CDT: Nittany Lions land big center

December 15, 2009

By Jeff Rice
Penn State hasn’t had a 7-footer in the lineup since Jan Jagla left the program in 2004.
That could change by the time Peter Alexis gets to campus in the summer of 2011.
The Nittany Lions’ newest commitment currently checks in at 6-foot-11, 262 pounds but has yet to reach his 17th birthday and could
still [...]

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Peter Alexis commits to Penn State

December 14, 2009

Peter Alexis | C

Hometown
Wilkes-Barre, PA

High School
Holy Redeemer High School

Height
6′11″

Weight
260 lbs.

Last Updated: 12/14/2009
Data provided by Scouts, Inc.

Status
Verbal

Scouts Grade
91
See it: Peter Alexis – College Basketball Recruiting 2011 – ESPN.

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CDT: Hokies end Lions’ home streak

December 13, 2009

By Jeff Rice
UNIVERSITY PARK — He drove through a defense that knew he would have the ball in his hands, somehow squeezed his way through an opening and tossed up the shot everyone knew he would take.
Talor Battle had made so many of these last-second shots in this building that it seemed unbelievable when this [...]

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Peter Alexis watch: The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

December 12, 2009

Penn State hosted Peter Alexis in the big recruiting weekend in November. Mention in a Wyoming Valley Conference season basketball preview:
Peter Alexis, Holy Redeemer: Alexis is listed at 6-foot-11, but some say he’s a 7-footer. No matter, he is a legitimate Division I college prospect entering his junior year.
Alexis made great strides as a sophomore, [...]

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The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader: Peter Alexis watch

December 12, 2009

Penn State hosted Peter Alexis in the big recruiting weekend in November. A Dave Konopki mention in his column:
PETER ALEXIS. The 6-foot-11 junior from Holy Redeemer will most likely become the most-highly recruited player from the WVC since Bishop O’Reilly center Dave Popson in the mid-1980s. And before anymore brings up Bob Sura — who [...]

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Washington Post: Virginia Tech Preview

December 12, 2009

Need to stop Battle: Virginia Tech Coach Seth Greenberg called Penn State’s Talor Battle “a world-class guard.” Slowing Battle will be key for Hokies on Saturday night. A third-year starter, Battle is a gritty leader and Penn State’s only player averaging double figures (17.3 points per game). He was first-team all-Big Ten last season and [...]

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CDT: Feeling Hokie

December 12, 2009

By Jeff Rice
For the majority of his first five seasons at Penn State, when facing a skilled perimeter player, head coach Ed DeChellis countered with a zone defense. Last season, he countered with quick-footed guard Stanley Pringle.
The Nittany Lions 6-3, who host Virginia Tech 7- 1 at 7 p.m. tonight in the Bryce Jordan Center, [...]

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Collegian: Coach unsure of rebounding

December 10, 2009

By Andrew J. Cassavell
Collegian Staff Writer
Following a three-point loss to Temple, Ed DeChellis demanded a better rebounding effort on Tuesday against UMBC.The Penn State men’s basketball team responded early and often to its coach, posting 52 rebounds, 12 more than its previous season high, en route to a 16-point victory.
But despite dominating the glass and [...]

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CDT: Defensive effort

December 9, 2009

By Jeff Rice
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State defeated Maryland-Baltimore County 58-42 at the Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday night, becoming the first Nittany Lion squad to hold the opposition under 50 points in consecutive games (the Nittany Lions lost 45-42 at Temple on Saturday) since the 1993-94 team did it against Akron and Columbia in [...]

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Brennan for the Altoona Mirror: Lions rebound against Retrievers

December 9, 2009

UNIVERSITY PARK – After a 45-42 loss at Temple Saturday during which it was manhandled in the paint, Penn State rebounded against UMBC at the Jordan Center Tuesday night.
And the Nittany Lions did so in the literal and figurative senses of the word, eclipsing their previous season high for caroms by a dozen by posting [...]

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