For Penn State Basketball, this season has been tough to evaluate when it comes to paying time for different players. This team is on the bubble for the NCAA tournament, so you want to put the best lineup out there. At the same time playing only seniors doesn’t help the development of the great freshmen … Read more
Penn State Basketball entered Tuesday’s game against Rutgers ranked 49th in the NET rankings, before losing 65-45 in embarrassing fashion. This put the Nittany Lions either as a last four in or first four out on many bracketologist predictions, ahead of the NCAA Tournament. The loss to Rutgers was ugly to say the least. Micah … Read more
Penn State Basketball heads to Piscataway, New Jersey Tuesday night before hosting the rematch with the Michigan Wolverines on Sunday. And by the end of this week, we will know if the 2022-2023 Nittany Lions Basketball team is truly NCAA Tournament-worthy. According to most prognostications, Penn State Basketball is one of the last teams in or … Read more
Penn State Basketball never trailed in a 76-65 victory over Nebraska in front of 11,297 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday afternoon. The Nittany Lions started the game hot on a 10-0 run before going ice cold and only scoring 3 points over the next 8 minutes. Penn State Basketball was able to take … Read more
Does Penn State really even care about the Basketball program? This has been a topic of discussion amongst Penn State Basketball fans for multiple decades now, though it ramped up during the Pat Chambers coaching era. When will the Penn State Athletic Department start to care about the basketball program? The Nittany Lions basketball team … Read more
With Notre Dame’s Mike Brey announcing his retirement at the end of the 2022-2023 season, rumors have already begun about his potential replacement. One name has been at the top of all of the lists: Penn State Basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry. Shrewsberry is from Indianapolis, having played high school ball at Cathedral High School … Read more
Penn State Basketball has historically struggled to beat Wisconsin no matter the location. Saying that the Nittany Lions struggle in Madison would be the biggest understatement of all time. The program is now this game 2-23 all time at Wisconsin and 0-19 at the Kohl Center, following Tuesday night’s heartbreaking 63-60 loss to the Badgers. … Read more
It is difficult to win on the road in college basketball, something Penn State Basketball has experienced both sides of this season. The Nittany Lions, earlier this season pulled off an upset of conference foe Indiana, but found themselves on the other side of that coin Tuesday night in Wisconsin. Penn State Basketball would lose … Read more
Penn State Basketball was in danger of falling farther away from the NCAA tournament bubble heading into Wednesday night’s matchup with the Indiana Hoosiers, that is until the Nittany Lions pulled off a major upset. Penn State entered the matchup ranked No. 67 in the NET and in the next four out of Joe Lunardi’s … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — For a team like Penn State Basketball, it is hard to set expectations for a game against the No. 1 team in the nation. Pull off the upset, and it can be a season defining moment, lose and that was expected. The Nittany Lions played an incredible first half in front of a … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — On Sunday Night Penn State Basketball took on No. 1 ranked Purdue at the Palestra on the Campus of University Pennsylvania, and after the Nittany Lions gave the Boilermakers a scare, Purdue survived 76-63. Penn State Basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry had some very interesting things he said after the game & Player … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — It is always big game when the number 1 team in the nation comes to town, and that is what we had on Sunday night as the Number 1 Purdue Boilermakers took on Penn State Basketball, and the visitors ran off with a 76-63 comeback win. This game was being played at the … Read more
PHILADELPHIA — The headline game of the weekend was in the City of Philadelphia as the No. 1 Purdue Boilermakers took on Penn State Basketball from the Palestra on the campus of the University of Penn. Back in November, the Nittany Lions announced the game was a sellout, which is a testament not only to … Read more
Penn State Basketball lost a winnable game Wednesday night in Ann Arbor 79-69 falling to 11-4 (2-2). Michigan has been a difficult team to figure out all season. The Wolverines came into the year ranked 22nd in the AP poll, but fell out after losing by 25 to a then unranked Arizona State. The Wolverines … Read more
Penn State Basketball finished the calendar year with a 10-3 (1-1) record after a sloppy 60-46 win over Delaware State Thursday afternoon. The Nittany Lions finished off their non-conference schedule against a weak 1-12 Delaware State team who is ranked 358th out of 363 in the NET Rankings. The Hornets lone win was against Division … Read more
Penn State Basketball got past Quinnipiac on Thursday afternoon, as the Nittany Lions were led by a standout performance from guard Jalen Pickett inside a quiet Bryce Jordan Center. Pickett very nearly finished the afternoon with a triple-double, thanks in large part to a fast start to the first half. By game’s end, Penn State … Read more
Penn State Basketball took care of business against the Quinnipiac Bobcats 77-68 on Thursday in front of a quiet Bryce Jordan Center, as the Nittany Lions continued through their 3 game non-conference Christmas Break stretch. Micah Shrewsberry‘s squad overcame a poor shooting night with good defense and improved to 9-3 on the season. Here are … Read more
Penn State Basketball took care of the Canisius Golden Griffins 97-67 Sunday in the Bryce Jordan Center. Despite trailing early, the Nittany Lions used a 22-2 run in the second half to bust the game wide open. Here are three key takeaways from Sunday’s Penn State Basketball blowout win Dang, this team can shoot! Just … Read more
Conference play started like it typically has in years past for Penn State Basketball, with a loss. The Nittany Lions fell to Michigan State 67-58 on Wednesday night, and it was not pretty. This was a bad Spartan team too, making the loss even worse. Michigan State entered the night 5-4 coming off bad losses … Read more
Penn State Basketball fans wasted little time voicing their displeasure following the Nittany Lions’ loss to Michigan State.
