1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

Conference| Independent
Record| 13-9
Head coach|

* Johnny Bach (1st season)

Home arena| Rec Hall

Seasons

<- 1967–68

1969–70 ->

1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 16 Boston College |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 24 | - | 4  |  | .857
Rutgers |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 4  |  | .840
No. 14 Marquette |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 24 | - | 5  |  | .828
No. 12 New Mexico State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 24 | - | 5  |  | .828
No. 9 Duquesne |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 5  |  | .808
No. 10 Villanova |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 21 | - | 5  |  | .808
No. 8 St. John's |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 23 | - | 6  |  | .793
Dayton |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 7  |  | .741
No. 17 Notre Dame |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 7  |  | .741
Seattle |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 20 | - | 8  |  | .714
Colorado State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 7  |  | .708
Jacksonville |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 7  |  | .708
St. Bonaventure |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 7  |  | .708
Florida State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 8  |  | .692
West Texas State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 8  |  | .692
Holy Cross |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 8  |  | .667
Oklahoma City |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 9  |  | .667
Saint Francis (PA) |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 8  |  | .667
Southern Illinois |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 8  |  | .667
Fordham |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 17 | - | 9  |  | .654
Army |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 18 | - | 10  |  | .643
Texas Western |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 9  |  | .640
Detroit |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 10  |  | .615
Houston |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 16 | - | 10  |  | .615
Penn State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 9  |  | .591
Boston University |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 10  |  | .583
Miami (FL) |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 10  |  | .583
Providence |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 10  |  | .583
NYU |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 9  |  | .571
DePaul |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 11  |  | .560
Northern Illinois |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 11  |  | .542
Virginia Tech |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 14 | - | 12  |  | .538
Creighton |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 13  |  | .500
Georgetown |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 12  |  | .500
Hardin–Simmons |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 13 | - | 13  |  | .500
Georgia Tech |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 13  |  | .480
Tulane |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 14  |  | .462
West Virginia |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 12 | - | 14  |  | .462
Air Force |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 13  |  | .458
Niagara |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 13  |  | .458
Colgate |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 14  |  | .440
Butler |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 11 | - | 15  |  | .423
Loyola (IL) |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 14  |  | .391
Fairfield |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 10 | - | 16  |  | .385
Xavier |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 10 | - | 16  |  | .385
Syracuse |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 16  |  | .360
Utah State |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 17  |  | .346
Centenary |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 9 | - | 18  |  | .333
Navy |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 14  |  | .333
Pan American |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 8 | - | 17  |  | .320
Canisius |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 16  |  | .304
St. Francis |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 7 | - | 16  |  | .304
Loyola (LA) |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 5 | - | 19  |  | .208
Pittsburgh |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 4 | - | 20  |  | .167
Portland |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 3 | - | 23  |  | .115
Denver |  | - |  |  | – |  |  | 2 | - | 24  |  | .077
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968-69 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 1st-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

## Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site
city, state

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November 30
|  | at Maryland | L 56–66 | 0–1
| Cole Field House
College Park, Maryland
December 14
|  | at Kent State | W 63–49 | 1–1
| Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Kent, Ohio
December 16
|  | at Buffalo | L 60–66 OT | 1–2
| Clark Memorial Gymnasium
Buffalo, NY
December 18
|  | at Syracuse | L 51–71 | 1–3
| Mandy Field house
Syracuse, NY
December 20
|  | at Bucknell | W 79–60 | 2–3
| Davis Gym
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
December 27
|  | at La Salle | L 55–70 | 2–4

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 28
|  | vs. Niagara | W 77–74 | 3–4

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 29
|  | vs. DePaul | L 63–83 | 3–5

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 4
|  | Georgetown | W 52–50 | 4–5
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 8
|  | at Gettysburg | W 67–56 | 5–5
| Bream Gymnasium

January 15
|  | Carnegie-Mellon | W 82–55 | 6–5
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 18
|  | Pittsburgh | W 65–50 | 7–5
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 22
|  | West Virginia | W 64–62 | 8–5
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 25
|  | Army | L 54–64 | 8–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 29
|  | Syracuse | W 64–58 | 9–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1
|  | Bucknell | W 68–66 | 10–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 8
|  | Navy | W 61–57 | 11–6
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 12
|  | at Temple | L 50–70 | 11–7
| Convention Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 15
|  | Boston College | L 63–67 | 11–8
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 19
|  | at West Virginia | W 81–67 | 12–8
| Stansbury Hall
Morgantown, WV
February 22
|  | at Pittsburgh | W 57–49 | 13–8
| Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 1
|  | Rutgers | L 57–59 | 13–9
| Rec Hall
University Park, Pennsylvania

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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