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“Band Together” Day To Fight Cancer, Feb. 11
Nittany Lions invite all to unite in the fight vs. cancer at the Jordan Center, Feb. 11 when Penn State takes on Nebraska
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; Feb. 3, 2012 – Penn State invites all cancer survivors, their families and friends, volunteers, organizers and community leaders to “Band Together” in the fight against cancer Saturday, Feb. 11 at the Bryce Jordan Center for second annual Coaches Vs. Cancer “Band Together” Day as Penn State takes on Nebraska in a 1:00 p.m. tip live on the ESPNU.
Penn State will welcome all cancer survivors, their families and friends with up to four free tickets each for the game (while supplies last) vs. the Huskers. Survivors are asked to please contact Nathan Leopard ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , 814-234-1023) of the American Cancer Society (ACS) to make ticket arrangements.
Penn State Athletics will donate $3 from every ticket sold to the game to Coaches vs. Cancer–Penn State and encourages all fans in attendance to get a “Band Together” Rally Towel at the door and unite as a community in the fight against cancer. Fans can get their $3 “Band Together” Rally Towel at any Jordan Center gate on game day. All proceeds from the sale of “Band Together” Rally Towels will go directly to Coaches Vs. Cancer–Penn State, which has raised more than $1.7 million in the last 16 years to fight cancer and provide direct assistance to those fighting the disease in the community.
There will also be a silent auction featuring signed memorabilia from Penn State and regional sports greats on the concourse and a moving halftime ceremony highlighting survivors and the many volunteer groups in the Centre Region who have taken on the fight against cancer.
“We want to bring the fight against cancer to the forefront,” first-year Penn State coach Patrick Chambers said. “I want to make sure that people know that I’m on board and we are working very hard with Coaches vs. Cancer to do whatever we can to beat cancer. There is a very strong community here and a lot of people engaged in this fight, both personally and through the many local organizations. We want to bring everyone together for the day to say ‘We are with you. We are fighting with you.’”
Groups are encouraged to take advantage of Penn State’s special basketball group ticket rates of $10 for adults and $5 for youth for groups of 15 fans or more by calling 1-800-NITTANY or visiting GoPSUsports.com or through Ticketmaster.
Coaches vs. Cancer–Penn State has raised more than $1.7 million in the last 16 years to fight cancer and helpsupport those affected by the disease. It has grown from an annual golf tournament started in the summer of 1996 to a year-round schedule of events, which this year includes the Spikes Fest (Sun., Feb. 12; 11 a.m-3 p.m.), CVC 5k Fun Run/Walk (Sat., March 27), the 17th Annual Coaches Vs. Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament (Fri., June 1), Brew Fest (August), CVC Reverse Car Drawing (September) and the Bestwick Foundation Bike For Life (Sun., Sept. 30).
Coaches vs. Cancer–Penn State, now in its 17th year, raised more than $200,000 last year for the second-straight year and has netted nearly $1 million in the last five years alone. CVC-Penn State ranked as the sixth highest fundraiser among Coaches vs. Cancer organizations nationally in 2011. Much of CVC-Penn State funds are donated directly to the American Cancer Society, the largest non-profit funder of cancer research with over $30 million in research taking place in Pennsylvania each year, including three research grants totaling over $2.1 million at Penn State University. Some of the money raised also goes directly to assist those affected by the disease in the Centre Region through the Bob Perks Fund (BPF).
CVC-Penn State presented a check for $35,553.42 to the Bob Perks Fund in December representing the fourth-straight year the organization has presented an annual grant in excess of $35,000 to the local charity.
“We are thrilled that Coaches vs. Cancer continues to be able to keep a portion of the money raised with the support of our local sponsors and community right here in the Centre Region,” said CVC-Penn State committee co-director Kent Wible. “It is a core piece of our foundation and it is amazing the impact that direct and immediate assistance with things like bills and transportation can have on individuals and families battling cancer.”
CVC-Penn State has donated a total of more than $190,000 to the Bob Perks Fund, now in its sixth year providing assistance in the Centre Region. BPF provides direct assistance to individuals and families affected by cancer in Centre, Blair, Clearfield and Huntingdon counties. BPF provides financial assistance for basic necessities, such as household bills, groceries, gas and out of town lodging, which cancer patients and their families cannot afford temporarily due to their illness.
To get involved in any of Penn State Coaches vs. Cancer’s events or become a sponsor or volunteer please visit www.CVCPENNSTATE.org or call 814-330-3337.
Nittany Lion Basketball single-game tickets or group tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY, visiting GoPSUsports.com or through Ticketmaster. Single-game tickets are $18 for the lower bowl and $15 for upper level tickets for adults. Youth tickets (18 and under) are $7 for the lower bowl and $5 for upper level seating, while PennState student tickets (University Park or branch campus) are $5.
