Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
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)Penn State Nittany Lions | |||
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University Park, Pennsylvania | |||
Arena | Bryce Jordan Center (Capacity: 15,261) | ||
Nickname | Nittany Lions | ||
Student section | Legion of Blue | ||
Colors | Blue and white[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1954 | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1942, 1954 | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1952, 1954, 1955, 2001 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
1991, 2001, 2023 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2011, 2023 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
Atlantic 10: 1991 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
Eastern Collegiate League West: 1977 |
The Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team is an
the Pennsylvania State University. They play home games at the 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center, moving there from Rec Hall during the 1995–96 season. Their student cheering section is known as the Legion of Blue
.
The program has ten
Utah to win the NIT championship. They also won the NIT championship in 2009
.
Current coaching staff
Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
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Head Coach | Mike Rhoades | 2023 | Lebanon Valley (1995)
|
Associate Head Coach | Jamal Brunt | 2023 | Randolph-Macon College (2003)
|
Assistant Coach | Brent Scott | 2023 | Rice University (1993) |
Assistant Coach | Jimmy Martelli | 2023 | Dickinson College (2005) |
Assistant to the Head Coach | Joe Crispin | 2023 | Penn State (2001) |
Director of Recruiting | Brandon Rozzell | 2023 | Virginia Commonwealth University (2011) |
Associate Director of Athletic Training Services | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993) |
Assistant Director of Athletic Performance | Greg Miskinis | 2009 | Penn State (2008) |
Coaching history
Coach | Years | Seasons | Record | Pct. | Cnf. Record | Pct. | Cnf. Titles | Nat. Titles | NCAA Appearances |
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No coach | 1897–1915, 1917–1918 | 20 | 131–65–1 | .668 | 0 | ||||
Burke M. "Dutch" Hermann | 1916–1918, 1919–32 | 15 | 148–73 | .716 | 0 | ||||
Hugo Bezdek | 1919 | 1 | 11–2 | .846 | 0 | ||||
Earl Leslie | 1933–36 | 4 | 29–28 | .509 | 0–10 | .000 | 0 | 0 | |
John Lawther | 1937–49 | 13 | 150–93 | .617 | 17–13 | .567 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Elmer Gross | 1949–54 | 5 | 80–40 | .667 | 0 | 2 | |||
John Egli | 1954–68 | 14 | 187–135 | .581 | 0 | 2 | |||
Johnny Bach | 1968–78 | 10 | 122–121 | .502 | 9–11 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dick Harter | 1978–83 | 5 | 79–61 | .564 | 13–11 | .564 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Parkhill | 1983–95 | 12 | 181–169 | .517 | 82–116 | .414 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jerry Dunn | 1995–2003 | 8 | 117–121 | .492 | 45–87 | .341 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ed DeChellis | 2003–2011 | 8 | 114–138 | .452 | 41–95 | .301 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pat Chambers | 2011–2020 | 9 | 148–150 | .497 | 56–110 | .337 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Ferry | 2020–2021 | 1 | 11–14 | .440 | 7–12 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Micah Shrewsberry | 2021–2023 | 2 | 37–31 | .544 | 17–23 | .425 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike Rhoades | 2023–Present | 1 | 15–16 | .484 | 9–11 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 1897–present | 125 | 1560–1257–1 | .555 | 296–499 | .372 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Nittany Lions have appeared in the
NCAA tournament
10 times. Their combined record is 10–11.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1942 |
Elite Eight Regional 3rd Place Game |
Dartmouth Illinois |
L 39–44 W 41–34 | |
1952 |
Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
Kentucky NC State |
L 54–82 L 60–69 | |
1954 |
First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game |
Toledo LSU Notre Dame La Salle USC |
