The College Basketball Belt

Pittsburgh

10Reigns

61Days held

7Defenses

1951First reign

Every reign

10th reignBeat St. John's 89–69 · lost to UConn
Feb 29, 2012 – Mar 3, 20123 days · 0 def.
9th reignBeat Syracuse 82–72 · lost to Georgetown
Jan 2, 2010 – Jan 20, 201018 days · 3 def.
8th reignBeat VCU 84–79 · lost to UCLA
Mar 17, 2007 – Mar 22, 20075 days · 0 def.
7th reignBeat Kentucky 68–56 · lost to Maryland
Nov 27, 1998 – Nov 28, 19981 day · 0 def.
6th reignBeat Arizona 100–92 · lost to Georgetown
Jan 26, 1990 – Feb 6, 199011 days · 2 def.
5th reignBeat Seton Hall 82–79 · lost to Villanova
Jan 24, 1989 – Jan 27, 19893 days · 0 def.
4th reignBeat St. John's 72–71 · lost to Villanova
Jan 31, 1983 – Feb 10, 198310 days · 2 def.
3rd reignBeat Duquesne 69–67 · lost to Wisconsin
Dec 7, 1963 – Dec 9, 19632 days · 0 def.
2nd reignBeat West Virginia 74–72 · lost to Penn State
Feb 25, 1951 – Mar 2, 19515 days · 0 def.
1st reignBeat Penn State 61–51 · lost to West Virginia
Feb 13, 1951 – Feb 16, 19513 days · 0 def.

6,993Longest wait between reigns, days (1963–1983)

2,471Average wait, days

5,367Days since the last reign ended (2012)

4–2Best belt season (2009–10)

	Player	Games	Wins	PTS
1	Ashton Gibbs	8	5	120
2	Nasir Robinson	8	5	67
3	Dante Taylor	8	5	45
4	Tray Woodall	8	5	33
5	Brad Wanamaker	6	4	80
6	Jermaine Dixon	6	4	70
7	Gilbert Brown	6	4	57
8	Gary McGhee	6	4	29
9	Lamar Patterson	3	1	25
10	JJ Moore	2	1	30

Season	Games	W–L	Took it	Lost it
2024–25	1	0–1
2015–16	1	0–1
2011–12	2	1–1	1	1
2009–10	6	4–2	1	1
2006–07	2	1–1	1	1
1998–99	2	1–1	1	1
1989–90	5	3–2	1	1
1988–89	3	1–2	1	1
1984–85	2	0–2
1982–83	4	3–1	1	1
1980–81	1	0–1
1974–75	1	0–1
1972–73	1	0–1
1963–64	2	1–1	1	1
1951–52	1	0–1
1950–51	4	2–2	2	2