2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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. As of 2018, this is the most recent time the Nittany Lions qualified for the tournament.

2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2010–11 record19–15 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State162 .889  343  .919
No. 13 Purdue144 .778  268  .765
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722  259  .735
Michigan99 .500  2114  .600
Illinois99 .500  2014  .588
Penn State99 .500  1915  .559
Michigan State99 .500  1915  .559
Northwestern711 .389  2014  .588
Minnesota612 .333  1714  .548
Iowa414 .222  1120  .355
Indiana315 .167  1220  .375
2011 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1][2]

Current coaching staff

PositionNameYearAlma mater
Head coachEd DeChellis2003Penn State (1982)
Assistant coachKurt Kanaskie2003La Salle (1980)
Assistant coachLewis Preston2008VMI (1993)
Assistant coachDan Earl2005Penn State (1997)
Director of Basketball OperationsErnie Nestor2010Alderson Broaddus University (1968)
Athletic trainerJon Salazer2001Penn State (1993)
Video coordinatorDJ Black2008Penn State (2006)
Strength and conditioning coachBrad Pantall2006Penn State (1996)
Graduate ManagerKyle Gifford2010Penn State (2009)

Roster

Name # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Taran Buie 2 Guard 62 185 Freshman State College, PA
Jermaine Marshall 3 Guard 64 190 RS Freshman Etters, PA
Tre Bowman 10 Guard 64 185 Freshman York, PA
Alan Wisniewski 11 Forward 69 205 Freshman Sterling Heights, MI
Talor Battle 12 Guard 60 170 Senior Albany, NY
David Jackson 15 Forward 67 210 RS Senior Farrell, PA
Nick Colella 20 Guard 63 195 Junior New Castle, PA
Sasa Borovnjak 21 Forward 69 235 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia
Andrew Jones 22 Forward 610 245 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA
Tim Frazier 23 Guard 61 160 Sophomore Houston, TX
Cammeron Woodyard 24 Guard 65 210 Junior Westminster, MD
Jeff Brooks 25 Forward 68 200 Senior Louisville, KY
Jonathan Graham 34 Forward 68 218 Freshman Baltimore, MD
Billy Oliver 35 Forward 68 215 RS Freshman Chatham, NJ
Steve Kirkpatrick 41 Forward 65 225 Senior Carlisle, PA

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7*
2:30 p.m.
East Stroudsburg W 62–52 
Bryce Jordan Center (2,887)
University Park, PA
Regular Season
Nov 12*
7:30 p.m.
Lehigh W 70–56  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (5,996)
University Park, PA
Nov 16*
7:30 p.m.
Saint Joseph's W 66–57  2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (5,846)
University Park, PA
Nov 19*
7:30 p.m., BTN
Fairfield W 69–49  3–0
Bryce Jordan Center (4,177)
University Park, PA
Nov 22*
7:00 p.m., BTN
CCSU W 77–61  4–0
Bryce Jordan Center (4,196)
University Park, PA
Nov 26*
7:00 p.m.
at Mississippi L 71–84  4–1
Tad Smith Coliseum (6,564)
Oxford, MS
Nov 28*
3:30 p.m., BTN
Furman W 70–49  5–1
Bryce Jordan Center (5,181)
University Park, PA
Dec 1*
9:15 p.m., ESPN2
Maryland
ACC - Big Ten Challenge
L 39–62  5–2
Bryce Jordan Center (9,078)
University Park, PA
Dec 4*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Duquesne W 77–73  6–2
Bryce Jordan Center (5,853)
University Park, PA
Dec 7*
7:30 p.m.
Mount St. Mary's W 57–53  7–2
Bryce Jordan Center (5,154)
University Park, PA
Dec 12*
1:00 p.m., CSN
at Virginia Tech L 69–79  7–3
Cassell Coliseum (9,847)
Blacksburg, VA
Dec 21*
5:00 p.m.
Maine L 64–74  7–4
Bryce Jordan Center (4,174)
University Park, PA
Dec 27
6:30 p.m., BTN
at Indiana W 69–60  8–4 (1–0)
Assembly Hall (14,952)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 2
4:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan L 69–76  8–5 (1–1)
Crisler Arena (11,771)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 5
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 11 Purdue L 68–83  8–6 (1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,342)
University Park, PA
Jan 8
1:00 p.m., BTN
No. 18 Michigan State W 66–62  9–6 (2–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,564)
University Park, PA
Jan 11
9:00 p.m., BTN
No. 16 Illinois W 57–55  10–6 (3–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (6,353)
University Park, PA
Jan 15
5:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 1 Ohio State L 66–69  10–7 (3–3)
Jerome Schottenstein Center (18,809)
Columbus, OH
Jan 19
8:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 14 Purdue L 62–63  10–8 (3–4)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 26
6:30 p.m., BTN
Iowa W 65–51  11–8 (4–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (6,625)
University Park, PA
Jan 29
4:00 p.m., BTN
No. 15 Wisconsin W 56–52  12–8 (5–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (14,292)
University Park, PA
Feb 1
9:00 p.m., BTN
at Illinois L 51–68  12–9 (5–5)
Assembly Hall (14,996)
Champaign, IL
Feb 6
12:00 p.m., BTN
Michigan L 62–65  12–10 (5–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,302)
University Park, PA
Feb 10
7:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan State L 57–75  12–11 (5–7)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 13
3:30 p.m., BTN
Northwestern W 65–41  13–11 (6–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (11,239)
University Park, PA
Feb 17
7:00 p.m., ESPN
Minnesota W 66–63  14–11 (7–7)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,446)
University Park, PA
Feb 20
6:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 10 Wisconsin L 66–76  14–12 (7–8)
Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
Feb 24
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Northwestern W 66–52  15–12 (8–8)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,918)
Evanston, IL
Mar 1
9:00 p.m., BTN
No. 1 Ohio State L 61–82  15–13 (8–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (15,403)
University Park, PA
Mar 6
1:00 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota W 66–63  16–13 (9–9)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 10
7:30 p.m., BTN
vs. Indiana
First round
W 61–55  17–13
Conseco Fieldhouse (16,264)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 11
9:00 p.m., BTN
vs. No. 13 Wisconsin
Quarterfinal
W 36–33  18–13
Conseco Fieldhouse (18,381)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 12
4:00 p.m., CBS
vs. Michigan State
Semifinal
W 61–48  19–13
Conseco Fieldhouse (18,377)
Indianapolis, IN
Mar 13
3:30 p.m., CBS
vs. No. 1 Ohio State
Championship game
L 60–71  19–14
Conseco Fieldhouse (15,770)
Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17*
2:10 p.m., TNT
vs. Temple
Second round
L 64–66  19–15
McKale Center (—)
Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  2. "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
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