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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 14β17 (7β13 Big Ten) |
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Home arena | Bryce Jordan Center |
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No. 19 Illinois | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Wisconsin | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Purdue | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 29 | – | 8 | .784 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Iowa β | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 7 | – | 13 | .350 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2021β22 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented
Pennsylvania State University in the
2021β22 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.
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Nittany Lions finished the 2020β21 season 11β14, 7β12 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.
On October 21, 2020, head coach Pat Chambers resigned after an internal investigation by the school into inappropriate conduct by Chambers. [1] It had been reported in July that former player Rasir Bolton had left the program due to inappropriate comments to him by Chambers. [2] New allegations surfaced after a later investigation by the school that led to Chambers resigning. [1] [3] Assistant coach Jim Ferry was named interim coach for the season. [4]
Following the end of the season, the school hired Purdue assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry as head coach. [5]
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Myreon Jones | 0 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Birmingham, AL | Transferred to Florida |
Jamari Wheeler | 5 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Live Oak, FL | Graduate transferred to Ohio State |
Kyle McCloskey | 10 | G | 6'5" | 212 | Junior | Lower Gwynedd, PA | Walk-on; transferred |
Izaiah Brockington | 12 | G | 6'4" | 200 | RS Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Transferred to Iowa State |
Patrick Kelly | 14 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Freshman | Raleigh, NC | Transferred to Fordham |
Trent Buttrick | 15 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Senior | Bloomsburg, PA | Graduate transferred to Massachusetts |
Taylor Nussbaum | 20 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | South Salem, NY | Walk-on; graduated |
DJ Gordon | 23 | G | 6'5" | 175 | Freshman | Pittsburgh, PA | Transferred to Fordham |
Abdou Tsimbila | 30 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Freshman | YaoundΓ©, Cameroon | Transferred to Fordham |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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Irekefe Oweh | 0 | G | 6'2" | 188 | Sophomore | North Brunswick, NJ | St. Thomas Aquinas |
Greg Lee | 5 | F | 6'9" | 217 | Graduate Student | Rockford, IL | Western Michigan |
Jaheam Cornwall | 11 | G | 6'0" | 190 | Graduate Student | Brooklyn, NY | GardnerβWebb |
Jevonnie Scott | 13 | F | 6'7" | 252 | Junior | Toronto, ON | South Plains College |
Jalanni White | 14 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Graduate Student | New Haven, CT | Canisius |
Jalen Pickett | 22 | G | 6'4" | 202 | Senior | Rochester, NY | Siena |
There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2021.
US college sports recruiting information for 2022 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Jameel Brown #23 SG |
Haverford, PA | The Haverford School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 23, 2021 | |
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Kanye Clary #38 PG |
Woodstock, VA | Massanutten Military Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jun 3, 2021 | |
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Evan Mahaffey SF |
Cincinnati, OH | Archbishop Moeller High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Aug 11, 2021 | |
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Kebba Njie #17 C |
Centerville, OH | La Lumiere School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 18, 2021 | |
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Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
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Head coach | Micah Shrewsberry | 2021 | Hanover (1999) |
Associate head coach | Adam Fisher | 2021 | Penn State (2006) |
Assistant coach | Aki Collins | 2021 | Clark Atlanta (1997) |
Assistant coach | Mike Farrelly | 2011 | Saint Joseph's (2003) |
Director of Basketball Operations | Nicholas Colella | 2015 | Penn State (2013) |
Director of Recruiting | Brian Snow | 2021 | Ohio State (2007) |
Athletic trainer | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993) |
Director of player development | Mike Green | 2021 | Butler (2008) |
Strength and conditioning coach | Greg Miskinis | 2009 | Penn State (2008) |
Games against VCU and Quinnipiac were canceled due to positive COVID-19 results within the PSU program. [6] [7]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 10, 2021* 8:30 p.m., BTN |
Youngstown State | W 75β59 | 1β0 |
23 β Lundy | 14 β Harrar | 8 β Sessoms |
Bryce Jordan Center (7,884) University Park, PA | ||||
November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at UMass | L 56β81 | 1β1 |
14 β Lundy | 12 β Harrar | 7 β Pickett |
Mullins Center (3,022) Amherst, MA | ||||
November 18, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
St. Francis Brooklyn Emerald Coast Classic campus site game |
W 74β59 | 2β1 |
26 β Sessoms | 13 β Harrar | 3 β Pickett | Bryce Jordan Center (7,769) University Park, PA | ||||
November 22, 2021* 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Cornell | W 85β74 | 3β1 |
23 β Lundy | 12 β Harrar | 6 β Pickett | Bryce Jordan Center (7,515) University Park, PA | ||||
November 26, 2021* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs.
LSU Emerald Coast Classic semifinal |
L 63β68 OT | 3β2 |
14 β Pickett | 10 β Sessoms | 5 β Sessoms |
The Arena at NFSC (2,146) Niceville, FL | ||||
November 27, 2021* 4:00 p.m. |
vs.
