A sort of homecoming for Gray:
“When Aaron Gray signed his letter of intent to play basketball at Pitt two years ago, he learned that finding Panthers apparel around his Eastern Pennsylvania hometown wasn’t an easy task.
” ‘It’s all about Penn State there,’ said the 7-footer from Emmaus, between Allentown and Philadelphia. ‘You can’t find articles of clothing on Pittsburgh. When I signed, I did it in front of a camera and it took me like a week and a half to go out and find a Pitt hat just so I could wear it.’
“But Gray expects to see a Pittsburgh posse in the crowd when Pitt plays at Penn State’s Jordan Center in University Park at 2 p.m. today.
” ‘I know it’s going to be a big game for me,’ he said. ‘I’m going to try to have about 45 people there. It’s only a little over an hour to my house. I want to try to go out there and give a good show to all my family and friends.’ “