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COACHES & STAFF
2010-11 SEASON • PLAYERS •
COACHES • OPPONENTS • ‘09-’10 REVIEW • HISTORY & RECORDS • UNIVERSITY
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2004-05: 7-23, 1-15 Big Ten Penn State loses its leading scorer at the start of Big Ten play and relies heavily on its talented freshmen. * Geary Claxton becomes the second-ever Nittany Lion to be named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team.
DeChellis hosts the CVC Reverse Car Auction at Lubrano Park.
Ed DeChellis accepts the 2006 Coaches Vs. Cancer Man-of-the-Year Award from ESPN’s Jay Billas.
2005-06: 15-15, 6-10 Big Ten • NIT Despite fielding the youngest and smallest line-up in the Big Ten, DeChellis guids the Lions to their first post-season apearance, most wins, and most conference wins in five years. * Jamelle Cornley becomes the first Nittany Lion named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and the third straight selection to the All-Freshman team. * Geary Claxton named first team USBWA All-District 1 and third team All-Big Ten, * Lions equal most Big Ten road wins (3) in program history. * Penn State defeats No. 6 Illinois in Assembly Hall, the highest ranked opponent ever beaten on the road in program history. * First Big Ten Tournament win in five years. * 0-1 NIT 2007-08: 15-16; 7-11 Big Ten Despite leading scorer and rebounder Geary Claxton for the final 15 games and second leading scorer Jamell Cornley for six games, DeChellis leads a team starting four freshmen to its most Big Ten wins (7) and best Big Ten finish (7th) since 2001. The Lions knock off #7 Michigan State and #17 Indiana along the way.
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DeChellis has helped Penn State Coaches vs. Cancer eclipse the $1 million mark in funds raised.
2008-09: 27-11, 10-8 Big Ten • NIT CHAMPIONS DeChellis guides PSU to a SCHOOL-RECORD 27 wins, FIRST-EVER national tournament title and most Big Ten wins since 1996. * Named Big Ten Coach-of-theYear (media) * Tied 4th in Big Ten, secondbest finish ever. * 10th 20-win season in PSU history. * School-record tying 21 regular season wins. * Victories over four Top 25 ranked teams, two on the road including at No. 9 Michigan State, the NCAA runner-up * Talor Battle named first-team All-Big Ten, NABC and USBWA All-Region * Tied mark for most PSU road wins (6) in Big Ten era. * 5-0 NIT CHAMPIONS
2010-11 P E N N S T A T E BASKETBALL
DeChellis tosses the first pitch at the State College Spikes. DeChellis meets with Coaches vs. Cancer sponsors.
DeCHELLIS RECORD VS. OPPONENTS American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Appalachian State . . . . . . . .6-8 Arkansas State . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Baylor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Belmont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0 Bluefield State . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Bucknell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 Buffalo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Canisius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Central Florida . . . . . . . . . .0-1 Charleston . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 Charleston Southern . . . . . .2-0 Chattanooga . . . . . . . . . . . .3-7 Clemson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-3 Cleveland State . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Coastal Carolina . . . . . . . . .3-1 Colgate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 College of Charleston . . . . .3-3 Cornell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Davidson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-8 Denver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Emory and Henry . . . . . . . .1-0 Ferrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Furman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5 Gardner-Webb . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 George Mason . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Georgia Southern . . . . . . . .2-8 Georgia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Georgetown . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 Guilford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 Hartford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-9 Illinois State . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-7 Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-8 Iowa State . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 IPFW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0
James Madison . . . . . . . . . .2-2 Juniata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Lafayette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Lees-McRae . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Lehigh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 Limestone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Lock Haven . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Long Island . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0 Lynchburg . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Middle Tennessee State . . . .2-0 Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-9 Michigan State . . . . . . . . . .2-13 Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11 Montreat College . . . . . . . . .1-0 Morehead State . . . . . . . . . .3-0 Morgan State . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Mount St. Mary’s . . . . . . . . .2-0 Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 New Hampshire . . . . . . . . .2-0 New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 Nicholls State . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 NJIT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Northwestern . . . . . . . . . . .10-4 North Carolina Greensboro .1-0 Notre Dame . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Ohio State . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-13 Penn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 UMKC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 UNC-Asheville . . . . . . . . . .4-3 UNC-Greensboro . . . . . . . .7-5 UNC-Wilmington . . . . . . . .0-1 Pittsburgh . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-3 Princeton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Purdue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-10 Radford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-3 Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Rider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 Robert Morris . . . . . . . . . . .1-0
Rutgers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Sacred Heart . . . . . . . . . . . .3-0 St. Francis, N.Y. . . . . . . . . . .1-0 St. Francis, Pa. . . . . . . . . . . .3-0 St. Joseph’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Seton Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1 Shenandoah . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 South Carolina . . . . . . . . . .0-3 South Carolina State . . . . . .0-1 South Florida . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 Southeastern Louisiana . . . .0-1 Stony Brook . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-3 Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 Texas A&M . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 The Citadel . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-2 Towson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 Tulane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 UMBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 UNC Wilmington . . . . . . . .0-1 Valparaiso . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-5 Virginia Commonwealth . . .0-2 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2 Virginia Tech . . . . . . . . . . . .3-4 Virginia-Wise . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 Virginia Military Institute .11-4 Wake Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 Warren Wilson . . . . . . . . . .1-0 West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 Western Carolina . . . . . . . .12-2 William & Mary . . . . . . . . .1-0 Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-12 Wofford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-0 Xavier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1