2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16–16 7–11 Pat Chambers 5th Keith Urgo Dwayne Anderson Ross Condon Bryce Jordan CenterRec Hall The 2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Head coach Pat Chambers coached his fifth season with the team. They played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, with two games at Rec Hall, and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 7–11 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. They lost to Ohio State in the second round of the Big Ten tournament. Previous season The Nittany Lions finished the 2014–15 season with an overall record of 18–16, with a record of 4–14 in the Big Ten regular season to finish in 13th place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament where they lost to Purdue. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes John Johnson 1 G 6'1" 175 RS Junior Pittsburgh, PA Suspendedhttp://www.collegian.psu.edu/sports/men_basketball/article_21802a5c-9a89-11e4-a885-1b882776921f.html Penn State men's basketball suspends guard John Johnson from team The Daily Colligan 2015-06-22 D. J. Newbill 2 G 6'4" 205 RS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated Geno Thorpe 13 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Pittsburgh, PA Transferred to South Florida Kevin Montminy 14 G 6'3" 185 Senior Centre Hall, PA Graduated Alan Wisniewski 34 F 6'9" 230 Senior Sterling Heights, MI Graduated Ross Travis 43 F 6'6" 225 Senior Chaska, MN Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Terrence Samuel 13 G 6'4" 202 Sophomore Brooklyn, NY Connecticut Under NCAA transfer rules, Samuel will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Samuel will have three years of remaining eligibility entering the 2016–17 season. Incoming recruits no no 2012 Josh Reaves SG Fairfax, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 4 185 2014-07-01 4 3 4 4 Mike Watkins C Philadelphia, PA The Phelps School 6 8 210 2013-06-12 3 3 4 4 Deividas Zemgulis PF Kaunas, Lithuania Saint Mary's Ryken 6 6 210 2013-05-12 3 3 3 3 2015 2015 Penn State Signees 2015 Penn State Signees 2015 Penn State Signees 2015-06-22 yes 2016 Recruiting Class no yes 2016 Joe Hampton SF Mouth of Wilson, VA Oak Hill Academy 6 7 265 2015-05-15 3 3 79 Nazeer Bostick PF Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic 6 5 170 2015-04-30 3 3 NR 2016 2016 Penn State Signees 2016 Penn State Signees 2016 Penn State Signees 2015-06-22 yes Personnel Roster 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions y yes Payton Banks 0 F 6 6 220 So y Orange, CA Lutheran Deividas Zemgulis 1 F 6 6 220 Fr Kaunas, Lithuania St. Mary Ryken Devin Foster 3 G 6 2 205 Sr Dayton, OH Jefferson Township HS/Vincennes Donovan Jack 5 F 6 9 210 Sr Reading, PA Berks Catholic Brandon Taylor basketball, born August 1994 y 10 F 6 7 225 Sr Tabernacle, NJ Trenton Catholic Academy Samuel Halle 11 G 6 0 185 Jr Springfield, VA West Springfield High School W Terrence Samuel y 13 yes G 6 4 202 JR Victory Collegiate/Connecticut Brooklyn, NY I Isaiah Washington 21 G 6 3 160 Fr y Williamsport, PA Williamsport Area Josh Reaves y 23 G 6 4 190 Fr Fairfax, VA Oak Hill Academy Mike Watkins y basketball 24 F 6 8 225 Fr Philadelphia, PA Phelps School Jordan Dickerson y 32 C 7 1 245 Sr Brooklyn, NY IMG Academy/Abraham Lincoln HS/SMU Shep Garner 33 G 6 2 185 So Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic HS Julian Moore 44 F 6 10 235 So y Fort Washington, PA Germantown Acad Pat Chambers (Philadelphia) Keith Urgo (Fairfield) Dwayne Anderson (Villanova) Ross Condon (Villanova) http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/psu-m-baskbl-mtt.html Coaching staff Penn State Nittany Lions Position Name Year Alma mater 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 Brandon Spayd 2013 Juniata College (2010) Graduate Manager Evann Baker 2015 Quinnipiac University (2011) Graduate Manager Kevin Hacke 2015 West Virginia University (2013) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=Penn State Nittany Lions| Non-conference regular season Nov 14, 2015 1:00pm yes VMI Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 62–50 5,959 1–0 Nov 17, 2015 5:00pm yes DePaul Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA Gavitt Tipoff Games ESPNU 68–62 5,023 2–0 Nov 20, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Duquesne Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA 52–78 3,520 2–1 Nov 24, 2015 6:00pm yes Radford Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 74–86 4,675 2–2 Nov 28, 2015 1:00pm yes Bucknell Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 62–58 5,097 3–2 Dec 2, 2015 7:15pm yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 67–58 2,165 4–2 Dec 5, 2015 12:00pm yes Eastern Michigan Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 81–70 10,303 5–2 Dec 8, 2015 7:00pm yes yes George Washington Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. 66–76 3,262 5–3 Dec 10, 2015 7:00pm yes Canisius Rec Hall University Park, PA Las Vegas Classic 81–67 4,509 6–3 Dec 12, 2015 2:00pm yes Louisiana–Monroe Rec Hall University Park, PA Las Vegas Classic BTN 54–50 4,824 7–3 Dec 19, 2015 7:00pm yes yes Drexel Palestra Philadelphia, PA 63–57 8–3 Dec 22, 2015 10:30pm yes yes Colorado Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic semifinals 70–71 8–4 Dec 23, 2015 9:00pm yes yes Kent State Orleans Arena Paradise, NV Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game FS1 75–69   9–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Penn State Nittany Lions|Big Ten regular season Dec 30, 2015 5:00pm yes Maryland 4 Xfinity Center College Park, MD ESPN2 64–70 17,950 9–5 0–1 Jan 2, 2016 12:00pm yes Michigan Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI BTN 56–79 12,207 9–6 0–2 Jan 5, 2016 7:00pm Minnesota Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 86–77 5,892 10–6 1–2 Jan 10, 2016 12:00pm Michigan State 5 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 65–92 10,855 10–7 1–3 Jan 13, 2016 8:30pm yes Purdue 25 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 57–74 13,802 10–8 1–4 Jan 16, 2016 8:30pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPNU 71–62 7,512 11–8 2–4 Jan 21, 2016 8:00pm Wisconsin Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 60–66 7,145 11–9 2–5 Jan 25, 2016 7:00pm yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH 11,542 46–66 11,542 11–10 2–6 Jan 30, 2016 12:00pm yes Michigan Madison Square Garden New York City, NY B1G Super Saturday BTN 72–79 12,108 11–11 2–7 Feb 3, 2016 7:00pm yes Iowa 5 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPNU 49–73 12,596 11–12 2–8 Feb 6, 2016 8:00pm Indiana 22 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 68–63 10,351 12–12 3–8 Feb 13, 2016 6:00pm yes Nebraska Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE ESPNU 54–70 15,613 12–13 3–9 Feb 17, 2016 6:30pm Iowa 4 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 79–75 6,590 13–13 4–9 Feb 20, 2016 1:00pm yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ ESPNU 70–58 5,307 14–13 5–9 Feb 25, 2016 7:00pm Nebraska Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 56–55 7,387 15–13 6–9 Feb 28, 2016 12:00pm yes Michigan State 6 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 57–88 14,797 15–14 6–10 Mar 3, 2016 9:00pm Northwestern Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 61–71 5,936 15–15 6–11 Mar 6, 2016 12:00pm Illinois Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 86–79 2OT 9,104 16–15 7–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Penn State Nittany Lions| Big Ten tournament Mar 10, 2016 6:30pm yes 10 Ohio State 7 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Second round ESPN2 75–79 15,751 16–16 AP poll Eastern Time Source - See also 2015–16 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team References Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons Penn State