Penn State fields team for annual The Basketball Tournament
The Basketball Tournament has turned into one of the best basketball events in the United States. It’s a single elimination bracket with the majority of team rosters full of college basketball alumni from years past. The winning team of the tournament takes home $1 million. This event first started in 2014 and takes place every summer.
This year, Penn State will be represented with a roster to compete for the $1 million prize.
Happy Valley Hoopers is a team made up of all Penn State alumni of years past. It was put together by John Harrar and is full of familiar faces and a program legend.
Here is the full roster.
Ross Condon – Head Coach
Austin Waggoner – Assistant Coach
Zach Zygmunt – Assistant Coach
John Harrar
Myles Dread
Shep Garner
Mike Watkins
Josh Reaves
Sam Sessoms
Jamari Wheeler
Trent Buttrick
Curtis Jones Jr.
Taylor Nussbaum
This is the first time a team full of Penn State alumni will compete in The Basketball Tournament. They’re in the Syracuse region and are playing The Nerd Squad in the first round.
Gangs getting back together 🤙 Bracket is set for @HappyValley_TBT in this summer's @thetournament
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— Penn State Men’s Basketball (@PennStateMBB) June 21, 2023
Condon was an assistant coach and Director of Basketball Operations for Penn State on Pat Chamber’s staff. He currently is the Manager of Basketball Partnerships for Teamworks.
Myles Dread is the most recent Penn State alumni coming off the magical run in March. He gets to play with his old teammates Josh Reaves, Mike Watkins, Sam Sessoms and Harrar again.
Program legend Shep Garner returns to represent Penn State again. He holds the record for most made three pointers in a career and in a single season.
Jamari Wheeler and Trent Buttrick are back with Penn State after graduate transferring to Ohio State and UMass respectively.
The Happy Valley Hoopers will play their first round game against The Nerd Squad on July 24th at 4pm Eastern Time and can be watched on the ESPN networks.
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