2014β15 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 18β16 (4β14 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Bryce Jordan Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Wisconsin β | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 36 | – | 4 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Maryland | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Michigan State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 12 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2015 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2014β15 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.
The Nittany Lions finished their non-conference portion of the season at 12β1. The 12 wins set a school record for most non-conference victories, as well as their best overall start since the 1995-96 team jumped to a 13β0 record. [1] [2]
The 2013β14 Penn State Nittany Lions finished the season with an overall record of 16β18, with a record of 6β12 in the Big Ten regular season for a three-way tie to finish in tenth place. In the 2014 Big Ten tournament, the Nittany Lions were defeated by Minnesota, 63β56 in the first round. They were invited to the 2014 College Basketball Invitational, in which they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to Siena in quarterfinals.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Graham Woodward | 3 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Edina, MN | Transfer to Drake |
Tim Frazier | 23 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Senior | Houston, TX | Graduated |
Zach Cooper | 24 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Senior | Ijamsville, MD | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Devin Foster | 3 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Dayton, OH | Vincennes University |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Shep Garner PG |
Philadelphia, PA | Roman Catholic | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 15, 2013 | |
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Isaiah Washington SG |
Williamsport, PA | Williamsport | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 1, 2012 | |
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Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
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Head coach | Patrick Chambers | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1994) |
Associate head coach | Keith Urgo | 2011 | Fairfield University (2002) |
Associate head coach | Brian Daly | 2011 | St. Joseph's University (1992) |
Assistant coach | Dwayne Anderson | 2013 | Villanova University (2009) |
Director of Basketball Operations | Ross Condon | 2011 | Villanova University (2007) |
On campus recruiting coordinator | David Caporaletti | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1993) |
Athletic trainer | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993) |
Director of player development | Ryan Devlin | 2013 | Philadelphia University (2005) |
Strength and conditioning coach | Brandon Spayd | 2013 | Juniata College (2010) |
Graduate Manager | Nicholas Colella | 2013 | Penn State (2013) |
Graduate Manager | D.J. Irving | 2014 | Boston University (2014) |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14* 7:00 pm |
Morgan State | W 61β48 | 1β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (7,402) University Park, PA | |||||||
Nov 16* 5:00 pm, BTN |
Fordham | W 73β54 | 2β0 |
Bryce Jordan Center (8,607) University Park, PA | |||||||
Nov 20* 5:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs.
Charlotte Charleston Classic quarterfinals |
L 97β106 2OT | 2β1 |
TD Arena (2,517) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 21* 9:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs.
Cornell Charleston Classic consolation round |
W 72β71 | 3β1 |
TD Arena (2,430) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 23* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs.
USC Charleston Classic 5th place game |
W 63β61 | 4β1 |
TD Arena (1,220) Charleston, SC | |||||||
Nov 25* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Akron | W 78β72 | 5β1 |
Bryce Jordan Center (6,703) University Park, PA | |||||||
Nov 28* 4:00 pm |
at Bucknell | W 88β80 | 6β1 |
Sojka Pavilion (4,257) Lewisburg, PA | |||||||
Dec 3* 7:15 pm, ESPNU |
Virginia Tech ACCβBig Ten Challenge |
W 61β58 | 7β1 |
Bryce Jordan Center (7,326) University Park, PA | |||||||
Dec 6* 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Marshall | W 73β69 | 8β1 |
Cam Henderson Center (5,158) Huntington, WV | |||||||
Dec 10* 9:00 pm, BTN |
Duquesne | W 64β62 | 9β1 |
Bryce Jordan Center (6,565) University Park, PA | |||||||
Dec 14* 12:00 pm, ESPN3 |
George Washington | W 64β51 | 10β1 |
Bryce Jordan Center (9,991) University Park, PA | |||||||
Dec 20* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Drexel | W 73β68 | 11β1 |
PPL Center (4,914) Allentown, PA | |||||||
Dec 22* 4:00 pm |
Dartmouth | W 69β49 | 12β1 |
Bryce Jordan Center (6,127) University Park, PA | |||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 31 1:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 4 Wisconsin | L 72β89 | 12β2 (0β1) |
Kohl Center (17,279) Madison, WI | |||||||
Jan 3 7:30 pm, ESPN2 |
at Rutgers | L 46β50 | 12β3 (0β2) |
The RAC (7,158) Piscataway, NJ | |||||||
Jan 6 7:00 pm, BTN |
Michigan | L 64β73 | 12β4 (0β3) |
Bryce Jordan Center (5,342) University Park, PA | |||||||
Jan 13 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Indiana | L 73β76 | 12β5 (0β4) |
Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
Jan 17 1:00 pm, ESPNU |
Purdue | L 77β84 OT | 12β6 (0β5) |
Bryce Jordan Center (8,949) University Park, PA | |||||||
Jan 21 7:00 pm, BTN |
at Michigan State | L 60β66 | 12β7 (0β6) |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Jan 24 12:00 pm, ESPNU |
Rutgers | W 79β51 | 13β7 (1β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (8,281) University Park, PA | |||||||
Jan 28 7:00 pm, BTN |
Minnesota | W 63β58 | 14β7 (2β6) |
Bryce Jordan Center (6,100) University Park, PA | |||||||
Jan 31 1:00 pm, BTN |
at Illinois | L 58β60 | 14β8 (2β7) |
State Farm Center (14,597) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Feb 4 8:30 pm, BTN |
at No. 17 Maryland | L 58β64 | 14β9 (2β8) |
Xfinity Center (14,195) College Park, MD | |||||||
Feb 7 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
Nebraska | W 56β43 | 15β9 (3β8) |
Bryce Jordan Center (11,702) University Park, PA | |||||||
Feb 11 7:00 pm, BTN |
at No. 23 Ohio State | L 55-75 | 15β10 (3β9) |
Value City Arena (13,262) Columbus, OH | |||||||
Feb 14 8:30 pm, BTN |
No. 19 Maryland | L 73β76 | 15β11 (3β10) |
Bryce Jordan Center (8,303) University Park, PA | |||||||
Feb 18 7:00 pm, BTN |
No. 5 Wisconsin | L 47β55 | 15β12 (3β11) |
Bryce Jordan Center (7,132) University Park, PA | |||||||
Feb 21 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Northwestern | L 39β60 | 15β13 (3β12) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,317) Evanston, IL | |||||||
Feb 28 6:00 pm, ESPNU |
Iowa | L 77β81 OT | 15β14 (3β13) |
Bryce Jordan Center (9,894) University Park, PA | |||||||
Mar 4 6:00 pm, BTN |
No. 23 Ohio State | L 67β77 | 15β15 (3β14) |
Bryce Jordan Center (8,745) University Park, PA | |||||||
Mar 8 1:00 pm, BTN |
at Minnesota | W 79β76 | 16β15 (4β14) |
Williams Arena (12,412) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11 4:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Nebraska First round |
W 68β65 | 17β15 |
United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
Mar 12 2:30 pm, BTN |
vs. Iowa Second round |
W 67β58 | 18β15 |
United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
Mar 13 2:30 pm, ESPN |
vs. Purdue Quarterfinals |
L 59β64 | 18β16 |
United Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
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