Centre Daily Times | 03/20/2005 | Nittany Lions begin long offseason:
“Dan Adler slowly made his way down the corridor separating the locker rooms from the south gymnasium of the Bryce Jordan Center. A step, then crutches, then another step.
“The sophomore walk-on missed the final three weeks of the season with a stress fracture in his foot, perhaps the simplest and most telling example of the lack of depth that doomed the Penn State men’s basketball team during its 7-23 season.
“Once again, Penn State had difficulty fielding a productive practice lineup, let alone five guys who could be competitive in the Big Ten. Once again, true freshmen were asked to shoulder much of the load. And once again, the on-court product left a lot to be desired.
” ‘I knew it was going to have to be a perfect year for us to make any kind of improvement,’ Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said a week after completing his second season on the job. ‘I thought we could win a couple more games (than last season). In the non-conference, maybe 6-7 at most. I thought we’d be able to win a couple in conference. Obviously, that didn’t happen.’ …”