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Pitt Locks in Two Non-Conference Games at NIT Season Tip-Off

The Pitt Panthers will play two of Baylor, Oregon State and Florida.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt Locks in Two Non-Conference Games at NIT Season Tip-Off
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PITTSBURGH -- At least two games of the Pitt Panthers' 2023-24 non-conference schedule have been officially locked in, the program announced this week. 

Pitt will spend Thanksgiving week in Brooklyn competing in the NIT Season Tip-Off, playing two games against two of Baylor, Oregon State and Florida. The games will take place on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Friday after. 

The Panthers made what became an infamous trip to Brooklyn around the same time last season. They lost both games of the Legends Classic at the Barclays Center - the first in blowout fashion to Michigan and the second in a tight contest to head coach Jeff Capel's former squad, VCU. 

It wasn't a completely wasted trip, however. Pitt's players and coaches later credited those losses with helping the team come together and gear up for a strong run through the remainder of the non-conference slate and ACC play. 

Specific opponents, ticket sales, tip-off times and broadcast designation will be announced at a later date, per a release from the program. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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