2009 – 10 Pittsburgh Panthers men 's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2009 – 10 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Their Head Coach was Jamie Dixon , who was in his 7th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 11th overall at the University . The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and were members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 25 &ndash; 9 , 13 &ndash; 5 in Big East play and lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament . They received an at &ndash; large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament , earning a 3 seed in the West Region . They defeated 14 seed Oakland in the first round before losing to 6 seed and AP No . 25 Xavier in the second round
2010 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team