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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 Nittany Lions represent the Pennsylvania State University in the NCAA's Big Ten Conference. Penn State began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1896. [ 1 ] However, the school's record book does not generally list records from before the 1950s, as records from before this period are often incomplete and inconsistent.
Penn State played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania – the first six at Rec Hall before opening the brand new Bryce Jordan Center on January 11, 1996. [2] After winning the first 13 games of the season, the Nittany Lions climbed as high as No. 9 in the AP poll, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament .
This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball program. [1] Seasons. Statistics overview Season Coach Overall Conference
Penn State men's basketball hasn't started this well since the turn of the century, but the Nittany Lions have broken the streak after defeating Fordham 85-66 in the Sunshine Slam semifinal ...
For Penn State women's basketball players, see Category:Penn State Lady Lions basketball players. Pages in category "Penn State Nittany Lions basketball players" The following 61 pages are in this category, out of 61 total.
After upsetting UCLA in the first round, Penn State was beaten in overtime by Eastern Michigan in the second round. Penn State finished the season with an overall record of 21–11 (10–8 A-10). This was Penn State's final season in the Atlantic 10. The Nittany Lions played an independent schedule in 1991-92, then joined the Big Ten on July 1 ...
The 2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.They are led by head coach Pat Chambers, in his seventh season with the team, and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.