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{{short description|Men's basketball team of Penn State University}}

{{Infobox CBB Team

|name = Penn State Nittany Lions basketball

|current = 2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

|logo = Penn State wordmark.svg

|logo_size = 250

|university = Pennsylvania State University

|conference = Big Ten

|location = University Park, Pennsylvania

| firstseason = 1896–97

|coach = Mike Rhoades

|tenure = 2nd

|arena = Bryce Jordan Center

|capacity = 15,261

|nickname = Nittany Lions

|studentsection = Legion of Blue

|h_pattern_b=_thinsidesonwhite|h_body= 091F40 |h_shorts= 091F40 |h_pattern_s=_blanksides2

|a_pattern_b=_thinwhitesides|a_body= 091F40 |a_shorts= 091F40 |a_pattern_s=_whitesides

|NCAAfinalfour = 1954

|NCAAeliteeight = 1942, 1954

|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1952, 1954, 1955, 2001

|NCAAtourneys = 1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2011, 2023

|conference_tournament= 1991

|division_season= 1977

}}

The Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing 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 team played its first season of basketball in 1897, finishing with a 1-1 record after playing Bucknell twice. They lost the first game 4-24, and won the second 10-7. The team went without a formal head coach until Burke Hermann in 1916.{{Cite web |title=2022-23 Penn State Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) |url=https://gopsusports.com/documents/2023/3/12/MEDIA_GUIDE.pdf |access-date=2024-06-14 |website=Penn State Athletics |language=en}}

The program has ten NCAA tournament appearances with its best finish coming in 1954, reaching the Final Four. Its most recent appearance was in 2023, when the team beat Texas A&M in the first round. The program also has 11 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament, with the most recent being in 2018, when they beat Utah to win the NIT championship. They also won the NIT championship in 2009.

Current coaching staff

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|Position|Name|Year|Alma mater}}
Head CoachMike Rhoades2023Lebanon Valley (1995)
Associate Head CoachJamal Brunt2023Randolph-Macon College (2003)
Assistant CoachBrent Scott2023Rice University (1993)
Assistant CoachJimmy Martelli2023Dickinson College (2005)
Assistant to the Head CoachJoe Crispin2023Penn State (2001)
Director of RecruitingBrandon Rozzell2023Virginia Commonwealth University (2011)
Associate Director of Athletic Training ServicesJon Salazer2001Penn State (1993)
Assistant Director of Athletic PerformanceGreg Miskinis2009Penn State (2008)

Coaching history

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Coach

!Years

!Seasons

!Record

!Pct.

!Cnf. Record

!Pct.

!Cnf. Titles

!Nat. Titles

! NCAA Appearances

No coach

|1897–1915, 1917–1918

|20

|131–65–1

|{{Winning percentage|131|65|1}}

|

|

|

|0

|

Burke M. "Dutch" Hermann

|1916–1918, 1919–32

|15

|148–73

|{{Winning percentage|184|73}}

|

|

|

|0

|

Hugo Bezdek

|1919

|1

|11–2

|{{Winning percentage|11|2}}

|

|

|

|0

|

Earl Leslie

|1933–36

|4

|29–28

|{{Winning percentage|29|28}}

|0–10

|{{Winning percentage|0|10}}

|0

|0

|

John Lawther

|1937–49

|13

|150–93

|{{Winning percentage|150|93}}

|17–13

|{{Winning percentage|17|13}}

|0

|0

|1

Elmer Gross

|1949–54

|5

|80–40

|{{Winning percentage|80|40}}

|

|

|

|0

|2

John Egli

|1954–68

|14

|187–135

|{{Winning percentage|187|135}}

|

|

|

|0

|2

Johnny Bach

|1968–78

|10

|122–121

|{{Winning percentage|122|121}}

|9–11

|{{Winning percentage|9|11}}

|0

|0

|0

Dick Harter

|1978–83

|5

|79–61

|{{Winning percentage|79|61}}

|13–11

|{{Winning percentage|79|61}}

|0

|0

|0

Bruce Parkhill

|1983–95

|12

|181–169

|{{Winning percentage|181|169}}

|82–116

|{{Winning percentage|82|116}}

|1

|0

|1

Jerry Dunn

|1995–2003

|8

|117–121

|{{Winning percentage|117|121}}

|45–87

|{{Winning percentage|45|87}}

|0

|0

|2

Ed DeChellis

|2003–2011

|8

|114–138

|{{Winning percentage|114|138}}

|41–95

|{{Winning percentage|41|95}}

|0

|0

|1

Pat Chambers

|2011–2020

|9

|148–150

|{{Winning percentage|148|150}}

|56–110

|{{Winning percentage|56|110}}

|0

|0

|0

Jim Ferry

|2020–2021

|1

|11–14

|{{Winning percentage|11|14}}

|7–12

|{{Winning percentage|7|12}}

|0

|0

|0

Micah Shrewsberry

|2021–2023

|2

|37–31

|{{Winning percentage|37|31}}

|17–23

|{{Winning percentage|17|23}}

|0

|0

|1

Mike Rhoades

|2023–Present

|2

|32–32

|{{Winning percentage|32|32}}

|15–25

|{{Winning percentage|15|25}}

|0

|0

|0

Totals

|1897–present

|129

|1577–1273–1

|{{Winning percentage|1577|1273|1}}

|302–513

|{{Winning percentage|302|513}}

|1

|0

|10

Postseason

=NCAA tournament results=

The Nittany Lions have appeared in the NCAA tournament 10 times. Their combined record is 10–11.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}
align="center"

| 1942

Elite Eight
Regional 3rd Place Game		Dartmouth
Illinois		L 39–44
W 41–34
align="center"

| 1952

Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Kentucky
NC State		L 54–82
L 60–69
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| 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
align="center"

| 1955

First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Memphis State
Iowa
Kentucky		W 59–55
L 53–82
L 59–84
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| 1965

