{"id":438,"date":"2005-02-28T07:13:00","date_gmt":"2005-02-28T07:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/dave-jones-good-news-for-psu-freshman-class-remains-on-board\/"},"modified":"2005-02-28T07:13:00","modified_gmt":"2005-02-28T07:13:00","slug":"dave-jones-good-news-for-psu-freshman-class-remains-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/dave-jones-good-news-for-psu-freshman-class-remains-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Dave Jones: Good news for PSU: Freshman class remains on board"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“If you’re a Penn State men’s basket ball fan — one of the few and, at this point, not so proud — you’ve probably been searching for good news. Any smidgen of good news.<\/p>\n

“Well, I have some:<\/p>\n

“Geary Claxton told me Saturday after another abysmal PSU loss he’s definitely coming back for his sophomore season and that he’s in this thing for the long haul.<\/p>\n

“Considering the wreckage of this Penn State season and the fact that Claxton is the team’s only Big Ten-caliber athlete, that’s not just good news. It’s vital news for PSU coach Ed DeChellis. As in, the patient is still critical but vital signs are stable.<\/p>\n

“I caught the 6-5 freshman forward soon after the Lions’ listless 22-point loss to struggling Iowa Saturday afternoon and asked, ‘Is there any possibility at all you would transfer from Penn State?’<\/p>\n

“Said Claxton: ‘No. None. Coach DeChellis and the staff promised me the chance to play right away here and no one else did that.<\/p>\n

“‘It’s rough right now. But I’m sticking this out. This is the place for me.’<\/p>\n

“That sentiment was echoed yesterday by the three other freshmen who must be a steel core if DeChellis is able to build anything of a program headed for its fourth straight last-place Big Ten finish. …”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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