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DeJuan Blair and Sam Young Slip in NBA Draft! Will Pitt Follow?

 

Published 6/27/2009 by Paul Sievers at Bleacher Report - College Basketball

“There are no negatives when your players are going to the NBA. It doesn’t matter if they go as seniors or juniors or sophomores.”                                                                - Jamie Dixon Since Jamie Dixon took over for Ben Howland in 2003, the former child actor has presided over an unprecedented level of success. Since then, Jamie Dixon has won 163 games which is an all-time record for most wins by a coach in his first six seasons. This past year Pitt topped the AP rankings for the first time in school history and earned a one seed in the NCAA tournament, also a first for the Panthers. What makes the Jamie Dixon era truly remarkable is that ... (link)

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