Coach Mark Pavlik was preparing Penn State for its 22nd game of the 2020 season and the 1,091st of his career, when suddenly All-American Brett Wildman sensed things clicked.
“We were just practicing to play Irvine, the NBA had canceled its season and in the back of our minds, we thought we are definitely next," Wildman told The Daily Collegian. "Pav called over Jason [Donorovich] to the side, and the rest of the practice [Donorovich] just looked out of it, and that’s when I knew. Once he told the whole team, it was heartbreaking."
Canceled, canceled, canceled, canceled.