The 2011–12 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers was in his first season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center (which has a capacity of 15,000) for the thirteenth consecutive season. They finished with a record of 12–20 overall, 4–14 in Big Ten play for a tied for a last place finish with Nebraska. They lost in the lost in the first round of the 2012 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament by Indiana.
Coaching staff Head coach Pat Chambers 2011 Philadelphia (1994) Associate head coach Eugene Burroughs 2011 Richmond (1994) Assistant coach Brian Daly 2011 Saint Joseph's (1992) Assistant coach Keith Urgo 2011 Fairfield (2002) Director of Basketball Operations Ross Condon 2011 Villanova (2007) Video coordinator Adam Fisher 2011 Penn State (2006) Strength and conditioning coach Brad Pantall 2006 Penn State (1996) Athletic trainer Jon Salazer 2001 Penn State (1993) On Campus Recruiting Coordinator David Caporaletti 2011 Philadelphia University (1993) Graduate Manager Brendan Smith 2011 Penn State (2011)
Roster Name No. Position Height Weight Year Home town D. J. Newbill 2 Guard 6–4 210 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Trey Lewis 3 Guard 6–1 180 Freshman Garfield Heights, OH Matt Glover 5 Guard 6–4 210 Sophomore Orange, CA Jermaine Marshall 11 Guard 6–4 200 RS sophomore Etters, PA Kevin Montminy 14 Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Centre Hall, PA Nick Colella 20 Guard 6–3 195 Junior New Castle, PA Sasa Borovnjak 21 Forward 6–9 235 RS sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Tim Frazier 23 Guard 6–1 170 Junior Houston, TX Cammeron Woodyard 24 Guard 6–5 210 Senior Westminster, MD Jonathan Graham 25 Forward 6–8 240 Freshman Baltimore, MD Patrick Ackerman 32 Forward 6–11 230 Freshman Rutland, MA Alan Wisniewski 34 Forward 6–9 230 Sophomore Sterling Heights, MI Billy Oliver 35 Forward 6–8 230 RS junior Chatham, NJ Ross Travis 43 Forward 6–6 220 Freshman Chaska, MN Peter Alexis 52 Forward 6–10 255 Freshman Wilkes-Barre, PA
Schedule and results
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| Big Ten tournament
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