First RoundPrincetonL 58–60
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| 1991

#13First Round
Second Round		#4 UCLA
#12 Eastern Michigan		W 74–69
L 68–71 OT
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| 1996

#5First Round#12 ArkansasL 80–86
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| 2001

#7First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#10 Providence
#2 North Carolina
#11 Temple		W 69–59
W 82–74
L 72–84
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| 2011

#10First Round#7 TempleL 64–66
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| 2023

#10First Round
Second Round		#7 Texas A&M
#2 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.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}

align="center"

| 1966

First RoundSan FranciscoL 77–89
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| 1980

First RoundAlabamaL 49–53
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| 1989

First Round
Second Round		Murray State
Villanova		W 89–73
L 67–76
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| 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
align="center"

| 1992

First RoundPittsburghL 65–67
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| 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
align="center"

| 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
align="center"

| 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
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| 2006

Opening RoundRutgersL 71–76
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| 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
align="center"

| 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
align="center"

=CBI results=

The Nittany Lions have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 1–1.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Penn State Nittany Lions|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}

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| 2014

First Round
Quarterfinals		Hampton
Siena		W 69–65
L 52–54

Statistical Leaders

{{See also|Penn State Nittany Lions basketball statistical leaders}}

= 1,000 Point Scorers =

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Points

!Years

!

!Rank

!Player

!Points

!Years

!

!Rank

!Player

!Points

!Years

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

| colspan="4" rowspan="11" |

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 =

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!Rank

!Player

!Assists

!Years

!

!Rank

!Player

!Assists

!Years

1

|Tim Frazier

|641

|2009-2014

|

|12

|Jalen Pickett

|378

|2021–2023

2

|Freddie Barnes

|600

|1988-1992

|

|13

|Ron Brown

|350

|1972-1974

3

|Dan Earl

|574

|1993-1999

|

|14

|Tony Ward

|331

|1984-1988

4

|Talor Battle

|517

|2007-2011

|

|15

|Tony Carr

|325

|2016-2018

T-5

|Joe Crispin

|485

|1997-2001

|

|16

|Shep Garner

|317

|2014-2018

T-5

|Tom Wilkinson

|485

|1976-1980

|

|17

|Josh Reaves

|310

|2015–2019

7

|Monroe Brown

|450

|1988-1992

|

|18

|Pete Lisicky

|291

|1994-1998

8

|Titus Ivory

|443

|1996-2001

|

|19

|D.J. Newbill

|288

|2012-2015

9

|Ben Luber

|418

|2003-2007

|

|20

|Brandon Watkins

|287

|1999-2003

10

|Ace Baldwin Jr.

|412

|2023-2025

|

|21

|Lamar Stevens

|262

|2016-2020

11

|Dwight Gibson

|385

|1991-1995

|

|22

|

|

|

= Rebounds (650+) =

class="wikitable"

!Rank

!Player

!Rebounds

!Years

!

!Rank

!Player

!Rebounds

!Years

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

|

| colspan="4" rowspan="6" |

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

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YearTeamNameOutlet
{{center| 1954}}{{center| 1st Team}}Jesse Arnelle{{center| Helms Foundation}}
{{center| 1955}}{{center| 2nd Team}}Jesse Arnelle{{center| Helms Foundation}}
{{center| 2023}}{{center| 2nd Team}}Jalen Pickett{{center| AP, NABC, SN}}

NBA players

= NBA draft =

File:Tony Carr.jpg]]

class="wikitable"
YearRoundPickNameTeam
{{center| 1947}}{{center| 3}}{{center| 10}}{{center| John Rusinko}}{{center| Baltimore Bullets}}
{{center| 1953}}{{center| 7}}{{center| 2}}{{center| Herman Sledzik}}{{center| Baltimore Bullets}}
{{center| 1955}}{{center| 2}}{{center| 13}}{{center| Jesse Arnelle}}{{center| Fort Wayne Pistons}}
{{center| 1965}}{{center| 3}}{{center| 22}}{{center| Bob Weiss}}{{center| Philadelphia 76ers}}
{{center| 1966}}{{center| 11}}{{center| 6}}{{center| Carver Clinton}}{{center| Philadelphia 76ers}}
{{center| 1974}}{{center| 7}}{{center| 17}}{{center| Ron Brown}}{{center| Boston Celtics}}
{{center| 1981}}{{center| 3}}{{center| 57}}{{center| Frank Brickowski}}{{center| New York Knicks}}
{{center| 1983}}{{center| 8}}{{center| 12}}{{center| Mike Lang}}{{center| New York Knicks}}
{{center| 1984}}{{center| 10}}{{center| 211}}{{center| Dick Mumma}}{{center| Los Angeles Clippers}}
{{center| 1994}}{{center| 10}}{{center| 211}}{{center| John Amaechi}}{{center| Cleveland Cavaliers}}
{{center| 1999}}{{center| 2}}{{center| 35}}{{center| Calvin Booth}}{{center| Washington Wizards}}
{{center| 2018}}{{center| 2}}{{center| 51}}{{center| Tony Carr }}{{center| New Orleans Pelicans}}
{{center| 2023}}{{center| 2}}{{center| 32}}{{center| Jalen Pickett}}{{center| Denver Nuggets}}
{{center| 2023}}{{center| 2}}{{center| 46}}{{center| Seth Lundy}}{{center| Atlanta Hawks}}

= 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.

File:Chris Babb.jpg]]

Season by Season Records

{{Main|List of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons}}

Penn State Men's Basketball Radio Affiliates

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References

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External links

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