Starkey: Talent is Pitt's issue

03/26/11 It's not a coincidence that Jamie Dixon's most talented team got him closer to the Final Four than any other. Dixon had NBA players in DeJuan Blair and Sam Young three years ago.

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Note to D-I ADs: Stop calling Dixon; he's staying put -- OK?

05/11/11 For each coaching opening, one name understandably rockets to the top of wish lists: Pitt's Jamie Dixon. Gary Parrish says the same thing happens every time. He declines. Sure, he may leave one day, but that day is not anytime soon.

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New coach Chambers wants to revive Pitt-PSU series

06/06/11 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Newly named Penn State basketball coach Pat Chambers already is willing to do something that football coach Joe Paterno won't. Chambers wants to revive the Nittany Lions' series with Pitt. "I like [Pitt coach] Jamie Dixon," Chambers said Monday after his introductory news conference at the Bryce Jordan Center. "He's a friend. I would definitely be open to playing Pitt."

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