The 2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented

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in the

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. They were led by interim head coach

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and played their home games at the

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 11–14, 7–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated

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before losing to

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in the second round. On October 21, 2020, head coach

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resigned after an internal investigation by the school into inappropriate conduct by Chambers. It had been reported in July that former player Rasir Bolton had left the program due to inappropriate comments to him by Chambers. New allegations surfaced after a later investigation by the school that led to Chambers resigning. Assistant coach Jim Ferry was named interim coach for the season. Following the end of the season, the school hired

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assistant coach

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as head coach.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2019–20 season 21–10, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the

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Offseason

Recruiting class

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

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References

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