Pitt Hoops is FINALLY Ranked!!

Story by Yinzer Crazy Contributor Andre Curtis. Follow him on Twitter @AndretheRegular

If one were to Google “ACC Men’s Basketball Standings” right now, they'd see the University of Pittsburgh at the top. 

Pitt Basketball is in first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference. 

To give you an idea of how much Pitt has defied the odds this season, let’s take a look at a few things. Before the season began, Pitt hoops were ranked 14th out of 15 teams in the Preseason ACC rankings. Only Georgia Tech University, which should probably stick to engineering, was ranked behind them. Additionally, not one Pitt player got a single vote (out of 101 total votes) for Preseason Player of the Year, All-ACC First Team, or All-ACC Second Team. 

Not only will there likely be multiple Pitt players on the ALL-ACC First Team and Second Team, but junior Blake Hinson and senior Jamarious Burton have a good shot at winning ACC Player of the Year. 

Since Pitt joined the ACC 9 years ago, nobody has come close to achieving this award. Former Pitt players Brandin Knight and DeJuan Blair won Big East Player of the Year in 2001 and 2008 respectively. 

This season is going so well for Pitt in fact that during halftime, I watched as a Pitt student cocked back and swished a full-court shot to receive free housing for an entire year. There’s some magic in the air for fans and players of Pitt basketball it seems.