2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers was in his third season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Siena.

2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
CBI Quarterfinals vs. Siena, L 52–54
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2013–14 record16–18 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Michigan153 .833  289  .757
No. 12 Wisconsin126 .667  308  .789
No.  11 Michigan State126 .667  299  .763
Nebraska117 .611  1913  .594
No. 22 Ohio State108 .556  2510  .714
Iowa99 .500  2013  .606
Minnesota810 .444  2513  .658
Illinois711 .389  2015  .571
Indiana711 .389  1715  .531
Penn State612 .333  1618  .471
Northwestern612 .333  1419  .424
Purdue513 .278  1517  .469
2014 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Sasa Borovnjak21F6'9"225RS JuniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated, decided to forgo fifth year of eligibility
Nick Colella20SG6'3"195SeniorNew Castle, PennsylvaniaGraduated
Jermaine Marshall11SG6'4"200RS JuniorEtters, PennsylvaniaGraduate Transfer to Arizona State
Jon Graham25F6'8"240RS SophomoreBaltimore, MarylandTransfer
Patrick Ackerman32C6'11"230FreshmanRutland, MassachusettsTransfer
Akosa Maduegbunam1SG6'3"200FreshmanBoston, MassachusettsTransfer

Personnel

Roster

2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Payton Banks 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrLutheran High School of Orange County Orange, California
G 1 John Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrLife Center Academy / Pittsburgh Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 D. J. Newbill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS JrStrawberry Mansion High School Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 3 Graham Woodward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrEdina High School Edina, Minnesota
F 5 Donovan Jack 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoBerks Catholic High School Reading, Pennsylvania
F 10 Brandon Taylor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SoTrenton Catholic Academy Tabernacle, New Jersey
G 11 Allen Roberts 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)214 lb (97 kg) SrMiddletown High School (Ohio) / Miami (OH) Middletown, Ohio
G 13 Geno Thorpe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrShaler Area High School Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 14 Kevin Montminy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrPenns Valley Area Centre Hall, Pennsylvania
G 23 Tim Frazier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SrStrake Jesuit College Preparatory Houston, Texas
G 24 Zach Cooper 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SrUrbana High School (Maryland) Ijamsville, Maryland
C 25 Jordan Dickerson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoIMG Academy / Abraham Lincoln / SMU Brooklyn, New York
F 34 Alan Wisniewski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrBishop Foley Catholic High School Sterling Heights, Michigan
F 35 Kevin Onyeaka 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrCentral Dauphin East High School Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F 43 Ross Travis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrChaska High School Chaska, Minnesota
F 44 Julian Moore 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrGermantown Academy Fort Washington, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Coaching Staff

Position Name Year Alma mater
Head coachPatrick Chambers2011Philadelphia University (1994)
Associate Head CoachKeith Urgo2011Fairfield University (2002)
Associate Head CoachBrian Daly2011St. Joseph's University (1992)
Assistant CoachDwayne Anderson2013Villanova University (2009)
Director of Basketball OperationsRoss Condon2011Villanova University (2007)
On Campus Recruiting CoordinatorDavid Caporaletti2011Philadelphia University (1993)
Athletic trainerJon Salazer2001Penn State (1993)
Director of Player DevelopmentRyan Devlin2013Philadelphia University (2005)
Strength and conditioning coachBrandon Spayd2013Juniata College (2010)
Graduate ManagerNicholas Colella2013Penn State (2013)
Graduate ManagerAndrew Jones III2013Penn State (2011)

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3*
2:00 p.m.
Northwood W 98–61 
Bryce Jordan Center (4,049)
University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9*
4:00 p.m.
Wagner W 74–62  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (4,752)
University Park, PA
Nov 13*
7:00 p.m.
Bucknell L 80–90  1–1
Bryce Jordan Center (4,670)
University Park, PA
Nov 16*
2:00 p.m.
at Penn W 83–71  2–1
Palestra (4,130)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 19*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3
La Salle W 79–72  3–1
Bryce Jordan Center (4,240)
University Park, PA
Nov 24*
1:00 p.m.
Longwood
Barclays Center Classic
W 93–67  4–1
Bryce Jordan Center (4,261)
University Park, PA
Nov 26*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Monmouth
Barclays Center Classic
W 84–52  5–1
Bryce Jordan Center (3,912)
University Park, PA
Nov 29*
7:00 p.m.
vs. St. John's
Barclays Center Classic semifinals
W 89–82 OT 6–1
Barclays Center (4,231)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 30*
4:30 p.m., NBCSN
vs. Ole Miss
Barclays Center Classic championship
L 76–79  6–2
Barclays Center (3,088)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 3*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU
at Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 69–78  6–3
Petersen Events Center (12,510)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 7*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3
Marshall W 90–77  7–3
Bryce Jordan Center (5,633)
University Park, PA
Dec 11*
7:00 p.m.
at Duquesne W 68–59  8–3
Consol Energy Center (5,246)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 14*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Princeton L 79–81 OT 8–4
Rec Hall (6,188)
University Park, PA
Dec 22*
2:00 p.m., BTN
Mount St. Mary's W 92–82  9–4
Bryce Jordan Center (8,284)
University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
Dec 31
5:00 p.m., BTN
No. 5 Michigan State L 63–79  9–5 (0–1)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,397)
University Park, PA
Jan 4
2:15 p.m., BTN
at Illinois L 55–75  9–6 (0–2)
State Farm Center (15,390)
Champaign, IL
Jan 8
7:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota L 65–68  9–7 (0–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,010)
University Park, PA
Jan 11
12:00 p.m., BTN
Indiana L 76–79  9–8 (0–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,079)
University Park, PA
Jan 14
8:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan L 67–80  9–9 (0–5)
Crisler Arena (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 18
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Purdue L 64–65  9–10 (0–6)
Mackey Arena (14,124)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 23
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Nebraska W 58–54  10–10 (1–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,705)
University Park, PA
Jan 29
7:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 24 Ohio State W 71–70 OT 11–10 (2–6)
Value City Arena (15,453)
Columbus, OH
Feb 2
11:30 a.m., BTN
Purdue W 79–68  12–10 (3–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,832)
University Park, PA
Feb 6
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 9 Michigan State L 67–82  12–11 (3–7)
Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 9
4:15 p.m., BTN
Illinois L 55–60  12–12 (3–8)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,573)
University Park, PA
Feb 12
7:00 p.m., BTN
at Indiana W 66–65  13–12 (4–8)
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 15
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 16 Iowa L 70–82  13–13 (4–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (10,428)
University Park, PA
Feb 20
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Nebraska L 67–80  13–14 (4–10)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,797)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 27
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 22 Ohio State W 65–63  14–14 (5–10)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,736)
University Park, PA
Mar 2
12:00 p.m., BTN
No. 14 Wisconsin L 66–71  14–15 (5–11)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,807)
University Park, PA
Mar 6
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Northwestern W 59–32  15–15 (6–11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,253)
Evanston, IL
Mar 9
5:15 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota L 63–81  15–16 (6–12)
Williams Arena (12,775)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 13
6:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Minnesota
First round
L 56–63  15–17
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
College Basketball Invitational
Mar 19*
7:00 p.m.
Hampton
First round
W 69–65  16–17
Bryce Jordan Center (2,118)
University Park, PA
Mar 24*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Siena
Quarterfinals
L 52–54  16–18
Times Union Center (3,598)
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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