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This website is an unofficial and independent source of news and information, and is not affiliated with any school, team or league. info@scout.com info@scout.com Thu, 23 May 2013 08:41:53 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Scout.com > People > DeJuan Blair Scout.com RSS Engine v1.0 (Server:YESLER) 60 As a young boy honing his basketball skills, one-time NBA hopeful DeJuan Blair believed that perfecting a good bank-shot -- like the one future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan used to lead the San Antonio Spurs to multiple NBA titles -- would be particularly advantageous. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/875352.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/875352.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:48:00 GMT 1 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh The University of Pittsburgh’s Sam Young and DeJuan Blair were both selected in the NBA Draft’s Second Round Thursday evening at Madison Square Garden. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/875210.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/875210.html Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:15:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh The Pitt men's basketball team has excited its followers well into March Madness the past eight seasons, including a deep run into the Elite Eight this past spring, but the Panthers have not been relevant this late into the offseason for quite some time. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/875028.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/875028.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:37:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh Next up for NBA hopefuls is the 2009 NBA Draft Combine that will be held in Chicago at the end of this month. Here is the current list of invitees. http://duquesne.scout.com/2/865148.html 2047 Denny Conroy http://duquesne.scout.com/2/865148.html Fri, 15 May 2009 04:22:00 GMT 1 420 Duquesne duquesne Some say that DeJuan Blair has a million-dollar smile, and in less than 10 weeks he'll find out just how many millions. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/854870.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/854870.html Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:31:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh Come on, you can tell me. Come clean, now. It'll only hurt for a second. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/851153.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/851153.html Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:57:00 GMT 1 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh When Pitt men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon broke down video on Xavier, the Panthers' opponent in an NCAA Tournament matchup, it had to be like looking at footage with his own team. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/850717.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/850717.html Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:18:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh The Pitt men's basketball team has re-written the program's history throughout this season, and the Panthers are on the verge of another chapter. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/850265.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/850265.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:07:00 GMT 1 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh NEW YORK -- Many around the Pitt basketball program, even some players, stressed that the No. 2-ranked Panthers should focus more on this year's NCAA Tournament instead of making a tiring run through the Big East Tournament. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/846802.html 2047 Pat Mitsch http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/846802.html Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:36:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh NEW YORK -- Either DeJuan Blair or Hasheem Thabeet? http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/846062.html 2047 Pat Mitsch http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/846062.html Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:40:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh Pitt men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon is a creature of habit, and that consistency has helped the Panthers secure the best record in the Big East Conference the past eight years. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/845728.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/845728.html Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:54:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh The Pitt men's basketball team had three representatives on the 2008-09 All-Big East squads after a vote by the Conference's 16 head coaches. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/845443.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/845443.html Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:53:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh Some described Pitt's regular-season finale against Connecticut as the most important game in the Petersen Events Center's history, and since the Panthers can become only the seventh team in college basketball history to defeat a No. 1-ranked team twice in the same season that certainly rates the game highly. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/845025.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/845025.html Sat, 07 Mar 2009 02:59:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh Center DeJuan Blair never figured that his baking skills would come in handy for more than just satisfying a teammate's sweet tooth. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/842626.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/842626.html Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:09:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh The accolades keep rolling in for Pitt sophomore center DeJuan Blair. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/841692.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/841692.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:19:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh If Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun is to be believed, a matchup between his No. 1-ranked Huskies and No. 4 Pitt was scheduled this past Monday night but an NBA game broke out instead. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/840686.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/840686.html Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:08:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh It's been a record-breaking season, thus far, for the Pitt men's basketball team; a season of firsts, if you will, with the Panthers setting offensive standards and even reaching the No. 1 ranking for the first time in school history to go with their usual solid defensive performance. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/839603.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/839603.html Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:39:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh After scoring 45 first-half points against the vaunted Pitt defense, the Notre Dame bench talked about hitting 90 points for the game. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/835152.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/835152.html Sat, 31 Jan 2009 20:33:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh Some have called him Baby Shaq for his post presence as much as his free-throw shooting woes, but Pitt men's basketball coach Jamie Dixon has begun calling sophomore center DeJuan Blair Wes Unseld instead. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/833079.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/833079.html Sat, 24 Jan 2009 11:51:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh The Pitt men's basketball team played just twice since its win Dec. 21 at Florida State, so the Panthers were understandably rusty going into their game against St. John's Sunday afternoon at the Petersen Events Center. http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/829265.html 2047 Dale Grdnic http://pittsburgh.scout.com/2/829265.html Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:17:00 GMT 0 141 Pittsburgh pittsburgh