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Kevin Pittsnogle
HEIGHT: 6' 11 "
WEIGHT: 255
POSITION: FORWARD
COLLEGE: WEST VIRGINIA
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PRO CAREER: Xplosion’s First Round Draft selection, sixth overall, in the 2006 CBA Draft…Signed with club in November 2006…Competed on Miami Heat’s 2006 Pepsi Summer Pro League team in Orlando, Fla. and with Dallas Mavericks at Rocky Mountain Review in Salt Lake City… Attended training camp with Boston Celtics.
COLLEGE CAREER: First-team All-BIG EAST in 2006 ... Played the enter and power forward spots ... graduated in 3.5 years with a degree in athletic coaching education ... One of the finalists for the Wooden and Naismith Awards …Excellent passing skills ... Strong perimeter player who can drain the three-point shot … Gained experience from international competition in the summers of 2002 and 2003 ...Third-team All-American by the NABC, WVU’s first All-American since 1972 ...Ranks 6th in career scoring at WVU with 1,708 points ...First in all-time in career three-point field goals made at WVU (253) ...Second in WVU career three-point field goal percentage (41.1) ...Second all-time in three-point field goals attempted (615) ...Started 105 career games, ranking ninth all-time at WVU ... Sixth in career free throw percentage at 81.6 percent ... Played 128 career games, ranking first all-time at WVU ... Declared for the 2005 NBA Draft, but withdrew prior to the deadline ... Guided the Mountaineers to three-straight postseason appearances, including trips to the NCAA Tournament's Elite 8 as a junior and the Sweet 16 as a senior.
PERSONAL: Native of Martinsburg, W.V…Birthday is July 30 ... Married on Oct. 9, 2004 (wife Heather) ... Son Kwynsie born on Feb. 3, 2006.