Penn State University has extended
the contract of men's basketball coach Ed DeChellis three years, the school
announced Thursday.
The extension will keep DeChellis with the school through the 2013-14 season.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Penn State is coming off a 2008-09 season in which it set a school record for
victories, going 27-11, and won the NIT Championship, the program's first-ever
national postseason tournament title. The Nittany Lions also recorded their
first-ever victory at Michigan State, the NCAA Tournament runner-up.
"We are very excited about the significant progress our men's basketball
program has made under Coach DeChellis and are thrilled that he will continue
to lead the program into the future," athletics director Tim Curley said.
DeChellis was named Penn State's head coach in April 2003, and in his six
seasons the Lions have gone 84-103.
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