2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Basketball

|year=2013–14

|team=Penn State Nittany Lions

|sex=none

|image=Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg

|image_size=250

|conference=Big Ten Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Big Ten

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record= 16–18

|conf_record= 6–12

|head_coach=Pat Chambers

|asst_coach1=Eugene Burroughs

|asst_coach2=Brian Daly

|asst_coach3=Dwayne Anderson

|stadium=Bryce Jordan Center

|champion=

|bowl=CBI Quarterfinals vs. Siena

|bowl_result=L 52–54

}}

{{2013–14 Big Ten men's basketball standings}}

The 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers was in his third season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Siena.

Departures

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! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes

sortname| Sasa Borovnjak21F6'9"225RS JuniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated, decided to forgo fifth year of eligibility
sortname| Nick Colella20SG6'3"195SeniorNew Castle, PennsylvaniaGraduated
sortname| Jermaine Marshall11SG6'4"200RS JuniorEtters, PennsylvaniaGraduate Transfer to Arizona State
sortname| Jon Graham25F6'8"240RS SophomoreBaltimore, MarylandTransfer
sortname| Patrick Ackerman32C6'11"230FreshmanRutland, MassachusettsTransfer
sortname| Akosa Maduegbunam1SG6'3"200FreshmanBoston, MassachusettsTransfer

Personnel

=Roster=

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{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Keith Urgo ({{college|Fairfield}})
  • Brian Daly ({{college|Saint Joseph's}})
  • Dwayne Anderson ({{college|Villanova}})

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=Coaching staff=

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|Position|Name|Year|Alma mater}}
Head coachPatrick Chambers2011Philadelphia University (1994)
Associate head coachKeith Urgo2011Fairfield University (2002)
Associate head coachBrian Daly2011St. Joseph's University (1992)
Assistant coachDwayne Anderson2013Villanova University (2009)
Director of Basketball OperationsRoss Condon2011Villanova University (2007)
On campus recruiting coordinatorDavid Caporaletti2011Philadelphia University (1993)
Athletic trainerJon Salazer2001Penn State (1993)
Director of player developmentRyan Devlin2013Philadelphia University (2005)
Strength and conditioning coachBrandon Spayd2013Juniata College (2010)
Graduate ManagerNicholas Colella2013Penn State (2013)
Graduate ManagerAndrew Jones III2013Penn State (2011)

Schedule and results

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|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Exhibition

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| date = Nov 3

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Northwood

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 98–61

| overtime =

| attend = 4,049

| record = —

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 9

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Wagner

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 74–62

| overtime =

| attend = 4,752

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 13

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Bucknell

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 80–90

| overtime =

| attend = 4,670

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 16

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Penn

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Palestra

| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 83–71

| overtime =

| attend = 4,130

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 19

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = La Salle

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 79–72

| overtime =

| attend = 4,240

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 24

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Longwood

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = Barclays Center Classic

| tv =

| score = 93–67

| overtime =

| attend = 4,261

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 26

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Monmouth

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = Barclays Center Classic

| tv = BTN

| score = 84–52

| overtime =

| attend = 3,912

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 29

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = St. John's

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Barclays Center

| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY

| gamename = Barclays Center Classic semifinals

| tv =

| score = 89–82

| overtime = OT

| attend = 4,231

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 30

| time = 4:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Ole Miss

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Barclays Center

| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY

| gamename = Barclays Center Classic championship

| tv = NBCSN

| score = 76–79

| overtime =

| attend = 3,088

| record = 6–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 3

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Petersen Events Center

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename = ACC–Big Ten Challenge

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 69–78

| overtime =

| attend = 12,510

| record = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 7

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Marshall

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN3

| score = 90–77

| overtime =

| attend = 5,633

| record = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 11

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Duquesne

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Consol Energy Center

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 68–59

| overtime =

| attend = 5,246

| record = 8–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 14

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Princeton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Rec Hall

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 79–81

| overtime = OT

| attend = 6,188

| record = 8–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Mount St. Mary's

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 92–82

| overtime =

| attend = 8,284

| record = 9–4

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Big Ten regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 31

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 63–79

| overtime =

| attend = 7,397

| record = 9–5 (0–1)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4

| time = 2:15 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = State Farm Center

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 55–75

| overtime =

| attend = 15,390

| record = 9–6 (0–2)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 8

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 65–68

| overtime =

| attend = 5,010

| record = 9–7 (0–3)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 11

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Indiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 76–79

| overtime =

| attend = 8,079

| record = 9–8 (0–4)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 14

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Crisler Arena

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 67–80

| overtime =

| attend = 12,707

| record = 9–9 (0–5)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 18

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Purdue

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 64–65

| overtime =

| attend = 14,124

| record = 9–10 (0–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 23

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 58–54

| overtime =

| attend = 5,705

| record = 10–10 (1–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 29

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 24

| site_stadium = Value City Arena

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 71–70

| overtime = OT

| attend = 15,453

| record = 11–10 (2–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 2

| time = 11:30 a.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Purdue

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 79–68

| overtime =

| attend = 7,832

| record = 12–10 (3–6)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 6

| time = 9:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank = 9

| site_stadium = Breslin Center

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 67–82

| overtime =

| attend = 14,797

| record = 12–11 (3–7)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 9

| time = 4:15 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 55–60

| overtime =

| attend = 7,573

| record = 12–12 (3–8)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 12

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Indiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Assembly Hall

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 66–65

| overtime =

| attend = 17,472

| record = 13–12 (4–8)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 70–82

| overtime =

| attend = 10,428

| record = 13–13 (4–9)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 20

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Nebraska

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 67–80

| overtime =

| attend = 15,797

| record = 13–14 (4–10)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 27

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 65–63

| overtime =

| attend = 8,736

| record = 14–14 (5–10)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 2

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank = 14

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 66–71

| overtime =

| attend = 7,807

| record = 14–15 (5–11)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 6

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| tv = ESPNU

| score = 59–32

| overtime =

| attend = 6,253

| record = 15–15 (6–11)

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 9

| time = 5:15 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Williams Arena

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| gamename =

| tv = BTN

| score = 63–81

| overtime =

| attend = 12,775

| record = 15–16 (6–12)

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Big Ten tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 13

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = no

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bankers Life Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Indianapolis, IN

| gamename = First round

| tv = ESPN2

| score = 56–63

| overtime =

| attend = N/A

| record = 15–17

}}

|-

!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| College Basketball Invitational

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 19

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Hampton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| gamename = First round

| tv =

| score = 69–65

| overtime =

| attend = 2,118

| record = 16–17

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 24

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = no

| opponent = Siena

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Times Union Center

| site_cityst = Albany, NY

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| tv = CBSSN

| score = 52–54

| overtime =

| attend = 3,598

| record = 16–18

}}

{{CBB schedule end

|poll=AP poll

|timezone = Eastern Time}}

Source - [http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/psu-m-baskbl-sched.html]

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