUR YEARS Jamie Dixon has earned four National Coach of the Year awards in each of the last four years. Dixon was named the 2011 Sporting News National Coach of the Year after leading Pitt to the Big East regular season outright title. He was named the 2010 Jim Phelan National Coach of the Year after guiding Pitt to a 25-9 overall record, second place finish in the Big East and No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament after his squad was picked to finish ninth in the Big East preseason coaches poll. Dixon also earned USA Basketball National Coach of the Year honors for guiding the Americans to the Under-19 FIBA World Championship Gold Medal. Following the season, Dixon was named the Naismith National Coach of the Year recipient, Pitt s second all-time Naismith National Coach of the Year recipient. PITT RANKED FOR TWO WEEKS DURING SEASON Pitt was ranked for two weeks earlier this season (Dec. 24 and Dec. 31). On Dec. 24, 2012, Pitt entered the national rankings for the first time in and for the first time in 19 weeks. It had spent each of the other polls on the Also Receiving Votes list. This has been an uncommon stretch for Pitt, which previously had been ranked in 40 consecutive polls. January 2, 2012 marked the first time Pitt was unranked in 40 consecutive weeks. Dating back to January, 2009, Pitt previously had been ranked in 39 Associated Press polls and 40 ESPN/USA Today coaches polls. Pitt opened the year ranked No. 10 in the Associated Press media poll and No. 11 in the ESPN/ USA Today coaches poll. Pitt entered a season ranked among the nation s top-10 for the sixth time in school history and fourth time in the last six years. Since January 7, 2002, Pitt has been ranked among the nation s top- 25 in 82 percent and 167 of the last 204 national polls. In addition, Pitt has been ranked among the nation s top-10 teams for at least one week in each of the last 11 seasons ( ). In , Pitt ascended to the No. 1 national ranking for the first time in school history. It spent a total of three weeks as the nation s consensus No. 1. The Pitt men s basketball team became the first Pitt team to hold the No. 1 national ranking since the 1982 Pitt football season. The 1982 Pitt football team entered the season ranked No. 1 and held the top spot for three weeks during the year (Sept. 7, Oct. 26, Nov. 2). CLOSE QUALITY LOSSES Over the last 10 years under Jamie Dixon, Pitt s 82 losses have come by a combined 617 points for a 7.5 average points per loss. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach, only 22 of his 82 losses during his 10-year tenure came by more than 10 points: Date Opponent (Score) Margin M7/12 vs. Georgetown (64-52) -12 F16/12 West Virginia (66-48) -18 F8/12 at USF (63-51) -12 J21/12 Louisville (73-62) -11 J11/12 Rutgers (62-39) -23 D27/11 at Notre Dame (72-59) -13 N11/11 Long Beach St. (86-76) -10 F24/10 at Notre Dame (68-53) -15 F2/10 at WVU (70-51) -19 D8/09 Indiana (74-64) -10 N24/09 Texas (78-62) -16 M12/09 vs. WVU (74-60) -14 M22/08 vs. Michigan St. (65-54) -11 M3/08 at WVU (76-62) -14 F21/08 at Notre Dame (82-70) -12 F15/08 at Marquette (72-54) -18 J26/08 Rutgers (77-64) -13 D29/07 at Dayton (80-55) -25 M10/07 vs. Georgetown (65-42) -23 F12/07 Louisville (66-53) -13 D16/06 at Wisconsin (89-75) -14 M25/04 vs. Okla. State (63-51) -12 Pitt s 23-point loss to Rutgers on Jan. 11, 2012 marks Pitt s largest Big East regular season loss since Dixon became head coach. Amazingly, Dixon has dropped 30 of his 82 career games by four points or less and 60 of his 82 losses by fewer than 10 points (73.2 percent). DIXON AND NON-CONFERENCE SUCCESS Combining his non-conference games, Dixon owns a overall record vs. non-conference foes. Dixon won 45 consecutive games in November and December before dropping a contest at No. 7 Wisconsin on Dec. 16, He won his first 35 November games until a loss to No. 3 Texas in UNDER 70 DEFENSIVE MENTALITY Defense has been a key ingredient to Pitt s success over the last 12 seasons. Following are some defensive notes: This year, Pitt has held 14 of its 23 opponents to 60 points or less and 22 of its 23 foes to 70 points or less. Against Pitt, opponents are averaging just 54.9 points per game and shooting just 39.5 percent ( ) from the floor. In , Pitt held 28 of 39 opponents to 70 points or less. In , Pitt limited 19 of its 34 opponents to 60 points or less and 28 of its 34 opponents to 70 points or less. Since Jamie Dixon became head coach in , Pitt has held 128 of its last 164 Big East regular season opponents to 70 points or less. Additionally, since Jamie Dixon became head coach, Pitt has held 269 of its 338 opponents to 70 points or less. Pitt s record is during that span. Over the last 10 seasons, Pitt has posted eight of the top-10 best defensive seasons in school history. That achievement has made it the best defensive era in school and Big East Conference history. When holding opponents to 60 points or less, Pitt is over the last 12 years: HOME SWEET HOME In a Sports Illustrated poll, Big East Conference players voted Pitt s Petersen Events Center as the most difficult place to play in the league. Also, a 2009 AOL Fanhouse poll of Big East players rated Pitt s fans as the Best in the League. Pitt s Petersen Events Center was rated the sixth-loudest stadium in college basketball by ESPN The Magazine. Here are some facts to support those statements: Pitt has won 181 of its last 204 home games which includes a 40- game home win streak from and a 31-game home win streak from Over the last 12 seasons, Pitt is a combined in home games (17-1 in , 16-0 in , 19-1 in , 13-4 in , 16-1 in , 16-2 in and 16-2 in , 19-0 in , 16-1 in , 17-1 in , 15-7 in , 13-2 in ). Its 19 home wins in set a school record for most home victories in a season. Pitt has lost just 21 times in the Petersen Events Center and sports a record (.893) in the 11-year old arena. Louisville

12 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 12 is the only opponent to defeat Pitt three times in the arena, while Georgetown, Cincinnati, West Virginia and Rutgers are the only opponents to defeat Pitt two times at the Petersen Events Center. Pitt has lost just three non-conference games to the likes of Bucknell, Long Beach State and Wagner. Pitt won its first 34 consecutive games in the Petersen Events Center. The 34-game win streak to open the arena ranks third alltime among winning streaks to open new arenas (51-UCLA in 1964, 41-Providence in and 34-Pitt, ). Pitt has won 77 of its last 94 Big East league home games and is against Big East opponents in the Petersen Events Center. Pitt recently won a school record 58 consecutive home games against non-conference opponents at the Petersen Events Center. Its 58-game win streak spanning from Jan. 2, 2005-Nov. 16, 2011 surpassed the previous record of 28 consecutive nonconference home wins at the Petersen Events Center recorded from Nov. 23, 2002-Jan. 2, Pitt owns a record vs. nonconference opponents in the Petersen Events Center. Wagner, Long Beach State and Bucknell are the only three nonconference teams to defeat the Panthers there. Pitt has won 122 of its last 126 home games against regular season non-conference home opponents. In addition, the Panthers are in their last 129 regular season non-conference home games. For the first time in Petersen Events Center history, Pitt dropped four straight games in (Dec. 23, Wagner-Jan. 21, Louisville). It has lost backto-back games at the Petersen Events Center on only five different occasions. Two of those occurences happened during the season: Jan. 2, 2005 vs. Bucknell (69-66) and Jan. 5, 2005 vs. Georgetown (67-64); and Feb. 23, 2005 vs. West Virginia (70-66) and Feb. 26, 2005 vs. Connecticut (73-64). Pitt also dropped back-to-back games this year against No. 8 Cincinnati (70-61) and Marquette (74-67 in OT). Pitt currently has a string of 201 consecutive regular season home sellouts dating back to a January 12, 2002 game at Fitzgerald Field House against Notre Dame (194 regular season games at PEC and final seven Fitzgerald Field House games in ). All 194 regular season games at the Petersen Events Center have been sold out. PITT ACADEMIC NOTES The following notes include academic achievements by the Pitt basketball program over the last nine years: Achieved two consecutive top- 10 percent ratings in the NCAA s Academic Performance Rankings in and , one of only two Big East Conference basketball programs to achieve that honor (Pitt and Notre Dame). 80 percent of Jamie Dixon s players have graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. Consistently achieves high APR scores, ranked tied for second among Big East men s basketball programs in 2009 and Pitt has also ranked among the nation s top-20 percent of basketball programs in each of the last four years of APR rankings. In the report released during the summer of 2011, Pitt ranked among the nation s top-10 percent of all 336 men s basketball programs based on its APR between the and academic years. Pitt Basketball has earned a Team Academic Achievement Award in three of the last seven years. Pitt won awards in 2004, 2006 and Thirty-one (31) men s basketball student-athletes have earned their degrees over the last nine years. Those student-athletes include: Griffin Abel, Chase Adams, Marcus Bowman, Gilbert Brown, Jaron Brown, Sean Brown, Mike Cook, John DeGroat, Yuri Demetris, Jermaine Dixon, Tim Frye, Ashton Gibbs, Antonio Graves, Doyle Hudson, Levon Kendall, Brandin Knight, Carl Krauser, Ontario Lett, Chad Johnson, Mark McCarroll, Gary McGhee, Julius Page, Maurice Polen, SETON HALL (31-21) GP: 52; H: 19-6; A: 10-14; N: 2-1; OT: 0-2. Big East: (H: 19-6; A: 10-14). Big East Tournament: 2 (1-1). Petersen Events Center: 5-1. Madison Square Garden: 2-1. Prudential Center: 1-2. One-Point Games: 3 (1-2). Two-Point Games: 4 (2-2). Most Points-Pitt: 96 (3/6/87). Fewest Points-Pitt: 51 (12/8/96). Most Points-SHU: 91 (2/9/93). Fewest Points-SHU: 53 (12/8/96). Largest Win: 32 (86-54, 3/5/03). Largest Loss: 26 (80-54, 3/5/94). Win Streak: 5 (2/22/84-1/7/86). Loss Streak: 4 (2/9/93-1/30/96). Last 10: 6-4. Last 20: Date Loc. W/L Pitt SH 12/27/56 N% W /22/83 H* W /22/83 A*-WG L /21/84 A*-MSG W /22/84 H* W /2/85 A*-WG W /9/85 H* W /7/86 A*-MA W /1/86 H* L /14/87 A*-MA W /28/87 H* W /6/87 N^-MSG W /22/88 A*-MA L /2/88 H* L /25/89 A*-MA W /18/89 H* W /20/90 H* W /20/90 A*-MA L /4/91 H* W /12/91 A*-MA L Ronald Ramon, Nick Rivers, Nasir Robinson, Charles Small, Ryan Tiesi, Chevon Troutman, Austin Wallace, Donatas Zavackas. This year, Pitt s two seniors Tray Woodall and Dante Taylor are both expected to graduate in April. PITT-SETON HALL SERIES 3/8/91 N^-MSG L /2/92 H* W /17/92 A*-MA L /16/93 H* W /9/93 A*-MA L /15/94 H* L /5/94 A*-MA L /25/95 H* L /4/95 A*-MA W /30/96 H* W /8/96 A*-CAA L /8/97 H* W /1/98 A*-CAA L /8/99 A*-CAA L /27/99 H* W /16/00 H* L /13/01 H* W /15/01 A*-CAA W /7/02 H* W /26/02 A*-OT W /15/03 A*-CAA L /5/03 H*-PEC W /9/04 A*-2OT L /15/05 H*-PEC W /3/06 H*-PEC L /19/07 A*-CAA W /12/08 H*-PEC W /28/09 A*-PC W /24/10 A*-PC L /6/10 H*-PEC W /15/11 H*-PEC W /12/12 A*-PC L *Big East regular season ^Big East Tournament, New York, N.Y. %Orange Bowl Classic, Miami, Fla. MA or CAA-Continental Airlines Arena or Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, N.J. WG-Walsh Gymnasium, South Orange, N.J. PC-Prudential Center, Newark, N.J.

