2011–12 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2011–12 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
2011–12 record 8–7 (0–2 Big Ten)
Head coach Pat Chambers
Assistant coach Eugene Burroughs
Assistant coach Brian Daly
Assistant coach Keith Urgo
Home arena Bryce Jordan Center
Seasons
« 2010-11 2012-13 »
2011–12 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#10 Michigan State 3   0   1.000     14   2   .875
#16 Michigan 2   0   1.000     12   2   .857
Purdue 2   0   1.000     12   3   .800
#6 Ohio State 2   1   .667     14   2   .875
#12 Indiana 1   1   .500     13   1   .929
Illinois 1   1   .500     12   3   .800
Northwestern 1   1   .500     11   3   .786
Iowa 1   1   .500     9   6   .600
#18 Wisconsin 1   2   .333     12   4   .750
Minnesota 0   2   .000     12   3   .800
Penn State 0   2   .000     8   7   .533
Nebraska 0   3   .000     8   6   .571
† 2012 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of December 31, 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Pat Chambers in his 1st season with the team. The team plays its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,000, for the thirteenth consecutive season.

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Current coaching staff

Position Name Year Alma mater
Head coach Patrick Chambers 2011 Philadelphia (1994)
Assistant coach Eugene Burroughs 2011 Richmond (1994)
Assistant coach Brian Daly 2011 Saint Joseph's (1992)
Assistant coach Keith Urgo 2011 Fairfield (2002)
Director of operations Ross Condon 2011 Villanova (2007)
Video coordinator Adam Fisher 2011 Penn State (2006)
Strength and conditioning coach Brad Pantall 2006 Penn State (1996)
Athletic trainer Jon Salazer 2001 Penn State (1993)

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
D. J. Newbill 2 Guard 6–4 210 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA
Trey Lewis 3 Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Garfield Heights, OH
Matt Glover 5 Guard 6–4 210 Sophomore Orange, CA
Jermaine Marshall 11 Guard 6–4 200 RS Sophomore Etters, PA
Kevin Montminy 14 Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Centre Hall, PA
Nick Colella 20 Guard 6–3 195 Junior New Castle, PA
Sasa Borovnjak 21 Forward 6–9 235 RS Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia
Tim Frazier 23 Guard 6–1 170 Junior Houston, TX
Cammeron Woodyard 24 Guard 6–5 210 Senior Westminster, MD
Jonathan Graham 25 Forward 6–8 240 Freshman Baltimore, MD
Patrick Ackerman 32 Forward 6–11 230 Freshman Rutland, MA
Alan Wisniewski 34 Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Sterling Heights, MI
Billy Oliver 35 Forward 6–8 230 RS Junior Chatham, NJ
Ross Travis 43 Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Chaska, MN
Peter Alexis 52 Forward 6–10 255 Freshman Wilkes-Barre, PA

Schedule and Results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/05/2011* 4:00 PM Slippery Rock Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA W 64–47  7,746 –
Regular Season
11/12/2011* 4:30 PM Hartford Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA W 70–55  4,152 1–0
11/14/2011* 7:00 PM Radford Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)		 W 62–46  4,916 2–0
11/16/2011* 7:00 PM Long Island Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA
(Hall of Fame Tip Off)		 W 77–68  5,258 3–0
11/19/2011* 12:00 PM vs. #2 Kentucky Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT
(Hall of Fame Tip Off Semifinals)		 ESPN3 L 47–85  2,500 3–1
11/20/2011* 2:30 PM vs. South Florida Mohegan Sun Arena • Uncasville, CT
(Hall of Fame Tip Off 3rd place game)		 ESPN3 W 53–49  4,755 4–1
11/23/2011* 7:00 PM Youngstown State Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA W 82–71  4,461 5–1
11/26/2011* 3:30 PM at Saint Joseph's Hagan Arena • Philadelphia, PA L 47–65  4,200 5–2
11/30/2011* 7:15 PM at Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, MA
(ACC – Big Ten Challenge)		 ESPNU W 62–54  4,326 6–2
12/04/2011* 6:00 PM Ole Miss Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN L 70–72  6,001 6–3
12/07/2011* 7:00 PM Lafayette Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA L 57–61  5,462 6–4
12/10/2011* 7:00 PM at Duquesne CONSOL Energy Center • Pittsburgh, PA L 59–66  7,046 6–5
12/18/2011* 4:00 PM Mount St. Mary's Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN W 72–43  7,202 7–5
12/21/2011* 7:30 PM Cornell Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN W 74–67  4,414 8–5
12/29/2011 7:30 PM at #18 Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN L 53-71  12,751 8-6
01/01/2012 7:00 PM at Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPNU L 56-68  5,389 8-7
01/05/2012 8:00 PM Purdue Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN   
01/08/2012 12:00 PM Indiana Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN   
01/11/2012 8:30 PM at Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, NE BTN   
01/15/2012 4:00 PM Minnesota Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN   
01/19/2012 9:00 PM Illinois Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPN2   
01/22/2012 12:00 PM at Indiana Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN BTN   
01/25/2012 6:30 PM at Ohio State Value City Arena • Columbus, OH BTN   
01/31/2012 8:00 PM Wisconsin Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA BTN   
02/04/2012 3:00 PM at Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA ESPNU   
02/08/2012 6:30 PM at Michigan State Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI BTN   
02/11/2012 1:00 PM Nebraska Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPNU   
02/16/2012 8:00 PM Iowa Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA ESPNU   
02/19/2012 TBA at Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI   
02/25/2012 9:00 PM at Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL ESPNU   
02/29/2012 6:30 PM at Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN BTN   
03/04/2012 TBA Michigan Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA   
Big Ten Tournament
03/08-03/11/2012 TBA vs. TBA Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN   
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Team seasons