Jamari Wheeler talks about returning to Penn State, this time as a Buckeye
Ohio State grad transfer guard Jamari Wheeler will return to Penn State for the first time as an opponent on Sunday.
The 6-foot-1, 170-pound player appeared in 127 games over 4 seasons with the Nittany Lions and has never missed a game in his college career.
Wheeler, who was selected to the B1G All-Defensive Team the last 2 seasons, recently discussed the emotions involved in coming back to Happy Valley and what drove him to remain in the B1G with Ohio State:
Jamari Wheeler on returning to Penn State on Sunday: “I’m just excited to go back and play where I was at four years ago. … I’m just excited to go back.”
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) December 3, 2021
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Wheeler says the coaching change at PSU was a big factor in why he transferred this offseason.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) December 3, 2021
Jamari Wheeler says “I’m sure I’ll get some boos” at Penn State.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) December 3, 2021
Jamari Wheeler says trash talk “gets me going,” and that he’s expecting some of that in the upcoming Penn State game.
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) December 3, 2021
Jamari Wheeler: “This non-conference schedule we had prepared us for this first Big Ten game. I feel like we had one of the hardest non-conference schedules.”
— Griffin Strom (@GriffinStrom3) December 3, 2021
Wheeler’s 191 steals rank 6th in Penn State program history; he led the B1G in steals per game the last 2 seasons.
Ohio State (5-2) at Penn State (4-3) is slated for a 7:30 p.m. ET tipoff and will be televised on the B1G Network. Ohio State leads the all-time series 41-19 vs. Penn State.
