Four Nittany Lions will put on the blue and white uniform for the very first time. Nine Lions will put the uniform back on for the first time since last season's first-round exit of the Big Ten tournament at the hands of Minnesota, 84-60.

All 13 members of the Penn State men's basketball team will have the opportunity to display their talents at 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Bryce Jordan Center in the annual Blue-White scrimmage.

Lions who are seeing the very first action of their career are DeForrest Riley, Robert Summers, Brandon Cameron and Howard Johnson. Penn State returns four of its five starters from a year ago, including its two leading scorers, Sharif Chambliss and Brandon Watkins.

Riley, the Cincinnati Inquirer Male High School MVP, and Penn State men's basketball coach Jerry Dunn have high expectations, but the coach hopes that he won't have to force the freshman class in to action immediately.

"He definitely has the capability of playing," said Dunn at basketball media day. "He shoots the ball as well as Chambliss. He's a team player and will blossom over time."

Riley, who was a point guard in high school, can play the point guard, shooting guard or small forward. Riley said that he always enjoyed playing the point guard spot growing up despite being one of the tallest players on his team.

"I prefer the point," Riley said. "I don't like to limit myself to the jump shot and have led every team in assists. I don't have a scorer's mentality."

Despite not having a scorer's mentality, Riley holds the Winton Woods H.S. single game scoring-record of 45 points.

Along with Riley, Cameron too is a point guard. Cameron led West Side H.S. to the 4A state title by scoring 17 points and pulling down eight rebounds in the title game. Watkins said that he could tell Cameron is a floor general.

"He's a tough strong kid," said Watkins at media day. "He's a floor leader, and he even gets on me sometimes, but I don't take it personal."

As much potential as the freshman class has, the Lions will need their upperclassmen to perform well. With only two seniors, and only one who has seen significant action, Watkins will be the one that the younger players look up to.

"For us, everything has to start on the defensive end," said Dunn at Big Ten media day. "He's one of the best defensive players we've ever had at Penn State at the guard position. Brandon's a capable scorer, but we don't need him to score a lot of points to be successful."