Penn State

‘The Lions’ Lair’: A deep dive into Jalen Pickett and a preview of Penn State wrestling’s postseason

Penn State guard Jalen Pickett (22) talks with Penn State guard Myles Dread (2) during a time out during a NCAA basketball game featuring Penn State and Northwestern at the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 in University Park, Pa.
Penn State guard Jalen Pickett (22) talks with Penn State guard Myles Dread (2) during a time out during a NCAA basketball game featuring Penn State and Northwestern at the Bryce Jordan Center on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022 in University Park, Pa. nriffe@centredaily.com

The latest episode of “The Lions’ Lair”— the Centre Daily Times’ Penn State sports podcast — is now available for listening.

Jon Sauber and Noah Riffe discuss Penn State men’s basketball’s final stretch of games, and do a deep dive on senior guard Jalen Pickett. They go over Sauber’s profile on the Penn State guard, including an inside look into what was left on the cutting room floor for the story. Then they wrap up by discussing Penn State wrestling’s seeds at this weekend’s Big Ten Wrestling Championships.

Listen to the discussion here or by downloading “The Lions’ Lair” for free on your favorite podcast platform.

Stories worth your time:

How Penn State basketball’s Jalen Pickett leaned on family to reach his peak — with another year on the horizon

Here’s a look at how we think Penn State wrestlers will fare at Big Ten Championships

How to watch and what to know about Penn State men’s basketball in the next week

Why John Harrar deserved better than Penn State men’s basketball’s loss to Nebraska

Jon Sauber
Centre Daily Times
Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and men’s basketball for the Centre Daily Times. He earned his B.A. in digital and print journalism from Penn State and his M.A. in sports journalism from IUPUI. His previous stops include jobs at The Indianapolis Star, the NCAA, and Rivals.
Get unlimited digital access
#ReadLocal

Try 1 month for $1

CLAIM OFFER