The 2018–19 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Pat Chambers, in his eighth season with the team, and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Lions finished the season 14–18, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. They lost to Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.
Previous season The Nittany Lions finished the 2017–18 season 26–13, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Northwestern and Ohio State before losing to Purdue in the semifinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Temple, Notre Dame, Marquette, and Mississippi State to advance to the NIT championship, where they defeated Utah to become NIT champions.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Nazeer Bostick 4 G 6'4" 203 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Transferred to St. Peter's Tony Carr 10 G 6'5" 204 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA Declared for the 2018 NBA draft; selected 51st overall by the New Orleans Pelicans Shep Garner 33 G 6'2" 196 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated Julian Moore 44 F 6'10" 248 RS senior Fort Washington, PA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Izaiah Brockington 12 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Philadelphia, PA St. Bonaventure
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Coaching staff Head coach Patrick Chambers 2011 Philadelphia University (1994) Associate head coach Keith Urgo 2011 Fairfield University (2002) Assistant coach Kevin Freeman 2018 University of Connecticut (2000) Assistant coach Jim Ferry 2017 Keene State (1990) Director of basketball operations Ross Condon 2011 Villanova University (2007) On-campus recruiting coordinator Nicholas Colella 2015 Penn State (2013) Athletic trainer Jon Salazer 2001 Penn State (1993) Director of player development David Caporaletti 2011 Philadelphia University (1993) Strength and conditioning coach Greg Miskinis 2009 Penn State (2008) Graduate manager Stephen Griffin 2017 Philadelphia University (2014) Graduate manager Kevin Hudash 2018 Penn State (2017)
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=|Big Ten tournament
References