2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
Record11–20 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Bryce Jordan Center
Seasons
  2008–09
2010–11  
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State144 .778298  .784
No. 10 Purdue 144 .778296  .829
No. 13 Michigan State 144 .778289  .757
No. 16 Wisconsin 135 .722249  .727
Illinois 108 .5562115  .583
Minnesota 99 .5002114  .600
Northwestern 711 .3892014  .588
Michigan 711 .3891517  .469
Indiana 414 .2221021  .323
Iowa 414 .2221022  .313
Penn State 315 .1671120  .355
2010 Big Ten tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his seventh season with the team. [1] The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,000, for the twelfth consecutive season. [2] This season marked team's the seventeenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions entered the season as the defending NIT champions.

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On November 30, 2009, the Nittany Lions became the first Big Ten team to win three straight games in the ACC – Big Ten Challenge when they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers. Penn State defeated Virginia Tech in 2007 and Georgia Tech in 2008. [3] The Nittany Lions completed the regular season with an 1119 (315) record. [4]

As the 11 seed they lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament to 6 seed Minnesota to end their season 1120

Current coaching staff

PositionNameYearAlma mater
Head coach Ed DeChellis 2003 Penn State (1982)
Assistant coach Kurt Kanaskie 2003 La Salle (1980)
Assistant coach Lewis Preston 2008 VMI (1993)
Assistant coach Dan Earl 2005 Penn State (1997)
Director of basketball operationsJon Perry2004 ETSU (2002)
Athletic trainerJon Salazer2001 Penn State (1993)
Video coordinatorDJ Black2008 Penn State (2006)
Strength and conditioning coachBrad Pantall2006 Penn State (1996)

Roster

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Chris Babb
Name [5] #PositionHeightWeightYearHome Town
Justin Hamilton2Forward65200Junior Pittsburgh, PA
Jermaine Marshall3Guard64190Freshman Etters, PA
Chris Babb 10Guard65215Sophomore Arlington, TX
Bill Edwards11Forward66235Freshman Middletown, OH
Talor Battle 12Guard60170Junior Albany, NY
Joe Silko13Guard511165Freshman South Fayette, PA
Adam Highberger14Guard62180RS Junior Blairsville, PA
David Jackson15Forward67210RS Junior Farrell, PA
Saša Borovnjak 21Forward69235Freshman Belgrade, Serbia
Andrew Jones22Forward610245RS Junior Philadelphia, PA
Tim Frazier 23Guard61160Freshman Houston, TX
Cammeron Woodyard24Guard65210Sophomore Westminster, MD
Jeff Brooks25Forward68200Junior Louisville, KY
Ryan Harro33Guard511165Freshman New Fairfield, CT
Billy Oliver35Forward68215RS Freshman Chatham, NJ
Steve Kirkpatrick41Forward65225Junior Carlisle, PA
Andrew Ott54Forward610240RS Junior Abington, PA

