2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions Basketball Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 27–11 10–8 Ed DeChellis Kurt Kanaskie Lewis Preston Dan Earl Bryce Jordan Center National Invitation Tournament Champions The 2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University and completed the season by winning the 2009 National Invitation Tournament over the Baylor Bears at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Head Coach, Ed DeChellis, coached his sixth season with the team. http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dechellis_ed00.html Ed Dechellis 2008-11-12 Pennsylvania State University https://web.archive.org/web/20081006031957/http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/dechellis_ed00.html 6 October 2008 live The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,261, for the twelfth consecutive season.http://www.bjc.psu.edu/Arena/default.asp?section=history Bryce Jordan Center 2008-11-12 Pennsylvania State UniversityApril 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The season marked the team's sixteenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Current coaching staff Position Name Year Alma mater Head coach Ed DeChellis 2003 Penn State (1982) Assistant coach Kurt Kanaskie 2003 La Salle (1980) Assistant coach Lewis Preston 2008 VMI (1993) Assistant coach Dan Earl 2005 Penn State (1997) Director of basketball operations Jon Perry 2004 ETSU (2002) Roster thumb|180px|Chris Babb Name http://stats.pennlive.com/cbk/teamstats.asp?yr=&team=0459&btnGo=Go&report=roster 2008–09 Penn State Men's Basketball Roster 2008-11-13 pennlive.com # Position Height Weight Year Home Town Chris Babb 10 Guard 6–5 210 Freshman Arlington, TX Talor Battle 12 Guard 5–11 165 Sophomore Albany, NY Jeff Brooks 25 Forward 6–8 200 Sophomore Louisville, KY Jamelle Cornley 2 Forward 6–5 240 Senior Columbus, OH Adam Highberger 14 Guard 6–2 170 Sophomore Blairsville, PA David Jackson 15 Forward 6–6 205 Sophomore Farrell, PA Andrew Jones III 22 Forward 6–9 245 Sophomore Philadelphia Steve Kirkpatrick 41 Forward 6–5 225 Sophomore Carlisle, PA Will Leiner 13 Guard 6–1 170 Senior Coplay, PA Danny Morrissey 33 Guard 6–3 190 Senior Cleveland, OH Billy Oliver 42 Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Chatham, NJ Andrew Ott 54 Forward 6–10 235 Sophomore Abington, PA Stanley Pringle 11 Guard 6–1 180 Senior Virginia Beach, VA Joonas Suotamo 21 Forward 6–10 230 Senior Espoo, Finland Cammeron Woodyard 24 Guard 6–5 205 Freshman Westminster, MD Schedule and results Preseason no no no Aug 30 12:00 p.m. yes yes no Waterloo Sheridan College Athletic Centre - Davis Campus Brampton, ON no 83–52 1–0 Aug 30 7:00 p.m. yes yes no Sheridan Sheridan College Athletic Centre - Davis Campus Brampton, ON no 83–65 2–0 Aug 31 7:00 p.m. yes yes no Ryerson Kerr Hall Gymnasium Toronto, ON no 102–68 3–0 Sep 1 12:00 p.m. yes yes no York Tait McKenzie Centre Toronto, ON no 83–45 4–0 Nov 9 2:00 p.m. yes no Bloomsburg Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA no 77–51 5–0 no Regular season and Postseason yes Nov 14 6:30 p.m. yes William & Mary Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 65–51 1–0 8,026 Nov 17 7:00 p.m. yes 2008–09 New Jersey Tech Highlanders New Jersey Institute of Technology NJIT Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA Philly Hoop Group Classic http://hoopgroup.com/team-tournaments/philly-hoop-group-classic/philly-hoop-group-classic-past-results/phgc-2008-results/ PHGC – 2008 Results 2013-03-10 Philly Hoop Group BTN 74–47 2–0 5,293 Nov 20 7:00 p.m. yes Hartford Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA Philly Hoop Group Classic BTN.com 89–64 3–0 5,142 Nov 23 2:00 p.m. yes 2008–09 New Hampshire Wildcats University of New Hampshire New Hampshire Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 70–50 4–0 4,546 Nov 25 7:30 p.m. yes yes 2008–09 Penn Quakers University of Pennsylvania Penn Palestra Philadelphia, PA CN8 85–73 5–0 4,581 Nov 28 6:30 p.m. yes yes 2008–09 Rhode Island Rams University of Rhode Island Rhode Island Palestra Philadelphia, PA Philly Hoop Group Classic semifinal CN8 72–77 5–1 5,000 Nov 29 6:30 p.m. yes yes 2008–09 Towson Tigers Towson University Towson Palestra Philadelphia, PA Philly Hoop Group Classic consolation game CN8 78–54 6–1 4,195 Dec 3 7:30 p.m. yes yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPN2 85–83 7–1 7,900 Dec 6 6:00 p.m. yes Temple Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 59–65 7–2 9,833 Dec 10 7:00 p.m. yes 2008–09 Army Black Knights United States Military Academy