2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
American college basketball season
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
Incoming transfers
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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Josh Reaves SG
Fairfax, VA
Oak Hill Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jul 1, 2014
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Mike Watkins C
Philadelphia, PA
The Phelps School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jun 12, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Deividas Zemgulis PF
Kaunas, Lithuania
Saint Mary's Ryken
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
May 12, 2013
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN :
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
2016 Recruiting Class
Personnel
Roster
2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Payton Banks
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
RS So
Lutheran
Orange, CA
F
1
Deividas Zemgulis
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Fr
St. Mary Ryken
Kaunas, Lithuania
G
3
Devin Foster
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Jefferson Township HS /Vincennes
Dayton, OH
F
5
Donovan Jack
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Berks Catholic
Reading, PA
F
10
Brandon Taylor
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Sr
Trenton Catholic Academy
Tabernacle, NJ
G
11
Samuel Halle (W)
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
West Springfield High School
Springfield, VA
G
13
Terrence Samuel (I)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Jr
Victory Collegiate/Connecticut
Brooklyn, NY
G
21
Isaiah Washington
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
RS Fr
Williamsport Area
Williamsport, PA
G
23
Josh Reaves
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Oak Hill Academy
Fairfax, VA
F
24
Mike Watkins
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Phelps School
Philadelphia, PA
C
32
Jordan Dickerson
7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
IMG Academy /Abraham Lincoln HS /SMU
Brooklyn, NY
G
33
Shep Garner
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Roman Catholic HS
Philadelphia, PA
F
44
Julian Moore
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS So
Germantown Acad
Fort Washington, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2015 *1:00 pm
VMI
W 62–50
1–0
Bryce Jordan Center (5,959)University Park, PA
Nov 17, 2015 *5:00 pm, ESPNU
DePaul Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 68–62
2–0
Bryce Jordan Center (5,023)University Park, PA
Nov 20, 2015 *7:00 pm
at Duquesne
L 52–78
2–1
Consol Energy Center (3,520)Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 24, 2015 *6:00 pm, BTN
Radford
L 74–86
2–2
Bryce Jordan Center (4,675)University Park, PA
Nov 28, 2015 *1:00 pm
Bucknell
W 62–58
3–2
Bryce Jordan Center (5,097)University Park, PA
Dec 2, 2015 *7:15 pm, ESPNU
at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Challenge
W 67–58
4–2
Conte Forum (2,165)Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 5, 2015 *12:00 pm, BTN
Eastern Michigan
W 81–70
5–2
Bryce Jordan Center (10,303)University Park, PA
Dec 8, 2015 *7:00 pm
at George Washington
L 66–76
5–3
Charles E. Smith Center (3,262)Washington, D.C.
Dec 10, 2015 *7:00 pm
Canisius Las Vegas Classic
W 81–67
6–3
Rec Hall (4,509)University Park, PA
Dec 12, 2015 *2:00 pm, BTN
Louisiana–Monroe Las Vegas Classic
W 54–50
7–3
Rec Hall (4,824)University Park, PA
Dec 19, 2015 *7:00 pm
vs. Drexel
W 63–57
8–3
Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Dec 22, 2015 *10:30 pm
vs. Colorado Las Vegas Classic semifinals
L 70–71
8–4
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2015 *9:00 pm, FS1
vs. Kent State Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game
W 75–69
9–4
Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 4 Maryland
L 64–70
9–5 (0–1)
Xfinity Center (17,950)College Park, MD
Jan 2, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN
at Michigan
L 56–79
9–6 (0–2)
Crisler Center (12,207)Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 5, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN
Minnesota
W 86–77
10–6 (1–2)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,892)University Park, PA
Jan 10, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN
No. 5 Michigan State
L 65–92
10–7 (1–3)
Bryce Jordan Center (10,855)University Park, PA
Jan 13, 2016 8:30 pm, BTN
at No. 25 Purdue
L 57–74
10–8 (1–4)
Mackey Arena (13,802)West Lafayette, IN
Jan 16, 2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU
at Northwestern
W 71–62
11–8 (2–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,512)Evanston, IL
Jan 21, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN
Wisconsin
L 60–66
11–9 (2–5)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,145)University Park, PA
Jan 25, 2016 7:00 pm, 11,542
at Ohio State
L 46–66
11–10 (2–6)
Value City Arena (11,542)Columbus, OH
Jan 30, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN
vs. Michigan B1G Super Saturday
L 72–79
11–11 (2–7)
Madison Square Garden (12,108)New York City, NY
Feb 3, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 5 Iowa
L 49–73
11–12 (2–8)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,596)Iowa City, IA
Feb 6, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN
No. 22 Indiana
W 68–63
12–12 (3–8)
Bryce Jordan Center (10,351)University Park, PA
Feb 13, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Nebraska
L 54–70
12–13 (3–9)
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,613)Lincoln, NE
Feb 17, 2016 6:30 pm, BTN
No. 4 Iowa
W 79–75
13–13 (4–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (6,590)University Park, PA
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU
at Rutgers
W 70–58
14–13 (5–9)
The RAC (5,307)Piscataway, NJ
Feb 25, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Nebraska
W 56–55
15–13 (6–9)
Bryce Jordan Center (7,387)University Park, PA
Feb 28, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN
at No. 6 Michigan State
L 57–88
15–14 (6–10)
Breslin Center (14,797)East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU
Northwestern
L 61–71
15–15 (6–11)
Bryce Jordan Center (5,936)University Park, PA
Mar 6, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN
Illinois
W 86–79 2OT
16–15 (7–11)
Bryce Jordan Center (9,104)University Park, PA
Big Ten tournament
Mar 10, 2016 6:30 pm, ESPN2
(10)
vs. (7) Ohio State Second round
L 75–79
16–16
Bankers Life Fieldhouse (15,751)Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source - [1]
See also
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA Final Four appearance in italics