When Pat Chambers took over the Penn State basketball program in 2011 it was dead in the water. Chambers was hired late in the process and had little chance to build the roster for the first couple of years in State College. To say that the cupboards were empty at the time would be an understatement. The walls were bare and in need of cupboards. As Ed DeChellis left he handed Chambers a milk crate with a couple of odds and ends in it to get by. Freshmen moving into dorm rooms typically arrive with more.
Chambers talked about stocking the cupboards with talent in the early years.