2012-13 Top Stories

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Niland Has Close Connection With Michigan's Beilein
Niland Has Close Connection With Michigan's Beilein

While Syracuse grew into basketball prominence under Jim Boeheim in the early 1980s with the emerging Big East, former high school and community college coach John Beilein was cashing decent paychecks in central New York City under the Carrier Dome shadows at Division II Le Moyne College.

More Honors for Conley
More Honors for Conley

Russ Conley continues to rack up post-season awards, this time being named to the 2013 National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District Team.

Conley Named to All-Great Lakes Region Team
Conley Named to All-Great Lakes Region Team

For the second consecutive season, men’s basketball player Russ Conley has been named to the D3hoops.com Men’s Basketball All-Great Lakes Region Second Team.

Lions Fall to Wooster in NCAA Tournament
Lions Fall to Wooster in NCAA Tournament

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball season came to an end on Saturday after falling to No. 20 Wooster 62-44 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Conley, DeLisio Named All-Conference
Conley, DeLisio Named All-Conference

Senior center Russ Conley and sophomore guard Nick DeLisio represented the Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team on the All-Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Team, announced on Tuesday.

Lions Earn NCAA Tournament Bid
Lions Earn NCAA Tournament Bid

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team earned the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament after winning the conference championship on Saturday. The Lions (20-8) will travel to Wooster this Saturday for the first-round game, announced on Monday.

Lions Win AMCC Championship in Thrilling Fashion
Lions Win AMCC Championship in Thrilling Fashion

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team captured their fourth Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship after defeating Medaille 63-60 on Saturday afternoon.

Lions Defeat La Roche; Advance to AMCC Championship
Lions Defeat La Roche; Advance to AMCC Championship

For the third consecutive season, the Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team will play in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference championship game after knocking off No. 2 seed La Roche 55-48 in the AMCC Tournament on Friday night.

Lions Roll Into Semifinals
Lions Roll Into Semifinals

Sophomore guard Nick DeLisio scored a game-high 18 points to help the Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team knock off Pitt-Bradford in the first round of the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament.

Lions Comeback to Defeat Altoona
Lions Comeback to Defeat Altoona

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team erased a 21-point second-half deficit to knock off Penn State Altoona 61-52 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action on Saturday.

Lions Fall To Hilbert
Lions Fall To Hilbert

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team fell to Hilbert 63-50 on Wednesday evening in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action.

Lions Ousted by La Roche
Lions Ousted by La Roche

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team fell to La Roche 51-47 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action on Saturday afternoon.

Free Throws Help Lions Defeat D’Youville
Free Throws Help Lions Defeat D’Youville

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team shot 91.2 percent from the free throw line en route to defeating D’Youville 86-52 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action on Monday evening.

Hot Shooting Lifts Lions
Hot Shooting Lifts Lions

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team shot a season-high 64.2 percent from the floor to cruise past Franciscan 88-36 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action on Saturday afternoon.

Lions Defeat Medaille for Season Sweep
Lions Defeat Medaille for Season Sweep

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team defeated conference-rival Medaille 64-55 on Wednesday evening in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action.

Mounties Comeback to Defeat Lions
Mounties Comeback to Defeat Lions

The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team fell to Mt. Aloysius 70-60 in Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference action on Saturday afternoon.