The 2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Pat Chambers, in his sixth season with the team. They played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 15–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat Nebraska in the first round before losing to Michigan State in the second round.
Previous season The Nittany Lions finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 16–16, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place in conference. They lost to Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Devin Foster 3 G 6'2" 205 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated Donovan Jack 5 F 6'9" 210 Senior Reading, PA Graduated Brandon Taylor 10 F 6'7" 225 Senior Tabernacle, NJ Graduated Samuel Halle 11 G 6'0" 185 Junior Springfield, VA Graduated Jordan Dickerson 32 C 7'1" 245 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Satchel Pierce 32 F 7'0" 255 Junior Barberton, OH Transferred from Virginia Tech. Under NCAA transfer rules, Pierce will have to sit out in the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of eligibility left.
2016 recruiting class
Personnel
Roster
Coaching staff Head coach Patrick Chambers 2011 Philadelphia University (1994) Associate head coach Keith Urgo 2011 Fairfield University (2002) Assistant coach Dwayne Anderson 2013 Villanova University (2009) Assistant coach Ross Condon 2011 Villanova University (2007) Director of Basketball Operations David Caporaletti 2011 Philadelphia University (1993) On campus recruiting coordinator Nicholas Colella 2015 Penn State (2013) Athletic trainer Jon Salazer 2001 Penn State (1993) Director of player development Ryan Devlin 2013 Philadelphia University (2005) Strength and conditioning coach Greg Miskinis 2009 Penn State (2008) Graduate Manager Evann Baker 2015 Quinnipiac University (2011) Graduate Manager Kevin Hacke 2015 West Virginia University (2013)
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten regular season
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Source
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