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 to finish in a four-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 received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which was their first appearance since 2001. They lost in the first round to Temple on a last-second buzzer beater.
Current coaching staff Position Name Year Alma mater 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 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
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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