Penn State is finally heading back to the Big Dance in just year two of the Micah Shrewsberry era. On the strength of a 22-13 record, the Nittany Lions have been selected for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 2010-2011 season. Penn State will play on Thursday, tipping off with 7-seed Texas A&M as part of the Midwest region.
It was quite the ride to get there - at times hopeful and joyous, at times filled with despair and frustration, sometimes bouncing wildly back and forth - just as we’d come to expect for any long-time Penn State Basketball fans.