Wisconsin State Journal | Sharif back in town:
“STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – University of Wisconsin senior forward Mike Wilkinson remembers those narrow losses at Penn State’s Bryce Jordan Center.
“He also recalls the long-range marksman who made five 3-point shots and scored 20 points in Penn State’s 51-49 victory Jan. 9, 2002, and who converted four 3-pointers and totaled 16 points in the Nittany Lions’ 58-57 win Feb. 19, 2003.
“‘They had a guy who used to kill us,’ Wilkinson said. ‘He’s on our team now.’
“Wilkinson is glad to have senior guard Sharif Chambliss on his side entering the Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game between 18th-ranked UW (13-4 overall, 4-2 Big Ten) and Penn State (7-12, 1-5) tonight at 7 at the Bryce Jordan Center.
‘I’m looking forward to going out with my new team and doing all we can to get a win,’ said the 6-foot-1 Chambliss, who has 1,007 points in his career after scoring 14 in UW’s loss to top-ranked Illinois Tuesday in Madison. …”