The Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team is an

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team representing

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. They are a member of the

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and play home games at the 15,261-seat

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, moving there from

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during the 1995–96 season. Their student cheering section is known as the Legion of Blue. The program has nine NCAA tournament appearances with its best finish coming in

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, reaching the Final Four. Its most recent appearance was in

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, when the team lost to the

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in the round of 64. The program also has 11 appearances in the

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, with the most recent being in

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, when they beat

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to win the NIT championship. They also won the NIT championship in

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Current coaching staff

Coaching history

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Nittany Lions have appeared in the NCAA tournament nine times. Their combined record is 9–11.

NIT results

The Nittany Lions have appeared in the

(NIT) 11 times. Their combined record is 27–9. They were NIT champions in 2009 and 2018.

CBI results

The Nittany Lions have appeared in the

College Basketball Invitational The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI s ...

(CBI) once. Their record is 1–1.

Statistical Leaders

Points

⁺ 2020 B1G Tournament and 2020 NCAA Tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 Pandemic.

Assists

Rebounds

NBA players

NBA Draft

Other 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. Chris Babb

* Lamar Stevens *

Josh Reaves Joshua Alexander Reaves (born June 4, 1997) is a Bolivian-American professional basketball player for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA G League. He played college basketball at Penn State. Early life and high school Reaves was born and g ...

Tim Frazier Tim Frazier (born November 1, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. Frazier played high school basketball for Strake Jesuit College Preparatory and com ...

Chris Babb Chris Babb (born February 14, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for Pennsylvania State University and Iowa State University. Early life ...

John Amaechi John Uzoma Ekwugha Amaechi , Order of the British Empire, OBE (; born 26 November 1970) is a British-American psychologist, consultant and former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Vanderbilt Commodores men's baske ...

* Joe Crispin *

Tom Hovasse Thomas Wayne Hovasse (born January 31, 1967) is an American basketball coach and former player. After growing up in Security, Colorado, he played college basketball at Penn State. After not being selected in the 1989 NBA draft, he played profes ...

Herschel Baltimore Herschel David "Herk" Baltimore (June 21, 1921 – January 1, 1968) was an American professional basketball player. Baltimore played college basketball for the Penn State Nittany Lions. He served in World War II and received the Bronze Star Meda ...

* John Barr

International players

(born 1990), basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

* Trey Lewis (born 1992), basketball player in the

* Mike Watkins (born 1995), basketball player for

Hapoel Haifa Hapoel Haifa Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל חיפה, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Haifa'') is an Israeli football club located in the city of Haifa. The club won one championship (1998–99) and 4 Israeli cups ( ...

in the

Season by Season Records

Overcoming historical irrelevance

At a school where the football program captures the vast majority of media and fan interest, the basketball program has historically struggled to draw fans and administrative support. Penn State is consistently ranked near the bottom of the Big Ten in attendance and revenue, which has been attributed to local apathy and noncompetitive teams. The Bryce Jordan Center has far more seats than can regularly be filled, and large, black curtains cover parts of the upper deck during most non-conference and weekday games. Penn State has come close to breaking through on several occasions in the 21st century, only to fall back to mediocrity. They reached the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in over 50 years in 2001 after upsetting #2

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in the Round of 32, only to fall to a 3–13 record in the Big Ten the next year. The 2008-09 and 2017-18 teams won the NIT, but did not reach the tournament the next year. Penn State hoops reached new levels of popularity during the 2019–20 season after fielding a team that peaked at #9 in the Associated Press (AP) poll. The team hosted its first sellout since 2011 in a February showdown against

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, a contest they would win 83–77, extending a mid-season win streak that would eventually reach eight games.

Students rallied around the idea of Penn State as a "basketball school," and players such as seniors Lamar Stevens and Mike Watkins became household names across campus, even among non-basketball fans. In what was referred to as "the most Penn State basketball thing ever" by fans on social media, the season was cancelled prior to the start of the Big Ten Tournament due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Stevens finished only seven points from becoming Penn State's all-time leading scorer, a feat that would almost certainly have been reached had the season not been cut short. Though an NCAA tournament bracket was never officially revealed, head coach

Pat Chambers Patrick Brian Chambers (born December 13, 1970) is an American college basketball coach and is the current head coach at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is formerly the head men's basketball coach at Penn State and Boston University. Biograph ...

announced that the 2019-20 team would be included on the team banner of tournament appearances.

Penn State Men's Basketball Radio Affiliates

http://www.gopsusports.com/ot/nl-update-affiliates.html 2011-2012 PSU Network Affiliates - Men's Basketball * WAEB (790 AM)

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(1430 AM) Altoona *

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(103.1 FM) Avoca *

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(106.1 FM) Beaver Springs * WRAX (1600 AM)

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(680 AM)

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* WCPA (900 AM) Clearfield *

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(95.9 FM) DuBois * WPSE (1450 AM)

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(1450 AM)

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(1320 AM) Gettysburg * WHVR (1280 AM)

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(1400 AM)

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* W237DE (95.3 FM)

* WODS (1300 AM)

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(1200 AM) Hughesville *

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(106.3 FM)

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* WRKY (1490 AM) Lancaster *

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(1440 AM)

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* WLBR (1270 AM)

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* WIBF (92.5 FM) Lewistown * WOGA (92.3 FM)

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(1490 AM) Meadville * WUZZ (1280 AM) New Castle * WVNJ (1160 AM)

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(990 AM)

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(1410 AM)

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(1360 AM) Pottsville *

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(1340 AM)

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(910 AM)

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* WQWK (1450 AM) State College *

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(1070 AM) Sunbury *

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(1230 AM) Titusville *

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(1310 AM)

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(1340 AM) Tyrone * W264BZ (100.7 FM) Tyrone * WICU (1310 AM)

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(980 AM)

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* WRAK (1400 AM) Williamsport * WSBA (910 AM)

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References

External links

* {{Big Ten Conference men's basketball navbox