June 8, 2009
Ed DeChellis LIVE CHAT ON ESPN.COM
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.; June 8, 2009 - Fresh off of hosting the 13th Annual Coaches Vs. Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament in State College last Friday, Penn State Nittany Lion basketball coach Ed DeChellis will join in a live chat with fans on ESPN.com on Monday at 3:00 p.m. DeChellis, who will be visiting the ESPN studios with several members of the Penn State athletic administration, will spend 20 minutes chatting with fans on-line during his visit.
Fans wishing to chat with Coach DeChellis can use the following link: DECHELLIS LIVE CHAT ON ESPN.COM
The 2008-09 campaign was a season of "firsts" for the Nittany Lion program. The 2009 Big Ten Coach of the Year, DeChellis led Penn State to a school record 27 victories, culminating in the 2009 NIT Championship, the program's first national post-season tournament title. The Nittany Lions (27-11) earned four victories over RPI Top 25 opponents, with seven wins over Top 50 teams, including their first-ever victory at Michigan State, the NCAA Tournament runner-up.
The Nittany Lions return three starters and eight lettermen for the 2009-10 campaign, including sophomore point guard Talor Battle (Albany, N.Y.), a first team All-Big Ten, USBWA and NABC All-District selection. Battle (16.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 5.0 apg) is joined by returning sophomore starters D.J. Jackson (4.5 ppg, 3.2 rpg) and Andrew Jones (6.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg). Penn State returns 53 percent of its scoring and 65 percent of its rebounding and will welcome four incoming freshmen, as well as forward Billy Oliver (Chatham, N.J.), a freshman who redshirted this past season.
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