text: Duquesne The Panthers also have a sustained rivalry with crosstown opponent Duquesne University in The City Game. Peaking in ferocity from 1977–1982 when both were members of the Eastern Eight Conference, the rivalry has diminished somewhat since Pitt's move to the Big East Conference in 1982.
  Syracuse
  A spillover from their football rivalry, the Panthers and Syracuse University also maintain a rivalry on the hardwood. The series intensified during the first decade of this century, during which both teams were highly competitive in the Big East and made numerous appearances in both the AP Top 10 and NCAA Tournament. They continue to play at least twice each season as members of the ACC.
  2-time National Champions
  Pitt men's basketball teams of 1927–28 (21–0) and 1929–30 (23–2) were recognized as national champions both popularly and by the Helms Athletic Foundation. These teams of "Doc" Carlson, led by three-time All-American and two-time National Scoring Champion Charley Hyatt, played a "national" schedule that during the 1927–28 season that included the following wins:
  @ Michigan
  @ Chicago
  @ Northwestern
  @ Iowa
  Ohio State
  Dartmouth (defending Eastern Collegiate Champions)
  Syracuse
  @ Army
  @ Colgate
  Notre Dame
  @ West Virginia
  @ Penn State
  The 1929–30 national championship team racked up wins that included the following:
  @ Indiana
  @ Northwestern
  @ Iowa
  Ohio State
  Nebraska
  Georgetown
  @ Montana State (defending national champions)
  Notre Dame
  Fordham
  @ Penn State
  West Virginia
  @ Temple