W 62–50 W 78–70 W 71–63 L 54–69 W 70–61 | |
1955 |
First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game |
Memphis State Iowa Kentucky |
W 59–55 L 53–82 L 59–84 | |
1965 |
First Round | Princeton | L 58–60 | |
1991 | #13 | First Round Second Round |
#4 UCLA #12 Eastern Michigan |
W 74–69 L 68–71 OT |
1996 | #5 | First Round | #12 Arkansas | L 80–86 |
2001 | #7 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#10 Providence #2 North Carolina #11 Temple |
W 69–59 W 82–74 L 72–84 |
2011 | #10 | First Round | #7 Temple | L 64–66 |
2023 | #10 | First Round Second Round |
#7 Texas |
W 76–59 L 66–71 |
NIT results
The Nittany Lions have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 11 times. Their combined record is 27–9. They were NIT champions in 2009 and 2018.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1966 | First Round | San Francisco | L 77–89 |
1980 | First Round | Alabama | L 49–53 |
1989 | First Round Second Round |
Murray State Villanova |
W 89–73 L 67–76 |
1990 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game |
Marquette Maryland Rutgers Vanderbilt New Mexico |
W 57–54 W 80–78 W 58–55 L 62–75 W 83–81 |
1992 | First Round | Pittsburgh | L 65–67 |
1995 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game |
Miami (FL) Nebraska Iowa Marquette Canisius |
W 62–56 W 65–59 W 67–64 L 79–81 W 66–62 |
1998 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
Rider Dayton Georgia Tech Georgia Minnesota |
W 82–68 W 77–74 W 77–70 W 66–60 L 72–79 |
2000 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals 3rd Place Game |
Princeton Siena Kent State Notre Dame NC State |
W 55–41 W 105–103 W 81–74 L 52–73 W 74–72 |
2006 | Opening Round | Rutgers | L 71–76 |
2009 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
George Mason Rhode Island Florida Notre Dame Baylor |
W 77–73 OT W 83–72 W 71–62 W 67–59 W 69–63 |
2018 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
Temple Notre Dame Marquette Mississippi State Utah |
W 63–57 W 73–63 W 85–80 W 75–60 W 82–66 |
CBI results
The Nittany Lions have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 1–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2014 | First Round Quarterfinals |
Hampton Siena |
W 69–65 L 52–54 |
Statistical Leaders
1,000 Point Scorers
Rank | Player | Points | Years | Rank | Player | Points | Years | Rank | Player | Points | Years | ||||||
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1 | Talor Battle | 2,213 | 2007-2011 | 17 | John Amaechi | 1,310 | 1992-1995 | 33 | Gyasi Cline-Heard | 1,058 | 1997-2001 | ||||||
2 | Lamar Stevens+ | 2,207 | 2016-2020 | 18 | Brandon Taylor | 1,289 | 2012-2016 | 34 | Steve Kuhn | 1,057 | 1976-1980 | ||||||
3 | Jesse Arnelle | 2,138 | 1951-1955 | 19 | Calvin Booth | 1,288 | 1995-1999 | 35 | James Barnes | 1,025 | 1987-1991 | ||||||
4 | Joe Crispin | 1,986 | 1997-2001 | 20 | Seth Lundy | 1,283 | 2019-2023 | 36 | Tony Ward | 1,020 | 1984-1988 | ||||||
5 | D.J. Newbill | 1,812 | 2012-2015 | 21 | Dan Earl | 1,256 | 1993-1999 | 37 | Mike Edelman | 1,019 | 1978-1982 | ||||||
6 | Shep Garner | 1,629 | 2014-2018 | 22 | Monroe Brown | 1,244 | 1988-1992 | 38 | Gene Harris | 1,018 | 1959-1962 | ||||||
7 | Pete Lisicky | 1,605 | 1994-1998 | 23 | Ron Brown | 1,184 | 1972-1974 | 39 | Mike Lang | 1,014 | 1979-1983 | ||||||
8 | Jamelle Cornley | 1,579 | 2005-2009 | 24 | Mike Watkins | 1,171 | 2016-2020 | 40 | Jeff Miller | 1,008 | 1974-1978 | ||||||
9 | DeRon Hayes | 1,570 | 1989-1993 | 25 | Carver Clinton | 1,165 | 1963-1966 | ||||||||||
10 | Tim Frazier | 1,543 | 2009-2014 | 26 | Tony Carr | 1,161 | 2016-2018 | ||||||||||
11 | Geary Claxton | 1,542 | 2004-2008 | 27 | Mark DuMars | 1,139 | 1958-1961 | ||||||||||
12 | Tom Hovasse | 1,459 | 1985-1989 | 28 | Myles Dread | 1,097 | 2018-2023 | ||||||||||
13 | Jarrett Stephens | 1,372 | 1995-2000 | 29 | Bob Weiss | 1,091 | 1962-1965 | ||||||||||
14 | Titus Ivory | 1,369 | 1996-2001 | 30 | Jeff Persson | 1,090 | 1965-1968 | ||||||||||
15 | Freddie Barnes | 1,342 | 1988-1992 | 31 | Josh Reaves | 1,079 | 2015-2019 | ||||||||||
16 | Ed Fogell | 1,329 | 1985-1990 | 32 | Jalen Pickett | 1,068 | 2021-2023 | ||||||||||
+ 2020 B1G Tournament and 2020 NCAA Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.
