2019–20 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 2019–20 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Pat Chambers, in his ninth season with the team, and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2019–20 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
2019–20 record21–10 (11–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachKeith Urgo
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
2019–20 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 17 Wisconsin146 .700  2110  .677
No. 9 Michigan State146 .700  229  .710
No. 12 Maryland146 .700  247  .774
No. 21 Illinois137 .650  2110  .677
No. 25 Iowa119 .550  2011  .645
Penn State119 .550  2110  .677
No. 19 Ohio State119 .550  2110  .677
Rutgers119 .550  2011  .645
Michigan1010 .500  1912  .613
Purdue911 .450  1615  .516
Indiana911 .450  2012  .625
Minnesota812 .400  1516  .484
Northwestern317 .150  823  .258
Nebraska218 .100  725  .219
As of March 18, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
Note: The 2020 Big Ten Tournament was canceled prior to the second round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Nittany Lions finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place.[1] They lost to Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament.[2]

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Deividas Zemgulis1F6'6"220SeniorKaunas, LithuaniaGraduated
Satchel Pierce3F/C7'0"255RS SeniorBarberton, OHGraduated
Daniil Kasatkin4G6'7"205FreshmanVichuga, RussiaPursue to play professional basketball
Rasir Bolton13G6'2"175FreshmanPetersburg, VATransferred to Iowa State
Josh Reaves23G6'4"210SeniorFairfax, VAGraduated

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Curtis Jones4G6'4"185SeniorRichmond, VAOklahoma State

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Seth Lundy
SF
Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Oct 5, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Abdou Tsimbila
C
Hagerstown, MD St Maria Goretti High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jul 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Patrick Kelly
PF
Lynchburg, VA Virginia Episcopal School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Feb 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2020 recruiting class

    Roster

    2019–20 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Myreon Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoLincoln Academy Birmingham, AL
    F 1 Seth Lundy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)219 lb (99 kg) FrRoman Catholic Paulsboro, NJ
    G 2 Myles Dread 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoGonzaga Burtonsville, MD
    G 4 Curtis Jones Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrHuntington Prep
    Oklahoma State
    Richmond, VA
    G 5 Jamari Wheeler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrRock School Gainesville, FL
    G 10 Kyle McCloskey (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)212 lb (96 kg) RS SoGermantown Academy Lower Gwynedd, PA
    F 11 Lamar Stevens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrRoman Catholic Philadelphia, PA
    G 12 Izaiah Brockington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoArchbishop Ryan
    St. Bonaventure
    Philadelphia, PA
    F 14 Patrick Kelly 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrIMG Academy Raleigh, NC
    G 20 Taylor Nussbaum (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrCheshire Academy South Salem, NY
    F 21 John Harrar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrStrath Haven Atlanta, GA
    F 22 Grant Hazle (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)194 lb (88 kg) SrWestbury Christian Kingwood, TX
    F 24 Mike Watkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)257 lb (117 kg) RS SrPhelps School Philadelphia, PA
    F 35 Trent Buttrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)234 lb (106 kg) JrCommunity School of Naples (Fla.) Bloomsburg, PA
    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)
    Assistant CoachKevin Freeman2018University of Connecticut (2000)
    Assistant CoachJim Ferry2017Keene State (1990)
    Director of Basketball OperationsRoss Condon2011Villanova University (2007)
    On Campus Recruiting CoordinatorNicholas Colella2015Penn State (2013)
    Athletic trainerJon Salazer2001Penn State (1993)
    Director of Player DevelopmentDavid Caporaletti2011Philadelphia University (1993)
    Strength and conditioning coachGreg Miskinis2009Penn State (2008)
    Graduate ManagerK.J. Baptiste2019Brandeis University (2018)
    Graduate ManagerKevin Hudash2018Penn State (2017)

