Over the last five years, depth in the frontcourt has been a major issue. A decent to very good starter — not as much an issue as it sometimes gets portrayed. It’s been the drop-off when that player has to come off the court. With agonizing misses of top-ranked recruits, injuries, transfers, and players who were overmatched when they got to Pitt, though, it has been a struggle to simply have one decent frontcourt player to come off the bench.
After this past season and lack of front court depth looking acute, Coach Jamie Dixon has gone hard for the short-term fix.