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Original Story: Penn State men’s basketball’s 2020-21 campaign has likely come to a close.
After finishing the season 11-14 and falling to Wisconsin in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament, Jim Ferry’s group wasn’t invited to this year’s NIT Tournament.
An up-and-down campaign in college basketball’s toughest conference shut down any hope of Big Dance dreams for the Nittany Lions, but the NIT was still thought to be in the cards for Penn State. The usual 32-team tournament was cut down to 16 this year due to COVID-19 precautions, and Penn State was edged by other solid programs such as Memphis, Ole Miss, and Richmond.
In what was an up-and-down year, Jim Ferry’s squad finished out strong with back-to-back wins to end the regular season and posted a comeback win over Nebraska in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament before being eliminated by Wisconsin the next night.
The strong finish created some optimism that the squad may snag an invite to the annual NIT Tournament. However, the Nittany Lions missed out on the 16-team field this year.
Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Sandy Barbour voiced her support for the team Sunday night, saying the NIT not selecting the Nittany Lions is a “big miss.”
UNIVERSITY PARK Penn State has a new offensive coordinator another new offensive coordinator.
James Franklin announced a coaching staff change with the hiring of Mike Yurcich as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach and the departure of Kirk Ciarrocca.
A press release was issued this morning.
“First, I would like to thank Kirk for his contributions to our program last year,” said Franklin. “This was a difficult decision, but felt it was best for our program to make a change. We wish him and his family all the best in their future endeavors.
“We are excited to have Mike join our staff,” continued Franklin. “He is an impressive offensive mind and talented playcaller who has set records everywhere he has been as an offensive coordinator. I look forward to seeing what he can do with all of the offensive weapons we have here at Penn State. I have followed Mike’s career for a long time, dating back to his time in the PSAC at Shippensburg and Edinboro. We look f
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