The 2011–12 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represents

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. Head coach

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is in his first season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the

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(which has a capacity of 15,000) for the thirteenth consecutive season. They finished with a record of 12–20 overall, 4–14 in Big Ten play for a tied for a last place finish with Nebraska. They lost in the lost in the first round of the

2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament The 2012 Big Ten men's basketball tournament was held from March 8 through March 11 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. This was the first tournament to feature 12 teams of the expanded Big Ten, with Nebraska making its debut. The tournam ...

by Indiana.

Coaching staff

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons