2008β09 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 27β11 (10β8 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Bryce Jordan Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Michigan State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Purdueβ | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 27 | – | 10 | .730 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 27 | – | 11 | .711 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2009 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2008β09 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. [1] 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. [2] The season marked the team's sixteenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
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Head coach |
2003 |
Penn State (1982)
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Assistant coach |
2003 |
La Salle (1980)
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Assistant coach |
2008 |
VMI (1993)
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Assistant coach |
2005 |
Penn State (1997)
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Director of basketball operations |
Jon Perry |
2004 |
ETSU (2002)
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Name [3] | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
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Chris Babb | 10 | Guard | 6β5 | 210 | Freshman | Arlington, TX |
Talor Battle | 12 | Guard | 5β11 | 165 | Sophomore | Albany, NY |
Jeff Brooks | 25 | Forward | 6β8 | 200 | Sophomore | Louisville, KY |
Jamelle Cornley | 2 | Forward | 6β5 | 240 | Senior | Columbus, OH |
Adam Highberger | 14 | Guard | 6β2 | 170 | Sophomore | Blairsville, PA |
David Jackson | 15 | Forward | 6β6 | 205 | Sophomore | Farrell, PA |
Andrew Jones III | 22 | Forward | 6β9 | 245 | Sophomore | Philadelphia |
Steve Kirkpatrick | 41 | Forward | 6β5 | 225 | Sophomore | Carlisle, PA |
Will Leiner | 13 | Guard | 6β1 | 170 | Senior | Coplay, PA |
Danny Morrissey | 33 | Guard | 6β3 | 190 | Senior | Cleveland, OH |
Billy Oliver | 42 | Forward | 6β8 | 205 | Freshman | Chatham, NJ |
Andrew Ott | 54 | Forward | 6β10 | 235 | Sophomore | Abington, PA |
Stanley Pringle | 11 | Guard | 6β1 | 180 | Senior | Virginia Beach, VA |
Joonas Suotamo | 21 | Forward | 6β10 | 230 | Senior | Espoo, Finland |
Cammeron Woodyard | 24 | Guard | 6β5 | 205 | Freshman | Westminster, MD |
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Aug 30* 12:00 p.m., no |
vs. Waterloo | W 83β52 | 1β0 |
Sheridan College Athletic Centre - Davis Campus Brampton, ON | |||||||
Aug 30* 7:00 p.m., no |
at Sheridan | W 83β65 | 2β0 |
Sheridan College Athletic Centre - Davis Campus Brampton, ON | |||||||
Aug 31* 7:00 p.m., no |
at Ryerson | W 102β68 | 3β0 |
Kerr Hall Gymnasium Toronto, ON | |||||||
Sep 1* 12:00 p.m., no |
at York | W 83β45 | 4β0 |
Tait McKenzie Centre Toronto, ON | |||||||
Nov 9* 2:00 p.m., no |
Bloomsburg | W 77β51 | 5β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov 14* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
William & Mary | W 65β51 | 1β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (8,026) University Park, PA | |||||||
Nov 17* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
NJIT Philly Hoop Group Classic [4] |
W 74β47 | 2β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (5,293) University Park, PA | |||||||
Nov 20* 7:00 p.m., BTN.com |
Hartford Philly Hoop Group Classic [4] |
W 89β64 | 3β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (5,142) University Park, PA | |||||||
Nov 23* 2:00 p.m., BTN |
New Hampshire | W 70β50 | 4β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (4,546) University Park, PA | |||||||
Nov 25* 7:30 p.m., CN8 |
vs. Penn | W 85β73 | 5β0 |
Palestra (4,581) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Nov 28* 6:30 p.m., CN8 |
vs.
Rhode Island Philly Hoop Group Classic semifinal |
L 72β77 | 5β1 |
Palestra (5,000) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Nov 29* 6:30 p.m., CN8 |
vs.
