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Crispins, Jerry Dunn know it takes more than talent for Nittany Lions to win

UNIVERSITY PARK

If the Penn State men’s basketball team wants to reach the NCAA tournament this season, it might want to take a team-chemistry lesson from the Crispin brothers — and head straight for the bowling alley.

Jon Crispin, who was part of the Nittany Lions’ 2001 run to the Sweet 16, recalled how his teammates used to pick teams and seed players when they went bowling. “Sadly, it was pretty serious,” said Crispin, who was playing Friday in the Coaches vs. Cancer Golf Tournament at the Penn State Golf Courses. Sometimes, they’d have 30 people, including football players and women’s volleyball players.