T
ony Carr had already earned his first PIAA
boys' basketball championship before he
committed to play for Penn State. The point
guard prospect was ascending in national recruit-
ing evaluations, and when he announced for the
Nittany Lions in August 2015, he was at No. 53 in
the Rivals.com national rankings, making him the
first four-star prospect to ever commit to Penn
State.
At the time, the program to which he had com-
mitted to play knew very little of rankings, cham-
pionships and national prestige. But fewer than
three years since that commitment, the Nittany
Lions' performances have helped reshape those
realities.
By topping Utah, 82-66, in the championship
game March 29 in New York, the Carr-led Nit-
tany Lions earned the program's second NIT
title. It was a historically significant accomplish-
ment for a program that has never won a national
UPWARDLY MOBILE
After climbing to NIT summit, Lions look to sustain their success
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M E N ' S B A S K E T B A L L
HOOP DREAMS
Chambers en-
joyed the most
successful of
his seven sea-
sons at Penn
State, guiding
the Nittany
Lions to a 26-13
record and an
NIT champi-
onship. The vic-
tory total was
the second-
highest in the
program's his-
tory.
Photo by
Nate Bauer
