Florida wing guard signs on with DeChellis, Lions

Penn State Nittany Lion basketball coach Ed DeChellis has received a national letter of intent from Maxwell Dubois. The athletic wing becomes the fifth member of DeChellis' second full recruiting class and will be a freshman at Penn State this coming year.

Dubois is a 6-foot-3, 190-pound wing who played high school ball at Dillard High School in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Dillard has been a steady source of talented Division I players over the years. "Maxwell is an athletic wing who brings speed and quickness to our program," DeChellis said. "We're very excited to add another talented wing to our arsenal. He is a very good slasher with an outstanding feel for the game and is dangerous in the open floor. Dubois is an outstanding defensive presence as well."

Led by Dubois, Dillard posted a 27-2 record last year and earned a spot in the regional semifinals of the Florida High School 5A Championships. Maxwell averaged 14.0 points, 6.0 assists and 7.0 rebounds per game as a senior. He also earned All-State honors during his time at Dillard.

Dubois joins a cast of incoming Lions who have also signed NLIs with Penn State. Post players Milos Bogetic and Joonas Suotamo signed last week as did junior college guard David Jackson. Ohio All-State pick Jamelle Cornley committed in November's early signing period.

Jr. attackman Whitaker earns conference honor

Penn State men's lacrosse junior attackman Nate Whitaker earned Eastern College Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week honors for the first time this season.

Whitaker shares the distinction with junior attackman Sean Morris of Massachusetts. Last Tuesday, Whitaker tallied three goals and two assists in the 11-10 upset over No. 12 Bucknell.

Four days later he posted two goals and two assists in an 8-7 conference victory over Rutgers. Whitaker extended his scoring streak 39 games having scored at least one point in every game he has played in as a Nittany Lion. Whitaker also leads the team in points (33) and goals (23) and has registered 10 assists on the year.