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Penn State fields team for annual The Basketball Tournament

Check out this roster of former Penn State basketball stars gearing up for The Basketball Tournament.

The Basketball Tournament has turned into one of the best basketball events in the United States. It’s a single elimination bracket with the majority of team rosters full of college basketball alumni from years past. The winning team of the tournament takes home $1 million. This event first started in 2014 and takes place every summer.

This year, Penn State will be represented with a roster to compete for the $1 million prize.

Happy Valley Hoopers is a team made up of all Penn State alumni of years past. It was put together by [autotag]John Harrar[/autotag] and is full of familiar faces and a program legend.

Here is the full roster.

  • Ross Condon – Head Coach
  • Austin Waggoner – Assistant Coach
  • Zach Zygmunt – Assistant Coach
  • John Harrar
  • Myles Dread
  • Shep Garner
  • Mike Watkins
  • Josh Reaves
  • Sam Sessoms
  • Jamari Wheeler
  • Trent Buttrick
  • Curtis Jones Jr.
  • Taylor Nussbaum

This is the first time a team full of Penn State alumni will compete in The Basketball Tournament. They’re in the Syracuse region and are playing The Nerd Squad in the first round.

Condon was an assistant coach and Director of Basketball Operations for Penn State on Pat Chamber’s staff. He currently is the Manager of Basketball Partnerships for Teamworks.

[autotag]Myles Dread[/autotag] is the most recent Penn State alumni coming off the magical run in March. He gets to play with his old teammates [autotag]Josh Reaves[/autotag], [autotag]Mike Watkins[/autotag], [autotag]Sam Sessoms[/autotag] and Harrar again.

Program legend [autotag]Shep Garner[/autotag] returns to represent Penn State again. He holds the record for most made three pointers in a career and in a single season.

[autotag]Jamari Wheeler[/autotag] and [autotag]Trent Buttrick[/autotag] are back with Penn State after graduate transferring to Ohio State and UMass respectively.

The Happy Valley Hoopers will play their first round game against The Nerd Squad on July 24th at 4pm Eastern Time and can be watched on the ESPN networks.

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Micah Shrewsberry says blowout loss to UMass is learning opportunity for Penn State

What Penn State basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry said after a blowout loss to UMass

The new era of Penn State basketball got off to a good start in a season-opening win at home, but a road trip to UMass for the second game of the season was not particularly kind to the Nittany Lions. Penn State was blown away by the Minutemen, 81-52, thanks to a big second half by former Penn State player Trent Buttrick to help lead his new team to a big win on Monday evening.

After the game, Penn State men’s head coach Micah Shrewsberry took responsibility for the way his program lost on the road after suffering his first loss as a head coach.

“It’s all a learning experience,” Shrewsberry said in his postgame media availability (via Blue White Illustrated). “Early in the year, these games are hard.”

Even though this was the first road game of the season & this is a learning experience for Penn State as there is plenty of time to make whatever changes needed to get back to their winning ways.

Penn State is a program in a state of transition with a blend of returning players and a batch of transfers brought in by Shrewsberry during the offseason. As such, it could easily take some time to form an identity as a team, and Shrewsberry knows that expecting all of the pieces to fall into place in the second game of the season, and the first on the road, is misguided. Instead, Shrewsberry stressed that this loss on the road is a great opportunity to learn on the go for the Nittany Lions.

“Winning is hard at any level, but for a new team, this is something we have to use this as a learning experience,” Shrewsberry said Monday night. “If we don’t come out playing with our hair on fire on Thursday, then this game is for naught.”

Penn State returns to the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday when they take on St. Francis Brooklyn as part of the Emerald Coast Classic. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET and will stream live on B1G+.

You can view Penn State’s entire men’s basketball schedule HERE.

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Ex-Penn State player torches Nittany Lions as UMass wins blowout

Penn State basketball burned by former Nittany Lion Trent Buttrick as UMass wins a blowout in Amherst

The second game of the Micah Shrewsberry era at Penn State hit a speedbump in Amherst, Massachusetts on Monday night. Then it got stuck in a pothole that turned into a sinkhole and swallowed the entire program in the process. Penn State was drubbed by UMass on the road on Monday night with the Nittany Lions slumping their way back to State College with an 81-56 loss.

Turnovers and hot shooting by the Minutemen teamed up to spell Penn State’s doom in the second half of the game. After trailing by four at halftime, Penn State just could not keep up the pace against UMass, who got a big night from Trent Buttrick, who transferred to UMass in the offseason from Penn State. Buttrick was the leading scorer for UMass with 19 points, nine rebounds, and six assists. Penn State was outscored by UMass in the second half, 44-23, after starting the second half on a 20-4 run.

Penn State was led by Seth Lundy in the scoring department with 14 points. Sam Sessoms had 12 points and John Harrar was Penn State’s rebound leader with a game-high 12 rebounds.

Penn State looks to bounce back into the win column on Thursday night when they return to the Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State is scheduled to host St. Francis Brooklyn in the first game of the Emerald Coast Classic.

You can view Penn State’s entire men’s basketball schedule HERE.

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