Earlier today, the Penn State men's basketball team held their annual media day, opening the doors to the Bryce Jordan Center for members of the media to talk to coach Ed DeChellis and his players. Between 30 and 40 media members showed up, and I, along with two colleagues from The Lion 90.7fm, Chris DiGiacomo and John Hayes, were able to talk to some of the team and listen to DeChellis' press conference.
I'll be posting the transcripts of as many interviews as I can over the next few days, both of what Chris and I recorded and what John got as well.
Overall, I would say that the team is eager to get their season started, and many of the players stated that their ultimate goal is to make the NCAA tournament. They truly believe that this team can make it, and they sound confident that they will do it.
Many of the players spoke at length about how upsetting their Big Ten tournament loss to Illinois was at the end of last season. They told us that they have been using it as motivation throughout the off-season, and have been working hard in order to be more successful.
Keep checking back for more interviews in the next few days, and anytime I get information, news, or interviews with people involved in Penn State basketball, I will post them here.
In the meantime, I encourage all of you Penn State hoops fans to check out Stacey Wild's blog/MySpace page for the men's basketball team. You can access it at www.myspace.com/wild4pennstatehoops. Stacey is working for the Penn State Athletic Department this year and will be close with the team all season. Be sure to check that out for all the great things she will be posting there.
Remember, the season tips off with the home opener November 14th against William & Mary.
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