Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
Penn State Nittany Lions basketball history
Penn State University (State College, PA)
Bryce Jordan Center
Big Ten Conference
Current head coach: Mike Rhoades (2023-)
- Assoc. HC: Jamal Brunt (2023-)
- Asst: Brent Scott (2023-)
- Asst: Jimmy Martelli (2023-)
- Asst. to the HC: Joe Crispin (2023-)
- Chief of Staff: Tiana Myers Rich (2023-)
- DBO: Patrick Dorney (2023-)
- Recruiting: Brandon Rozzell (2023-)
- DPD: Clay Conner (2023-)
- Video: Jake Szczecina (2023-)
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Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 1 (1954)
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 3 (1954, 1955, 2001)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 10 (1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2011, 2023)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 10-12
- NIT Championships: 2 (2009, 2018)
- NIT Appearances: 11 (1966, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2018)
- NIT Overall Record: 27-9
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2014)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-1
Conference Titles (Atlantic 10, Big Ten):
- Big Ten Regular Season Championships: 0
- Atlantic 10 Regular Season Championships: 1 (1977)
- Big Ten Tournament Championships: 0
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships: 1 (1991)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 1 (Jalen Pickett, 2023)
- Big Ten Player of the Year: 0
Penn State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Mike Rhoades | 2023-Pres | 16-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Shrewsberry | 2021-23 | 37-31 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Ferry (int.) | 2020-21 | 11-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Chambers | 2011-20 | 148-150 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed DeChellis | 2003-11 | 114-138 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Dunn | 1995-2003 | 117-121 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Bruce Parkhill | 1983-95 | 181-169 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Harter | 1978-83 | 79-61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Bach | 1968-78 | 122-121 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Egli | 1954-68 | 187-135 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Elmer Gross | 1949-54 | 80-40 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| John Lawther | 1936-49 | 150-93 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Leslie | 1932-36 | 29-28 | 0 | – | – |
| Dutch Hermann | 1915-17, 19-32 | 148-73 | 0 | – | – |
| Hugo Bezdek | 1918-19 | 11-2 | 0 | – | – |
| J.F. Park | 1914-15 | 10-3 | 0 | – | – |
| J.F. Haddow | 1912-14 | 16-7 | 0 | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
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