Penn State Sports Magazine
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N E W C O M E R S O F I N F L U E N C E ›› GUARDED OPTIMISM A stellar backcourt is taking shape, as transfer D.J. Newbill gets set to lace 'em up for the Nittany Lions NATE BAUER |N B A U E R@B L U EWH I T E O N L I N E . C O M P 20 atrick Chambers already has the best point guard in the Big Ten in Tim Frazier. By adding transfer shooting guard D.J. Newbill to the line- up, Chambers believes his backcourt is loaded for next season. How loaded? "I can't wait," he said. "I think we're going to have the best backcourt in the country." In the country? "You heard me. In the country." Fans, media and the rest of the Big Ten have yet to see Newbill, a talent- ed 6-foot-4, 210-pound shooting guard, in action with the Nittany Li- ons. A sophomore transfer from South- ern Mississippi, where he was named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team, Newbill was forced to sit out J U N E 2 8 , 2 0 1 2 every game last season due to NCAA rules. He did not, however, sit out all of Penn State's practices. After his shoulder was injured the first week of practice – it took him two months to recuperate – the former PIAA Class AA Player of the Year final- ly returned to the practice court and awed his coaches and teammates. "I was able to watch D.J. Newbill every day in practice, and he was phe- nomenal," Chambers said. "He's 6-4 and he has a big body and he's going to open up some things for Tim. I'm ex- cited about those two guys and what they mean to Penn State basketball. "You're going to love dealing with D.J., and you're going to love him on the floor because he's going to give you maximum effort every time. He didn't W W W . B L U E W H I