The Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball program, popularly known as the Pitt Panthers, is the NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's basketball program of the University of Pittsburgh. The team competes in the Big East Conference and plays their home games in the Petersen Events Center.
The University of Pittsburgh began playing men's basketball in 1905-06 under coach Benjamin Printz, however the University did not field a team during the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons. The program was resurrected in 1911 under head coach by Wohlparth Wegner, and the following year Dr. George M. Flint assumed head coaching duties and began rebuilding Pitt's program essentially from scratch. Flint lead the Panthers to eight winning seasons during his ten years at the helm and coached future legendary Pitt coach H. C. Carlson.
