Richard Pitino says the goal of his Lobo basketball program is to bring back the old Pit magic.
Saturday, with the help of an old Lobo star and the return of fans for men’s basketball in the half-century-old arena for the first time in more than 600 days, the program took a lively first step on that long journey back to the success and atmosphere of yesteryear with an intrasquad scrimmage in front of an estimated 1,000 fans.
“Basketball-wise, who knows what you really get out of it?” Pitino said after the rather informal, 32-minute scrimmage that did come down to wire in a 71-68 win for the “Silver” team over “Cherry.