2012–13 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season

2012–13 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 10–21 (2–16 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Pat Chambers

Assistant coaches|

* Eugene Burroughs
* Brian Daly
* Keith Urgo

Home arena| Bryce Jordan Center

Seasons

<- 2011–12

2013–14 ->

2012–13 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 4 Indiana | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778 |  |  | 29 | - | 7  |  | .806
No. 7 Ohio State † | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 29 | - | 8  |  | .784
No. 9 Michigan State | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 27 | - | 9  |  | .750
No. 10 Michigan | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 31 | - | 8  |  | .795
No. 18 Wisconsin | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 23 | - | 12  |  | .657
Iowa | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 25 | - | 13  |  | .658
Illinois | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 23 | - | 13  |  | .639
Minnesota | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 21 | - | 13  |  | .618
Purdue | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 16 | - | 18  |  | .471
Nebraska | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 15 | - | 18  |  | .455
Northwestern | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 13 | - | 19  |  | .406
Penn State | 2 | - | 16 |  | .111 |  |  | 10 | - | 21  |  | .323
† 2013 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers was in his second season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center.

## Personnel

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### Coaching staff

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Position  | Name  | Year  | Alma mater

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Head coach | Pat Chambers | 2011 | Philadelphia (1994)
Associate head coach | Eugene Burroughs | 2011 | Richmond (1994)
Assistant coach | Brian Daly | 2011 | Saint Joseph's (1992)
Assistant coach | Keith Urgo | 2011 | Fairfield (2002)
Director of Basketball Operations | Ross Condon | 2011 | Villanova (2007)
Director of player development | Adam Fisher | 2011 | Penn State (2006)
Strength and conditioning coach | Brad Pantall | 2006 | Penn State (1996)
Athletic trainer | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993)
On campus recruiting coordinator | David Caporaletti | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1993)
Graduate Manager | Brendan Smith | 2011 | Penn State (2011)

### Roster

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Name  | No.  | Position  | Height  | Weight  | Year  | Home town

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Akosa Maduegbunam  | 1  | Guard  | 6-3  | 200  | Freshman  | Boston, MA
D. J. Newbill | 2  | Guard  | 6-4  | 210  | RS Sophomore  | Philadelphia, PA
Donovon Jack  | 5  | Forward  | 6-9  | 205  | Freshman  | Reading, PA
Brandon Taylor | 10  | Forward  | 6-8  | 235  | Freshman  | Tablenacle, NJ
Jermaine Marshall  | 11  | Guard  | 6-4  | 200  | RS Junior  | Etters, PA
Kevin Montminy  | 14  | Guard  | 6-3  | 185  | Sophomore  | Centre Hall, PA
Nick Colella  | 20  | Guard  | 6-3  | 195  | Senior  | New Castle, PA
Sasa Borovnjak  | 21  | Forward  | 6-9  | 235  | RS Junior  | Belgrade, Serbia
Tim Frazier | 23  | Guard  | 6-1  | 170  | Senior  | Houston, TX
Jon Graham  | 25  | Forward  | 6-8  | 240  | RS Sophomore  | Baltimore, MD
Patrick Ackerman  | 32  | Forward  | 6-11  | 230  | Freshman  | Rutland, MA
Alan Wisniewski  | 34  | Forward  | 6-9  | 230  | Sophomore  | Sterling Heights, MI
Ross Travis  | 43  | Forward  | 6-6  | 220  | Sophomore  | Chaska, MN

