The latest Penn State Basketball news, updates, and analysis of the biggest storylines facing the Penn State Nittany Lions.
After Micah Shrewsberry’s team picked up a huge win over Illinois in the second round of the Big Ten tournament, Penn State Basketball likely earned an at-large bid in this year’s NCAA tournament. If the Nittany Lions do hear their name called on selection Sunday, it would be Shrewsberry’s first tournament appearance with Penn State … 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 begins the Big Ten Tournament, and a quest for a berth in the 2023 NCAA Tournament, on Thursday night against Illinois at 6:30 p.m. on Big Ten Network. The Nittany Lions earned a first-round bye in the B1G Tournament after winning five of their final six games of the regular season. Here’s … 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
Sunday night, the Bryce Jordan Center and Penn State Basketball plays host to Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 6:30 pm, and this game will be the biggest of Micah Shrewsberry‘s head coaching career. After teetering into the middling levels of NIT prognostications, the Nittany Lions have found themselves right on the precipice of the NCAA Tournament, … Read more
Penn State Basketball inched closer to an NCAA Tournament berth, knocking off the Ohio State Buckeyes 75-71 on Thursday night in Columbus. We are getting to the point of the season where we find out which teams have what it takes to make noise in the NCAA Tournament or NIT. On Thursday night the Nittany … Read more
Jalen Pickett has been on fire these last few games as he almost single handily is trying to carry Penn State Basketball to its first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011. On Saturday night against the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Nittany Lions‘ senior point guard added another impressive performance with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 8 … Read more
Penn State Basketball entered Tuesday night’s game on a 4-game losing streak and had not won since entering the month of February. The 4-game skid finally came to an end when the Nittany Lions took down Illinois 93-81 for the season sweep. The game was a must win for Micah Shrewsberry‘s squad, who are still … Read more
Saturday’s Penn State Basketball loss to Maryland didn’t just potentially derail the program’s NCAA Tournament hopes, but also drew the ire of the fanbase. After dropping four consecutive games, some Nittany Lions fans are beginning to wonder if even the NIT remains a viable possibility. Those fans didn’t hold back on Saturday afternoon. Penn State … 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 bubble is just about ready to pop for Penn State Basketball’s NCAA Tournament hopes. The Nittany Lions lost their 4th straight game falling to Maryland 74-68 on Saturday. With 6 games remaining the team would need to finish 5-1 down the stretch and win at least one game in the Big Ten Tournament to … 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
For Penn State Basketball, the more things change, the more they stay the same. Watching the Nittany Lions is like getting food poisoning from a restaurant, and then waking up the next day and returning to that exact location and ordering the exact same menu item. Penn State Fans convince themselves that this year will … Read more
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