For all the latest information, notes, pictures and related links on Penn State basketball follow Assistant Athletic Communications Director Brian Siegrist on Twitter(@PSUSTRETCH) and check GoPSUsports.com. The Nittany Lions are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennstatebasketball.
Article courtesy of Penn State Athletic Communications
Penn State to Battle No. 22 Illini Thursday In BJC
Historically close series continues live on ESPN2 at 9:00 p.m. Thursday
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., JAN. 18, 2012 – Penn State (9-10; 1-5 Big Ten) and No. 22/25 Illinois (15-3; 4-1 Big Ten)will continue one of the closest series in the Big Ten over the last four years Thursday night at the Bryce Jordan Center in a 9:00 p.m. tip live on ESPN2. It is Dollar Dog Night at the BJC and Penn State will don third-color gray uniforms for the first time in program history. Penn State students wearing any gray Penn State T-shirt will be admitted free.
Five of the last eight games played between the two teams have been decided by two points or less, including four one-point games since 2008. The Nittany Lions knocked of No. 16-ranked Illinois, 57-55, last year in the Jordan Center onAndrew Jones’ last second follow-up dunk of a Talor Battle driving lay-up attempt. Penn State has won three of its last four meetings with a ranked Illinois team, including close victories over the No. 16-ranked Illini (38-33) and No. 23-ranked Illini (64-63) in 2009.
Six games played between the two team in the Bryce Jordan Center since 1996 have been decided by three points or less with Penn State winning five of those.
Junior guard Tim Frazier (Houston, Texas) brings a string of three-straight 20-point or better scoring nights into Thursday’s contest. Frazier’s nine 20-point or better games on the season lead all Big Ten players and he is one of two Big Six conference players to rank in the top five of scoring, assists and steals in their respective conference’s statistics.
Senior Cammeron Woodyard (Westminster, Md.) is coming off a career-best 22-point night vs. Minnesota on Sunday.
Penn State will hit the road for its next two games after Thursday, beginning with a noon tip at No. 11/13 Indiana on Sunday.
This article courtesy of Penn State athletics.
Lions Announce Ticket Deal, BTN Home Court Challenge
The Nittany Lion basketball team will tip-off its 20th Big Ten home season on Thursday, Jan. 5 when Penn State takes on Purdue in an 8:00 p.m. tip at the Bryce Jordan Center. As the Nittany Lions prepare for the first of their nine-game Big Ten home campaign, Penn State announced a new three games for two ticket deal and partnership with the Big Ten Network in the BTN Home Court Challenge.
Penn State Takes On Cornell Wednesday
Penn State (7-5) will close out its non-conference season on Wednesday when the Nittany Lions take on Cornell (4-5) in a 7:30 p.m. tip at the Bryce Jordan Center. The game will be shown live on the Big Ten Network and can be heard across Pennsylvania on the Penn State Sports Network.
Penn State is coming off its largest margin of victory of the season in a 72-43 defeat of Mount St. Mary’s on Sunday in which the Lions hit 66.7 percent from the floor in the second half and had five players reach double-figures. Junior guard Tim Frazier was named a Bob Cousy Award Candidate on Monday, one of five Big Ten players to make the list, and currently is the only NCAA Division-I player posting more than 17 points and seven assists per game. He stands third in the Big Ten scoring 17.2 points per game and leads the conference with 7.3 assists per game.
Cornell dropped a close, 64-60, game at No. 24 Illinois on Monday after leading for the majority of the game.
Penn State will be looking for its eighth non-conference win of the year to surpass its 7-4 mark posted by last year’s NCAA Tournament team in the pre-Big Ten campaign. The Lions will open their 20th season in the Big Ten with a pair of road games beginning Dec. 29 with a match-up at Michigan.
Penn State will not return to the Bryce Jordan Center until Jan. 5 when the Nittany Lion take on Purdue in an 8:00 p.m. tip.
PENN STATE (7-5; 0-0 Big Ten) vs. CORNELL (4-5; 0-0 Ivy)
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 21, 2011 @ 7:30 P.M. (ET)
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER (15,261) • UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.
*Lions wrap up non-conference campaign with Big Red
GAME INFO
TELEVISION: Big Ten Network; Eric Collins & Tim Doyle
RADIO: Penn State Sports Network; Local: 1450 AM; Sirius: CH 131; XM; CH 191
Steve Jones (p-by-p) & Dick Jerardi (analyst)
COACHES:
PENN STATE: Patrick Chambers – 7-5 (1st at PSU); 49-33 (3rd Overall)
CORNELL: Bill Courtney - 14-23 (2nd at Cornell);same overall
RPI: Penn State: #192 ; Cornell: #166
NEXT UP:
Penn State will open its 20th season of Big Ten play with a pair of road games, first at Michigan on Dec. 29. The Lions are 2-15 all-time at Michigan, but posted a 55-51 victory there in 2010. UM leads the series 27-10 and has won four of the last six meetings. PSU is 7-12 in Big Ten openers, but has won four of the last five. The Lions are 3-8 in road Big Ten openers.
