Sports
Men's Basketball
Latest blog posts
Halftime Update from the RockChecking in at halftime of the Nittany Lions' exhibition game vs. Slippery Rock. Penn State got out to a 19-0 lead and have doubled their opponents' total at half, with a 46-23 advantage.
Read more
Previous posts:
Updated November 7, 2009 12:02 PM
Talor Battle paced the Penn State men's basketball team to a 82-51 win over Slippery Rock Friday night. Updated 12:02 PM
Updated November 6, 2009 4:50 AM
Ed DeChellis equates it to jumping off a high dive.
David Jackson fully understands that tonight's contest with Slippery Rock won't count in the standings.
Updated November 5, 2009 4:52 AM
Chris Babb thinks he was ready last year.
Updated November 3, 2009 4:52 AM
It was a routine play in practice last Wednesday. Bill Edwards moved in to collect a rebound when Andrew Jones and Steve Kirkpatrick got tangled up under the net.
Updated October 30, 2009 4:50 AM
Penn State forward Bill Edwards will miss four to six weeks after suffering a partial tear of his right medial collateral ligament (MCL) during practice Wed-nesday morning.
Updated October 29, 2009 2:02 PM
Nittany Lions forward Bill Edwards is expected to miss 4-6 weeks after a partial MCL tear in his right knee. Updated 2:02 PM
Updated October 27, 2009 4:52 AM
If there is ever anything Tim Frazier doesn't understand on the basketball court, it doesn't take long for the freshman guard to figure it out.
Updated October 23, 2009 4:50 AM
Ed DeChellis insists last year's weak nonconference schedule was never in the plan.
Updated October 22, 2009 4:52 AM
Ed DeChellis isn't interested in comparing coaches' contracts.
Updated October 21, 2009 4:52 AM
Jamelle Cornley isn't sure which players will step up in his absence, but he thinks each player has the potential to lead this year's Penn State men's basketball team.
Exit Pringle, Morrissey and Cornley.
Enter Frazier, Marshall, Edwards, Borovnjak and Silko.
Updated October 20, 2009 4:52 AM
They're starting to see it, and Talor Battle's teammates have definitely heard it -- the junior point guard is taking over the men's basketball team.
Sophomore guard Chris Babb practiced Monday after missing Sunday's practice with flu-like symptoms, head coach Ed DeChellis said.
Updated October 19, 2009 4:46 AM
Andrew Jones channeled his inner Dwight Howard, coming out for the second round of a dunk contest in costume.
Updated October 2, 2009 4:48 AM
The Big Ten coach of the year isn't going anywhere.
Updated October 1, 2009 12:40 PM
Ed DeChellis received a three-year contract extension Thursday, six months after coaching the Penn State men's basketball team to a program-best 27 wins and first-ever National Invitation Tournament championship. Updated 12:40 PM
Updated August 25, 2009 4:52 AM
Jamelle Cornley has signed with B.C. Dnipro of Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
Updated August 12, 2009 4:52 AM
When the Penn State men's basketball team takes the floor for the first time next season, it will be without one of last season's biggest contributors.
Updated July 30, 2009 4:56 AM
Last year, Penn State point guard Talor Battle didn't hesitate to go to his older teammates for advice.
Updated July 27, 2009 4:52 AM
Jeff Brooks was minding his own business when Chris Babb, Cammeron Woodyard and David Jackson, all clad in pink shirts, pelted the junior forward with water balloons.
Updated July 24, 2009 4:54 AM
Penn State basketball will be hosting a pool party at the McCoy Natatorium Friday to raise fan support for the upcoming season.
Updated July 17, 2009 4:52 AM
The YouTube galleries keep growing, as does the message board chatter.
Updated June 18, 2009 9:30 PM
Talor Battle will be spending part of his summer representing the United States on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean as the point guard was named Thursday to the 2009 USA basketball World University Games team. Updated 9:30 PM
Updated May 23, 2009 10:57 AM
Penn State point guard Talor Battle is one of 15 collegiate players who have accepted invitations to the USA Basketball World University Games Team Trials, the Penn State Athletic Department announced Wednesday. Updated 10:57 AM
Updated April 17, 2009 4:59 AM
Jamelle Cornley just finished a four-year college basketball career that culminated with a 38-game season.
Jamelle Cornley walked into an all-star event in Columbus, Ohio, last weekend, and immediately received a standing ovation.
Jamelle Cornley will never forget what he said to Talor Battle moments after capturing the National Invitation Tournament title.
Updated April 7, 2009 4:00 AM
Elite-level recruits, a growing fanbase and wins are a must when building a program.
Updated April 6, 2009 4:52 AM
NEW YORK -- The floor shook and laptops and chairs on press row rattled.
Read more stories in our back issues.
