2010 – 11 Pittsburgh Panthers men 's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2010 – 11 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . Their Head Coach was Jamie Dixon , who was in his 8th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 12th overall at the University . The team played its home games in the Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania and are members of the Big East Conference . They finished the season 28 – 6 , 15 – 3 in Big East play to capture the regular season conference championship . As the 1 seed in the 2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament , they were upset by 9 seed Connecticut in their first tournament game . They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men 's Division I Basketball Tournament as the 1 seed in the southeast region . They defeated 16 seed UNC Asheville in the second round before being upset by 8 seed Butler in the third round
2011 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2010–11 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team