STATE COLLEGE, Pa. \u2014 Shortly after winning in the National Invitation Tournament, Penn State scored what might have been an even bigger long-term victory.<\/p>\n
Taran Buie, one of the nation\u2019s top high school juniors, verbally committed to the Nittany Lions for the 2010-11 season. Buie is perhaps the most coveted recruit to commit to Penn State\u2019s men\u2019s basketball program.<\/p>\n
Buie, a guard from Albany and the half-brother of Penn State\u2019s star point guard, Talor Battle, made his decision last Thursday in the moments after the Lions\u2019 69-63 win over Baylor at Madison Square Garden. And to punctuate his selection, Buie climbed aboard the Nittany Lions\u2019 team bus to inform Coach Ed DeChellis and the players.<\/p>\n
\u201cI haven\u2019t had any second thoughts about my decision,\u201d Buie said Tuesday in a telephone interview. \u201cI\u2019m pretty confident about my decision. That\u2019s the place I want to be and the people I want to be around.\u201d<\/p>\n
Denise Murphy, Buie\u2019s mother, said: \u201cI asked if he got caught up in the moment. But he said he caught the right moment \u2014 he didn\u2019t get caught in the moment. He thinks the legacy is going to go on, and this is going to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Buie, who was also considering Maryland, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame and Marquette, said he would try to persuade some of his Amateur Athletic Union teammates to join the Nittany Lions.<\/p>\n
Buie\u2019s commitment will reverberate for years at Penn State, which has long been noted for its football prowess and its basketball futility. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. \u2014 Shortly after winning in the National Invitation Tournament, Penn State scored what might have been an even bigger long-term victory. Taran Buie, one of the nation\u2019s top high school juniors, verbally committed to the Nittany Lions for the 2010-11 season. Buie is perhaps the most coveted recruit to commit to Penn … <\/p>\n