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‘Great Hire’: Fans Pleased With Penn State Hoops’ Reported Hiring Of Micah Shrewsberry

Mikey Mandarino | Onward State
By Will Pegler
3/15/21 9:58 am

Following an 11-14 season and failure to qualify for the NCAA Tournament or the NIT, Jim Ferry’s time as Penn State men’s basketball’s interim head coach is reportedly over.

According to a report by Stadium’s Jeff Goodman Monday morning, Penn State is expected to hire Purdue assistant Micah Shrewsberry as its next head coach.

While some fans were sad to see Ferry go after just a one-year trial run, many are expected for the future ahead under the experienced Shrewsberry. The assistant boasts plenty of experience, as he’s spent time with the Boston Celtics and Butler.

The Athletic’s college basketball reporter Dana O’Neill even called Shrewsberry a “terrific hire.”

While taking over the Nittany Lions’ program will certainly be a tall task, Goodman added that Shrewsberry’s experience in the NBA could be key in recruiting.

https://twitter.com/seeking6/status/1371455862359924743?s=20

Some folks were even calling for some Coach of the Year buzz. Sounds good to us!

Coach of the Year and a Final Four appearance? Sounds like a big jump for the Nittany Lions.

As excited as people are for the reported hiring, it’ll be no easy task to lead the Nittany Lions back to where they were in 2019-20.

https://twitter.com/puckandrally/status/1371452396350636033?s=20

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About the Author

Will Pegler

Will is a senior majoring in digital and print journalism and is an associate editor for Onward State. He is from Darien, Connecticut and is a lifelong Penn State football fan. He loves a good 80's comedy movie, Peaky Blinders, The Office, and the New York Yankees and Giants. You can catch some of his ridiculous sports takes on his Twitter @gritdude and yell at him on his email [email protected]

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