Pat Chambers is in a difficult position as the head basketball coach at Penn State. He will always be operating in the shadow of the school’s football team, but still has the challenge of trying to field a top notch basketball team. The same could be said about Thad Matta at Ohio State, but the Buckeye basketball program has a lot of history, and Penn State has rarely been successful.
But it appears that Chambers is on his way to changing that, starting with an impressive string of player commitments. The latest is Tony Carr, a 4-star point guard and the top-ranked player in Pennsylvania for the Class of 2016.
Before I break down Carr specifically, it’s important to look at what else Carr’s commitment could cause to happen. According to Onward State, the trio of Carr, Nazeer Bostick, and Lamar Stevens have been rumored to be a package deal, much like Jahlil Okafor and Tyus Jones were for Duke. Bostick and Carr are already teammates at Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia (where current Nittany Lion point guard Shep Garner also played), and now both have committed to play for Chambers. If the rumors turn out to be true, and Stevens does end up committing to Penn State, that would be another huge get. He is a 4-star small forward and the second best player in Pennsylvania’s Class of 2016, according to ESPN.
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