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 | |
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NCAA Tournament, 2nd Round | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
2010–11 record | 19–15 (9–9 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Bryce Jordan Center |
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Ohio State † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 Purdue | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 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 Rankings from AP Poll[1][2] |
Current coaching staff
Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
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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 | Ernie Nestor | 2010 | Alderson Broaddus University (1968) |
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) |
Graduate Manager | Kyle Gifford | 2010 | Penn State (2009) |
Roster
Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
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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 time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | |||||||
References
- "2011 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
- "Big Ten Standings - 2010-11". ESPN. Retrieved March 26, 2011.