2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Athletics wordmark.svg 250 Big Ten Conference Big Ten 18–16 4–14 Pat Chambers Eugene Burroughs Brian Daly Dwayne Anderson Bryce Jordan Center The 2014–15 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers coached his fourth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center and were a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions finished their non-conference portion of the season at 12–1. The 12 wins set a school record for most non-conference victories, as well as their best overall start since the 1995–96 team jumped to a 13–0 record.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400591133 George Washington vs. Penn State - Game Recap - December 14, 2014 - ESPNhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400591278 Dartmouth vs. Penn State - Game Recap - December 22, 2014 - ESPN Previous season The 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions finished the season with an overall record of 16–18, with a record of 6–12 in the Big Ten regular season for a three-way tie to finish in tenth place. In the 2014 Big Ten tournament, the Nittany Lions were defeated by Minnesota, 63–56 in the first round. They were invited to the 2014 College Basketball Invitational, in which they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing to Siena in quarterfinals. Off season Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Graham Woodward 3 G 6'0" 170 Freshman Edina, MN Transfer to Drake Tim Frazier 23 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Houston, TX Graduated Zach Cooper 24 G 6'1" 200 Senior Ijamsville, MD Graduated Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Devin Foster 3 G 6'2" 195 Junior Dayton, OH Vincennes University Incoming recruits no no 2012 Shep Garner PG Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic 6 2 180 2013-06-15 3 3 3 3 Isaiah Washington SG Williamsport, PA Williamsport 6 3 180 2012-04-01 3 N/A 3 2 2014 2014 Penn State Signees 2014 Penn State Signees 2014 Penn State Signees 2014-04-26 yes Personnel Roster 2014 Penn State Nittany Lions y yes Payton Banks 0 F 6 6 220 Fr y Orange, CA Lutheran HS John Johnson 1 G 6 1 175 Jr y Philadelphia, PA Life Center Acad/Pittsburgh D. J. Newbill y 2 G 6 4 205 Sr y Philadelphia, PA Strawberry Mansion HS Devin Foster 3 G 6 2 205 Jr Dayton, OH Jefferson Township HS/Vincennes Donovan Jack 5 F 6 9 210 Jr Reading, PA Berks Catholic High School Brandon Taylor basketball, born August 1994 y 10 F 6 7 235 Jr Tabernacle, NJ Trenton Catholic Acad Samuel Halle 11 G 6 0 185 Jr Springfield, VA West Springfield High School W Geno Thorpe 13 G 6 3 180 So Pittsburgh, PA Shaler Area HS Kevin Montminy 14 G 6 3 185 Sr Centre Hall, PA Penns Valley Area Isaiah Washington 21 G 6 3 180 Fr Williamsport, PA Williamsport Area HS Jordan Dickerson y 32 C 7 0 240 Jr Brooklyn, NY IMG Academy/Abraham Lincoln HS/SMU Shep Garner 33 G 6 2 180 Fr Philadelphia, PA Roman Catholic HS Alan Wisniewski 34 F 6 9 230 Sr y Sterling Heights, MI Bishop Foley Catholic High School Ross Travis 43 F 6 6 225 Sr Chaska, MN Chaska HS Julian Moore 44 F 6 10 215 Fr y Fort Washington, PA Germantown Acad Pat Chambers (Philadelphia) Brian Daly (Saint Joseph's) Keith Urgo (Fairfield) Dwayne Anderson (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) Associate head coach Brian Daly 2011 Saint Joseph's University (1992) Assistant coach Dwayne Anderson 2013 Villanova University (2009) Director of Basketball Operations Ross Condon 2011 Villanova University (2007) On campus recruiting coordinator David Caporaletti 2011 Philadelphia University (1993) 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 Nicholas Colella 2013 Penn State (2013) Graduate Manager D.J. Irving 2014 Boston University (2014) Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Non-conference regular season Nov 14 7:00 pm yes Morgan State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 61–48 7,402 1–0 Nov 16 5:00 pm yes Fordham Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 73–54 8,607 2–0 Nov 20 5:30 pm yes yes Charlotte TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic quarterfinals ESPNU 97–106 2OT 2,517 2–1 Nov 21 9:00 pm yes yes Cornell TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic consolation round ESPN3 72–71 2,430 3–1 Nov 23 3:30 pm yes yes USC TD Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 5th place game ESPN3 63–61 1,220 4–1 Nov 25 7:30 pm yes Akron Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN3 78–72 6,703 5–1 Nov 28 4:00 pm yes yes Bucknell Sojka Pavilion Lewisburg, PA 88–80 4,257 6–1 Dec 3 7:15 pm yes Virginia Tech Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ACC–Big Ten Challenge ESPNU 61–58 7,326 7–1 Dec 6 6:00 pm yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV CBSSN 73–69 5,158 8–1 Dec 10 9:00 pm yes Duquesne Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 64–62 6,565 9–1 Dec 14 12:00 pm yes George Washington Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPN3 64–51 9,991 10–1 Dec 20 2:00 pm yes yes Drexel PPL Center Allentown, PA ESPN3 73–68 4,914 11–1 Dec 22 4:00 pm yes Dartmouth Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA 69–49 6,127 12–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Big Ten regular season Dec 31 1:00 pm yes Wisconsin 4 Kohl Center Madison, WI BTN 72–89 17,279 12–2 (0–1) Jan 3 7:30 pm yes Rutgers The RAC Piscataway, NJ ESPN2 46–50 7,158 12–3 (0–2) Jan 6 7:00 pm Michigan Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 64–73 5,342 12–4 (0–3) Jan 13 7:00 pm yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN BTN 73–76 17,472 12–5 (0–4) Jan 17 1:00 pm Purdue Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 77–84 OT 8,949 12–6 (0–5) Jan 21 7:00 pm yes Michigan State Breslin Center East Lansing, MI BTN 60–66 14,797 12–7 (0–6) Jan 24 12:00 pm Rutgers Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 79–51 8,281 13–7 (1–6) Jan 28 7:00 pm Minnesota Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 63–58 6,100 14–7 (2–6) Jan 31 1:00 pm yes Illinois State Farm Center Champaign, IL BTN 58–60 14,597 14–8 (2–7) Feb 4 8:30 pm yes Maryland 17 Xfinity Center College Park, MD BTN 58–64 14,195 14–9 (2–8) Feb 7 4:00 pm Nebraska Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 56–43 11,702 15–9 (3–8) Feb 11 7:00 pm yes Ohio State 23 Value City Arena Columbus, OH BTN 55-75 13,262 15–10 (3–9) Feb 14 8:30 pm Maryland 19 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 73–76 8,303 15–11 (3–10) Feb 18 7:00 pm Wisconsin 5 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 47–55 7,132 15–12 (3–11) Feb 21 3:00 pm yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL ESPNU 39–60 7,317 15–13 (3–12) Feb 28 6:00 pm Iowa Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA ESPNU 77–81 OT 9,894 15–14 (3–13) Mar 4 6:00 pm Ohio State 23 Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA BTN 67–77 8,745 15–15 (3–14) Mar 8 1:00 pm yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN BTN 79–76 12,412 16–15 (4–14) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#1C3C6B; color:white;"| Big Ten tournament Mar 11 4:30 pm yes Nebraska United Center Chicago, IL First round ESPN2 68–65   17–15 Mar 12 2:30 pm yes Iowa United Center Chicago, IL Second round BTN 67–58   18–15 Mar 13 2:30 pm yes Purdue United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals ESPN 59–64   18–16 AP poll Eastern Time Source - See also 2014–15 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team References Category:Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons Penn State