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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

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Penn State Basketball Rumors: Why Micah Shrewsberry Can’t Leave for Notre Dame

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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 Falls at Wisconsin 63-60: Different Team, Same Result

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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

How Penn State Basketball Win over Indiana Impacts NCAA Tournament Chances

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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

Penn State Basketball Second Half Collapse Leads To Excruciating Loss to Purdue | Takeaways

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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

Penn State Basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry, Jalen Pickett sound off after Purdue loss

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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

Penn State Basketball Comes Up Short in Battle at The Palestra vs. Purdue

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

Watch: Penn State Basketball Invades Palestra

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 has No. 1 on Deck, Takeaways from Loss to Michigan

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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 Enters Conference Play with Major Concerns

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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 Finds New Formula in Win Over Quinnipiac

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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 Flaw Emerges in Blowout Win Over Canisius

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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

Time to Panic for Penn State Basketball?

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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