13 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 13 JAMIE DIXON COACHING NOTES TCU 87 10TH YEAR AS PITT S HEAD COACH ( ) 14TH YEAR AT PITT ( ) HEAD COACHING ACHIEVEMENTS Four-time National Coach of the Year (2009 Naismith, 2010 USA Basketball, 2010 Jim Phelan Award, 2011 The Sporting News). Guided Pitt to three Big East Championships ( regular season, 2008 tournament, regular season). Set NCAA Division I all-time records for most victories after eight years as a head coach (216 wins), seven seasons (188) and six years (163). Ranks third on the list after nine years (238 wins). Led Pitt to the outright Big East regular season title, a conference that placed an alltime record 11 teams in the NCAA Tournament that year. Became the only coach in NCAA Division I basketball to guide his team to the NCAA Tournament and win at least one game in each tournament over a span of six seasons ( ). Pitt is the only school to achieve that distinction during that period. Guided the 2009 USA Basketball Under-19 National Team to the Gold Medal at the FIBA World Championships during July The team finished with a perfect 9-0 record. Guided Pitt to the school s second all-time Big East Championship title in 2008, becoming just the second squad in league history to win the title after winning four consecutive games. In , became the first and only coach in Pitt history to guide Pitt to eight consecutive 20-win seasons and eight straight 10-win Big East regular seasons, the only Big East program to achieve those goals during that timeframe. Led Pitt to its only two 30-win seasons in program history (31 wins in and 31 wins in ), first No. 1 ranking ( ) and first No. 1 seeds upon entering the NCAA Tournament (2009 and 2011) in school history. Only head coach in school history to lead Pitt to eight straight NCAA Tournaments ( ). Guided Pitt to three NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen appearances (2004, 2007 and 2009). Concluded the season as the winningest coach in Big East history with a current.661 winning percentage in league games (115-59). His winning percentage ranks ahead of legendary Big East coaches including Georgetown s John Thompson (.653), Syracuse s Jim Boeheim (.652), St. John s Lou Carnesecca (.635) and Connecticut s Jim Calhoun (.634). DIXON RECORD BY THE YEARS (10TH YEAR AS HEAD COACH AT PITT, ) Overall Big East BET NCAA Non-Conf. Home Road Neutral vs. Top-25 vs. Top-10 Year W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct. W-L Pct Career

14 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 14 Named Madison Square Garden s College Basketball Coach of the Decade ( ). Is one of only nine coaches in NCAA Division I history to win over 100 games during the first four seasons of a coaching career. Tied an NCAA Division I record by reaching 200 career victories in only eight seasons as head coach. One of only 13 coaches in NCAA Division I history to reach 200 victories in 255 games or less. Reached 100 wins at Pitt faster than any other coach in school history. Dixon needed only 126 games to reach the milestone. Only 14 coaches in the history of college basketball reached 100 career victories faster than Dixon. He already ranks second on Pitt s all-time coaching wins list. Advanced to the Big East Championship Final in four of his first nine seasons as head coach at Pitt with a title in In , became the first rookie head coach in Big East history to both guide his team to the league s regular season title and earn Big East Coach of the Year honors. Dixon earned those accolades after leading the Panthers to their third consecutive Big East regular season title and second all-time outright Big East title. His 31 victories as a first-year head coach in ranked as the third all-time highest total in NCAA Division I history for a first-year head coach. Led Pitt on an 18-game win streak to begin his career during the season, a streak which ranks as the third best start for a rookie head coach in NCAA history. Guided Pitt to the Big East outright regular season title in his rookie season as head coach. DIXON AND HIS PLAYERS Three current NBA players (DeJuan Blair, San Antonio Spurs; Aaron Gray, Toronto Raptors and Sam Young, Indiana Pacers). Four NBA draftees. Four consensus All-Americans. 15 All-Region honorees. 10 major Big East Award winners including four Most Improved Player honors. 15 All-Big East Team selections. 13 Big East Player of the Week honorees. 10 Big East Rookie of the Week selections. 12 1,000-point scorers. Eighty-two percent (31 of 38) of his players have graduated from the University of Pittsburgh. DIXON AS AN ASSISTANT Associate Head Coach, University of Pittsburgh ( ). Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii ( ). Assistant Coach, Northern Arizona University ( ). Assistant Coach, University of Hawaii ( ). Graduate Assistant, UC-Santa Barbara ( ). Assistant Coach, Los Angeles Valley Junior College ( ). DIXON COACHING TREE Dixon has had several coaches serve under him who have gone on to become head or assistant coaches at other schools: Tom Herrion, Head Coach, Marshall; Pat Skerry, Head Coach, Towson; Barry Rohrssen, former Head Coach-Manhattan; Mike Rice, Head Coach-Robert Morris/Rutgers; Joe Lombardi, Head Coach, Indiana (Pa.); Orlando Antigua, Assistant Coach, Kentucky/Memphis; John Alesi, Coach in Waiting, Baruch College (N.Y.); David Cox, Associate Head Coach, Rutgers/Georgetown, and Rasheen Davis- Assistant Coach, Xavier. DIXON AS A PLAYER Played at Texas Christian University from under coach Jim Killingsworth. All-Southwest Conference selection in 1987, SWC All- Academic selection and led the SWC in assists as a senior in Youtube sensation who hit gamewinning halfcourt shot to defeat Texas as a junior in Named MVP of the 1987 All- College Classic in Oklahoma City while guiding TCU to the title. Inducted into the TCU Athletic Hall of Fame, Played professionally in the Continental Basketball Association (Lacrosse Catbirds) and overseas in New Zealand. DIXON VERSUS OPPONENTS Opponent W-L Akron Alabama Albany American Auburn Belmont Bethune-Cookman Binghamton Boston College Boston U Bradley Bucknell Buffalo Butler Central Florida Chicago State Cincinnati Connecticut Coppin State Dayton Delaware Delaware State DePaul Detroit Duquesne Duke East Tennessee State Eastern Kentucky Fairleigh Dickinson Florida A&M Florida State Fordham Georgetown Georgetown (Ky.) Georgia Houston Baptist Howard Illinois-Chicago Indiana Indiana (Pa.) Lafayette LaSalle Lehigh Long Beach State Louisville Loyola (Md.) Kennesaw State Kent State Maine Marquette Maryland Maryland-Balt. County Maryland Eastern Shore Massachusetts Memphis Miami, Fla Miami, Ohio Michigan DIXON AND HIS FAMILY Brother of the late Maggie Dixon, who served as head women s basketball coach at the United States Military Academy ( ) and as an assistant at DePaul. Maggie passed away in April Dixon s Pitt men s team participated in the first-ever Maggie Dixon Classic, held at West Point. Now played annually at Madison Square Garden and held in conjuction with the Michigan State Mississippi Valley State Mount St. Mary s Murray State New Hampshire North Carolina A&T UNC Asheville North Florida Northeastern Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Oklahoma State Oral Roberts Pacific Penn Penn State Princeton Providence Rhode Island Richmond Rider Robert Morris Rutgers St. Francis (NY) St. Francis (Pa.) Saint Louis St. John s Saint Peters Seton Hall Siena South Carolina South Carolina State South Florida Syracuse Tennessee Texas Texas Tech Toledo UCLA Vermont Villanova Virginia Commonwealth VMI Virginia Tech Wagner Washington Washington State West Virginia Western Michigan Wichita State William & Mary Wisconsin Wofford Wright State Xavier Youngstown State Career Record Maggie Dixon Heart Health Fair, the Maggie Dixon Classic has become the nation s premier women s college basketball event. Son of Jim & Marge Dixon who reside in Los Angeles. Sister Julie is an attorney in Los Angeles. Wife Jacqueline, son Jack Connor (10) and daughter Shannon Iwalani (8).