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 p.m., BTN Plus
    Maryland Eastern Shore W 84–46  1–0
     17  Stevens  11  Watkins  6  M. Jones  Bryce Jordan Center (5,869)
    University Park, PA
    November 9, 2019*
    4:00 p.m., BTN Plus
    Wagner W 91–64  2–0
     14  M. Jones  8  Watkins  5  Dread  Bryce Jordan Center (6,372)
    University Park, PA
    November 14, 2019*
    6:30 p.m., FS1
    at Georgetown
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    W 81–66  3–0
     21  M. Jones  9  Stevens  5  Wheeler  Capital One Arena (8,691)
    Washington, D.C.
    November 19, 2019*
    6:30 p.m., BTN
    Bucknell
    NIT Season Tip-Off
    W 98–70  4–0
     27  Stevens  8  Stevens  4  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (6,797)
    University Park, PA
    November 23, 2019*
    4:00 pm, BTN Plus
    Yale
    NIT Season Tip-Off
    W 58–56  5–0
     15  Brockington  13  Stevens  4  Jones  Bryce Jordan Center (6,091)
    University Park, PA
    November 27, 2019*
    5:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Ole Miss
    NIT Season Tip-Off semifinal
    L 72–74  5–1
     22  Stevens  12  Watkins  5  M. Jones  Barclays Center (4,114)
    Brooklyn, NY
    November 29, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Syracuse
    NIT Season Tip-Off 3rd place game
    W 85–64  6–1
     20  Stevens  15  Watkins  4  Stevens  Barclays Center (4,159)
    Brooklyn, NY
    December 4, 2019*
    9:15 p.m., ESPNU
    Wake Forest
    ACC–Big Ten Challenge
    W 76–54  7–1
     22  M. Jones  16  Watkins  3  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (6,476)
    University Park, PA
    December 7, 2019
    12:00 p.m., BTN
    at No. 6 Ohio State L 74–106  7–2
    (0–1)
     19  Brockington  3  Tied  2  Tied  Value City Arena (12,901)
    Columbus, OH
    December 10, 2019
    7:00 p.m., ESPN2
    No. 4 Maryland W 76–69  8–2
    (1–1)
     15  Tied  11  Watkins  6  Jones  Bryce Jordan Center (8,643)
    University Park, PA
    December 14, 2019*
    2:00 p.m., BTN
    Alabama W 73–71  9–2
     18  Stevens  11  Stevens  6  Stevens  Bryce Jordan Center (7,736)
    University Park, PA
    December 20, 2019*
    6:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 23 Central Connecticut W 87–58  10–2
     21  M. Jones  8  Watkins  7  Wheeler  Bryce Jordan Center (6,404)
    University Park, PA
    December 29, 2019*
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 20 Cornell W 90–59  11–2
     19  Tied  10  Watkins  4  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (8,316)
    University Park, PA
    January 4, 2020
    2:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 21 vs. No. 23 Iowa W 89–86  12–2
    (2–1)
     23  Brockington  7  Dread  4  Dread  Palestra (7,881)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 7, 2020
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 20 at Rutgers L 61–72  12–3
    (2–2)
     21  M. Jones  6  Tied  2  Tied  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,000)
    Piscataway, NJ
    January 11, 2020
    2:15 p.m., BTN
    No. 20 Wisconsin L 49–58  12–4
    (2–3)
     19  Stevens  13  Stevens  2  Tied  Bryce Jordan Center (10,139)
    University Park, PA
    January 15, 2020
    9:00 p.m., BTN
    at Minnesota L 69–75  12–5
    (2–4)
     15  Tied  5  Tied  4  Wheeler  Williams Arena (9,714)
    Minneapolis, MN
    January 18, 2020
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU
    No. 21 Ohio State W 90–76  13–5
    (3–4)
     24  Stevens  5  Tied  4  M. Jones  Bryce Jordan Center (14,785)
    University Park, PA
    January 22, 2020
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    at Michigan W 72–63  14–5
    (4–4)
     19  Stevens  9  Stevens  4  Wheeler  Crisler Center (12,707)
    Ann Arbor, MI
    January 29, 2020
    8:30 p.m., BTN
    No. 24 Indiana W 64–49  15–5
    (5–4)
     17  Stevens  9  Stevens  5  Wheeler  Bryce Jordan Center (7,656)
    University Park, PA
    February 1, 2020
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 24 at Nebraska W 76–64  16–5
    (6–4)
     14  Dread  17  Watkins  6  M. Jones  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,901)
    Lincoln, NE
    February 4, 2020
    8:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 22 at No. 16 Michigan State W 75–70  17–5
    (7–4)
     24  Stevens  7  Stevens  5  M. Jones  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    February 8, 2020
    4:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 22 Minnesota W 83–77  18–5
    (8–4)
     33  Stevens  7  Tied  4  Harrar  Bryce Jordan Center (15,261)
    University Park, PA
    February 11, 2020
    6:30 p.m., BTN
    No. 13 at Purdue W 88–76  19–5
    (9–4)
     19  Watkins  10  Watkins  5  Tied  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    February 15, 2020
    12:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 13 Northwestern W 77–61  20–5
    (10–4)
     23  Stevens  9  Watkins  6  Wheeler  Bryce Jordan Center (14,402)
    University Park, PA
    February 18, 2020
    6:30 p.m., FS1
    No. 9 Illinois L 56–62  20–6
    (10–5)
     13  Stevens  9  Stevens  6  Wheeler  Bryce Jordan Center (9,506)
    University Park, PA
    February 23, 2020
    12:00 p.m., FS1
    No. 9 at Indiana L 60–68  20–7
    (10–6)
     29  Stevens  10  Harrar  1  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
    Bloomington, IN
    February 26, 2020
    7:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 16 Rutgers W 65–64  21–7
    (11–6)
     16  Brockington  7  Tied  7  Dread  Bryce Jordan Center (8,345)
    University Park, PA
    February 29, 2020
    12:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 16 at No. 18 Iowa L 68–77  21–8
    (11–7)
     20  Stevens  10  Stevens  4  Jones  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
    Iowa City, IA
    March 3, 2020
    7:00 p.m., ESPN
    No. 20 No. 16 Michigan State L 71–79  21–9
    (11–8)
     16  M. Jones  9  Watkins  5  Wheeler  Bryce Jordan Center (13,437)
    University Park, PA
    March 7, 2020
    4:00 p.m., BTN
    No. 20 at Northwestern L 69–80  21–10
    (11–9)
     18  Stevens  14  Harrar  4  Tied  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,084)
    Evanston, IL
    Big Ten Tournament
    March 12, 2020
    9:00 p.m., BTN
    (6) vs. (11) Indiana
    Second round
    Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Bankers Life Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, IN
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Final 
    AP NR NR NR RV RV RV 23 20 21 20 RV 24 22 13 9 16 20 RV RV 
    Coaches NR NR RV RV RV NR 24 21 21 20 RV 23 20 13 9 14 20 RV RV

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

    On December 16, 2019 Penn State was ranked #23 in the Associated Press Poll marking its first appearance in the poll since 1996.

    References

    1. "2018-19 Big Ten Men's College Basketball Standings". FOX Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
    2. "Nittany Lions Fall In Overtime To Minnesota In B1G Tournament". GoPSUsports. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
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