Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

Infobox CBB Team
name = Penn State Nittany Lions

logo_size = 150
university = The Pennsylvania State University
conference = Big Ten Conference
conference_short = Big Ten
division =
city = University Park
stateabb = PA
state = Pennsylvania
coach = Ed DeChellis
tenure = 5th
arena = Bryce Jordan Center
capacity = 15,261
nickname = Nittany Lions
studentsection = Nittany Nation
color1 = Blue
color2 = White
hex1 = 1C3C6B
hex2 = FFFFFF
h_pattern_b=_thinsidesonwhite|h_body=1C3C6B|h_shorts=1C3C6B|h_pattern_s=_blanksides
a_pattern_b=_thinwhitesides|a_body=1C3C6B|a_shorts=1C3C6B|a_pattern_s=_whitesides
NCAAfinalfour = 1954
NCAAeliteeight = 1942
NCAAsweetsixteen = 1952, 1955, 2001
NCAAtourneys = 1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1991, 1996, 2001
NIT = 1966, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006
conference_tournament = 1991 (Atlantic 10)
conference_season = 1977 (Eastern 8)

The Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team is a NCAA Division 1 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 the Nittany Nation.

The program has 8 NCAA tournament appearances with its best finish coming in 1954, reaching the Final Four. Its most recent appearance was in 2001, when the team defeated #2-seeded North Carolina to reach the Sweet Sixteen.

Current coaching staff

* Ed DeChellis - Head Coach
* Kurt Kanaskie - Assistant Coach
* Hilliary Scott - Assistant Coach
* Dan Earl - Assistant Coach
* Eldon Price - Director of Basketball Operations
* Jon Perry - Video Coordinator

Coaches

NBA Draft Picks

1947 John Rusinko Baltimore Bullets

1953 Herman Sledzik Baltimore Bullets

1955- Jesse Arnelle (2) Fort Wayne Pistons

1961 Peter Baltic (9) Detroit Pistons

1965- Bob Weiss (3) 76ers

1966- Carver Clinton (11) 76ers

1974- Ron Brown (7) Celtics

1981- Frank Brickowski (3) Knicks

1983- Mike Lang (8) Knicks

1984- Dick Mumma (10) Clippers

1995- John Amaechi (signed undrafted) Cavaliers

1999- Calvin Booth (2) Wizards

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title = Nittany Lion Men's Basketball Players
list =

Amaechi - Arnelle - Baltimore - Barr - Booth - Brickowski - Joe Crispin - Jon Crispin - Earl - Garcia - Gross - Iuzzolino - Jagla - Loeffler - Stahley - Weiss

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