THE GAME:
Coming off its largest margin of victory of the season in a 72-43 (29) victory over Mount St. Mary’s, Penn State will finish up its non-conference slate on Wednesday when it takes on Cornell at the BJC. It will be the first meeting between the programs since a 66-54 Lion victory at the BJC in 2005. PSU trails the series, 4-5, having won just two of the last seven meetings. The Lions are 4-0 at home vs. the Big Red and are 36-47 all-time vs. Ivy League teams. The teams first met in 1898 with the Lions taking a 26-5 victory in the Armory at Penn State. Patrick Chambers’ BU team downed Cornell last year, 66-61, in Boston. The Big Red’s Drew Ferry had 22 in that game. Wednesday’s game will be the last home game until a Jan. 5 meeting vs. Purdue. Penn State will be looking for its eighth non-conference win to surpass the number of non-con wins from last year’s NCAA Tournament team that went 7-4 in the pre-Big Ten season.
SCOUTING CORNELL:
Cornell (4-5) is coming off a 64-60 loss at No. 24 Illinois on Monday in a game in which the Big Red led for the majority. Junior Josh Figini tied his career high with 14 points, all in the first nine minutes of the game. Cornell hit 10 3-pointers and had a season-low 10 turnovers. Illinois won the battle of the boards 42-25 and limited the Big Red to under 40 percent shooting in the win. Cornell packed in a zone and saw Illinois shoot 7-of-21 from three. Cornell has two wins in its last five games, both coming in overtime at home (vs. Lehigh and Albany). They also have a 71-66 victory over Patrick Chambers’ former BU team. Drew Ferry leads Cornell posting 14 ppg and has made 34 threes while shooting 44 percent from the arc. Cornell is scoring 68.6 ppg while making 8.7 threes and getting 9.0 steals per contest. They are getting out-rebounded by 8.1 per game and allowing opponents to score 70.7 ppg.
FRAZIER NAMED COUSY CANDIDATE/ONLY D1 PLAYER POSTING 17+ POINTS & 7+ ASSISTS PER GAME:
On Monday, Tim Frazier was named by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame among the candidates for the 2012 Bob Cousy Collegiate Point Guard of the Year Award. Frazier, who is the only player in NCAA Division I currently averaging better than 17 points and seven assists per game, was one of five Big Ten players named to the list, which will be narrowed to 30 players in January and a final five on March 1. Frazier joined Trey Burke (Michigan), Aaron Craft (Ohio State), Lewis Jackson (Purdue) and Jordan Taylor (Wisconsin) among Big Ten players on the list.
YOUNG LIONS:
Penn State’s six underclassmen playing at least 10 minutes per game ranks tied for the most among Big Ten teams. Illinois, Minnesota and Ohio State also play six underclassmen significant minutes. Through the first 12 games, three freshmen & three sophomores are averaging at least 14 minutes per game for Penn State and have made a total of 30 starts. True-freshmen Trey Lewis (5) and Ross Travis (6) have combined for 11 starts. The Lions have just three upperclassmen playing more than 10 minutes per game.
MARSHALL EMERGING; TEAM LEADING 14.8 PPG, 6.8 RPG OVER LAST FIVE:
Redshirt sophomore Jermaine Marshall has been a scoring spark early this season.
• Averaging team highs of 14.8 ppg and 6.8 rpg over the last five games.
• Posted five-straight double-figure scoring outings with two 20-point outings in that span.
• Second on the team scoring 9.3 ppg on the year.
• Seven double-digit scoring outings on the year, three vs. Big Six conference opponents.
• Led Penn State with 20 points and a career-high nine rebounds in a loss to Lafayette (12/7) at the BJC. Hit a career-best 9-of-11 at the foul line in the game.
• Made first career start vs. Ole Miss (12/4).
• Scored 15 first half points, including the Lions’ last 10 of the half, on his way to a career-high 22 points and eight rebounds in Penn State’s win at Boston College (11/30). Marshall hit 8-of-16 from the floor and a career-best 3-of-6 from three in the game.
• Posted eight first half points on his way to 14 in Penn State’s victory over USF (11/20).
• Returned to practice on Nov. 10 after being suspended prior to the start of pre-season practice.
LAST TIME OUT:
Penn State 72, Mount St. Mary’s 43, Dec. 18 • University Park, Pa.
