The 2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers coached his fourth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center and were a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Nittany Lions finished their non-conference portion of the season at 12–1. The 12 wins set a school record for most non-conference victories, as well as their best overall start since the 1995–96 team jumped to a 13–0 record.
Previous season The 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions finished the season with an overall record of 16–18, with a record of 6–12 in the Big Ten regular season for a three-way tie to finish in tenth place. In the 2014 Big Ten tournament, the Nittany Lions were defeated by Minnesota, 63–56 in the first round. They were invited to the 2014 College Basketball Invitational, in which they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to Siena in quarterfinals.
Off season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Graham Woodward 3 G 6'0" 170 Freshman Edina, MN Transfer to Drake Tim Frazier 23 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated Zach Cooper 24 G 6'1" 200 Senior Ijamsville, MD Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Devin Foster 3 G 6'2" 195 Junior Dayton, OH Vincennes University
Incoming recruits
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff Head coach Patrick Chambers 2011 Philadelphia University (1994) Associate head coach Keith Urgo 2011 Fairfield University (2002) Associate head coach Brian Daly 2011 Saint Joseph's University (1992) Assistant coach Dwayne Anderson 2013 Villanova University (2009) Director of Basketball Operations Ross Condon 2011 Villanova University (2007) On campus recruiting coordinator David Caporaletti 2011 Philadelphia University (1993) Athletic trainer Jon Salazer 2001 Penn State (1993) Director of player development Ryan Devlin 2013 Philadelphia University (2005) Strength and conditioning coach Brandon Spayd 2013 Juniata College (2010) Graduate Manager Nicholas Colella 2013 Penn State (2013) Graduate Manager D.J. Irving 2014 Boston University (2014)
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Big Ten regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Big Ten tournament
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See also 2014–15 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team
References