The Duquesne Dukes (1-0) will look for their second win of the regular season when they travel to take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (0-1) at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday night at 6 p.m. EST. The Dukes won the last contest between the two teams, besting the Nittany Lions 78-52 at the former CONSOL Energy Center on Nov. 20, 2015, behind Derrick Colter’s career-high 26 points. Duquesne returns two starters — senior center Darius Lewis and junior forward Eric James — from the ... Read More
Youth movement in full effect for Penn State hoops
Head coach Pat Chambers enters his sixth season at the helm of the Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball program. The 2016-17 edition of Nittany Lions basketball features a roster made up of 14 players, none of whom are seniors. Led by junior guard Shep Garner, the Penn State squad is anchored by the return of five letterwinners, three of whom started in over 60 percent of the team's games last year. Garner started in 32 games last year, and juniors Payton Banks and Josh Reaves started in ... Read More
Penn State falls to Purdue 64-59, ends B1G tourney run
The Penn State Nittany Lions (18-16, 6-15 Big Ten) ended their Cinderella tournament run with a 64-59 loss to the fourth-seeded Purdue Boilermakers (20-11, 12-6 Big Ten). DJ Newbill ended his senior season with 19 points, four rebounds, and three assists. Fellow senior Ross Travis added 10 points and nine rebounds in the attempt. Penn State jumped out to an early lead with points from Travis, Newbill, and Donovan Jack. Travis’ dunk over AJ Hammons, Purdue’s 7-foot junior forward, gave the ... Read More
Nittany Lions triumph over Hawkeyes, advance to Big Ten quarterfinals
The Penn State Nittany Lions (18-15, 4-14 Big Ten) have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament with a 67-58 win over the Iowa Hawkeyes (21-11, 21-6 Big Ten). DJ Newbill came up big with 18 points for Penn State in the attempt; Ross Travis added 17 points and seven rebounds to the Nittany Lions’ total. Penn State started out sluggishly, missing 17 of the team’s first 21 shots and went scoreless for a nine-minute stretch in the opening half. Iowa could not find the target ... Read More
Nittany Lions top Cornhuskers, move on in Big Ten tourney
The Penn State Nittany Lions (17-15, 4-14 Big Ten) opened the Big Ten Tournament with a 68-65 win over the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13 – 18, 5–14, Big Ten). The hero of the game for the Nittany Lions was once again DJ Newbill, who scored a team high 26 points, tying Tim Frazier for the Penn State record for most points scored in a Big Ten Tournament game. The Lions outscored the Cornhuskers 34-29 in the first half, but could not gain a substantial lead in the opening 20 minutes. Nebraska ... Read More
Penn State hoops to face Nebraska in first round of Big Ten Tournament
The Penn State Nittany Lions (16-15, 4-14 Big Ten) will open their postseason play against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (13-17, 5-13 Big Ten) in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday, March 11 at 4:30 p.m. at Chicago’s United Center. Penn State will start its postseason play riding the momentum of a thrilling last-second win against Minnesota on Sunday. Junior guard DJ Newbill had 31 points and the buzzer-beating three-pointer in the victory. Nebraska’s last appearance was Sunday evening against ... Read More