2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his seventh season with the team.[1] 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.[2] This season marked team's the seventeenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions entered the season as the defending NIT champions.

2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2009–10 record11–20 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
2009–10 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Ohio State144 .778  298  .784
No. 10 Purdue144 .778  296  .829
No. 13 Michigan State144 .778  289  .757
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722  249  .727
Illinois108 .556  2115  .583
Minnesota99 .500  2114  .600
Northwestern711 .389  2014  .588
Michigan711 .389  1517  .469
Indiana414 .222  1021  .323
Iowa414 .222  1022  .313
Penn State315 .167  1120  .355
2010 Big Ten Tournament winner
As of April 3, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

On November 30, 2009, the Nittany Lions became the first Big Ten team to win three straight games in the ACC – Big Ten Challenge when they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers. Penn State defeated Virginia Tech in 2007 and Georgia Tech in 2008.[3] The Nittany Lions completed the regular season with an 1119 (315) record.[4]

As the 11 seed they lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to 6 seed Minnesota to end their season 1120

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 operationsJon Perry2004ETSU (2002)
Athletic trainerJon Salazer2001Penn State (1993)
Video coordinatorDJ Black2008Penn State (2006)
Strength and conditioning coachBrad Pantall2006Penn State (1996)

Roster

Name [5] # Position Height Weight Year Home Town
Justin Hamilton 2 Forward 65 200 Junior Pittsburgh, PA
Jermaine Marshall 3 Guard 64 190 Freshman Etters, PA
Chris Babb 10 Guard 65 215 Sophomore Arlington, TX
Bill Edwards 11 Forward 66 235 Freshman Middletown, OH
Talor Battle 12 Guard 60 170 Junior Albany, NY
Joe Silko 13 Guard 511 165 Freshman South Fayette, PA
Adam Highberger 14 Guard 62 180 RS Junior Blairsville, PA
David Jackson 15 Forward 67 210 RS Junior Farrell, PA
Saša Borovnjak 21 Forward 69 235 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia
Andrew Jones 22 Forward 610 245 RS Junior Philadelphia, PA
Tim Frazier 23 Guard 61 160 Freshman Houston, TX
Cammeron Woodyard 24 Guard 65 210 Sophomore Westminster, MD
Jeff Brooks 25 Forward 68 200 Junior Louisville, KY
Ryan Harro 33 Guard 511 165 Freshman New Fairfield, CT
Billy Oliver 35 Forward 68 215 RS Freshman Chatham, NJ
Steve Kirkpatrick 41 Forward 65 225 Junior Carlisle, PA
Andrew Ott 54 Forward 610 240 RS Junior Abington, PA

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6*
6:00 p.m., BTN.com
Slippery Rock W 82–51 
Bryce Jordan Center (—)
University Park, PA
Regular Season
Nov 13*
7:30 p.m., BTN.com
Penn W 70–55  1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (7,507)
University Park, PA
Nov 16*
7:30 p.m., BTN.com
Robert Morris W 80–61  2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (6,286)
University Park, PA
Nov 19*
4:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. UNC-Wilmington
Charleston Classic
L 69–80  2–1
Carolina First Arena (535)
Charleston, SC
Nov 20*
12:30 p.m., CSN
vs. Tulane
Charleston Classic
L 60–63  2–2
Carolina First Arena (—)
Charleston, SC
Nov 22*
10:00 a.m.
vs. Davidson
Charleston Classic
W 59–57  3–2
Carolina First Arena (—)
Charleston, SC
Nov 25*
6:00 p.m., BTN
Sacred Heart W 87–75  4–2
Bryce Jordan Center (5,323)
University Park, PA
Nov 30*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Virginia
ACC - Big Ten Challenge
W 69–66  5–2
John Paul Jones Arena (8,898)
Charlottesville, VA
Dec 5*
4:00 p.m.
at Temple L 42–45  5–3
Liacouras Center (7,012)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 8*
6:30 p.m., BTN
UMBC W 58–42  6–3
Bryce Jordan Center (6,296)
University Park, PA
Dec 12*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Virginia Tech L 64–66  6–4
Bryce Jordan Center (11,237)
University Park, PA
Dec 19*
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
Gardner-Webb W 104–57  7–4
Bryce Jordan Center (4,697)
University Park, PA
Dec 21*
5:00 pm, BTN.com
American W 76–57  8–4
Bryce Jordan Center (7,561)
University Park, PA
Dec 29
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Minnesota L 70–75  8–5 (0–1)
Williams Arena (14,625)
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 3
2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 23 Wisconsin L 46–63  8–6 (0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,114)
University Park, PA
Jan 7
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Michigan L 55–64  8–7 (0–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,799)
University Park, PA
Jan 12
9:00 p.m., BTN
at Illinois L 53–54  8–8 (0–4)
Assembly Hall (14,469)
Champaign, IL
Jan 16
1:00 p.m., BTN
at Iowa L 64–67  8–9 (0–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,651)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 21
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Indiana L 61–67  8–10 (0–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,251)
University Park, PA
Jan 24
2:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 18 Wisconsin L 71–79 OT 8–11 (0–7)
Kohl Center (17,230)
Madison, WI
Jan 27
6:30 p.m., BTN
Illinois L 67–77  8–12 (0–8)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,085)
University Park, PA
Jan 31
3:00 p.m., BTN
at Purdue L 46–66  8–13 (0–9)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 3
6:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 13 Ohio State L 62–75  8–14 (0–10)
Value City Arena (14,148)
Columbus, OH
Feb 6
2:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota L 64–66  8–15 (0–11)
Bryce Jordan Center (10,291)
University Park, PA
Feb 13
12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 Michigan State L 54–65  8–16 (0–12)
Bryce Jordan Center (14,017)
University Park, PA
Feb 17
8:30 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern W 81–70  9–16 (1–12)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,175)
Evanston, IL
Feb 20
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan W 55–51  10–16 (2–12)
Crisler Arena (13,751)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 24
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 9 Ohio State L 67–75  10–17 (2–13)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,721)
University Park, PA
Feb 28
12:00 p.m., BTN
Northwestern W 79–60  11–17 (3–13)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,352)
University Park, PA
Mar 4
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 11 Michigan State L 65–67  11–18 (3–14)
Breslin Center (14,759)
East Lansing, MI
Mar 6
2:30 p.m., BTN
No. 7 Purdue L 60–64  11–19 (3–15)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,865)
University Park, PA
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 11
7:30 p.m., BTN
vs. Minnesota
First round
L 55–76  11–20
Conseco Fieldhouse (—)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

  1. "Ed Dechellis". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  2. "Bryce Jordan Center". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
  3. Kurz Jr., Hank (2009-11-30). "Battle lifts Penn State over Virginia 69-66". Associated Press. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
  4. Armas, Genaro C. (2010-03-06). "No. 7 Purdue beats Penn St. for share of Big 10". Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  5. "2009-10 Nittany Lion Basketball Roster". gopsusports.com. Retrieved 2009-11-18.
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