15 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 15 JAMIE DIXON ERA HIGHS AND LOWS PITT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Points: High Houston Baptist (11/9/07) Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 98 West Virginia (2/12/10) 98 DePaul (3/9/08) 39 Rutgers (1/11/12) 42 vs. Georgetown (3/10/07) FG Made: 45 vs. Notre Dame (3/11/10) High 42 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 42 St. Francis (Pa.) (11/22/03) Low 12 Rutgers (1/11/12) FG Att: High 13 vs. Central Florida (3/19/04) 16 vs. Georgetown (3/10/07) 92 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 80 North Florida (11/13/10) 79 Penn State (12/10/05) Low 38 at Cincinnati (1/24/07) 39 St. John s (2/8/05) FG Pct.: High.708 Mount St. Mary s, (11/9/12) Low.674 Cincinnati, (2/14/09).674 vs. Kent State, (3/17/06).211 Rutgers (1/11/12).262 vs. Georgetown, (3/10/07) 3FG Made: High.295 vs. Central Florida, (3/19/04) 14 Maryland-Baltimore County (12/13/08) 14 Albany (11/28/03) 14 Wofford (3/14/12) 13 Three times Low 0 Cincinnati (12/31/12) 0 vs. West Virginia (3/12/09) 3FG Att.: High 34 Rider (11/13/11) Low 34 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 33 VMI (12/6/11) 6 Rutgers (1/17/04) 6 at West Virginia (2/7/11) 6 Mount St. Mary s (11/9/12) 3FG Pct.: High.727 vs. Connecticut, 8-11 (3/10/11).632 at Cincinnati, (1/24/07).625 Three times Low.000 Cincinnati, 0-10 (12/31/12) FT Made: High.000 vs. West Virginia, 0-8 (3/12/09).071 at Notre Dame, 1-14 (12/27/11) 31 West Virginia, (2/12/10) 30 Notre Dame (1/4/06) FT Att.: Low High 28 at Providence (3/2/04) 1 Three times: last- Wofford (3/14/12) 46 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 42 Four times last-vs. Tennessee (12/11/10) FT Pct.: Low 4 New Hampshire (12/27/03) 6 Two times High.947 vs. Michigan State, (03/22/08).929 Long Beach State, (11/16/11).909 vs. Bradley, (3/19/06).903 at Providence, (3/2/04).889 at Connecticut, (1/31/06) Low.250 New Hampshire, 1-4 (12/27/03) Rebounds: High.250 at Louisville, 3-12 (1/28/13) 60 VMI (12/6/11) 59 Vermont (12/8/08) 59 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) Low 59 North Florida (11/13/10) 58 DePaul (01/26/13) 23 Georgetown (1/13/07) 24 Lafayette (01/02/08) Assists: High 25 Two times 33 Maryland Eastern Shore (12/18/10) 31 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) 30 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Steals: Low 5 vs. Louisville (3/9/06) 7 Two times High 16 Duquesne (12/3/08) 16 Houston Baptist (11/9/07) Blocks: Low High 16 Buffalo (11/23/07) 0 Two times, last at St. John s (02/27/10) 12 Eastern Kentucky (11/19/09) 11 vs. Duquesne (12/1/10) Turnovers: Low 0 Many times High 25 Howard (11/20/04) 24 at Seton Hall (2/9/04) 23 four times Low 3 Washington State (3/30/12) 4 at Notre Dame (2/24/10) 4 Louisville (2/24/08) Fouls: High 28 West Virginia (2/12/10) 28 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 28 Wisconsin (12/16/06) Low 7 at Syracuse (1/4/06) OPPONENT TEAM HIGHS & LOWS Points: High Notre Dame (1/4/06) vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) Low 89 vs. Wisconsin (12/16/06) 32 New Hampshire (12/4/09) 37 Penn State (12/6/03) 38 New Hampshire (12/27/03) FG Made: High 40 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) 34 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 33 at Miami (1/10/04) 32 Long Beach State (11/16/11) Low 31 Two times 12 New Hampshire (12/4/09) 13 at Georgetown (1/8/13) 13 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) FG Att.: High 14 Three times 83 Notre Dame (1/4/06) 74 West Virginia (2/12/10) 73 Syracuse (1/23/06) Low 34 vs. Notre Dame (3/11/10) 37 at Georgetown (1/8/13) 38 Two times FG Pct.: High:.609 Georgetown, (1/13/07).605 at South Florida, (2/8/12).593 Long Beach State, (11/16/11).588 at Syracuse, (3/1/08) Low.235 New Hampshire, (12/4/09) 3FG Made: High.239 Ohio, (12/22/09).263 New Hamsphire, (12/27/03) 17 Lafayette, (1/02/08) 14 vs. Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 14 Notre Dame (2/12/05) 14 Rhode Island (11/8/10) 0 Youngstown State (12/13/03) 1 Four times 3FG Att.: High 40 at West Virginia (2/5/05) 36 at West Virginia (2/27/06) 36 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 6 vs. Bradley (3/19/06) 8 vs. Oklahoma State (3/25/04) 3FG Pct.: High.727 Virginia Tech, 8-11 (1/6/04).700 Georgetown, 7-10 (1/20/10) Low.000 Youngstown State, 0-11 (12/13/03).077 at Syracuse, 1-13 (1/2/10) FT Made: High 32 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 31 at Wisconsin (12/16/06) 26 vs. Bradley (3/19/06) 26 vs. Villanova (3/10/05) FT Att.: Low 0 North Florida (12/8/12) High 44 at Wisconsin (12/16/06) 38 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 37 vs. West Virginia (2/12/10) FT Pct.: Low 0 North Florida (12/8/12) 1 Albany (11/28/03) High at Rutgers, 7-7 (1/8/05) Robert Morris, 5-5 (11/24/04) Low.957 vs. Villanova, (3/28/09).000 North Florida, 0-0 (12/8/12).167 William & Mary, 1-6 (1/3/04).200 Auburn, 3-15 (12/4/05) Rebounds: High 47 vs. Oklahoma State (12/21/06) 45 at Notre Dame (2/21/08) 44 Two times Low 11 Bethune-Cookman (12/15/12) Assists: High 14 Delaware State (12/19/12) 15 vs. Duquesne (11/30/11) 24 Robert Morris (2/02/09) 24 Long Beach State (11/16/11) 22 at West Virginia (2/5/05) Low 2 vs. Boston College (3/12/04) 4 New Hampshire (12/4/09) Steals: High 14 at Providence (1/4/11) 13 at Louisville (2/26/12) Low 0 Two times 1 Seven times Blocks: High 10 Syracuse (1/23/06) 9 at Connecticut (1/31/06) 9 at Connecticut (1/19/04) Low 0 Many times Turnovers: High 26 Virginia Tech (1/6/04) Low 25 Buffalo (11/23/07) 25 Duquesne (12/3/08) 2 Marquette (1/8/11) 3 at Rutgers (1/8/05) Fouls: High 32 vs. Tennessee (12/11/10) 32 Notre Dame (1/4/06) Low 6 Wofford (3/14/12) 6 St. Francis, Pa. (12/20/11)

