STATE COLLEGE — Penn State has tabbed Boston University’s Pat Chambers to take over the Nittany Lions basketball program, capping a whirlwind coaching search following the surprise departure of Ed DeChellis.

A posting on the website for Boston University announced the move late Friday afternoon, confirmed soon afterward by Penn State.

“Penn State basketball begins a new era today,” Nittany Lions athletic director Tim Curley said Friday, “and Patrick Chambers ushers in that era with proven success, an appreciation of and commitment to Penn State ideals, and the energy and enthusiasm required to compete at the highest level.”

Chambers, a former Villanova assistant, led the Terriers to their first America East title and NCAA tournament in nine seasons this spring. Boston lost in the second round to Kansas.

He is 42-28 since joining the Terriers in 2009.

Chambers last month signed an extension that would have kept him at Boston through 2015-16.