Former Pitt Players Preparing Zoo Crew for TBT Run
PITTSBURGH -- With the start of The Basketball Tournament - a 64-team, single-elimination basketball tournament with a grand prize of $1 million awaiting the winner - set to begin in less than a week, a group of former Pitt Panthers known as The Zoo Crew were hard at work on the floor of the Petersen Events Center.
Led by the greatest center in Pitt history, DeJuan Blair, who is serving as their head coach, a team headlined by Sam Young, Levance Fields and Gary McGhee will mesh bygone eras of Panthers basketball in hopes of taking home the cash
Hear from Nelly Cummings, Greg Elliot, Justin Champagnie and Blair after they wrapped up a workout with the rest of the Zoo Crew in Oakland. They talked about their own professional careers, why they like their odds in TBT and what they make of the the team Pitt has put together for this coming season.
Nelly Cummings
Greg Elliot
Justin Champagnie
DeJuan Blair
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