16 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 16 PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES STEVEN ADAMS First arrived in the United States in January 2012 while attending Notre Dame Academy (Mass.). Became nationally known following his performance at the adidas Nations Camp in April 2011 in Los Angeles, where he led the tournament in both scoring (22 points) and rebounding (16.8 rpg.). Consensus top-10 national recruit. Nicknamed the Kiwi Phenom. Competed for the Wellington Saints team and several New Zealand national teams. Half-sister is Valerie Kasanita Vili-Adams, the 2008 Olympic champion and back-to-back three-time World Champion in the shot put (New Zealand). Vili-Adams won the 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold Medal with a 21.07m throw. She also captured gold in London in 2012 in the same event. Father Sid Adams is of English descent, while his mother is Tongan. Head Coach Jamie Dixon heard of Adams through Kenny McFadden, the New Zealand Development Officer for Basketball. McFadden, Dixon and Adams brother all played professional basketball together in New Zealand from Dixon was one of the best professional players to play in New Zealand. Wears size 19 shoes. Plays the guitar. Has tried to teach some of his teammates to play. Following his father s death at age 13, Adams took to the streets in Rotorua. His older brother Warren rescued him as a 14-year old. One of 18 siblings. Six of his brothers played basketball for New Zealand. All of his brothers stand around 6-10 or 6-11 in height and his sisters are 6-5 or 6-6 tall. Becomes the third 7-footer to play for Pitt along with Lucius Keese ( ) and Aaron Gray ( ). Has already played one game in the Pittsburgh area. Notre Dame played Massanutten Academy (Va.) at nearby Ambridge H.S. on January 29, Wears No. 13 because it s his lucky number and his brothers wore it as well. Has a tattoo of his middle name Funaki on his forearm. His middle name is much longer though. You have to ask him to pronounce it for you. DURAND JOHNSON Redshirted his first year at Pitt ( ). Fourth Baltimore native to play at Pitt in the last three years following Jermaine Dixon, Chase Adams and Aron Nwankwo. Nickname is Pee-wee. CHRIS JONES April signee who blossomed during his senior season at Teaneck H.S. Honor roll student in high school. Played AAU basketball in Pitt assistant coach Brandin Knight s former program, the New Jersey Playaz. Chose Pitt for its family atmosphere and great relationship with the coaching staff. MIKE LECAK Sophomore walk-on who was added to the roster in August Transferred to Pitt from Wheeling Jesuit University where he competed in basketball as a freshman. Lists his hometown as Pittsburgh, Pa., but attended high school in Phoenix, Ariz. Mother played basketball at Robert Morris. His father played basketball at Penn State- McKeesport. Has plans to coach someday. J.J. MOORE Won the Throwdown Showdown, Pitt s dunk contest at its preseason Blue-Gold Scrimmage. His final dunk came after he took off from the free throw line and sailed over three standing managers. Named a Hoopscoop High School All-America selection. Impressed at the Jordan Brand Classic All-Star Game at Madison Square Garden following his senior year of high school. Extremely athletic, owns a 37- inch vertical leap. Played at same prep school, South Kent Academy (Conn.) as former Pitt teammate Gilbert Brown. Nickname is Twin since teammates believe he resembles Brown. ARON NWANKWO Walk-on who is attending Pitt on a full academic scholarship graduate of Baltimore City H.S. with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Played in the Pitt JamFest AAU tournament at the Petersen Events Center on April 24, Head Coach Jamie Dixon offered him a walk-on spot following the event. Follows in the footsteps of two other Pitt players from Baltimore: Jermaine Dixon and Chase Adams. Chose Pitt for its pre-med program with the opportunity to play on its top college basketball program. Said it was a dream come true and that he would gain the best of both worlds while receiving an academic scholarship offer to Pitt and then having an opportunity to play on the basketball team. Also played lacrosse in high school, where he led City H.S. to three straight city titles. LAMAR PATTERSON Played his senior year of high school at St. Benedict s Prep in New Jersey for coach Danny Hurley, who is now the head coach at Rhode Island. Helped guide St. Benedict s to a No. 7 final national ranking and berth in the first-ever ESPN Rise National High School Tournament. Younger brother of Perry Patterson, who played quarterback at Syracuse from and was a Second Team All- State honoree at Lancaster McCaskey High School. The Patterson brothers are two of only four players in McCaskey history to earn All-State honors in basketball. Played his first three seasons at Lancaster McCaskey High School where he was an All- State selection. Older brother Lorne Creighton also starred in basketball at McCaskey and played collegiately at Kutztown University. Favorite all-time basketball player is Magic Johnson and had the opportunity to meet him when Pitt played in the CBE Classic in Kansas City in Committed to Pitt after the Panthers win over Duke at Madison Square Garden in December Nickname is LP. JAMES ROBINSON Concluded his high school career as the all-time winningest player in DeMatha Catholic history with 120 career wins. He lost only one home game in his fouryear high school career. Played with the USA Basketball Under-18 squad that captured the Gold Medal at the FIBA Americas Championships in Sao Sebastiao, Brazil, this past summer. Led the team in assist:turnover ratio (12:2) and averaged 4.4 points and 15.6 minutes per game. Played for the USA East Squad in the Nike Global Challenge, played in April in Portland, Ore. Described as a floor general, student of the game and consistent winner. Nicknamed Mr. Consistent by his high school coach. Pitt recruited him since the ninth grade. In July 2010, led his AAU team, Team Takeover to the Nike Peach Jam national title. Top-60 consensus national recruit. Earned a tryout for the Under- 18 USA Basketball Team in June 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colo. DANTE TAYLOR Became the fifth Pitt player in school history and the first in 22 years to earn McDonald s All- America team honors joining Charles Smith (1984), Jerome Lane (1985), Bobby Martin (1987) and Brian Shorter (1987). Won the McDonald s All-American Skills Competition, where he completed a full-court dribbling and shooting course in 37

17 PITT BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 17 PITT BASKETBALL PERSONALITY PROFILES seconds. Also scored 15 points and grabbed six rebounds in the McDonald s All-America game in Miami on April 1, Honored by his hometown of Greenburgh, N.Y. as being a native son during halftime of the Frankie Williams All-Star game in June Played high school basketball at National Christian Academy, the same school that produced Patrick Ewing Jr., Kevin Durant and Deron Washington. Family sent him to National Christian Academy hoping that he would turn his life around and improve his grades. When he arrived at NCA, he stood 6-feet-5 inches tall and weighed 230 pounds. Since then, he has grown four inches and maintained his weight. Developed and improved over his four years at NCA. With hard work, he claims he went from a raw, chubby kid to a McDonald s All-American. Good student who earned the team s Academic Achievement Award as a freshman. Also earned honor roll academic status two times as a high school senior. Invited to try out for the USA Basketball Under-19 Team during the summer of 2009 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Has several tattoos including one that says RIP Grandpa for his mother s father, who died before he was born. Another tattoo on his left arm has a basketball with a ribbon around it and the words Respect My Hustle. Others say Blessed Baller, and Fear None, Trust Few. Owns a dirtbike motorcycle and races it with his friends at home in New York. Roommate is Tray Woodall. TRAY WOODALL Played a starring role in the documentary reality movie The Street Stops Here, a movie about Hall of Fame coach Bob Hurley and the famed St. Anthony basketball program. The two-hour documentary aired nationally on PBS in early April As a senior, led St. Anthony High School to the nation s No. 1 ranking in St. Anthony s finished a perfect 32-0 and was named national champions by USA Today in Introduced to basketball by his cousin Khalief Woodall (age 16), who was tragically killed when Tray was 11 years old. Has known former Pitt players Ashton Gibbs and Nasir Robinson since the seventh grade. He previously played on an AAU team with Gibbs. Best friends on other college teams include Jiovanni Fontan (Fordham/Southern California), Mike Rosario (Florida/Rutgers), Tyshawn Taylor (Kansas), Alberto Estwick (Fordham/ Norfolk State) and A.J. Rogers (Saint Joseph s). All six played at St. Anthony. He calls all six his brothers. Originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., but resides in Paterson, N.J. Collects shoes. Roommate is Dante Taylor. CAMERON WRIGHT Father passed away prior to Pitt s season opener against Mount St. Mary s. His father died of brain cancer, but Wright played in the season opener anyway, saying that his father would have wanted it that way. He also put the letters FMF For My Father on his shoes. High school honor student who earned a 3.7-plus grade point average. Committed to Pitt on Sunday, August 9, 2009 after visiting the campus, saying it was an unbelievable visit and that he found his home. He was impressed with Pitt s facilities, but most impressed with the people and coaching staff. His best friend, high school teammate and backcourt partner Derek Jackson plays basketball at Central Michigan. Invited to tryout for the USA Basketball Under-19 team in Colorado Springs during the summer of TALIB ZANNA Originally from Kaduna, Nigeria. Moved to the United States in His father, a successful businessman in Nigeria, passed away not long after he committed to Pitt. He has a picture of his father in his locker and touches it before he hits the court each day. Early in his childhood, he played soccer. Following a growth spurt and at the urging of his brother, he switched to basketball. Began playing basketball at age 10. Early-on, he had a goal of traveling to the United States to play basketball. Discovered by American high school coaches at a big man camp in Lagos, Nigeria, which was organized by his friend, mentor and former Georgetown player Godwin Owinje. Ran up and down mountains in Nigeria to help increase his strength and speed. Devout Muslim who can speak four different languages. He could speak English before arriving in the United States. Played high school basketball at Bishop McNamara High School (Md.). His father, who never saw him play competitively, serves as his role model and inspiration. After he broke his ankle during his first year in the U.S., his father told him to keep working toward his goals. He plays the game thinking of his father and keeps a necklace in his locker in memory of him. Has five siblings. His dream is for them to see him play someday in the United States. TREY ZEIGLER Transferred to Pitt after two seasons at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Mich. In late May, he was ruled eligible to compete immediately at Pitt by the NCAA. His father, Ernie Zeigler, served as his head coach at Central Michigan from Ernie also served as an assistant at Pitt from Family spent two years living in the North Allegheny School District while his father coached at Pitt. As a youngster, Trey watched the Panthers earn back-to-back NCAA Sweet Sixteen appearances and win back-to-back Big East regular season titles, along with the 2003 Big East Tournament championship. Brandin Knight was one of his childhood idols. Highest-rated recruit in Mid- American Conference history when he signed with the Chippewas. Became the first player in Central Michigan history to reach the 1,000 point career mark during a sophomore season. He concluded his career at CMU with 1,011 points (16.0 average). Became the first freshman in MAC history to earn preseason First Team All-MAC honors. Runner-up for the Michigan Mr. Basketball Award as a senior. Earned MVP honors at the adidas Phenom Top-150 Camp in Cited his familiarity with Jamie Dixon and Brandin Knight while committing to Pitt on April 7, 2012, choosing to transfer to the Panthers over Duke, UCLA, Arizona and LSU.

