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NittanyCentral is home for the latest Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball news, updates, and analysis of the Penn State Nittany Lions

NittanyCentral is home for the latest Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball news, updates, and analysis of the Penn State Nittany Lions

NittanyCentral is home for the latest Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball news, updates, and analysis of the Penn State Nittany Lions

The latest news, insight, and analysis of Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, and Penn State Basketball, including schedules, game results, analysis of breaking news, rumors, speculation, and recruiting coverage of future Penn State Nittany Lions

NittanyCentral is home to the latest Penn State Nittany Lions news, updates, insight, and analysis, including in-depth coverage of Penn State Football, Penn State Wrestling, Penn State Basketball, and much more

NCAA Tournament Bracket: Why You Should Pick Penn State Basketball

Penn State Basketball

Penn State Basketball plays its first NCAA Tournament game in 12 years Thursday night at 9:55 pm on TBS after a wildly successful Big Ten Tournament run. But what do the Aggies bring to the table?  Can the Nittany Lions continue this season, resulting in a matchup versus either Texas or Colgate to make the … Read more

Penn State Basketball, Micah Shrewsberry Win Another Crazy Game, Advance to Big Ten Semis

Penn State Basketball

Penn State Basketball went to overtime against Northwestern again and found the same result, winning 67-65. Amid rumors swirling all day about his future, Micah Shrewsberry was able to lead the Nittany Lions to their second straight upset victory in the Big Ten Tournament. Penn State Basketball will play in just their third semi-final ever … Read more

Micah Shrewsberry rumors: Ranking Penn State Basketball, Georgetown, Notre Dame Jobs

Penn State Basketball, Micah Shrewsberry, Penn State

With Penn State Basketball on the cusp of making their first NCAA Tournament since 2011, the rumors will continue to swirl about the future of Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry. Even when the Nittany Lions were 5-9 in the conference and prior to winning six of their last 7 capped off with Thursday night’s Big Ten Tournament … Read more

Penn State Basketball Wins, Get Dancin’ Shoes Ready

Penn State Basketball

Penn State Basketball defeated Illinois and all but guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Tournament with a 79-76 victory in Chicago. In a game featuring back and forth runs, typical of this Nittany Lions team, Penn State used a huge 14-3 run late on the game to push a close game to double digits. Despite Jalen … Read more

What Penn State Basketball Must Do in Big Ten Tournament to Make NCAA Tournament

Penn State Basketball

Penn State Basketball is on the precipice of making the NCAA Tournament for just the third time this millennium. Okay, that’s a bit of hyperbole, but technically it’s accurate. The Nittany Lions made the Sweet Sixteen in 2001 as a No. 7 seed, and last danced in 2011 as a No. 10 seed.  Of course, Penn … Read more

Penn State Basketball Topples Maryland in Thriller … Stage Set for NCAA Tournament Berth?

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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State Basketball won a wild one, 65-64 over Maryland on Sunday afternoon at the Bryce Jordan Center. It was Northwestern’s hero, Camren Wynter, who did it again with another buzzer beating shot to win the game. This second-half comeback mirrored their second-half collapse to Rutgers just one week ago. At … Read more