Penn State Basketball: 2019-20 season preview for Nittany Lions

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - MARCH 13: A general view of the Penn State Nittany Lions bringing the ball up court against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the championship game of the 2011 Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament at Conseco Fieldhouse on March 13, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Ohio State won 71-60. (Photo by Chris Chambers/Getty Images) /

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EAST LANSING, MI – JANUARY 31: Head coach Patrick Chambers of the Penn State Nittany Lions looks on during a game against the Michigan State Spartans at Breslin Center on January 31, 2018 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images) /

This could be one of Chambers’ best teams

November will be a challenging month to open the season for PSU, they travel to Georgetown and host Bucknell and Yale back-to-back before traveling to New York to take part in the NIT Season Tip-Off against Ole Miss and either Oklahoma State or Syracuse. December starts with a home game against Wake Forest, before kicking off league play against Ohio State and Maryland. They finish up the month and non-conference play with three home games against Alabama, Central Connecticut State, and Cornell.

As I said 2019-20 could be a very important one for both Penn State and Pat Chambers, because there is some postseason buzz surrounding this team as the season begins. While they do have the talent to make the NCAA Tournament, a lot of things have to go right for them for that to happen.

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First and foremost, Watkins has to stay healthy and develop into the major interior force some believe he can be. Then guys like Myreon Jones, Harrar, Buttrick, and Wheeler must be more productive in increased roles and the team must stay healthy because the reserves don’t have a ton of experience, especially in the frontcourt. Thrusting them into bigger roles due to injury could be disastrous.

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