No one celebrates harder than a Pittsburgh Panther after a Penn State loss in anything. A day before the Pitt Panthers Basketball team played Xavier in the second round of the NCAA tournament, the program’s main focus seemed to be on another in-state team, rather than their actual opponent. The official Pitt Panthers Basketball account, … Read more
Penn State Basketball aims to keep its Cinderella NCAA Tournament run going, when the No. 10 Nittany Lions led by guards Jalen Pickett and Andrew Funk, and head coach Micah Shrewsberry take on the No. 2 seed Texas Longhorns at 7:45 p.m. on Saturday, March 18, 2023 on CBS. Funk came out firing against Texas … Read more
Penn State Basketball is just 40 minutes away from making its first Sweet Sixteen since 2001. And believe it or not, they have a real shot to make it happen. In front of the Nittany Lions are the 2 seed Texas Longhorns, a team that is likely the most complete opponent Penn State will have … Read more
Every year around the middle of March when a blank NCAA tournament bracket gets dropped on my desk to be filled out and turned in “for entertainment purposes only” the first thing I do is ask myself how quickly this sheet of paper will actually be worth less than it is right now? (If you’re … Read more
The bright lights of the NCAA Tournament took center stage on Thursday night and the Penn State Nittany Lions would play in it for the 1st time since 2011 as they took on Texas A&M in Des Moines, IA The Nittany Lions took apart Texas A&M 76-59 for their 1st NCAA Tournament win since 2001. … Read more
Penn State Basketball opens the 2023 NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region, set to take on No. 7 Texas A&M at 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023 on TBS. Led by head coach Micah Shrewsberry, senior guard Jalen Pickett, and senior forward Seth Lundy, the Nittany Lions came one … Read more
Penn State Basketball came one possession shy of possibly winning the Big Ten Tournament, but has the pieces to make a lengthy NCAA Tournament run. The Nittany Lions enter March Madness, dancing for the first time since 2011, but head coach Micah Shrewsberry‘s team has the pieces in place to wear this year’s Cinderella slipper. … Read more
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 is back in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011. After, what would have been nothing short of a miracle comeback Sunday afternoon against Purdue in the Big Ten title game, the Nittany Lions turn their focus to the Aggies of Texas A&M. Here are 3 early thoughts on Penn … Read more
Penn State Basketball opens the 2023 NCAA Tournament as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest Region, set to take on No. 7 Texas A&M at 9:55 p.m. on Thursday, March 16, 2023 on TBS. Led by head coach Micah Shrewsberry, senior guard Jalen Pickett, and senior forward Seth Lundy, the Nittany Lions came one … Read more
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
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
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
I had a tweet that caused a bit of activity in the Penn State community this past week and that was what I considered the Mount Rushmore of Penn State Basketball. I landed on Lamar Stevens, Talor Battle, DJ Newbill, and Jalen Pickett. Plenty of other names just missed the list like Jesse Arnelle, Joe … Read more
We are less than 3 weeks until the Bracket comes out for the NCAA Tournament, and Penn State Basketball is still in the fight to make their case that they deserve to be in the Big Dance. Following the Nittany Lions‘ huge road win at Ohio State on Thursday night, FOX Analyst Casey Jacobsen would … Read more
Penn State Basketball is officially dancing on a razor’s edge when it comes to making the NCAA Tournament. As things stand now, the Nittany Lions seem on their way to missing both the NCAA, and the NIT unless head coach Micah Shrewsberry fix whatever is going on with them. On Saturday, Penn State Basketball lost … Read more
The first half of the conference schedule went about as well for Penn State Basketball team as you could hope for. The Nittany Lions were 14-7 and posted a 5-5 conference record. The depth of the Big Ten almost assuredly meant that a .500 conference record would give Penn State its first NCAA Tournament appearance … 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
Off to a fast start to the season, Penn State Basketball has shown some of the hallmarks of an NCAA Tournament caliber roster, as the Big Ten slate looms.