Army Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 60–45 8–2 5,720 Dec 13 4:00 p.m. yes 2008–09 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Mount St. Mary's University University Mount St. Mary's Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN.com 61–56 9–2 4,676 Dec 21 4:00 p.m. yes 2008–09 Lafayette Leopards Owls Lafayette College Lafayette Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 83–55 10–2 4,462 Dec 23 7:00 p.m. yes 2008–09 Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart University Sacred Heart Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN.com 73–65 11–2 4,407 Dec 31 12:00 p.m. Northwestern Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN2 61–57 12–2 (1–0) 5,525 Jan 3 2:00 p.m. yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 61–65 12–3 (1–1) 17,230 Jan 6 9:00 p.m. Purdue 14 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 67–64 13–3 (2–1) 4,404 Jan 11 3:30 p.m. yes Minnesota 22 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 59–79 13–4 (2–2) 13,757 Jan 14 6:30 p.m. Michigan State 10 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 73–78 13–5 (2–3) 10,270 Jan 17 6:00 p.m. yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 65–55 14–5 (3–3) 15,626 Jan 20 9:00 p.m. Michigan Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 73–58 15–5 (4–3) 8,730 Jan 24 6:00 p.m. Iowa Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 63–59 16–5 (5–3) 12,210 Feb 1 12:00 p.m. yes Michigan State 9 Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 72–68 17–5 (6–3) 14,759 Feb 5 7:00 p.m. yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI BTN 51–71 17–6 (6–4) 10,134 Feb 8 3:00 p.m. Wisconsin Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 44–54 17–7 (6–5) 14,686 Feb 11 6:30 p.m. yes Purdue 23 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN BTN 47–61 17–8 (6–6) 14,013 Feb 14 1:30 p.m. Minnesota Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 68–63 18–8 (7–6) 12,148 Feb 18 7:00 p.m. yes Illinois 16 Assembly Hall Champaign, IL BTN 38–33 19–8 (8–6) 16,200 Feb 24 7:00 p.m. yes Ohio State Value City Arena Columbus, OH ESPN 59–73 19–9 (8–7) 18,170 Feb 28 6:00 p.m. Indiana Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 61–58 20–9 (9–7) 15,035 Mar 5 9:00 p.m. Illinois 23 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN 64–63 21–9 (10–7) 13,091 Mar 7 2:00 p.m. yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA BTN 69–75 2OT 21–10 (10–8) 14,094 |- !colspan=10| Big Ten tournament Mar 12 5:00 p.m. yes Indiana Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN First round ESPN2 66–51 22–10 12,174 Mar 13 9:00 p.m. yes Purdue 24 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN Quarterfinal BTN 65–79 22–11 14,647 |- !colspan=10| National Invitation Tournament Mar 17 8:00 p.m. yes George Mason Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA First round ESPNU 77–73 OT 23–11 5,549 Mar 19 7:00 p.m. yes Rhode Island Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA Second round CN8 83–72 24–11 6,646 Mar 24 9:00 p.m. yes yes Florida O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL Quarterfinal ESPN 71–62 25–11 6,525 Mar 31 9:00 p.m. yes yes Notre Dame Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinal ESPN2 67–59 26–11 11,352 Apr 2 7:00 p.m. yes yes Baylor Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship game ESPN 69–63 27–11 10,254 Awards Players Talor Battle Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 23) http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/112408aaa.html Battle Earns Conference Player Of The Week Honor 2008-11-24 2008-11-26 The Pennsylvania State University All Big Ten first team point guard http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_615238.html PSU coach, players honored by Big Ten 2009-03-11 Ross, Sam Pittsburgh Tribune-Review https://web.archive.org/web/20090314121639/http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/college/s_615238.html 14 March 2009 dead dmy-all Jamelle Cornley Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 26) http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012609aaa.html Cornley Earns First Career Big Ten Player Of The Week Award 2009-01-26 2009-01-26 The Pennsylvania State University https://web.archive.org/web/20090129152339/http://gopsusports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/012609aaa.html 29 January 2009 live All Big Ten second team forward 2009 NIT MVP Coaches Ed DeChellis Big Ten Coach of the Year References Penn State Penn State Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons