Okay, so Coach Jamie Dixon isn’t exactly a font of controversial statements and radical thoughts in college basketball and the coaching profession. Odds are that isn’t changing anytime soon. In fact, that sticking to the orthodoxy of what coaches say, probably was a factor in being named a director on the board of the National Association of Basketball Coaches along with Brad Stevens, Mark Gottfried and Jim Boeheim.

The directors list of the NABC is, um, varied. There’s Tom Izzo, Phil Martelli, Bo Ryan and other respected, very good coaches. Then there are guys like Ernie Kent (ex-Oregon coach), Paul Hewitt and Mike Brey.

Well, technically two weeks and a day, but close enough. When the Big East gets a little attention and the media wax rhapsodic over the lobster and clam bakes.

Generally, I have not subjected which players represent Pitt at BE Media Day to much attention. Mainly because under Coach Wannstedt it was senior-oriented with the star players.

You look at Pitt’s roster, and who has been put on the preseason watch lists, and everything else. I would have expected the possible 3 or 4 players heading to Rhode Island would include Brandon Lindsey, Ray Graham, Tino Sunseri, Lucas Nix and Mike Shanahan.

Not so much.

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