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| School Name: | Pennsylvania State University |
| Location: | University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Arena: | Bryce Jordan Center |
| Capacity: | 15,261 |
| Conference: | Big Ten |
| Head coach: | Patrick Chambers |
The Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team is a NCAA Division I college basketball team representing the Pennsylvania State University. They are a member of the Big Ten Conference and play home games at the 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center, moving there from boisterous Rec Hall during the 1995–96 season. Their student cheering section is known as Nittany Nation.
The program has eight NCAA tournament appearances with its best finish coming in 1954, reaching the Final Four. Its most recent appearance was in 2011, when the team lost to the Temple Owls in the first round. The program also has 10 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament, with the most recent being in 2009, when they beat the Baylor Bears to win the NIT championship.
Contents
- 1 Current coaching staff
- 2 Coaching history
- 3 Postseason appearances by year
- 4 NBA draft
- 5 External Links
Current coaching staff[]
| Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Ed DeChellis | 2003 | Penn State (1982) |
| Assistant coach | Kurt Kanaskie | 2003 | La Salle (1980) |
| Assistant coach | |||
| Assistant coach | Dan Earl | 2005 | Penn State (1997) |
| Director of basketball operations | |||
| Athletic trainer | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993) |
| Video coordinator | DJ Black | 2008 | Penn State (2006) |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Brad Pantall | 2006 | Penn State (1996) |
Coaching history[]
| Coach | Years | Seasons | Record | Pct. | Cnf. Record | Pct. | Cnf. Titles | Nat. Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No coach | 1897–1912, 1917–1918 | 16 | 4-7 | .364 | 0 | |||
| J.F. Haddow | 1912–1914 | 2 | 16-7 | .696 | 0 | |||
| J.F. Park | 1914–1915 | 1 | 10-3 | .769 | 0 | |||
| Burke M. "Dutch" Hermann | 1915–1917, 1919–32 | 15 | 148-73 | .670 | 0 | |||
| Hugo Bezdek | 1918-19 | 1 | 11-2 | .846 | 0 | |||
| Earl "Spike" Leslie | 1932-36 | 4 | 29-28 | .509 | 0 | |||
| John Lawther | 1936-49 | 13 | 150-93 | .617 | 0 | |||
| Elmer Gross | 1949-54 | 5 | 80-40 | .667 | 0 | |||
| John Egli | 1954-68 | 14 | 187-135 | .581 | 0 | |||
| Johnny Bach | 1968-78 | 10 | 122-121 | .502 | 0 | |||
| Dick Harter | 1978-83 | 5 | 79-61 | .564 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Parkhill | 1983-95 | 12 | 181-169 | .517 | 89-120 | .426 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Dunn | 1995–2003 | 8 | 117-121 | .492 | 44-86 | .338 | 0 | |
| Ed DeChellis | 2003–present | 6 | 81-103 | .440 | 29-71 | .290 | 0 | |
| Totals | 1897–present | 112 | 1215-963 | .558 | 73-157 | .317 | 0 |
Postseason appearances by year[]
| Year | Coach | Tournament |
|---|---|---|
| 1942 | John Lawther | NCAA |
| 1952 | Elmer Gross | NCAA |
| 1954 | Elmer Gross | NCAA (Final Four) |
| 1955 | John Egli | NCAA |
| 1965 | John Egli | NCAA |
| 1966 | John Egli | NIT |
| 1980 | Dick Harter | NIT |
| 1989 | Bruce Parkhill | NIT (2nd Round) |
| 1990 | Bruce Parkhill | NIT (3rd Place) |
| 1991 | Bruce Parkhill | NCAA (2nd Round) |
| 1992 | Bruce Parkhill | NIT |
| 1995 | Bruce Parkhill | NIT (3rd Place) |
| 1996 | Jerry Dunn | NCAA |
| 1998 | Jerry Dunn | NIT |
| 2000 | Jerry Dunn | NIT |
| 2001 | Jerry Dunn | NCAA (Sweet Sixteen) |
| 2006 | Ed DeChellis | NIT |
| 2009 | Ed DeChellis | Won NIT |
| 2011 | Ed DeChellis | NCAA |
NBA draft[]
| Year | Name | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Arnelle | ||
External Links[]
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