2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University . Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his seventh season with the team.[ 1] 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.[ 2] This season marked team's the seventeenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference . The Nittany Lions entered the season as the defending NIT champions.
On November 30, 2009, the Nittany Lions became the first Big Ten team to win three straight games in the ACC – Big Ten Challenge when they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers . Penn State defeated Virginia Tech in 2007 and Georgia Tech in 2008.[ 3] The Nittany Lions completed the regular season with an 11–19 (3–15) record.[ 4]
As the 11 seed they lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament to 6 seed Minnesota to end their season 11–20
Current coaching staff
Roster
Chris Babb
Name [ 5]
#
Position
Height
Weight
Year
Home Town
Justin Hamilton
2
Forward
6–5
200
Junior
Pittsburgh, PA
Jermaine Marshall
3
Guard
6–4
190
Freshman
Etters, PA
Chris Babb
10
Guard
6–5
215
Sophomore
Arlington, TX
Bill Edwards
11
Forward
6–6
235
Freshman
Middletown, OH
Talor Battle
12
Guard
6–0
170
Junior
Albany, NY
Joe Silko
13
Guard
5–11
165
Freshman
South Fayette, PA
Adam Highberger
14
Guard
6–2
180
RS Junior
Blairsville, PA
David Jackson
15
Forward
6–7
210
RS Junior
Farrell, PA
Saša Borovnjak
21
Forward
6–9
235
Freshman
Belgrade, Serbia
Andrew Jones
22
Forward
6–10
245
RS Junior
Philadelphia, PA
Tim Frazier
23
Guard
6–1
160
Freshman
Houston, TX
Cammeron Woodyard
24
Guard
6–5
210
Sophomore
Westminster, MD
Jeff Brooks
25
Forward
6–8
200
Junior
Louisville, KY
Ryan Harro
33
Guard
5–11
165
Freshman
New Fairfield, CT
Billy Oliver
35
Forward
6–8
215
RS Freshman
Chatham, NJ
Steve Kirkpatrick
41
Forward
6–5
225
Junior
Carlisle, PA
Andrew Ott
54
Forward
6–10
240
RS Junior
Abington, PA
Schedule and Results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6 *6:00 p.m., BTN.com
Slippery Rock
W 82–51
Bryce Jordan Center (—)University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13 *7:30 p.m., BTN.com
Penn
W 70–55
1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (7,507)University Park, PA
Nov 16 *7:30 p.m., BTN.com
Robert Morris
W 80–61
2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (6,286)University Park, PA
Nov 19 *4:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. UNC-Wilmington Charleston Classic
L 69–80
2–1
Carolina First Arena (535)Charleston, SC
Nov 20 *12:30 p.m., CSN
vs. Tulane Charleston Classic
L 60–63
2–2
Carolina First Arena (—)Charleston, SC
Nov 22 *10:00 a.m.
vs. Davidson Charleston Classic
W 59–57
3–2
Carolina First Arena (—)Charleston, SC
Nov 25 *6:00 p.m., BTN
Sacred Heart
W 87–75
4–2
Bryce Jordan Center (5,323)University Park, PA
Nov 30 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Virginia ACC - Big Ten Challenge
W 69–66
5–2
John Paul Jones Arena (8,898)Charlottesville, VA
Dec 5 *4:00 p.m.
at Temple
L 42–45
5–3
Liacouras Center (7,012)Philadelphia, PA
Dec 8 *6:30 p.m., BTN
UMBC
W 58–42
6–3
Bryce Jordan Center (6,296)University Park, PA
Dec 12 *7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Virginia Tech
L 64–66
6–4
Bryce Jordan Center (11,237)University Park, PA
Dec 19 *9:00 p.m., ESPNU
Gardner-Webb
W 104–57
7–4
Bryce Jordan Center (4,697)University Park, PA
Dec 21 *5:00 pm, BTN.com
American
W 76–57
8–4
Bryce Jordan Center (7,561)University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
Dec 29 9:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Minnesota
L 70–75
8–5 (0–1)
Williams Arena (14,625)Minneapolis, MN
Jan 3 2:00 p.m., BTN
No. 23 Wisconsin
L 46–63
8–6 (0–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,114)University Park, PA
Jan 7 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Michigan
L 55–64
8–7 (0–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,799)University Park, PA
Jan 12 9:00 p.m., BTN
at Illinois
L 53–54
8–8 (0–4)
Assembly Hall (14,469)Champaign, IL
Jan 16 1:00 p.m., BTN
at Iowa
L 64–67
8–9 (0–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (9,651)Iowa City, IA
Jan 21 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
Indiana
L 61–67
8–10 (0–6)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,251)University Park, PA
Jan 24 2:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 18 Wisconsin
L 71–79 OT
8–11 (0–7)
Kohl Center (17,230)Madison, WI
Jan 27 6:30 p.m., BTN
Illinois
L 67–77
8–12 (0–8)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,085)University Park, PA
Jan 31 3:00 p.m., BTN
at Purdue
L 46–66
8–13 (0–9)
Mackey Arena (14,123)West Lafayette, IN
Feb 3 6:30 p.m., BTN
at No. 13 Ohio State
L 62–75
8–14 (0–10)
Value City Arena (14,148)Columbus, OH
Feb 6 2:00 p.m., BTN
Minnesota
L 64–66
8–15 (0–11)
Bryce Jordan Center (10,291)University Park, PA
Feb 13 12:00 p.m., ESPN
No. 10 Michigan State
L 54–65
8–16 (0–12)
Bryce Jordan Center (14,017)University Park, PA
Feb 17 8:30 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern
W 81–70
9–16 (1–12)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,175)Evanston, IL
Feb 20 6:00 p.m., BTN
at Michigan
W 55–51
10–16 (2–12)
Crisler Arena (13,751)Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 24 6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 9 Ohio State
L 67–75
10–17 (2–13)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,721)University Park, PA
Feb 28 12:00 p.m., BTN
Northwestern
W 79–60
11–17 (3–13)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,352)University Park, PA
Mar 4 7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 11 Michigan State
L 65–67
11–18 (3–14)
Breslin Center (14,759)East Lansing, MI
Mar 6 2:30 p.m., BTN
No. 7 Purdue
L 60–64
11–19 (3–15)
Bryce Jordan Center (8,865)University Park, PA
Big Ten tournament
Mar 11 7:30 p.m., BTN
(11)
vs. (6) Minnesota First round
L 55–76
11–20
Conseco Fieldhouse (—)Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
References
^ "Ed Dechellis" . Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved November 9, 2009 .
^ "Bryce Jordan Center" . Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved November 9, 2009 .[permanent dead link ]
^ Kurz Jr., Hank (November 30, 2009). "Battle lifts Penn State over Virginia 69-66" . Associated Press. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved December 1, 2009 .
^ Armas, Genaro C. (March 6, 2010). "No. 7 Purdue beats Penn St. for share of Big 10" . Associated Press. Retrieved March 7, 2010 . [dead link ]
^ "2009-10 Nittany Lion Basketball Roster" . gopsusports.com. Archived from the original on March 27, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2009 .
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