Evans Pitts

The athletic directors at Providence, St. John's, Georgetown and Syracuse invite Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College to form the Big East as a basketball conference. 1982 -- Pitt joins the Big East. Penn State applies for inclusion, but is rejected. 1986 -- The Panthers replace basketball coach Roy Chipman with Paul Evans. 1987 -- Pitt wins its first Big East regular-season title, sharing the honor with Georgetown. 1988 -- Pitt wins the Big East regular-season title outright with 12-4 conference record. 1991 -- Miami, Rutgers, Temple, Virginia Tech and West Virginia join and the Big East begins sponsoring football. Read More

Freshman Jocelyn Lu earned her 20th singles win of the season, however the University of Pittsburgh women's tennis team dropped a 4-2 decision to Georgetown, this afternoon at the McDonough Outdoor Tennis Complex. Read More