18 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS 18 1 TRAY WOODALL GUARD SR* 3L BROOKLYN, N.Y.-PATERSON, N.J./ST. ANTHONY H.S. (N.J.) CAREER Attempting to become only the ninth player in school history to score 1,000 points and dish out 400 assists in a career. One of only 10 players in school history to record 400 or more assists in a career and one of 16 players to register 300 points and 150 assists in a season ( ). Ranked among school career leaders in double figure assist games (eight), point-assist doubledoubles (six), assists (542) and assist:turnover ratio (2.16). Ranks seventh among school career leaders in assists with 542. Totaled six career double-doubles, 39 double figure scoring games and eight double figure assist games. Has played 43 consecutive games with at least one assist. Has dished out at least one assist in 97 of his last 98 games played. Previously had at least one assist in 44 straight games from Feb. 3, 2010-March 10, Preseason All-Big East honorable mention selection. Ranks second on team in scoring (10.8 ppg.) and leads team in assists (129). CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...6/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 Points-Assists:...6/0 20+ point games:...5/2 10+ point games:... 39/ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:... 15/2 10+ assist games:...8/1 5+ assist games:... 54/ minute games:... 35/9 40+ minute games:...0/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N9 * FU, N12 * LHU, N13 * Oaklnd, N17 * vs. Mich,N21* vs. Del, N23 * HU, N27 * Detroit,D1 * vs. Duq, D5 * NFlorida, D8* BCU, D15 * DSU, D19 * KennSt, D23 * Cin, D31 * at Rut, J5 * at Gtown, J8 * Marq, J12 * at Vill, J16 * UConn, J19 * at PC, J22 * DePaul, J26 * at Louis, J28 * Syr, F2 * SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 Started all 23 games at off guard. Totaled double figure scoring in 13 games. Led Pitt with 13 points (6-7 FT) vs. Syracuse, 2/2. Led Pitt with 14 points and hit pointers at Louisville, 1/28. Hit key basket down the stretch, scored nine points and dished out eight assists at Providence, 1/22. Finished with 13 points (5-9 FG) with six assists vs. Connecticut, 1/ 19. Registered 11 points and seven assists at Georgetown, 1/8. Finished with 11 points (3-9 3FG) and eight assists at Rutgers, 1/5. Registered a season-high 10 assists vs. Bethune-Cookman, 12/15. Finished with 14 points (7-8 FG) and nine assists vs. North Florida, 12/8. Scored a game-high 24 points (7-14 FG), hit a career-high tying five 3-pointers (5-8) with five rebounds in 31 minutes vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Finished with 14 points (5-7 FG), hit pointers including three in the first half vs. Detroit, 12/1. Led Pitt with 15 points vs. Howard, 11/27. Finished with 13 points (6-8 FG) and seven assists vs. Delaware, 11/ 23. CAREER HIGHS Points: 29, Villanova, 2/5/12. FG made: 9, Albany, 11/11/11. FG attempts: 16, West Virginia, 2/ 16/12. 3FG Made: 5, two times- vs. Duquesne, 12/5/12; Albany, 11/ 11/11. 3FG attempts: 10, two times- Oakland, 11/17/12; Rider, 11/ 13/11. FT made: 12, Villanova, 2/5/12. FT attempts: 12, Villanova, 2/5/ 12. Rebounds: 8, Princeton, 3/19/12. Off. Rebs.: 2, six times- last vs. St. John s, 3/6/12. Def. Rebs.: 8, Princeton, 3/19/12. Assists: 13, Binghamton, 11/17/ 09. Steals: 4, Wichita State, 11/23/09. Blocks: 3, LaSalle, 11/22/11. Minutes: 37, Villanova, 2/5/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 24, vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Rebounds: 5, two times- at Villanova, 1/16; vs. Duquesne, 12/5. Assists: 10, Bethune-Cookman, 12/15. Steals: 3, at Providence, 1/22/13. Blocks: 1, three times. Minutes: 35, Oakland, 11/17. Hit two key 3-pointers down the stretch, finished with nine assists vs. Oakland, 11/17. Led Pitt with 23 points (8-13 FG), hit pointers and dished out eight assists vs. Lehigh, 11/13. Finished with 14 points and seven assists in season opener vs. Mount St. Mary s, 11/9. WOODALL S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals

19 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS DANTE TAYLOR FORWARD SR 3L GREENBURGH, N.Y./NATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (MD.) CAREER Played in 126 career games with 20 starts. Ranks second in school history in career field goal percentage (.590). Ranks 16th among all-time career school leaders in blocked shots (76). Has 15 double figure scoring games and plus rebound games Played in 22 of 23 games off the bench at center. Ranks second on team in field goal percentage (.581) and ranks third in both offensive rebounds (45) and rebounding (4.2 rpg.). Totaled nine points (4-4 FG) with four rebounds in 11 minutes at Louisville, 1/28. Finished with nine points (5-6 FT) and eight rebounds in 18 minutes vs. DePaul, 1/26. Scored six points, including four down the stretch, grabbed seven rebounds (five offensive) vs. Connecticut, 1/19. Grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds (eight defensive) vs. Bethune- Cookman, 12/15. Finished with 16 points (7-9 FG) with a career-high three steals in 18 minutes vs. North Florida, 12/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N FU, N LHU, N Oaklnd, N vs. Mich,N vs. Del, N HU, N Detroit,D vs. Duq, D NFlorida, D BCU, D DSU, D KennSt, D Cin, D at Rut, J at Gtown, J Marq, J at Vill, J UConn, J at PC, J DePaul, J at Louis, J Syr, F SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 Scored 12 points with nine rebounds and tied a career-high with seven offensive rebounds in 28 minutes vs. Oakland, 11/17. Led squad with 10 rebounds and scored four points vs. Lehigh, 11/ 13. Grabbed nine rebounds vs. Fordham, 11/12. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...2/0 Points-Rebounds:...2/0 Points-Assists:... 0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:... 15/2 10+ rebound games:... 10/2 5+ rebound games:... 53/7 5+ assist games:...0/0 4+ blocked shots games... 2/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 17, St. John s, 2/29/12. FG made: 8, St. John s, 2/29/12. FG attempts: 10, St. Francis, Pa., 12/20/11. 3FG Made: None. 3FG attempts: 1, Cincinnati, 1/1/ 12. FT made: 5, three times- DePaul, 1/26/13; at Louisville, 2/26/12; Youngstown State, 11/28/09. FT attempts: 8, vs. Duquesne, 12/ 2/09. Rebounds: 12, Eastern Kentucky, 11/19/09. Off. Rebs.: 7 four times- Oakland, 11/17/12; at Syracuse, 1/16/12; Illinois-Chicago, 11/10/10; North Florida, 11/13/10. Def. Rebs.: 8, two times- Bethune- Cookman, 12/15/12; New Hampshire, 12/4/09. Assists: 3, vs. Duquesne, 11/30/ 11. Steals: 3, North Florida, 12/8/12. Blocks: 4, two times- vs. Oklahoma State, 12/10/11; Eastern Kentucky, 11/19/09. Minutes: 29, Cincinnati, 1/1/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 16, North Florida, 12/8. Rebounds: 11, Bethune-Cookman, 12/15. Assists: 2, two times- Oakland, 11/ 17; Fordham, 11/12. Steals: 3, North Florida, 12/8. Blocks: 2, Cincinnati, 12/31. Minutes: 28, Oakland, 11/17. TAYLOR S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals

