College Basketball
NFL Hall of Famer Terrell Owens, Pitt QB Kenny Pickett in Pittsburgh Watching NCAA Tournament
PITTSBURGH — As Pittsburgh played host to the first and second rounds of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, PPG Paints arena was filled with basketball fans of all eight teams competing in the region, including Pro Football Hall of Famer Terrell Owens.
Terrell Owens is on the court riding with Chattanooga tonight. @PghSportsNow pic.twitter.com/o1HCmOJTtY
— Zachary Weiss (@ZacharyMWeiss) March 18, 2022
Owens played both football and basketball at Chattanooga back in the early nineties and is a member of the school’s Hall of Fame. In his college football career, he caught 144 passes for over 2,300 yards, hauling in 19 touchdowns for the Mocs.
In his hall-of-fame pro career, Owens played for five teams, catching over 1,000 passes in his career including 153 touchdowns.
In addition to Owens, former Pitt quarterback and NFL hopeful Kenny Pickett was also in attendance for the night session on Friday.
As I was waiting outside to enter the Friday afternoon and evening games I noticed a few folks with PITT attire. During the evening game one of the Illini fans in attendance asked me why were there were so many PITT fans in attendance? I responded that we like to watch good basketball games. And we were scouting for any players that might enter the transfer portal.