Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Red Land boys' basketball standout Jermaine Marshall, a two-time Patriot-News Big 15 selection, will travel Friday to Penn State to give a verbal committment to join the Nittany Lions after his senior season.
Marshall, a 6-5 wing, just completed his junior season in which he averaged 19.1 points per game and had 18 3-pointers as he led the Patriots to a 22-7 finish in the first round of the PIAA-AAAA tournament.
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Sunday, April 06, 2008
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Friday, March 14, 2008
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Thursday, March 13, 2008
Penn State men's hoops nabs important recruit"It was a heartbreaking day for the Penn State men's basketball team on the court as they finished their season with a 1-point loss against Illinois on a lay-up by Illini guard Chester Frazier with :04 left. But the Lions got a very welcome consolation prize off the court as what could be an important recruit made a verbal commitment to PSU with the intent of inking his letter of intent during the upcoming spring signing window.
"Chris Babb, a 6-5 shooting guard from Arlington, Texas, with deep range told PSU assistant Hilliary Scott by phone just a few minutes ago that he will be joining the Nittany Lions for the 2008-09 season, according to Babb's father Mike. Babb chose PSU over his other finalist Iowa. Texas Christian and North Texas also offered. Vanderbilt, Iowa State and others were involved but wanted to wait until farther toward the signing period before offering a grant...."
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Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Herald & Review | Columnists: Hard to ignore job done at Penn State:
"CHAMPAIGN - Those of us who vote for the men's Big Ten basketball awards were asked to rank three Coach of the Year candidates.
"Purdue's Matt Painter, who leaned so heavily on freshmen, got my No. 1 vote.
"Bo Ryan, who led Wisconsin to the championship, was No. 2.
"No. 3 might surprise you, but I found it easy to vote for Penn State's Ed DeChellis, who absorbed two gut-shot injuries and kept the Nittany Lions playing hard and playing successfully right up to the final day of the regular season. ..."
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