In the locker room at Madison Square Garden after Penn State’s loss in the Big Ten semifinals, Lamar Stevens offered praise for the team’s senior leader.
Stevens said guard Shep Garner would be remembered forever at Penn State. Garner scored a career-high 33 points that night in New York City in a loss to Purdue — and he’s only added to his legacy with the Nittany Lions during their run to the NIT semifinals.
Garner and Penn State will return to Madison Square Garden in the NIT to take on Mississippi State at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. He’ll have a chance to make program history — he’s four 3-pointers away from tying Pete Lisicky for the Penn State career record — and he’ll also have a chance to help the Nittany Lions capture the NIT championship.