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Exhibition
Nov 3*
4:00 p.m. |  | Philadelphia | W 79–54 | —
| Bryce Jordan Center (3,342)
University Park, PA
Regular season
Nov 9*
7:00 p.m. |  | Saint Francis (PA) | W 65–58 | 1–0
| Bryce Jordan Center (7,329)
University Park, PA
Nov 15*
5:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | vs. No. 6 NC State
Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinal | L 55–72 | 1–1
| Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (—)
Bayamón, PR
Nov 16*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU |  | vs. Providence
Puerto Rico Tip-Off loser bracket | W 55–52 OT | 2–1
| Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (4,224)
Bayamón, PR
Nov 18*
1:30 p.m., ESPNU |  | vs. Akron
Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game | L 60–85 | 2–2
| Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (—)
Bayamón, PR
Nov 23*
4:30 p.m. |  | Bucknell | W 60–57 | 3–2
| Bryce Jordan Center (7,713)
University Park, PA
Nov 28*
9:15 p.m., ESPNU |  | Boston College
ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 61–73 | 3–3
| Bryce Jordan Center (6,889)
University Park, PA
Dec 1*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 |  | Penn | W 58–47 | 4–3
| Bryce Jordan Center (3,982)
University Park, PA
Dec 5*
7:00 p.m., NBCSN |  | at La Salle | L 57–82 | 4–4
| Palestra (4,382)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 8*
4:00 p.m., BTN |  | Army | W 78–70 | 5–4
| Bryce Jordan Center (7,247)
University Park, PA
Dec 15*
2:00 p.m. |  | Delaware State | W 80–76 OT | 6–4
| Bryce Jordan Center (5,751)
University Park, PA
Dec 23*
11:00 a.m., BTN |  | New Hampshire | W 72–45 | 7–4
| Bryce Jordan Center (—)
University Park, PA
Dec 29*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 |  | Duquesne | W 84–74 | 8–4
| Bryce Jordan Center (5,521)
University Park, PA
Jan 3
8:30 p.m., BTN |  | at Wisconsin | L 51–60 | 8–5 (0–1)
| Kohl Center (16,156)
Madison, WI
Jan 7
7:00 p.m., BTN |  | No. 5 Indiana | L 51–74 | 8–6 (0–2)
| Bryce Jordan Center (9,386)
University Park, PA
Jan 10
8:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | Northwestern | L 54–70 | 8–7 (0–3)
| Bryce Jordan Center (6,479)
University Park, PA
Jan 13
12:00 p.m., BTN |  | at Purdue | L 42–60 | 8–8 (0–4)
| Mackey Arena (13,222)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 16
7:00 p.m., BTN |  | No. 18 Michigan State | L 72–81 | 8–9 (0–5)
| Bryce Jordan Center (6,585)
University Park, PA
Jan 19
1:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | Nebraska | L 64–68 | 8–10 (0–6)
| Bryce Jordan Center (9,883)
University Park, PA
Jan 23
7:00 p.m., BTN |  | at No. 7 Indiana | L 49–72 | 8–11 (0–7)
| Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Jan 26
12:00 p.m., ESPN2 |  | No. 14 Ohio State | L 51–65 | 8–12 (0–8)
| Bryce Jordan Center (11,212)
University Park, PA
Jan 31
8:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | at Iowa | L 67–76 | 8–13 (0–9)
| Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,369)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 5
7:00 p.m., BTN |  | Purdue | L 49–58 | 8–14 (0–10)
| Bryce Jordan Center (6,270)
University Park, PA
Feb 9
9:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | at Nebraska | L 53–67 | 8–15 (0–11)
| Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,853)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 14
9:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | Iowa | L 72–74 | 8–16 (0–12)
| Bryce Jordan Center (7,636)
University Park, PA
Feb 17
12:00 p.m., BTN |  | at No. 4 Michigan | L 71–79 | 8–17 (0–13)
| Crisler Center (12,693)
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 21
8:15 p.m., BTN |  | at Illinois | L 59–64 | 8–18 (0–14)
| Assembly Hall (14,356)
Champaign, IL
Feb 27
6:30 p.m., BTN |  | No. 4 Michigan | W 84–78 | 9–18 (1–14)
| Bryce Jordan Center (8,892)
University Park, PA
Mar 2
3:00 p.m., BTN |  | at Minnesota | L 44–73 | 9–19 (1–15)
| Williams Arena (12,562)
Minneapolis, MN
Mar 7
7:00 p.m., ESPNU |  | at Northwestern | W 66–59 | 10–19 (2–15)
| Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,517)
Evanston, IL
Mar 10
12:00 p.m., BTN |  | No. 22 Wisconsin | L 60–63 | 10–20 (2–16)
| Bryce Jordan Center (8,701)
University Park, PA
Big Ten tournament
Mar 14
2:30 p.m., BTN |  | vs. No. 6 Michigan
First round | L 66–83 | 10–21
| United Center (19,470)
Chicago, IL

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

## References

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Penn State Nittany Lions basketball

Venues|

* Armory (1896–1929)
* Rec Hall (1929–1996)
* Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)

Culture & lore|

* Legion of Blue
* Nittany Lion
* "Fight On, State"
* Penn State Blue Band

People|

* Head coaches
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

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