The consistently high Academic Progress Rate scores annually earned by Penn State student-athletes are reflected in today's initial compilation of APR scores for head coaches in six sports. The National Collegiate Athletic Association's release of APR data starting with the 2003-04 academic year shows that the five Penn State head coaches consistently produce teams who beat the average Division I APR score for their respective sport. The NCAA announced yearly APR scores for all Division I head coaches in baseball (Robbie Wine), men's basketball (Ed DeChellis), women's basketball (Coquese Washington), football (Joe Paterno), and women's indoor and outdoor track and field (Beth Alford-Sullivan).

Beautiful weather, generous sponsors and nearly 350 participants and celebrities combined to make the 14th Annual Coaches Vs. Cancer Celebrity Golf Tournament a rousing success as the Penn State CVC Program, under the leadership of coach Ed DeChellis, wrapped up a record breaking year of fund raising. Penn State Coaches vs. Cancer will eclipse $185,000 in net funds raised for 2009-10, and could reach as high as the $200,000 plateau as donations continue to roll in from the "Coach's Challenge" campaign through the end of the organization's fiscal year in August.

Just two days before hosting his own event to continue to raise funds in the fight against cancer, Penn State coach Ed DeChellis joined fellow NCAA coaches Mike Brey (Notre Dame), John Thompson III (Georgetown), Oliver Purnell (Clemson) and Tubby Smith (Minnesota) and 6,000 American Cancer Society representatives in Washington, D.C. to meet with congressmen and senators and push for action on Capitol Hill.

Penn State men's basketball coach Ed DeChellis will be inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, April 26 in a banquet event at The FEZ in Aliquippa, Pa. DeChellis, a Monaca, Pa. native who led the Nittany Lions to a school record 27 wins and first ever national tournament title last season, will be joined in the Class of 2009 by Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller and former NFL All-Pro Sean Gilbert. Two other Penn State graduates are also in the class - current Mount Lebanon girls basketball coach Dori (Anderson) Oldaker and former Nittany Lion football player Matt Yanosich. Gene Matsook, Alan Guandolo, Jeff Catanzarite, Frank Susnell and Joe Tronzo complete the class of 2009.

Penn State coach Ed DeChellis was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year by conference media voters and sophomore guard Talor Battle (Albany, N.Y.) earned first-team All-Big Ten honors from both conference coaches and media when the Big Ten post-season awards were announced Monday. Senior forward Jamelle Cornley (Columbus, Ohio) also earned second-team selection from the media and third-team honors from the coaches and senior guard Stanley Pringle(Virginia Beach, Va.) was an honorable-mention pick from both. Andrew Jones (Philadelphia, Pa.) was named Penn State's sportsmanship award winner.

Nittany Lion coach Ed DeChellis announced a 13-game non-conference slate and five exhibition games, including a four-game Labor Day weekend trip to Canada, that will begin his sixth season at the Penn State helm and the 113th season of Nittany Lion basketball.