{"id":431,"date":"2005-03-02T08:50:00","date_gmt":"2005-03-02T08:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2005\/03\/collegian-letter-to-the-editor-mens-basketball-coach-asks-for-fans-support\/"},"modified":"2005-03-02T08:50:00","modified_gmt":"2005-03-02T08:50:00","slug":"collegian-letter-to-the-editor-mens-basketball-coach-asks-for-fans-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/collegian-letter-to-the-editor-mens-basketball-coach-asks-for-fans-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Collegian: Letter to the Editor &#8211; Men&#8217;s basketball coach asks for fans&#8217; support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/archive\/2005\/03\/03-02-05tdc\/03-02-05dops-letter-05.asp\">Letter to the Editor &#8211; Men&#8217;s basketball coach asks for fans&#8217; support<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>Letter to the Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Men&#8217;s basketball coach asks for fans&#8217; support<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This evening, the Penn State men&#8217;s basketball team will play our final regular season home game at the Bryce Jordan Center. Whether you plan to attend or not, I wanted to make sure our team thanked you for your support during a challenging, difficult season. Our team wants to win as badly as you want to come and cheer a winner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ll be busting our tails tonight against Minnesota, in next week&#8217;s Big Ten Tournament and throughout the off-season to continue the development of a winner. We absolutely, positively will not give up on our dreams of building the Penn State program. You will play a large role in our success. Your influence on our games continued to improve this season, and we are optimistic about what we can accomplish together going forward. Whether later tonight or at next season&#8217;s home opener, I look forward to the next time we&#8217;re together at the BJC.<\/p>\n<p align=\"right\">Ed DeChellis<\/p>\n<p>men&#8217;s basketball head coach&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Letter to the Editor &#8211; Men&#8217;s basketball coach asks for fans&#8217; support: &#8220;Letter to the Editor &#8220;Men&#8217;s basketball coach asks for fans&#8217; support &#8220;This evening, the Penn State men&#8217;s basketball team will play our final regular season home game at the Bryce Jordan Center. 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