20 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS LAMAR PATTERSON FORWARD JR* 2L LANCASTER, PA./ST. BENEDICT S PREP/J.P. MCCASKEY H.S. CAREER Started 56 consecutive games at small forward. Ranks among school leaders in career assist:turnover ratio (2.01) Started each of Pitt s first 23 games at small forward. Ranks third on team in assist:turnover ratio (2.17), scoring (10.1) and assists (76). Scored over 20 points in one game and reached double figure scoring in 13 games on year. Reached double figure scoring in five of his last seven games. Scored 15 points (5-8 FG) with seven rebounds in 16 minutes vs. DePaul, 1/26. Led Pitt with 17 points (7-10 FG) with three steals at Providence, 1/ 22. Scored 14 points (4-9 FG), dished out five assists and finished with three steals vs. Connecticut, 1/19. Hit a game-tying 3-pointer at the buzzer which sent the contest into overtime, scored a career-high 22 points on a career-high point field goals made with four rebounds, three assists and two blocks vs. Marquette, 1/12. Scored 13 points with four assists vs. Cincinnati, 12/31. Added 11 points (5-7 FG) vs. Bethune-Cookman, 12/15. Finished with 13 points (6-6 FT) vs. North Florida, 12/8. Scored 13 points (3-4 3FG) vs. Duquesne, 12/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N9 * FU, N12 * LHU, N13 * Oaklnd, N17 * vs. Mich,N21* vs. Del, N23 * HU, N27 * Detroit,D1 * vs. Duq, D5 * NFlorida, D8* BCU, D15 * DSU, D19 * KennSt, D23 * Cin, D31 * at Rut, J5 * at Gtown, J8 * Marq, J12 * at Vill, J16 * UConn, J19 * at PC, J22 * DePaul, J26 * at Louis, J28 * Syr, F2 * SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 Finished with 12 points and seven assists vs. Detroit, 12/1. Scored 15 points, hit a career-high pointers vs. Howard, 11/27. Averaged 15.0 points, 6.5 rebounds and 3.5 assists in Pitt s two NIT Season Tip-Off games at Madison Square Garden. Totaled double-double with 16 points (6-11 FG) with 10 rebounds and four assists vs. Delaware, 11/ 23. Led Pitt with 14 points (5-9 FG) and hit two 3-pointers with three assists and two steals vs. Michigan, 11/21. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...3/1 Points-Rebounds:...3/1 20+ point games:...1/1 10+ point games:... 33/ rebound games:...4/1 5+ rebound games:... 33/6 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:... 17/5 30+ minute games:... 28/9 40+ minute games:...0/0 PATTERSON S CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS Points: 22, Marquette, 1/12/13. FG made: 8, Princeton, 3/19/12. FG attempts: 13, at DePaul, 1/5/ 12. 3FG Made: 6, Marquette, 1/12/13. 3FG attempts: 8, Howard, 11/27/ 12. FT made: 8, Washington State, 3/ 28/12. FT attempts: 10, Washington State, 3/28/12. Rebounds: 11, Providence, 1/25/ 12. Off. Rebs.: 4, four times- Providence, 1/25/12; at Syracuse, 1/16/12; at Marquette, 1/14/12; North Florida, 11/13/ 10. Def. Rebs.: 10, vs. Oklahoma State, 12/10/11. Assists: 7, six times- Detroit, 12/ 1/12; at Butler, 3/21/12; St. John s, 2/29/12; Georgetown, 1/28/12; Louisville, 1/21/12; vs. Oklahoma State, 12/10/11. Steals: 4, two times- at Villanova, 1/16/13; Georgetown, 3/7/12. Blocks: 2, four times- Marquette, 1/12/13; Washington State, 3/ 28/12; South Carolina State, 12/ 17/11; West Virginia, 2/24/11. Minutes: 38, at Butler, 3/21/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 22, Marquette, 1/12. Rebounds: 10, Delaware, 11/23. Assists: 7, Detroit, 12/1. Steals: 4, at Villanova, 1/16. Blocks: 2, Marquette, 1/12. Minutes: 34, two times- Marquete, 1/12; Oakland, 11/17. OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Totals

21 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS TALIB ZANNA FORWARD JR* 2L KADUNA, NIGERIA/BISHOP MCNAMARA H.S. (MD.) CAREER Played in 90 career games with 49 starts Pitt s most improved player and a candidate for the Big East Most Improved Player Award. Started all 23 games at power forward. Totaled three 20-point games and 11 double figure scoring games and three double figure rebounding games on the year. Leads the team in scoring (10.9 ppg.), ranks third in field goal percentage (.534) and second in rebounding (5.9 rpg.). Led Pitt with 15 points (7-9 FG) at Georgetown, 1/8. Led Pitt with 16 points (6-9 FG) with five rebounds in 32 minutes vs. Cincinnati, 12/31. Led Pitt with 12 points and nine rebounds (six offensive) vs. Kennesaw State, 12/23. Set or tied career-highs for points (20), field goal attempts (9-13) and minutes played (32) vs. Delaware State, 12/19. Scored 15 points (7-9 FT) vs. North Florida, 12/8. Totaled career-highs for minutes played (30), free throws made and attempts (10-11) and blocks (2), led Pitt with 16 points vs. Detroit, 12/1. Scored 12 points with eight rebounds vs. Howard, 11/27. Named to NIT Season Tip-Off All-Tournament team after GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N9 * FU, N12 * LHU, N13 * Oaklnd, N17 * vs. Mich,N21* vs. Del, N23 * HU, N27 * Detroit,D1 * vs. Duq, D5 * NFlorida, D8* BCU, D15 * DSU, D19 * KennSt, D23 * Cin, D31 * at Rut, J5 * at Gtown, J8 * Marq, J12 * at Vill, J16 * UConn, J19 * at PC, J22 * DePaul, J26 * at Louis, J28 * Syr, F2 * SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 averaging 12.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in Pitt s two contests. Finished with a double-double including a team-high 18 points (6-9 FG), hit 6-6 free throws, grabbed 10 rebounds and totaled a careerhigh tying three assists vs. Delaware, 11/23. Totaled 20 points, including 11 in the first half on 8-9 shooting and grabbed six rebounds in 18 minutes vs. Lehigh, 11/13. Led team with a career-high 20 points after converting field goals in season opener vs. Mount St. Mary s, 11/9. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...5/1 Points-Rebounds:...5/1 20+ point games:...3/3 10+ point games:... 24/ rebound games:...9/3 5+ rebound games:... 49/ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...4/4 40+ minute games:...0/0 ZANNA S CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS Points: 20, three times- Delaware State, 12/19/12; Lehigh, 11/13/ 12; Mount St. Mary s, 11/9/12. FG made: 10, Mount St. Mary s, 11/9/12. FG attempts: 13, Delaware State, 12/19/12. 3FG Made: None. 3FG attempts: 1, North Florida, 11/13/10. FT made: 10, Detroit, 12/1/12. FT attempts: 11, Detroit, 12/1/12. Rebounds: 15, Robert Morris, 11/ 27/11. Off. Rebs.: 8, at Notre Dame, 12/ 27/11. Def. Rebs.: 9, three times- Georgetown, 1/28/12; South Carolina State, 12/17/11; vs. Maryland, 11/18/10. Assists: 3, two times- vs. Delaware, 11/23/12; Fordham, 11/12/12. Steals: 3, three times- DePaul, 1/ 26/13; at USF, 2/8/12; at Marquette, 1/14/12. Blocks: 2, five times- DePaul, 1/ 26/13; Detroit, 12/1/12; Wofford, 3/14/12; Villanova, 2/ 5/12; Rhode Island, 11/8/10. Minutes: 32, three times- at Providence, 1/22/13; Cincinnati, 12/31/12; Delaware State, 12/ 19/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 20, three times- Delaware State, 12/19/12; Lehigh, 11/13; Mount St. Mary s 11/9. Rebounds: 12, Syracuse, 2/2. Assists: 3, two times. Steals: 3, DePaul, 1/26. Blocks: 2, two times- DePaul, 1/ 26; Detroit, 12/1. Minutes: 32, three times- at Providence, 1/22/13; Cincinnati, 12/31; Delaware State, 12/19. OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Totals

22 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS J.J. MOORE FORWARD JR 2L BRENTWOOD, N.Y./SOUTH KENT PREP (CONN.) CAREER Played in 84 career games with two starts Pitt s scorer off the bench at both the power forward and small forward positions. Ranks fourth on the team in scoring (8.7 ppg.). One 20-point performance, eight double figure scoring games and 16 games of at least seven points on the year. One double-double on the season. Totaled 10 points (4-7 FG) vs. DePaul, 1/26. Scored nine points (4-7 FG), grabbed four rebounds at Providence, 1/22. Led Pitt with 14 points (4-8 FG), hit pointers and grabbed four rebounds in 22 minutes at Rutgers, 1/5. Finished with 15 points (6-10 FG) vs. Delaware State, 12/19. Scored 18 points, hit a career-high tying 8-12 field goals in 20 minutes vs. Bethune-Cookman, 12/15. Finished with 10 points (5-6 FT) in 12 minutes vs. Delaware, 11/23. Registered first career doubledouble with 16 points (3-4 3FG) and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes vs. Oakland, 11/17. Led Pitt with 20 points on 7-11 shooting and hit pointers in only 19 minutes vs. Fordham, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N FU, N LHU, N Oaklnd, N vs. Mich,N vs. Del, N HU, N Detroit,D vs. Duq, D NFlorida, D BCU, D DSU, D KennSt, D Cin, D at Rut, J at Gtown, J Marq, J at Vill, J UConn, J at PC, J DePaul, J at Louis, J Syr, F SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...1/1 Points-Rebounds:...1/1 20+ point games:...2/1 10+ point games:... 25/8 10+ rebound games:...1/1 5+ rebound games:... 19/7 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 MOORE S CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS Points: 21, USF, 2/19/12. FG made: 8, three times- Bethune- Cookman, 12/15/12; USF, 2/ 19/12; North Florida, 11/13/10. FG attempts: 14, USF, 2/19/12. 3FG Made: 4, two times- Wofford, 3/14/12; VMI, 12/6/11. 3FG attempts: 6, six times- at Rutgers, 1/5/13; at Washington State, 3/26/12; Wofford, 3/14/ 12; Rutgers, 1/11/12; VMI, 12/ 6/11; Robert Morris, 11/27/11. FT made: 5, three times- Detroit, 12/1/12; vs. Delaware, 11/23/ 12; at Butler, 3/21/12. FT attempts: 6, five times- Detroit, 12/1/12; vs. Delaware, 11/23/ 12; Washington State, 3/30/12; at Butler, 3/21/12; USF, 2/19/ 12. Rebounds: 10, Oakland, 11/17/12. Off. Rebs.: 7, North Florida, 11/ 13/10. Def. Rebs.: 7, Oakland, 11/17/12. Assists: 3, three times- Mount St. Mary s, 11/9/12; Delaware State, 12/8/10; North Florida, 11/13/ 10. Steals: 3, at Louisville, 2/26/12. Blocks: 1, six times. Minutes: 31, two times- USF, 2/ 19/12; at Penn, 11/25/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 20, Fordham, 11/12. Rebounds: 10, Oakland, 11/17. Assists: 2, Marquette, 1/12. Steals: 2, three times. Blocks: None. Minutes: 25, three times. OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Totals

