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UNC Basketball: Panthers vs. Tar Heels game preview

By Brandon Griffin

Jan 28, 2017; Coral Gables, FL, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) dribbles the ball up court against the Miami Hurricanes during the first half at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2017; Coral Gables, FL, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) dribbles the ball up court against the Miami Hurricanes during the first half at Watsco Center. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 28, 2017; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers forward Jamel Artis (1) dribbles to the basket against the Clemson Tigers during the first half at the Petersen Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 28, 2017; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers forward Jamel Artis (1) dribbles to the basket against the Clemson Tigers during the first half at the Petersen Events Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports /

Pittsburgh Panthers

Head Coach: Kevin Stallings. Career record: 461-284. This is Stallings’ first year in Pittsburgh and his third head coaching stop. He has been to the NCAA tournament nine times, making the Sweet 16 twice. Stallings’ son, Jacob, played baseball at UNC and is now a catcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Last Season: Last season, Pittsburgh went 21-12. They went 9-9 in the ACC and finished eighth in the conference. They went 1-1 in the ACC tournament, losing to North Carolina in the quarterfinals. Their season ended in an underwhelming 47-43 loss to Wisconsin in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Their head coach, Jamie Dixon, then left the team to go to TCU.

Best Former Player: Sean Miller. After playing at Pittsburgh, Miller started coaching. After 12 seasons as an assistant coach, Miller became head coach at Xavier before moving on to Arizona. In his 12 seasons as a head coach he has won 328 games and been to the NCAA tournament nine times including six Sweet Sixteen appearances and four trips to the Elite 8.

This Season: This season Pittsburgh is 12-9. They started the year off by going 11-2 in non-conference play with a big win at Maryland. After a one-point loss to Notre Dame and a home victory over Virginia, Pittsburgh seemed to be in good shape. However, six straight losses later the Panthers find themselves at the bottom of the ACC and NIT bound at best.

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