Oregon State Emerald Coast Classic third place game |
W 60β45 | 4β2 |
14 β Pickett | 7 β Lundy | 2 β Dread | The Arena at NFSC (1,350) Niceville, FL | ||||
December 1, 2021* 9:15 p.m., ESPNU |
Miami (FL) ACCβBig Ten Challenge |
L 58β63 | 4β3 |
16 β Harrar | 12 β Harrar | 4 β Pickett | Bryce Jordan Center (8,221) University Park, PA | ||||
December 5, 2021 7:30 p.m., BTN |
Ohio State | L 64β76 | 4β4 (0β1) |
23 β Pickett | 12 β Harrar | 4 β Sessoms | Bryce Jordan Center (9,128) University Park, PA | ||||
December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Wagner | W 74β54 | 5β4 |
16 β Tied | 7 β Harrar | 5 β Sessoms | Bryce Jordan Center (7,499) University Park, PA | ||||
December 11, 2021 2:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 19 Michigan State | L 64β80 | 5β5 (0β2) |
18 β Lundy | 11 β Harrar | 5 β Pickett |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
December 18, 2021* 3:30 p.m., NBCSN |
at VCU | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Penn State |
Siegel Center Richmond, VA | ||||||||
December 22, 2021* 5:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Quinnipiac | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA | ||||||||
December 29, 2021* 6:00 p.m., BTN+ |
Delaware State | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Penn State | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA | ||||||||
January 2, 2022 4:00 p.m., BTN |
Indiana | W 61β58 | 6β5 (1β2) |
15 β Pickett | 12 β Harrar | 2 β Pickett | Bryce Jordan Center (8,844) University Park, PA | ||||
January 5, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | W 74β70 | 7β5 (2β2) |
23 β Lundy | 8 β Harrar | 4 β Tied |
WelshβRyan Arena (2,764) Evanston, IL | ||||
January 8, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 3 Purdue | L 67β74 | 7β6 (2β3) |
21 β Pickett | 8 β Harrar | 10 β Pickett | Bryce Jordan Center (10,464) University Park, PA | ||||
January 11, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Rutgers | W 66β49 | 8β6 (3β3) |
17 β Sessoms | 12 β Lee | 6 β Sessoms | Bryce Jordan Center (9,063) University Park, PA | ||||
January 16, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 16 Ohio State | L 56β61 | 8β7 (3β4) |
15 β Sessoms | 8 β Tied | 5 β Pickett |
Value City Arena (13,565) Columbus, OH | ||||
January 22, 2022 4:30 p.m., BTN |
at Iowa | L 51β68 | 8β8 (3β5) |
14 β Pickett | 8 β Lee | 4 β Sessoms |
CarverβHawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA | ||||
January 26, 2022 8:30 p.m., BTN |
at Indiana | L 57β74 | 8β9 (3β6) |
14 β Pickett | 9 β Harrar | 5 β Pickett |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN | ||||
January 31, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Iowa | W 90β86 2OT | 9β9 (4β6) |
19 β Harrar | 11 β Lundy | 3 β Dread | Bryce Jordan Center (7,977) University Park, PA | ||||
February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., BTN |
at No. 11 Wisconsin | L 49β51 | 9β10 (4β7) |
14 β Sessoms | 9 β Tied | 3 β Pickett |
Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI | ||||
February 8, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Michigan | L 57β58 | 9β11 (4β8) |
14 β Pickett | 7 β Harrar | 2 β Tied | Bryce Jordan Center (8,650) University Park, PA | ||||
February 12, 2022 8:30 p.m., BTN |
at Minnesota | L 70β76 | 9β12 (4β9) |
18 β Sessoms | 9 β Harrar | 6 β Pickett |
Williams Arena (9,948) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
February 15, 2022 6:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 19 Michigan State | W 62β58 | 10β12 (5β9) |
17 β Lundy | 16 β Harrar | 3 β 4 tied | Bryce Jordan Center (8,390) University Park, PA | ||||
February 17, 2022 7:30 p.m., BTN |
Minnesota Rescheduled from January 19 |
W 67β46 | 11β12 (6β9) |
20 β Pickett | 10 β Harrar | 6 β Sessoms | Bryce Jordan Center (7,726) University Park, PA | ||||
February 21, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Maryland | L 61β67 | 11β13 (6β10) |
17 β Sessoms | 13 β Harrar | 6 β Pickett |
Xfinity Center (15,184) College Park, MD | ||||
February 25, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Northwestern | W 67β60 | 12β13 (7β10) |
15 β Johnson | 20 β Harrar | 6 β Pickett | Bryce Jordan Center (10,280) University Park, PA | ||||
February 27, 2022 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Nebraska | L 70β93 | 12β14 (7β11) |
12 β Lundy | 8 β Harrar | 5 β Pickett | Bryce Jordan Center (8,273) University Park, PA | ||||
March 3, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at No. 20 Illinois | L 55β60 | 12β15 (7β12) |
18 β Pickett | 6 β Harrar | 7 β Pickett |
State Farm Center (15,544) Champaign, IL | ||||
March 6, 2022 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at Rutgers | L 58β59 | 12β16 (7β13) |
20 β Lundy | 17 β Harrar | 4 β Sessoms |
Jersey Mike's Arena (8,399) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
Big Ten tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2022 8:30 p.m., BTN |
(11) | vs. (14) Minnesota First round |
W 60β51 | 13β16 |
22 β Pickett | 12 β Harrar | 4 β Pickett |
Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 10, 2022 9:15 p.m., BTN |
(11) | vs. (6) Ohio State Second round |
W 71β68 | 14β16 |
18 β Sessoms | 9 β Harrar | 5 β Pickett | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (13,565) Indianapolis, IN | |||
March 11, 2022 9:00 p.m., BTN |
(11) | vs. (3) No. 9 Purdue Quarterfinals |
L 61β69 | 14β17 |
16 β Pickett | 12 β Harrar | 6 β Pickett | Gainbridge Fieldhouse (16,415) Indianapolis, IN | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source [8]