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Penn State prepares to start preseason
Ed DeChellis equates it to jumping off a high dive. When the five newcomers on the Nittany Lion basketball team hear their names called and step onto the court for the first time tonight, nerves and jitters are bound to accompany them.
Battle's double-double carries Penn State past Slippery Rock 82-51 in season opener
Talor Battle had 16 points and 10 rebounds Friday night, leading Penn State to an 82-51 exhibition victory over Division II Slippery Rock.
It was a routine play in practice last Wednesday. Bill Edwards moved in to collect a rebound when Andrew Jones and Steve Kirkpatrick got tangled up under the net.
Nittany Lions forward Bill Edwards is expected to miss 4-6 weeks after a partial MCL tear in his right knee.
New Restrictions Leave New Worries
The NCAA's decision Thursday to approve new rules aimed at shutting down money trails in men's basketball recruiting wasn't a surprise to Big Ten Conference coaches during the conference's annual media day.
Uw Basketball The forecasts aren't sunny for Badgers
That might be the best way to describe the state of the University of Wisconsin men's and women's basketball programs, at least relative to their Big Ten Conference counterparts.
Penn State's Battle earns Big Ten preseason honor
Penn State junior guard Talor Battle, coming off one of the best statistical seasons in team history, was named to the all-Big Ten Conference preseason team during the league's annual media day Thursday in Chicago.
Penn State's Edwards Out With MCL Tear
Penn State freshman forward Bill Edwards is expected to miss four-to-six weeks with a partial MCL tear in his right knee.
Battle picks up preseason honor
Penn State junior guard Talor Battle was named to the preseason All-Big Ten team for the second straight season.
Battle, PSU aim to take next step
Talor Battle returned to Penn State an inch taller than last season and with a more toned upper body.
Schedule stimulates Penn State
Ed DeChellis insists last year's weak nonconference schedule was never in the plan.
The closest thing to a Regional
Bobby Cremins eating a turkey burger on King Street is a fairly typical sight. The gregarious College of Charleston basketball coach likes turkey burgers.
Talor-made: PSU seeks more basketball ...
Penn State's basketball team had one of those years it seems to have every so often in 2008-09, making the NIT and then going ahead and winning the thing.
Lions basketball returns to BJC
Andrew Jones channeled his inner Dwight Howard, coming out for the second round of a dunk contest in costume.
Student body President Gavin Keirans said Wednesday night that now eight weeks into the semester, any major plans or initiatives need to be acted on -- as soon as possible.
Talor Battle hates to lose, even if it's to his own teammates. CDT photo/Nabil K. Mark Penn State freshman Tim Frazier dunks the ball during the Nittany Lions' open scrimmage at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday.
Penn State Strategy and Personnel
SCOUTING THE NEWCOMERS: Ed DeChellis brought in four scholarship freshmen who cover every position on the floor.
So 40 days until the Lions head back onto the court and look to improve on 27-11 record and a NIT Championship.
Nittany Lion Basketball To Hold "Hoops Fest" Saturday Prior To Minnesota Kick
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Oct. 13, 2009 - Fresh off a school-record 27 wins and 2009 NIT Championship, the Nittany Lion basketball team will ring in new season with a Blue White Hoops Fest this Saturday prior to the football team's kickoff with Minnesota at 3:30 p.m. in Beaver Stadium.
For 27 years, Penn State women's basketball coach Rene Portland 's policy of "no drinking, no drugs and no lesbians," forced athletes tochoose between the sport they lived for and the people they loved.
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