2023-24 Behrend Men's Basketball Top Stories
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Behrend Men's Basketball Announced As AMCC Team Peak Perfomer
April 03, 2024In honor of Division III (D3) Week, the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team has been selected as an Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Team Peak Performer, finishing with a fall semester GPA of 3.24. -
DiRienzo Selected To NABC All-District 7 First Team, All-ECAC First Team, and D3hoops All-Region Third Team
March 12, 2024Penn State Behrend men's basketball senior guard Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) was named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) All-District 7 First Team, the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) First Team, and D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team
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Men's Basketball Finishes Season in ECAC Semifinals To Juniata in Double-Overtime Thriller
March 03, 2024Juniata rallied back in the final minutes of regulation to force overtime and grab the eventual win from the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team in the Eastern Collegiate Athletics Conference (ECAC) Semifinals Saturday afternoon.
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DiRienzo’s 32-Point Double-Double Leads Lions Past Bearcats in ECAC Quarterfinals
March 02, 2024Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) delivered his third 30-point game and seventh double-double of the season to carry the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team to an 81-64 victory over Saint Vincent in the Eastern Collegiate Conference (ECAC) Men's Basketball Quarterfinals Saturday afternoon.
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Behrend Heads To Juniata To Face Saint Vincent in ECAC Quarterfinals
February 28, 2024The No. 5 Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team battles No. 4 Saint Vincent in the Eastern Collegiate Athletics Conference (ECAC) Men’s Basketball Quarterfinals on Saturday, March 2, hosted by Juniata.
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DiRienzo Named AMCC Player of the Year; McDonough Earns Second Team Honors
February 27, 2024Penn State Behrend men’s basketball senior Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) and sophomore Matthew McDonough (Pittsburgh, PA/North Allegheny) earned 2024 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Basketball All-Conference honors.
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Top Seeded La Roche Gets Past Behrend in AMCC Finals, 80-69
February 24, 2024The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team was unable to overcome a 16-point first half deficit, falling to No. 1 seed LaRoche, 80-69, in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Championship Game Saturday afternoon.
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Men's Basketball Heads To Championship Game After Wire-To-Wire Win Over Pioneers
February 23, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team took down Alfred State, 73-65, in the AMCC Semifinals Friday night.
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#2 Penn State Behrend, #3 Alfred State Battle in AMCC Men’s Basketball Semifinals
February 22, 2024The No. 2 Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team takes on No. 3 Alfred State in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Men’s Basketball Semifinals on Friday, Feb. 23, hosted by La Roche.
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Breindel, Ziegler Notch Career-Highs in Regular Season Finale Win At Wells; Behrend Secures Second Seed in AMCC Tournament
February 17, 2024Sophomore Charlie Breindel (Saint Mary's, PA/Elk County Catholic) and freshman Jake Ziegler (McMurray, PA/Peters Township) finished with career days at Wells Saturday afternoon to help lead the Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team to a 75-68 victory.
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Lions Outlast Alfred State in AMCC Game of the Week
February 14, 2024The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team picked up a pivotal AMCC victory at Alfred State, 78-76, Wednesday night.
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Behrend Pulls Off Overtime Win at Altoona
February 10, 2024Tommy DiRienzo's (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) turnaround jumper with four seconds left in overtime was the difference for the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team in an 83-82 victory at Penn State Altoona Saturday afternoon.
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Lions Take Regular Season Series from Hawks
February 07, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team claimed a 78-63 victory over Hilbert in the team’s final regular season home game of the season Wednesday night.
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Men’s Basketball Hosts Hilbert in Final Regular-Season Home Contest
February 06, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team plays its final regular-season home game against Hilbert on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
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Balanced Scoring Leads Behrend Past Wells
February 05, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team picked up a 60-53 victory over Wells in the Junker Center Monday night.
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Lions, Express Meet for Second Time In Program History
February 04, 2024For the second time in program history, the Penn State Behrend men's basketball team welcomes Wells to the Junker Center on Monday, Feb. 5.
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Lions Prove Too Much for Panthers Saturday
February 03, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team earned a hard-fought victory over Pitt-Bradford Saturday afternoon in the Junker Center.
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Men’s Basketball Set To Honor Seniors vs. Pitt-Bradford
February 02, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team continues its four-game homestand with a matchup against Pitt-Bradford on Saturday, Feb. 3.
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Lions Drop Overtime Thriller To La Roche, 71-69
January 31, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team fell to top-ranked La Roche, 71-69, in an overtime thriller in the Junker Center Wednesday night to snap the Lions six-game winning streak.
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Lions, RedHawks Put Winning Streaks on The Line in AMCC Game of the Week
January 30, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team takes on La Roche in a battle of the top two teams in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Game of the Week on Wednesday, Jan. 31 in the Junker Center.
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DiRienzo’s 30-Point Performance Extends Lions Winning Streak To Six Straight
January 27, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to six games with an 86-75 victory at Mount Aloysius Saturday afternoon.
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Men’s Basketball Claims Fifth Straight Win At Carlow, 84-49
January 24, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team downed Carlow 84-49 on the road Wednesday night.
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Festa, DiRienzo Named AMCC Athletes of the Week
January 22, 2024Men’s indoor track & field senior Ryan Festa and men’s basketball senior Tommy DiRienzo were selected as the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) Athletes of the Week for their respective sports.
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Hot Shooting First Half Propels Lions Past Bobcats
January 20, 2024The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team earned a 76-51 victory over Pitt-Greensburg in the Junker Center Saturday afternoon.
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Men’s Basketball Squares Off With Pitt-Greensburg Saturday
January 19, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team welcomes Pitt-Greensburg to the Junker Center for a matchup on Saturday, Jan. 20.
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Four Lions Score In Double-Figures To Lead Behrend Past Pioneers
January 17, 2024The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team took down Alfred State, 74-51, in the Junker Center Wednesday night.
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Lions Take on Alfred State In Midweek Matchup
January 16, 2024The Penn State Behrend men’s basketball team hosts Alfred St. on Wednesday, Jan. 17. Tip off in the Junker Center is slated for 7:00 p.m.
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Basketball Doubleheader vs. Wells Postponed
January 12, 2024The Penn State Behrend men's and women's basketball doubleheader against Wells on Saturday, Jan. 13 at 2 and 4 p.m. has been postponed due to travel concerns involving the inclement weather.
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Strong Start Fuels Behrend Past Hilbert
January 10, 2024The Penn State Behrend men's basketball team notched a 71-55 victory at Hilbert Wednesday night.
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DiRienzo Reaches 1,000 Career Points; Behrend Scores Convincing Win Over Altoona
January 06, 2024Senior guard Tommy DiRienzo (Pittsburgh, PA/Bethel Park) reached the 1,000-point mark with 6:33 left in the Penn State Behrend men's basketball teams contest Saturday afternoon against Penn State Altoona. Behrend captured an 86-48 victory over Altoona in the Junker Center.