Towson Philly Hoop Group Classic consolation game |
W 78β54 | 6β1 |
Palestra (4,195) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec 3* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
at
Georgia Tech ACCβBig Ten Challenge |
W 85β83 | 7β1 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,900) Atlanta, GA | |||||||
Dec 6* 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Temple | L 59β65 | 7β2 |
Bryce Jordan Center (9,833) University Park, PA | |||||||
Dec 10* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Army | W 60β45 | 8β2 |
Bryce Jordan Center (5,720) University Park, PA | |||||||
Dec 13* 4:00 p.m., BTN.com |
Mount St. Mary's | W 61β56 | 9β2 |
Bryce Jordan Center (4,676) University Park, PA | |||||||
Dec 21* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Lafayette | W 83β55 | 10β2 |
Bryce Jordan Center (4,462) University Park, PA | |||||||
Dec 23* 7:00 p.m., BTN.com |
Sacred Heart | W 73β65 | 11β2 |
Bryce Jordan Center (4,407) University Park, PA | |||||||
Dec 31 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Northwestern | W 61β57 | 12β2 (1β0) |
Bryce Jordan Center (5,525) University Park, PA | |||||||
Jan 3 2:00 p.m., BTN |
at Wisconsin | L 61β65 | 12β3 (1β1) |
Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI | |||||||
Jan 6 9:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 14 Purdue | W 67β64 | 13β3 (2β1) |
Bryce Jordan Center (4,404) University Park, PA | |||||||
Jan 11 3:30 p.m., BTN |
at No. 22 Minnesota | L 59β79 | 13β4 (2β2) |
Williams Arena (13,757) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Jan 14 6:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 10 Michigan State | L 73β78 | 13β5 (2β3) |
Bryce Jordan Center (10,270) University Park, PA | |||||||
Jan 17 6:00 p.m., BTN |
at Indiana | W 65β55 | 14β5 (3β3) |
Assembly Hall (15,626) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
Jan 20 9:00 p.m., BTN |
Michigan | W 73β58 | 15β5 (4β3) |
Bryce Jordan Center (8,730) University Park, PA | |||||||
Jan 24 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Iowa | W 63β59 | 16β5 (5β3) |
Bryce Jordan Center (12,210) University Park, PA | |||||||
Feb 1 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 9 Michigan State | W 72β68 | 17β5 (6β3) |
Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Feb 5 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at Michigan | L 51β71 | 17β6 (6β4) |
Crisler Arena (10,134) Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
Feb 8 3:00 p.m., BTN |
Wisconsin | L 44β54 | 17β7 (6β5) |
Bryce Jordan Center (14,686) University Park, PA | |||||||
Feb 11 6:30 p.m., BTN |
at No. 23 Purdue | L 47β61 | 17β8 (6β6) |
Mackey Arena (14,013) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
Feb 14 1:30 p.m., BTN |
Minnesota | W 68β63 | 18β8 (7β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (12,148) University Park, PA | |||||||
Feb 18 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 16 Illinois | W 38β33 | 19β8 (8β6) |
Assembly Hall (16,200) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Feb 24 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Ohio State | L 59β73 | 19β9 (8β7) |
Value City Arena (18,170) Columbus, OH | |||||||
Feb 28 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Indiana | W 61β58 | 20β9 (9β7) |
Bryce Jordan Center (15,035) University Park, PA | |||||||
Mar 5 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
No. 23 Illinois | W 64β63 | 21β9 (10β7) |
Bryce Jordan Center (13,091) University Park, PA | |||||||
Mar 7 2:00 p.m., BTN |
at Iowa | L 69β75 2OT | 21β10 (10β8) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,094) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Indiana First round |
W 66β51 | 22β10 |
Conseco Fieldhouse (12,174) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
Mar 13 9:00 p.m., BTN |
vs. No. 24 Purdue Quarterfinal |
L 65β79 | 22β11 |
Conseco Fieldhouse (14,647) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU |
George Mason First round |
W 77β73 OT | 23β11 |
Bryce Jordan Center (5,549) University Park, PA | |||||||
Mar 19* 7:00 p.m., CN8 |
Rhode Island Second round |
W 83β72 | 24β11 |
Bryce Jordan Center (6,646) University Park, PA | |||||||
Mar 24* 9:00 p.m., ESPN |
at
Florida Quarterfinal |
W 71β62 | 25β11 |
O'Connell Center (6,525) Gainesville, FL | |||||||
Mar 31* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs.
Notre Dame Semifinal |
W 67β59 | 26β11 |
Madison Square Garden (11,352) New York, NY | |||||||
Apr 2* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs.
Baylor Championship game |
W 69β63 | 27β11 |
Madison Square Garden (10,254) New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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