Pressure on Pitt, Big East as Madness Draws Nearer

NEW YORK — When the NCAA tournament tips off next month, there will be plenty of Big East representation.

As many as 10 or 11 of the conference’s 16 teams could get invited.

There will also be plenty of pressure on the league’s elite teams, especially No. 4 Pittsburgh.

“We could go out in the second round, or we could win the whole thing,” a source close to the Pitt staff said Saturday after the team lost to St. John’s, 60-59, at Madison Square Garden on Dwight Hardy’s last-second, underhand, flip-in layup.

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.