{"id":161610,"date":"2015-05-27T08:01:51","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T12:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/?p=161610"},"modified":"2015-05-27T08:01:51","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T12:01:51","slug":"bluewhite-illustrated-fans-see-momentum-for-lions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/bluewhite-illustrated-fans-see-momentum-for-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"BlueWhite Illustrated: Fans see momentum for Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Bauer:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/1632630.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" \/>Welcoming inarguably the highest-rated recruiting class in the programs history this summer to go along with another pair of highly regarded three-star prospects already in tow for the Class of 2016, the Nittany Lions momentum from the tail-end of the season has carried over into the off-season.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Its been great. The fans are so fired up for next year, and I think theyre excited about the class coming in and whats coming behind it. We have some momentum here,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think there are schools out there that are getting a little bit scared of us. A little bit &#8211; &#8216;Wow. They&#8217;re starting to make strides, they&#8217;re starting to win some of those battles that we&#8217;ve lost the first three years\u2026&#8217; which is exciting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wanting to take on the likes of St. John&#8217;s, Villanova, Georgetown, Maryland and Pitt, among others, on the recruiting trail, Chambers not so subtly acknowledged the program&#8217;s pursuit of big-time Philly prospects\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bwi.rivals.com\/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&amp;pr_key=165298\">Lamar Stevens<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bwi.rivals.com\/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&amp;pr_key=165314\">Tony Carr<\/a>, and the exploding recruitment of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bwi.rivals.com\/viewprospect.asp?Sport=2&amp;pr_key=167722\">Dylan Painter<\/a>\u00a0out of Hershey.<\/p>\n<p>Said Chambers, &#8220;We&#8217;re in the right battle. They&#8217;re getting after them, we&#8217;re getting after them. If we can win every now and then, that&#8217;s just going to help our program get from the bottom to the middle, middle to the top.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/bwi.rivals.com\/content.asp?CID=1769176\">BlueWhiteIllustrated.com &#8211; Fans see momentum for Lions<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nate Bauer: Welcoming inarguably the highest-rated recruiting class in the programs history this summer to go along with another pair of highly regarded three-star prospects already in tow for the Class of 2016, the Nittany Lions momentum from the tail-end of the season has carried over into the off-season. &#8220;Its been great. 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