23 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS 23 3 CAMERON WRIGHT GUARD SO* 1L CLEVELAND, OHIO/BENEDICTINE H.S. CAREER Played in 58 career games with 11 starts Played in 21 of 23 games with one start at off guard. Two double figure scoring games. Hit key 3-pointer and two key free throws in seven point performance vs. Syracuse, 2/2. Totaled eight points (4-5 FG) with four rebounds vs. DePaul, 1/26. Scored 10 points (5-9 FG) vs. Cincinnati, 12/31. Finished with 10 points (5-9 FG) with four rebounds and three steals vs. North Florida, 12/8. Scored six points (2-4 FG) with four rebounds and defended Ray McCallum vs. Detroit, 12/1. Played in a season-high 21 minutes vs. Howard, 11/27. Missed the Oakland game due to his father s funeral. Finished with eight points, hit a career-high pointers in nine minutes vs. Michigan, 11/21. Scored eight points (3-4 FG) with three rebounds and two steals off the bench vs. Mount St. Mary s 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N FU, N LHU, N Oaklnd, N vs. Mich,N vs. Del, N HU, N Detroit,D vs. Duq, D NFlorida, D BCU, D DSU, D KennSt, D Cin, D at Rut, J5 * at Gtown, J Marq, J at Vill, J UConn, J at PC, J DePaul, J at Louis, J Syr, F SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...4/2 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...2/0 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 CAREER HIGHS Points: 13, Robert Morris, 11/27/ 11. FG made: 6, Robert Morris, 11/ 27/11. FG attempts: 9, two times- Cincinnati, 12/31/13; North Florida, 12/8/12. 3FG Made: 2, vs. Michigan, 11/ 21/12. 3FG attempts: 2, five times- vs. Michigan, 11/21/12; at Syracuse, 1/16/12; Wagner, 12/23/11; VMI, 12/6/11, at Tennessee, 12/3/11. FT made: 4, St. Francis, Pa., 12/ 20/11. FT attempts: 4, two times- vs. Duquesne, 12/5/12; St. Francis, Pa., 12/20/11. Rebounds: 7, at Syracuse, 1/16/12. Off. Rebs.: 2, six times- North Florida, 12/8/12; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/12; Detroit, 12/1/12; at Washington State, 3/26/12; at Notre Dame, 12/27/11; Robert Morris, 11/27/11. Def. Rebs.: 7, at Syracuse, 1/16/ 12. Assists: 3, three times- at Georgetown, 1/8/13; Bethune- Cookman, 12/15/12; at Syracuse, 1/16/12. Steals: 4, Villanova, 2/5/12. Blocks: 1, five times. Minutes: 26, at Georgetown, 1/8/ SEASON HIGHS Points: 10, two times- Cincinnati, 12/31; North Florida, 12/8. Rebounds: 4, three times- DePaul, 1/26/13; North Florida, 12/8/ 12; Detroit, 12/1/12. Assists: 3, three times- Syracuse, 2/ 2; at Georgetown, 1/8/13; Bethune-Cookman, 12/15. Steals: 3, two times- North Florida, 12/8/12; Fordham, 11/12. Blocks: 1, five times. Minutes: 26, at Georgetown, 1/8. WRIGHT S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Totals

24 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS 24 5 DURAND JOHNSON FORWARD FR* RS BALTIMORE, MD./BREWSTER ACADEMY (N.H.) Redshirt freshman seeing his first collegiate action this season. Played in 22 games off the bench at small forward. Surpassed career-highs for scoring (13 points), field goals made (4) and 3-pointers (3-6) at Villanova, 1/16. Set career-highs for scoring (10 points), field goals made and attempted (3-10), free throws made and attempted (3-5) vs. Marquette, 1/12. Hit two 3-pointers (2-3), grabbed four rebounds and finished with six points at Georgetown, 1/8. Scored eight points, hit pointers in 15 minutes at Rutgers, 1/5. Hit two 3-pointers off the bench vs. Detroit, 12/1. Hit a key 3-pointer off the bench, finished with five points vs. Oakland, 11/17. Scored a career-high nine points (3-5 FG), hit a 3-pointer and grabbed a career-high seven rebounds in a career-high 17 minutes vs. Lehigh, 11/13. In collegiate debut, scored eight points (3-5 FG) off the bench in eight minutes vs. Fordham, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N FU, N LHU, N Oaklnd, N vs. Mich,N vs. Del, N HU, N Detroit,D vs. Duq, D NFlorida, D BCU, D DSU, D KennSt, D Cin, D at Rut, J at Gtown, J Marq, J at Vill, J UConn, J at PC, J DePaul, J at Louis, J Syr, F SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 CAREER HIGHS Points: 13, at Villanova, 1/16/13. FG made: 4, at Villanova, 1/16/13. FG attempts: 10, Marquette, 1/12/ 13. 3FG Made: 3, at Villanova, 1/16/ 13. 3FG attempts: 6, at Villanova, 1/ 16/13. FT made: 3, Marquette, 1/12/13. FT attempts: 5, Marquette, 1/12/ 13. Rebounds: 7, Lehigh, 11/13/12. Off. Rebs.: 3, Lehigh, 11/13/12. Def. Rebs.: 4, two times- at Georgetown, 1/8/13; Lehigh, 11/13/12. Assists: 3, Bethune-Cookman, 12/ 15/12. Steals: 1, six times. Blocks: 1, at Villanova, 1/16/13. Minutes: 25, Marquette, 1/12/13. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...2/2 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...1/1 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 JOHNSON S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Totals

25 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS STEVEN ADAMS CENTER FR HS ROTORUA, NEW ZEALAND/NOTRE DAME PREP (MASS.) Named Big East preseason Rookie of the Year. Started all 23 games at center. Leads team in blocked shots (45) and rebounding (6.3 rpg.). One double-double, four 10-plus point games and three double figure rebound games on year. Tied a career-high with 14 rebounds (nine defensive), scored nine points and blocked three shots vs. DePaul, 1/26. Finished with eight points (3-5 FG) in only 18 minutes at Providence, 1/22. Blocked three shots and grabbed nine rebounds, including a careerhigh seven defensive vs. Connecticut, 1/19. Scored nine points (4-9 FG) at Villanova, 1/16. Tied a career-high with four blocks in a career-high 29 minutes played vs. Marquette, 1/12. Blocked three shots, scored six points at Georgetown, 1/8. Grabbed nine rebounds vs. Cincinnati, 12/31. Scored 10 points (4-5 FG) with eight rebounds and a career-high tying four blocks vs. Delaware State, 12/19. Registered his first career doubledouble, surpassed career-highs for points (16), field goals made (7) and field goal attempts (10) and also totaled his second double figure rebounding game (10) vs. Bethune-Cookman, 12/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N9 * FU, N12 * LHU, N13 * Oaklnd, N17 * vs. Mich,N21* vs. Del, N23 * HU, N27 * Detroit,D1 * vs. Duq, D5 * NFlorida, D8* BCU, D15 * DSU, D19 * KennSt, D23 * Cin, D31 * at Rut, J5 * at Gtown, J8 * Marq, J12 * at Vill, J16 * UConn, J19 * at PC, J22 * DePaul, J26 * at Louis, J28 * Syr, F2 * SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 Tied a career-high with four blocks, grabbed seven rebounds vs. North Florida, 12/8. Registered career-highs for minutes played (28), rebounds (14), offensive rebounds (nine) and scored eight points vs. Duquesne, 12/5. His nine offensive rebounds tied for the second all-time highest game total for a freshman in school history. Finished with a career-high tying 13 points on a career-high 6-9 field goals with three blocks vs. Delaware, 11/23. Scored 13 points (5-5 FG), hit 3-4 free throws and grabbed five rebounds (all offensive) vs. Fordham, 11/12. In collegiate debut and season opener, scored eight points, grabbed eight rebounds, blocked four shots and finished with three assists vs. Mount St. Mary s, 11/9. CAREER HIGHS Points: 16, Bethune-Cookman, 12/ 15/12. FG made: 7, Bethune-Cookman, 12/15/12. FG attempts: 10, Bethune- Cookman, 12/15/12. 3FG Made: None. 3FG attempts: None. FT made: 3, Fordham, 11/12/12. FT attempts: 4, five times- at Louisville, 1/28/13; at Providence, 1/22/13; Kennesaw State, 12/23/12; Delaware State, 12/19/12; Fordham, 11/12/12. Rebounds: 14, two times- DePaul, 1/26/13; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ 12. Off. Rebs.: 9, two times- DePaul, 1/26/13; vs. Duquesne, 12/5/ 12. Def. Rebs.: 7, Connecticut, 1/19/ 13. Assists: 3, Mount St. Mary s, 11/9/ 12. Steals: 2, five times- at Louisville, 1/28/13; at Rutgers, 1/5/13; North Florida, 12/8/12; vs. Delaware, 11/23/12; Fordham, 11/12/12. Blocks: 4, four times- Marquette, 1/12/13; Delaware State, 12/ 19/12; North Florida, 12/8/12; Mount St. Mary s, 11/9/12. Minutes: 29, two times- at Louisville, 1/28/13; Marquette, 1/12/13. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...1/1 Points-Rebounds:...1/1 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...4/4 10+ rebound games:... 3/3 5+ rebound games:... 15/ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 4+ blocked shot games:... 4/4 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 ADAMS CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Totals

