2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

Conference	Big Ten Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Pat Chambers (7th season)
Assistant coach	Keith Urgo
Assistant coach	Dwayne Anderson
Assistant coach	Ross Condon
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center

2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2018 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by head coach Pat Chambers, in his seventh season with the team, and will play their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Nittany Lions finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, they beat Nebraska in the first round^[1] before losing to Michigan State in the second round.^[2]^[3]

Offseason

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Jamari Wheeler PG	Live Oak, FL	The Rock School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Jamari Wheeler PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Taylor Nussbaum PG	South Salem, NY	Cheshire Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Taylor Nussbaum PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Trent Buttrick PF	Naples, FL	Community School of Naples	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Trent Buttrick PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
John Harrar PF	Wallingford, PA	Strath Haven High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (110 kg)
John Harrar PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 28, 2017.

Schedule and results

The 2018 Big Ten Tournament will be held at Madison Square Garden in New York.^[4] Due to the Big East's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten Tournament will take place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday.^[5] This could result in teams having nearly two weeks off before the NCAA Tournament.^[5] As a result, it is anticipated that the Big Ten regular season will begin in mid-December.^[4] Coaches have requested that no Big Ten game be scheduled between Christmas and New Year's Day, accordingly each team will play two conference games in early December before finishing non-conference play.^[6]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Bahamas exhibition trip
Aug 6, 2017* 2:00 pm	vs. New Providence Basketball Association All-Stars Summer of Thunder Tour	W 109–105 ^OT	26 – Carr	12 – Pierce	7 – Carr	Sir Kendal Isaac's National Gymnasium Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 8, 2017* 6:00 pm	vs. Providence Storm Summer of Thunder Tour	W 112–63	28 – Garner	10 – Pierce	3 – 3 tied	Sir Kendal Isaac's National Gymnasium Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre Nassau, Bahamas
Aug 9, 2017* 2:00 pm	vs. Bahamas All-Stars Summer of Thunder Tour - Cancelled		–	–	–	Sir Kendal Isaac's National Gymnasium Queen Elizabeth Sports Centre Nassau, Bahamas
Exhibition
Nov 5, 2017*	Bloomsburg		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Regular season
Nov 10, 2017*	Campbell		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov 12, 2017*	Fairleigh Dickinson		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov 15, 2017*	Montana Legends Classic campus site game		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov 17, 2017*	Columbia Legends Classic campus site game		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov 20, 2017*	vs. Pittsburgh Legends Classic		–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 21, 2017*	vs. TBA Legends Classic		–	–	–	Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY
Nov 24, 2017*	Oral Roberts Legends Classic campus site game		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Nov 29, 2017*	at NC State Big Ten-ACC Challenge		–	–	–	PNC Arena Raleigh, NC
Dec 1 or 2, 2017	TBA (conference opponent)		–	–	–
Dec 3 or 4, 2017	TBA (conference opponent)		–	–	–
Dec 9, 2017*	George Washington		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 17, 2017*	at George Mason		–	–	–	EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
Dec 19, 2017*	Binghamton		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 22, 2017*	Rider		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Dec 30, 2017*	Coppin State		–	–	–	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Big Ten Tournament
Feb 28 – Mar 4, 2018	vs.		–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ "Penn State beats Nebraska, 76-67, in the Big Ten tournament: recap, final stats, photos". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
↑ "Michigan State thrashes Penn State to open Big Ten Tournament". MLive.com. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
↑ "'Grown up' Michigan State destroys Penn State in Big Ten tournament". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
1 2 "Big Ten tournament at MSG in 2018". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
1 2 "Izzo concerned about '18 Big Ten tournament in New York". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
↑ "Michigan State basketball's 2017-18 schedule: What we know". SpartanTailgate. Retrieved 2017-07-28.

Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
Venues	Armory (1896–1929) Rec Hall (1929–1996) Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)
Culture & lore	Legion Of Blue Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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