2007-2008 Pittsburgh Panthers

2007-2008 Pittsburgh Panthers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Keith Benjamin Sr G 6-2 190 Oct 23, 1986 Mount Vernon (NY) United States Mount Vernon High School
- Tyrell Biggs Jr F 6-8 240 Aug 1, 1986 Nanuet (NY) United States Don Bosco Preparatory High School
- DeJuan Blair Fr F 6-8 270 Apr 22, 1989 Pittsburgh (PA) United States Schenley High School
- Gilbert Brown Fr SF 6-6 215 Sep 5, 1987 Harrisburg (PA) United States South Kent School
- Mike Cook Sr GF 6-4 220 Mar 17, 1984 Philadelphia (PA) United States Friends' Central School
- Cassin Diggs Jr C 6-10 270 Jul 27, 1985 Williamsport (PA) United States Williamsport Area High School
- Levance Fields Jr G 5-10 190 Jun 14, 1987 Brooklyn (NY) United States Xaverian High School
- Tim Frye Fr G 6-4 205 Aug 28, 1987 Mars (PA) United States Mars High School
- Gary McGhee Fr C 6-11 250 Oct 28, 1988 Anderson (IN) United States Highland Senior High School
- Maurice Polen So F 6-5 245 Mar 16, 1986 Philadelphia (PA) United States West Philadelphia High School
- Ronald Ramon Sr G 6-0 185 Jan 14, 1986 Bronx (NY) United States / Dominican Republic All Hallows High School
- Austin Wallace Fr C 6-9 240 Oct 29, 1988 Bronx (NY) United States La Salle Academy
- Brad Wanamaker Fr SG 6-3 210 Jul 25, 1989 Philadelphia (PA) United States Roman Catholic High School for Boys
- Sam Young Jr F 6-6 225 Jun 1, 1985 Washington (DC) United States / Lebanon Hargrave Military Academy

Pittsburgh Transfers Sitting Out 2007-2008

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Ryan Tiesi So G 6-2 185 Aug 22, 1987 Pittsburgh (PA) United States Bellarmine

Recent Pittsburgh Panthers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-11 (12-8) 4th (ACC) 4th Rnd N/A
2022-2023 24-12 (14-6) 3rd (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 11-21 (6-14) 11th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 10-12 (5-10) 12th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-17 (6-14) 13th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 14-19 (3-15) 14th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 8-24 15th (ACC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 16-17 (4-14) 13th (ACC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 21-12 (9-9) 9th (ACC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2014-2015 19-15 (8-10) 9th (ACC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 26-10 (11-7) 5th (ACC) 4th Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 24-9 (12-6) 4th (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2011-2012 22-17 (5-13) 13th (AAC) 2nd Rnd CBI Champion
2010-2011 28-6 (15-3) 1st (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 25-9 (13-5) 2nd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 2nd Rnd
2008-2009 31-5 (15-3) 2nd (AAC) 3rd Rnd NCAA 4th Rnd
2007-2008 27-10 (10-8) 7th (AAC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2006-2007 29-8 (12-4) 2nd (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2005-2006 25-8 (10-6) 4th (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2004-2005 20-9 (10-6) 5th (AAC) 2nd Rnd NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 31-5 (13-3) 1st (AAC) Runner Up NCAA 3rd Rnd
2002-2003 28-5 (13-3) 1st (AAC) Champion NCAA 3rd Rnd

2007-2008 Pittsburgh Panthers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Sam Young All-AAC First Team
DeJuan Blair All-AAC Honorable Mention
Sam Young AAC Tournament MVP
Levance Fields AAC All-Tournament Team
Sam Young AAC Most Improved Player
DeJuan Blair AAC Rookie of the Year
DeJuan Blair AAC All-Rookie Team

2007-2008 Pittsburgh Panthers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Fields R. Ramon K. Benjamin S. Young D. Blair
Rotation   B. Wanamaker M. Cook T. Biggs  
Rotation     G. Brown    
Lim PT   T. Frye   A. Wallace C. Diggs
Lim PT   M. Polen     G. McGhee

2007-2008 Pittsburgh Panthers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Sam Young 37 32.1 18.1 6.3 1.2 1.1 1.1 2.4
Levance Fields 25 30.9 11.9 3.9 5.3 1.1 0.0 1.8
DeJuan Blair 37 26.1 11.6 9.1 0.9 1.7 1.1 1.9
Mike Cook 11 24.9 10.4 2.8 2.6 0.5 0.3 1.8
Keith Benjamin 37 26.7 9.1 3.0 2.1 0.8 0.1 1.6
Ronald Ramon 37 31.8 8.5 2.6 3.6 0.9 0.1 1.4
Gilbert Brown 37 22.0 6.5 3.1 1.5 0.7 0.3 0.9
Tyrell Biggs 37 19.9 5.4 4.1 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.9
Brad Wanamaker 30 11.0 2.2 1.2 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.9
Cassin Diggs 9 6.8 1.8 2.0 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6
Gary McGhee 21 4.9 1.5 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.2
Tim Frye 10 1.5 1.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3
Maurice Polen 10 1.5 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.1
Austin Wallace 4 3.0 0.5 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.2

2007-2008 Pittsburgh Panthers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Jamie Dixon Head Coach 2003-2004 Associate Head Coach (Pittsburgh, 1999 to 2003)
Brian Regan Video Coordinator 2007-2008 N/A
Brandin Knight Director of Basketball Operations 2007-2008 Program Assistant (Pittsburgh, 2006 to 2007)
Tony Salesi Head Athletic Trainer 2005-2006 N/A
Greg Hotchkiss Director of Media Relations 2006-2007 N/A