After holding a slim 28-25 halftime lead following a sluggish first half, Penn State hit 9 of its first 11 from the floor and shot a season high 66.7 percent in the second half to post its largest margin of victory on the season, 72-43, over Mount St. Mary’s. The Lions opened the second half with a 9-0 run and then posted a 22-2 spurt midway through to put the game away. MSM scored just 18 second half points while shooting 35 percent. The Lions turned 18 MSM turnovers into 28 points. A season-high five Lions scored in double-digits led by Tim Frazier’s 15 points and eight assists. Cam Woodyard (14) and Billy Oliver (13) posted career highs. The Lions shot 51 percent for the game and led by as many as 31 points.
Season tickets for Nittany Lion Basketball are $200 for adults, $170 for faculty/staff and seniors, $80 for youth (18 and under) and $59 for students. Lady Lion Basketball season tickets are $117 for adults, $91 for faculty/staff and seniors and $52 for youth. Penn State students will be admitted for free to Lady Lion basketball games beginning this season.
PNC Flex Books are also available again this year for $99. The Flex Book gives fans 12 vouchers, 10 that can be redeemed in any combination for Nittany Lion and Lady Lion Basketball tickets throughout the year and two extra vouchers for the Nittany Lions' Coaches Vs. Cancer game on Feb. 11 vs. Nebraska and the Lady Lions' Think Pink game on Feb. 26 vs. Minnesota.
For all the latest information, notes, pictures and related links on Penn State basketball follow Associate Athletic Communications Director Brian Siegrist on Twitter (@PSUSTRETCH) and check GoPSUsports.com. The Nittany Lions are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennstatebasketball.
The Penn State Basketball Story Debuts Sunday
First of eight episodes scheduled for the 2011-12 season to air nationally on BTN on Tuesday
The 2011-12 season of “The Penn State Basketball Story” will debut with the first episode airing Sunday, Dec. 18 in State College and nationally on the Big Ten Network on Tuesday, Dec. 20.
The highly acclaimed and award winning program will follow the Nittany Lions on and off the court during coach Patrick Chambers’ first campaign with in-depth features, behind the scenes access and highlights from Penn State’s battles on the hardwood. “The Penn State Basketball Story” will air eight episodes during the 2011-12 campaign and can be seen on several outlets throughout Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metro markets.
Saturday’s first episode will feature a look at coach Patrick Chambers’ first days on the job and the Nittany Lions’ non-conference season thus far, which has featured the break-out play of junior guard Tim Frazier who currently leads the Big Ten in assists (7.2 apg) and ranks fourth in scoring (17.4), third in steals (2.3) and ninth in rebounding (5.6).
The first program will air Sun., Dec. 18 at 11:30 a.m. on WTAJ (Channel 10) in State College, Altoona and Johnstown and at 11:00 p.m. on WPSU (Channel 3) in State College. It will air nationally on Tues., Dec. 20 at 10:30 a.m. on the Big Ten Network. “The Basketball Story” will also air throughout the season on WFMZ-TV (Allentown), WFXP-TV (Erie), WLYH-TV (Harrisburg), CSN-Philadelphia, Root Sports (Pittsburgh), WNEP-TV (Wilkes-Barre, Scranton) and Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN) in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Check local listings days and times.
“The Basketball Story,” which features an inside look at the Nittany Lions’ season, players and coaches, will air seven episodes throughout the Big Ten season. Those segments will begin airing January 7. Segments from the show may also be viewed at GOPSB.com.
All of Penn State’s games can be heard live on the Penn State Sports Network throughout Pennsylvania with Steve Jones and Dick Jerardi calling the action. “The Penn State Basketball Show,” featuring Nittany Lion coach Patrick Chambers and Steve Jones, airs each Thursday live from Damon’s Grill in State College. Fans are encouraged to attend the live broadcast or call in their questions for the coach at 1-800-52LIONS.
PNC Flex Books for Nittany Lion and Lady Lion basketball are available again this year for $99. The Flex Book gives fans 12 vouchers, 10 that can be redeemed in any combination for Nittany Lion and Lady Lion Basketball tickets throughout the year and two extra vouchers for the Nittany Lions' Coaches Vs. Cancer game on Feb. 11 vs. Nebraska and the Lady Lions' Think Pink game on Feb. 26 vs. Minnesota.
Nittany Lion Basketball single-game tickets or group tickets can be purchased by calling 1-800-NITTANY, visiting GoPSUsports.com or through Ticketmaster. Single-game tickets are $18 for the lower bowl and $15 for upper level tickets for adults. Youth tickets (18 and under) are $7 for the lower bowl and $5 for upper level seating, while Penn State student tickets (University Park or branch campus) are $5. Penn State also offers special basketball group ticket rates for groups of 15 fans or more. Nittany Lion group rates are $10 for adults and $5 for youth.
For all the latest information, notes, pictures and related links on Penn State basketball follow Associate Athletic Communications Director Brian Siegrist on Twitter (@PSUSTRETCH) and check GoPSUsports.com. The Nittany Lions are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennstatebasketball.
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