26 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS 26 0 JAMES ROBINSON GUARD FR HS MITCHELLVILLE, MD./DEMATHA CATHOLIC H.S Started 22 of 23 games of his freshman season at point guard. Leads team in assist:turnover ratio (3.31). Totaled five double figure scoring games on year. Converted two free throws with nine seconds to go to seal the win at Providence, 1/22. Finished with 12 points (3-6 FG), hit pointers vs. Connecticut, 1/19. Scored 12 points with four assists in a career-high 36 minutes vs. Marquette, 1/12. Dished out a career-high nine assists and grabbed a career-high five rebounds vs. Delaware State, 12/19. Named Big East Rookie of the Week on Dec. 3, 2012 after averaging 11.0 points and 7.0 assists per game in Pitt s two wins over Detroit and Howard. Scored 11 points with a careerhigh five field goals with six assists vs. Detroit, 12/1. Finished with 11 points (4-6 FG), hit a career-high two 3-pointers with eight assists in 31 minutes vs. Howard, 11/27. Set career-highs for assists (six), steals (three) and field goals made GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N9 * FU, N12 * LHU, N13 * Oaklnd, N17 * vs. Mich,N21* vs. Del, N23 * HU, N27 * Detroit,D1 * vs. Duq, D5 * NFlorida, D8* BCU, D15 * DSU, D19 * KennSt, D23 * Cin, D31 * at Rut, J at Gtown, J8 * Marq, J12 * at Vill, J16 * UConn, J19 * at PC, J22 * DePaul, J26 * at Louis, J28 * Syr, F SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 attempted (4-10) with eight points vs. Michigan, 11/21. Played a career-high 35 minutes, notched his first double figure scoring game (14 points) and made several key plays down the stretch including a key steal and two game-tying free throws with 10 seconds to go vs. Oakland, 11/17. Played 30 minutes, and limited preseason All-American C.J. McCollum to only 17 points vs. Lehigh, 11/13. Finished with six points (3-4 FG) and four rebounds in career debut vs. Mount St. Mary s, 11/9. ROBINSON S CAREER STATISTICS CAREER HIGHS Points: 14, Oakland, 11/17/12. FG made: 5, Detroit, 12/1/12. FG attempts: 11, Marquette, 1/12/ 13. 3FG Made: 2, two times- Connecticut, 1/19/13; Howard, 11/27/12. 3FG attempts: 3, five times- Connecticut, 1/19/13; Marquette, 1/12/13; at Rutgers, 1/5/13; Detroit, 12/1/12; vs. Michigan, 11/21/12. FT made: 7, Oakland, 11/17/12. FT attempts: 8, Oakland, 11/17/ 12. Rebounds: 5, Delaware State, 12/ 19/12. Off. Rebs.: 2, Delaware State, 12/ 19/12. Def. Rebs.: 4, at Villanova, 1/16/ 13. Assists: 9, Delaware State, 12/19/ 12. Steals: 3, vs. Michigan, 11/21/12. Blocks: 1, Cincinnati, 12/31/12. Minutes: 36, Marquette, 1/12/13. CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...5/5 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...1/1 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...6/6 30+ minute games:...5/5 40+ minute games:...0/0 OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Totals

27 PITT BASKETBALL BIOS TREY ZEIGLER GUARD JR TR DETROIT, MICH./CENTRAL MICHIGAN/MOUNT PLEASANT H.S. CAREER Transferred to Pitt after playing two seasons at Central Michigan for his father and former Pitt assistant coach Ernie Zeigler. Eligible to compete for Pitt immediately due to an NCAA ruling in late May. In two seasons at CMU, scored 1,011 points (16.0 ppg.) to rank No. 26 on the school s all-time career scoring list, scored 20 or more points 19 times and reached double figure scoring in 54 of 63 career games Saw action in 21 of 23 games off the bench at both off guard and small forward. Reached double figure scoring in two games on year. Led Pitt with 13 points (6-10 FG) with six rebounds in 25 minutes played at Villanova, 1/16. Also sparked Pitt with three key plays down the stretch including an assist and two layups in a 15-0 run. Scored five points, grabbed five rebounds and finished with two assists in 23 minutes vs. Marquette, 1/12. Scored seven points, hit a Pitt career-high 5-6 free throws in eight minutes at Georgetown, 1/8. Finished with eight points (3-5 FG) with two blocks vs. Delaware State, 12/19. Scored 11 points (5-6 FG) with three assists and two steals in season opener and Pitt debut vs. Mount St. Mary s, 11/ GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-pt FT Reb Opp./Date Min FG-A Pct M-A Pct M-A Pct O-D-T PF A TO Blk Stl Pts MSM, N FU, N LHU, N Oaklnd, N vs. Mich,N vs. Del, N HU, N Detroit,D vs. Duq, D NFlorida, D BCU, D DSU, D KennSt, D Cin, D at Rut, J at Gtown, J Marq, J at Vill, J UConn, J at PC, J DePaul, J at Louis, J Syr, F SHU, F4 at Cin, F9 at Marq, F16 UND, F18 at SJU, F24 USF, F27 Vill, M3 at DePaul, M9 CAREER/SEASON NUMBERS Double-Doubles:...0/0 Points-Rebounds:...0/0 20+ point games:...0/0 10+ point games:...3/3 10+ rebound games:...0/0 5+ rebound games:...3/3 10+ assist games:...0/0 5+ assist games:...0/0 30+ minute games:...0/0 40+ minute games:...0/0 PITT CAREER HIGHS Points: 18, DePaul, 1/26/13. FG made: 7, DePaul, 1/26/13. FG attempts: 12, DePaul, 1/26/13. 3FG Made: None. 3FG attempts: 1, three times. FT made: 5, at Georgetown, 1/8/ 13. FT attempts: 6, two times- DePaul, 1/26/13; at Georgetown, 1/8/ 13. Rebounds: 6, at Villanova, 1/16/ 13. Off. Rebs.: 4, DePaul, 1/26/13. Def. Rebs.: 4, at Villanova, 1/16/ 13. Assists: 4, Syracuse, 2/2/13. Steals: 2, Mount St. Mary s, 11/9/ 12. Blocks: 2, Delaware State, 12/19/ 12. Minutes: 25, at Villanova, 1/16/13. CMU CAREER HIGHS Points: 33, at Toledo, 2/22/12. FG made: 15, at Toledo, 2/22/12. FG attempts: 26, vs. Charlotte, 11/ 15/11. 3FG Made: 5, vs. Toledo, 1/12/11. 3FG attempts: 11, vs. Toledo, 1/ 12/11. FT made: 10, vs. Ball State, 2/26/ 11. FT attempts: 15, vs. Nebraska, 12/ 20/11. Rebounds: 15, vs. Charlotte, 11/ 15/11. Off. Rebs.: 6, vs. Charlotte, 11/15/ 11. Def. Rebs.: 9, three times. Assists: 8, at Nebraska, 12/20/11. Steals: 5, at Eastern Michigan, 1/ 12/11. Blocks: 4, vs. Eastern Michigan, 2/ 14/12. Minutes: 45, vs. Charlotte, 11/15/ 11. ZEIGLER S CAREER STATISTICS OVERALL STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG CMU CMU CMU Totals Pitt Pitt Totals BIG EAST STATISTICS T O T A L 3-POINTERS R E B O U N D S SEASON TEAM GP-GS MIN FG-FGA PCT FG-FGA PCT FT-FTA PCT OFF-DEF TOT-AVG PF-FO A TO BLK ST PTS-AVG Pitt Totals