2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

American college basketball season

2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball

CBI Quarterfinals vs. Siena, L 52–54

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Record| 16–18 (6–12 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Pat Chambers

Assistant coaches|

* Eugene Burroughs
* Brian Daly
* Dwayne Anderson

Home arena| Bryce Jordan Center

Seasons

<- 2012–13

2014–15 ->

2013–14 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 7 Michigan | 15 | - | 3 |  | .833 |  |  | 28 | - | 9  |  | .757
No. 12 Wisconsin | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 30 | - | 8  |  | .789
No. 11 Michigan State† | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 29 | - | 9  |  | .763
Nebraska | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 19 | - | 13  |  | .594
No. 22 Ohio State | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 25 | - | 10  |  | .714
Iowa | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 20 | - | 13  |  | .606
Minnesota | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 25 | - | 13  |  | .658
Illinois | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 20 | - | 15  |  | .571
Indiana | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 17 | - | 15  |  | .531
Penn State | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 16 | - | 18  |  | .471
Northwestern | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 14 | - | 19  |  | .424
Purdue | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 15 | - | 17  |  | .469
† 2014 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers was in his third season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Siena.

## Departures

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Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Sasa Borovnjak | 21 | F | 6'9" | 225 | RS Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated, decided to forgo fifth year of eligibility
Nick Colella | 20 | SG | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | New Castle, Pennsylvania | Graduated
Jermaine Marshall | 11 | SG | 6'4" | 200 | RS Junior | Etters, Pennsylvania | Graduate Transfer to Arizona State
Jon Graham | 25 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland | Transfer
Patrick Ackerman | 32 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Freshman | Rutland, Massachusetts | Transfer
Akosa Maduegbunam | 1 | SG | 6'3" | 200 | Freshman | Boston, Massachusetts | Transfer

## Personnel

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### Roster

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2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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F | 0  | Payton Banks | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Fr | Lutheran High School of Orange County | Orange, California
G | 1  | John Johnson | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jr | Life Center Academy / Pittsburgh | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G | 2  | D. J. Newbill | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | RS Jr | Strawberry Mansion High School | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G | 3  | Graham Woodward | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Fr | Edina High School | Edina, Minnesota
F | 5  | Donovan Jack | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | So | Berks Catholic High School  | Reading, Pennsylvania
F | 10  | Brandon Taylor | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | So | Trenton Catholic Academy | Tabernacle, New Jersey
G | 11  | Allen Roberts | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | Sr | Middletown High School (Ohio) / Miami (OH) | Middletown, Ohio
G | 13  | Geno Thorpe | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Fr | Shaler Area High School | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G | 14  | Kevin Montminy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jr | Penns Valley Area | Centre Hall, Pennsylvania
G | 23  | Tim Frazier | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | RS Sr | Strake Jesuit College Preparatory | Houston, Texas
G | 24  | Zach Cooper | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sr | Urbana High School (Maryland) | Ijamsville, Maryland
C | 25  | Jordan Dickerson | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 240 lb (109 kg) | So | IMG Academy / Abraham Lincoln / SMU | Brooklyn, New York
F | 34  | Alan Wisniewski | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Sr | Bishop Foley Catholic High School | Sterling Heights, Michigan
F | 35  | Kevin Onyeaka | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Sr | Central Dauphin East High School | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
F | 43  | Ross Travis | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jr | Chaska High School | Chaska, Minnesota
F | 44  | Julian Moore | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Fr | Germantown Academy | Fort Washington, Pennsylvania

Head coach

* Pat Chambers (Philadelphia)

Assistant coach(es)

* Keith Urgo (Fairfield)
* Brian Daly (Saint Joseph's)
* Dwayne Anderson (Villanova)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster

### Coaching staff

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Position  | Name  | Year  | Alma mater

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Head coach | Patrick Chambers | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1994)
Associate head coach | Keith Urgo | 2011 | Fairfield University (2002)
Associate head coach | Brian Daly | 2011 | St. 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 | Andrew Jones III | 2013 | Penn State (2011)

## Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Exhibition
Nov 3*
2:00 p.m. | Northwood | W 98–61 | —
| Bryce Jordan Center (4,049)
University Park, PA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9*
4:00 p.m. | Wagner | W 74–62 | 1–0
| Bryce Jordan Center (4,752)
University Park, PA
Nov 13*
7:00 p.m. | Bucknell | L 80–90 | 1–1
| Bryce Jordan Center (4,670)
University Park, PA
Nov 16*
2:00 p.m. | at Penn | W 83–71 | 2–1
| Palestra (4,130)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 19*
7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | La Salle | W 79–72 | 3–1
| Bryce Jordan Center (4,240)
University Park, PA
Nov 24*
1:00 p.m. | Longwood
Barclays Center Classic | W 93–67 | 4–1
| Bryce Jordan Center (4,261)
University Park, PA
Nov 26*
6:00 p.m., BTN | Monmouth
Barclays Center Classic | W 84–52 | 5–1
| Bryce Jordan Center (3,912)
University Park, PA
Nov 29*
7:00 p.m. | vs. St. John's
Barclays Center Classic semifinals | W 89–82 OT | 6–1
| Barclays Center (4,231)
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 30*
4:30 p.m., NBCSN | vs. Ole Miss
Barclays Center Classic championship | L 76–79 | 6–2
| Barclays Center (3,088)
Brooklyn, NY
Dec 3*
7:30 p.m., ESPNU | at Pittsburgh
ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 69–78 | 6–3
| Petersen Events Center (12,510)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 7*
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Marshall | W 90–77 | 7–3
| Bryce Jordan Center (5,633)
University Park, PA
Dec 11*
7:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | W 68–59 | 8–3
| Consol Energy Center (5,246)
Pittsburgh, PA
Dec 14*
2:00 p.m., BTN | Princeton | L 79–81 OT | 8–4
| Rec Hall (6,188)
University Park, PA
Dec 22*
2:00 p.m., BTN | Mount St. Mary's | W 92–82 | 9–4
| Bryce Jordan Center (8,284)
University Park, PA
Big Ten regular season
Dec 31
5:00 p.m., BTN | No. 5 Michigan State | L 63–79 | 9–5 (0–1)
| Bryce Jordan Center (7,397)
University Park, PA
Jan 4
2:15 p.m., BTN | at Illinois | L 55–75 | 9–6 (0–2)
| State Farm Center (15,390)
Champaign, IL
Jan 8
7:00 p.m., BTN | Minnesota | L 65–68 | 9–7 (0–3)
| Bryce Jordan Center (5,010)
University Park, PA
Jan 11
12:00 p.m., BTN | Indiana | L 76–79 | 9–8 (0–4)
| Bryce Jordan Center (8,079)
University Park, PA
Jan 14
8:00 p.m., BTN | at Michigan | L 67–80 | 9–9 (0–5)
| Crisler Arena (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 18
7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Purdue | L 64–65 | 9–10 (0–6)
| Mackey Arena (14,124)
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 23
8:00 p.m., ESPNU | Nebraska | W 58–54 | 10–10 (1–6)
| Bryce Jordan Center (5,705)
University Park, PA
Jan 29
7:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 24 Ohio State | W 71–70 OT | 11–10 (2–6)
| Value City Arena (15,453)
Columbus, OH
Feb 2
11:30 a.m., BTN | Purdue | W 79–68 | 12–10 (3–6)
| Bryce Jordan Center (7,832)
University Park, PA
Feb 6
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 9 Michigan State | L 67–82 | 12–11 (3–7)
| Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
Feb 9
4:15 p.m., BTN | Illinois | L 55–60 | 12–12 (3–8)
| Bryce Jordan Center (7,573)
University Park, PA
Feb 12
7:00 p.m., BTN | at Indiana | W 66–65 | 13–12 (4–8)
| Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
Feb 15
7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 16 Iowa | L 70–82 | 13–13 (4–9)
| Bryce Jordan Center (10,428)
University Park, PA
Feb 20
7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Nebraska | L 67–80 | 13–14 (4–10)
| Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,797)
Lincoln, NE
Feb 27
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 22 Ohio State | W 65–63 | 14–14 (5–10)
| Bryce Jordan Center (8,736)
University Park, PA
Mar 2
12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 14 Wisconsin | L 66–71 | 14–15 (5–11)
| Bryce Jordan Center (7,807)
University Park, PA
Mar 6
7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Northwestern | W 59–32 | 15–15 (6–11)
| Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,253)
Evanston, IL
Mar 9
5:15 p.m., BTN | at Minnesota | L 63–81 | 15–16 (6–12)
| Williams Arena (12,775)
Minneapolis, MN
Big Ten tournament
Mar 13
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Minnesota
First round | L 56–63 | 15–17
| Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A)
Indianapolis, IN
College Basketball Invitational
Mar 19*
7:00 p.m. | Hampton
First round | W 69–65 | 16–17
| Bryce Jordan Center (2,118)
University Park, PA
Mar 24*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Siena
Quarterfinals | L 52–54 | 16–18
| Times Union Center (3,598)
Albany, NY

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

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## See also

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* 2013–14 Penn State Lady Lions basketball team

## References

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

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