Noon tomorrow, Pitt and USF meet for the first time in conference action. Last year, Pitt missed USF on the unbalanced Big East schedule. This time its ND and Rutgers that misses Pitt.
Now, we all know that Pitt can never take a game against the Bulls for granted in football, but Pitt is O-2 against the Bulls in basketball. Losing in 1975 and in 2001.
The Bulls, as they seem to be every year, come in hurting.
The most recent casualty is sophomore forward Aris Williams, who will miss an undetermined amount of time with a femoral chondral defect in his right knee. He has already missed five games with tendonitis in his left knee.
Senior point guard Chris Capko has missed the last five games with an ankle injury and he isn’t expected to return anytime soon.
Redshirts Chris Howard and Zaronn Cann, who are both recovering from ACL surgery, have yet to see action for USF in 2006-07. Howard hopes to make his Bull debut next week, while Cann’s return remains unsure.
The Bulls lost freshman Dante Curry during the preseason because of an achilles injury suffered in conditioning.
Pitt is 1-1 this year against undermanned teams. Game notes for Pitt and USF (PDF).
ESPN is doing its free week of Full Court — both on TV and online. So if you don’t live in a place that is showing the game, you can catch it for free anywhere.