** denotes active player.
Assists
Rank | Player | Assists | Years | Rank | Player | Assists | Years | |
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1 | Tim Frazier | 641 | 2009-2014 | 11 | Jalen Pickett | 378 | 2021–2023 | |
2 | Freddie Barnes | 600 | 1988-1992 | 12 | Ron Brown | 350 | 1972-1974 | |
3 | Dan Earl | 574 | 1993-1999 | 13 | Tony Ward | 331 | 1984-1988 | |
4 | Talor Battle | 517 | 2007-2011 | 14 | Tony Carr | 325 | 2016-2018 | |
5 | Joe Crispin | 485 | 1997-2001 | 15 | Shep Garner | 317 | 2014-2018 | |
Tom Wilkinson | 485 | 1976-1980 | 16 | Josh Reaves | 310 | 2015–2019 | ||
7 | Monroe Brown | 450 | 1988-1992 | 17 | Pete Lisicky | 291 | 1994-1998 | |
8 | Titus Ivory | 443 | 1996-2001 | 18 | D.J. Newbill | 288 | 2012-2015 | |
9 | Ben Luber | 418 | 2003-2007 | 19 | Brandon Watkins | 287 | 1999-2003 | |
10 | Dwight Gibson | 385 | 1991-1995 | 20 | Lamar Stevens | 262 | 2016-2020 |
Rebounds (650+)
Rank | Player | Rebounds | Years | Rank | Player | Rebounds | Years | |
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1 | Jesse Arnelle | 1,238 | 1951-1955 | 12 | Carvin Jefferson | 713 | 1975-1979 | |
2 | Mike Watkins | 956 | 2016–2020 | 13 | Randy Meister | 712 | 1972-1975 | |
3 | Mike Lang | 912 | 1979-1983 | 14 | Jarrett Stephens | 703 | 1995-2000 | |
4 | Lamar Stevens | 875 | 2016-2020 | 15 | Andrew Jones | 681 | 2007-2011 | |
5 | Ross Travis | 816 | 2011-2015 | 16 | Gyasi Cline-Heard | 672 | 1997-2001 | |
6 | Gene Harris | 762 | 1959-1962 | |||||
7 | Geary Claxton | 755 | 2004-2008 | |||||
Jamelle Cornley | 755 | 2005-2009 | ||||||
9 | John Amaechi | 745 | 1992-1995 | |||||
10 | Carver Clinton | 734 | 1963-1966 | |||||
11 | Calvin Booth | 728 | 1995-1999 |
All-Americans
Year | Team | Name | Outlet |
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1954 |
1st Team |
Jesse Arnelle | Helms Foundation
|
1955 |
2nd Team |
Jesse Arnelle | Helms Foundation
|
2nd Team |
Jalen Pickett | SN |
NBA players
NBA draft
Year | Round | Pick | Name | Team |
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1947 |
3 |
10 |
John Rusinko |
Baltimore Bullets |
1953 |
7 |
2 |
Herman Sledzik |
Baltimore Bullets |
1955 |
2 |
13 |
Fort Wayne Pistons | |
1965 |
3 |
22 |
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1966 |
11 |
6 |
Carver Clinton |
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1974 |
7 |
17 |
Ron Brown |
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1981 |
3 |
57 |
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1983 |
8 |
12 |
Mike Lang |
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1984 |
10 |
211 |
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1994 |
10 |
211 |
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1999 |
2 |
35 |
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2018 |
2 |
51 |
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2023 |
2 |
32 |
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2023 |
2 |
46 |
Other NBA players
The following is a list of undrafted Penn State players who have played at least one NBA regular or post-season game. Bold denotes players with active NBA or NBA G League contracts.
- Lamar Stevens
- Andrew Funk
- Izaiah Brockington
- Josh Reaves
- Tim Frazier
- Chris Babb
- John Amaechi
- Joe Crispin
- Tom Hovasse
- Herschel Baltimore
- John Barr
Season by Season Records
Penn State Men's Basketball Radio Affiliates
References
- ^ "Design Essentials". Brand.PSU.edu. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ http://www.gopsusports.com/ot/nl-update-affiliates.html 2011-2012 PSU Network Affiliates - Men's Basketball