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6*
6:00 p.m., BTN.com
Slippery Rock W 82–51 
Bryce Jordan Center  (—)
University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13*
7:30 p.m., BTN.com
Penn W 70–55 1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (7,507)
University Park, PA
Nov 16*
7:30 p.m., BTN.com
Robert Morris W 80–61 2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (6,286)
University Park, PA
Nov 19*
4:00 p.m.,  ESPNU
vs.  UNC-Wilmington
Charleston Classic
L 69–80 2–1
Carolina First Arena  (535)
Charleston, SC
Nov 20*
12:30 p.m.,  CSN
vs.  Tulane
Charleston Classic
L 60–63 2–2
Carolina First Arena (—)
Charleston, SC
Nov 22*
10:00 a.m.
vs.  Davidson
Charleston Classic
W 59–57 3–2
Carolina First Arena (—)
Charleston, SC
Nov 25*
6:00 p.m.,  BTN
Sacred Heart W 87–75 4–2
Bryce Jordan Center (5,323)
University Park, PA
Nov 30*
7:00 p.m.,  ESPN2
at  Virginia
ACC - Big Ten Challenge
W 69–66 5–2
John Paul Jones Arena  (8,898)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 5*
4:00 p.m.
at  Temple L 42–45 5–3
Liacouras Center  (7,012)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 8*
6:30 p.m., BTN
UMBC W 58–42 6–3
Bryce Jordan Center (6,296)
University Park, PA
Dec 12*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Virginia Tech L 64–66 6–4
Bryce Jordan Center (11,237)
University Park, PA
Dec 19*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
Gardner-Webb W 104–57 7–4
Bryce Jordan Center (4,697)
University Park, PA
Dec 21*
5:00 pm, BTN.com
American W 76–57 8–4
Bryce Jordan Center (7,561)
University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
Dec 29
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at  Minnesota L 70–75 8–5 (0–1)
Williams Arena  (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 3
2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 23  Wisconsin L 46–63 8–6 (0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,114)
University Park, PA
Jan 7
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Michigan L 55–64 8–7 (0–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,799)
University Park, PA
Jan 12
9:00 p.m., BTN
at  Illinois L 53–54 8–8 (0–4)
Assembly Hall  (14,469)
Champaign, IL
Jan 16
1:00 p.m., BTN
at  Iowa L 64–67 8–9 (0–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena  (9,651)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 21
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Indiana L 61–67 8–10 (0–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,251)
University Park, PA
Jan 24
2:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 18 WisconsinL 71–79 OT8–11 (0–7)
Kohl Center  (17,230)
Madison, WI
Jan 27
6:30 p.m., BTN
IllinoisL 67–77 8–12 (0–8)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,085)
University Park, PA
Jan 31
3:00 p.m., BTN
at  Purdue L 46–66 8–13 (0–9)
Mackey Arena  (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 3
6:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 13  Ohio State L 62–75 8–14 (0–10)
Value City Arena  (14,148)
Columbus, OH
Feb 6
2:00 p.m., BTN
MinnesotaL 64–66 8–15 (0–11)
Bryce Jordan Center (10,291)
University Park, PA
Feb 13
12:00 p.m.,  ESPN
No. 10  Michigan State L 54–65 8–16 (0–12)
Bryce Jordan Center (14,017)
University Park, PA
Feb 17
8:30 p.m., BTN
at  Northwestern W 81–70 9–16 (1–12)
Welsh-Ryan Arena  (4,175)
Evanston, IL
Feb 20
6:00 p.m., BTN
at MichiganW 55–51 10–16 (2–12)
Crisler Arena  (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 24
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 9 Ohio StateL 67–75 10–17 (2–13)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,721)
University Park, PA
Feb 28
12:00 p.m., BTN
NorthwesternW 79–60 11–17 (3–13)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,352)
University Park, PA
Mar 4
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 11 Michigan StateL 65–67 11–18 (3–14)
Breslin Center  (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 6
2:30 p.m., BTN
No. 7 PurdueL 60–64 11–19 (3–15)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,865)
University Park, PA
Big Ten tournament
Mar 11
7:30 p.m., BTN
(11) vs. (6) Minnesota
First round
L 55–76 11–20
Conseco Fieldhouse  (—)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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The 2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University and completed the season by winning the 2009 National Invitation Tournament over the Baylor Bears at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Head Coach, Ed DeChellis, coached his sixth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,261, for the twelfth consecutive season. The season marked the team's sixteenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The 2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his eighth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,000, for the twelfth consecutive season. They finished with a record of 19–15 overall, 9–9 in Big Ten play for a 4 way tie for fourth place. They lost in the championship game to Ohio State in the 2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They receive an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which is their first time since 2001. They lost in the first round to Temple on a last-second buzzer beater.

The 2011–12 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers is in his first season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center 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 by Indiana.

The 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers was in his third season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Siena.

The 2013–14 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 7th year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 24–8 overall, 13–3 in Big Ten play to share the Big Ten Regular Season title with Michigan State. They lost in the quarterfinals to Ohio State in the 2014 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament which they defeated Wichita State in the first round, Florida in the second round before being eliminated by Stanford in the sweet sixteen.

The 2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers coached his fourth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center and were a member of the Big Ten Conference.

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The 2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team will represent Pennsylvania State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by ninth year head coach Coquese Washington, play their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in eleventh place. They advanced to the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament where they lost to Purdue.

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The 2016–17 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 10th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 21–11, 9–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They lost in the second round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Ohio and Fordham before losing to Virginia Tech in the third round.

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The 2017–18 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions, led by 11th-year head coach Coquese Washington, played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season of 16–16, 6–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Illinois in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament before losing to Michigan. They received an at-large to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they lost to Radford in the first round.

The 2018–19 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Pat Chambers, in his eighth 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. The Lions finished the season 14–18, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. They lost to Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.

The 2000–01 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Jerry Dunn, in his sixth 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. The Lions finished the season 21–12, 7–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a two-way tie for 6th place. They defeated Michigan and Michigan State before losing to Iowa in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament. They received a bid to the 2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Providence and North Carolina before losing to Temple in the Sweet 16.

The 2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by interim head coach Jim Ferry and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. 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 Nebraska before losing to Wisconsin in the second round.

The 1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995–96 season. The team was led by long-time assistant Jerry Dunn, serving in his first-year as head coach. 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. 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. Penn State lost to Arkansas in the opening round to finish the season with an overall record of 21–7.

The 2020–21 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Lions were led by second-year head coach Carolyn Kieger and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The 2021–22 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Micah Shrewsberry and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.

The 2022–23 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Micah Shrewsberry and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Illinois, Northwestern, and Indiana to advance to the championship game of the Big Ten tournament. There they lost to Purdue. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011 as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Texas A&M in the first round of the tournament, marking their first tournament win since 2001, before losing to Texas in the second round.

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