2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2010–11 record	19–15 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ed DeChellis
Assistant coach	Kurt Kanaskie
Assistant coach	Lewis Preston
Assistant coach	Dan Earl
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center

	Conf				Overall
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#1 Ohio State †	16	–	2	.889	34	–	3	.919
#13 Purdue	14	–	4	.778	26	–	8	.765
#16 Wisconsin	13	–	5	.722	25	–	9	.735
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Illinois	9	–	9	.500	20	–	14	.588
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Michigan State	9	–	9	.500	19	–	15	.559
Northwestern	7	–	11	.389	20	–	14	.588
Minnesota	6	–	12	.333	17	–	14	.548
Iowa	4	–	14	.222	11	–	20	.355
Indiana	3	–	15	.167	12	–	20	.375

† 2011 Big Ten Tournament winner As of March 19, 2011^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll^[2]

The 2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his eighth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,000, for the twelfth consecutive season. They finished with a record of 19–15 overall, 9–9 in Big Ten play for a 4 way tie for fourth place. They lost in the championship game to Ohio State in the 2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament. They receive an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, which is their 1st time since 2001. They lost in the 2nd round to Temple on a last-second buzzer beater.

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Year	Alma mater
Head coach	Ed DeChellis	2003	Penn State (1982)
Assistant coach	Kurt Kanaskie	2003	La Salle (1980)
Assistant coach	Lewis Preston	2008	VMI (1993)
Assistant coach	Dan Earl	2005	Penn State (1997)
Director of basketball operations	Jon Perry	2004	ETSU (2002)
Athletic trainer	Jon Salazer	2001	Penn State (1993)
Video coordinator	DJ Black	2008	Penn State (2006)
Strength and conditioning coach	Brad Pantall	2006	Penn State (1996)

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Taran Buie	2	Guard	6–2	185	Freshman	State College, PA
Jermaine Marshall	3	Guard	6–4	190	RS Freshman	Etters, PA
Tre Bowman	10	Guard	6–4	185	Freshman	York, PA
Alan Wisniewski	11	Forward	6–9	205	Freshman	Sterling Heights, MI
Talor Battle	12	Guard	6–0	170	Senior	Albany, NY
David Jackson	15	Forward	6–7	210	RS Senior	Farrell, PA
Nick Colella	20	Guard	6–3	195	Junior	New Castle, PA
Sasa Borovnjak	21	Forward	6–9	235	Sophomore	Belgrade, Serbia
Andrew Jones	22	Forward	6–10	245	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA
Tim Frazier	23	Guard	6–1	160	Sophomore	Houston, TX
Cammeron Woodyard	24	Guard	6–5	210	Junior	Westminster, MD
Jeff Brooks	25	Forward	6–8	200	Senior	Louisville, KY
Jonathan Graham	34	Forward	6–8	218	Freshman	Baltimore, MD
Billy Oliver	35	Forward	6–8	215	RS Freshman	Chatham, NJ
Steve Kirkpatrick	41	Forward	6–5	225	Senior	Carlisle, PA

Schedule and Results

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
Nov 7*	East Stroudsburg	W 62–52	—	Bryce Jordan Center (2,887)
Regular Season
Nov 12*	Lehigh	W 70–56	1–0	Bryce Jordan Center (5,996)
Nov 16*	Saint Joseph's	W 66–57	2–0	Bryce Jordan Center (5,846)
Nov 19*	Fairfield	W 69–49	3–0	Bryce Jordan Center (4,177)
Nov 22*	CCSU	W 77–61	4–0	Bryce Jordan Center (4,196)
Nov 26*	at Mississippi	L 71–84	4–1	Tad Smith Coliseum (6,564)
Nov 28*	Furman	W 70–49	5–1	Bryce Jordan Center (5,181)
Dec 1*	Maryland (ACC - Big Ten Challenge)	L 39–62	5–2	Bryce Jordan Center (9,078)
Dec 4*	Duquesne	W 77–73	6–2	Bryce Jordan Center (5,853)
Dec 7*	Mount St. Mary's	W 57–53	7–2	Bryce Jordan Center (5,154)
Dec 12*	at Virginia Tech	L 69–79	7–3	Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Dec 21*	Maine	L 64–74	7–4	Bryce Jordan Center (4,174)
Dec 27	at Indiana	W 69–60	8–4 (1–0)	Assembly Hall (14,952)
Jan 2	at Michigan	L 69–76	8–5 (1–1)	Crisler Arena (11,771)
Jan 5	#11 Purdue	L 68–83	8–6 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (5,342)
Jan 8	#18 Michigan State	W 66–62	9–6 (2–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,564)
Jan 11	#16 Illinois	W 57–55	10–6 (3–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (6,353)
Jan 15	at #1 Ohio State	L 66–69	10–7 (3–3)	Jerome Schottenstein Center (18,809)
Jan 19	at #14 Purdue	L 62–63	10–8 (3–4)	Mackey Arena (14,123)
Jan 26	Iowa	W 65–51	11–8 (4–4)	Bryce Jordan Center (6,625)
Jan 29	#15 Wisconsin	W 56–52	12–8 (5–4)	Bryce Jordan Center (14,292)
Feb 1	at Illinois	L 51–68	12–9 (5–5)	Assembly Hall (14,996)
Feb 6	Michigan	L 62–65	12–10 (5–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,302)
Feb 10	at Michigan State	L 57–75	12–11 (5–7)	Breslin Center (14,797)
Feb 13	Northwestern	W 65–41	13–11 (6–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (11,239)
Feb 17	Minnesota	W 66–63	14–11 (7–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,446)
Feb 20	at #10 Wisconsin	L 66–76	14–12 (7–8)	Kohl Center (17,230)
Feb 24	at Northwestern	W 66–52	15–12 (8–8)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,918)
Mar 1	#1 Ohio State	L 61–82	15–13 (8–9)	Bryce Jordan Center (15,403)
Mar 6	at Minnesota	W 66–63	16–13 (9–9)	Williams Arena (14,625)
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 10	vs. Indiana (First round)	W 61–55	17–13	Conseco Fieldhouse (16,264)
Mar 11	vs. #13 Wisconsin (Quarterfinal)	W 36–33	18–13	Conseco Fieldhouse (18,381)
Mar 12	vs. Michigan State (Semifinal)	W 61–48	19–13	Conseco Fieldhouse (18,377)
Mar 13	vs. #1 Ohio State (Championship game)	L 60–71	19–14	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,770)
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17*	vs. Temple (Second round)	L 64–66	19–15	McKale Center (—)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

↑ "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
↑ "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.

Penn State Nittany Lions basketball

Venues	Armory (1896–1929) Rec Hall (1929–1996) Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)

Culture & lore	Nittany Nation Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band

People	Head coaches

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics