2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2009–10
Team:Penn State Nittany Lions
Conference:Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:Big Ten
Record:11–20
Conf Record:3–15
Head Coach:Ed DeChellis
Asst Coach1:Kurt Kanaskie
Asst Coach2:Lewis Preston
Asst Coach3:Dan Earl
Stadium:Bryce Jordan Center

The 2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his seventh season with the team.[1] The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,000, for the twelfth consecutive season.[2] This season marked team's the seventeenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions entered the season as the defending NIT champions.

On November 30, 2009, the Nittany Lions became the first Big Ten team to win three straight games in the ACC – Big Ten Challenge when they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers. Penn State defeated Virginia Tech in 2007 and Georgia Tech in 2008.[3] The Nittany Lions completed the regular season with an 11 - 19 (3 - 15) record.[4]

As the 11 seed they lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament to 6 seed Minnesota to end their season 11 - 20

Current coaching staff

Position Name Year Alma mater
Head coach 2003 Penn State (1982)
Assistant coach 2003 La Salle (1980)
Assistant coach 2008 VMI (1993)
Assistant coach 2005 Penn State (1997)
Director of basketball operations Jon Perry 2004 ETSU (2002)
Athletic trainer Jon Salazer 2001 Penn State (1993)
Video coordinator DJ Black 2008 Penn State (2006)
Strength and conditioning coach Brad Pantall 2006 Penn State (1996)

Roster

Name [5] PositionHeightWeightYearHome Town
Justin Hamilton2Forward6 - 5200JuniorPittsburgh, PA
Jermaine Marshall3Guard6 - 4190FreshmanEtters, PA
Chris Babb10Guard6 - 5215SophomoreArlington, TX
Bill Edwards11Forward6 - 6235FreshmanMiddletown, OH
Talor Battle12Guard6 - 0170JuniorAlbany, NY
Joe Silko13Guard5 - 11165FreshmanSouth Fayette, PA
Adam Highberger14Guard6 - 2180RS JuniorBlairsville, PA
David Jackson15Forward6 - 7210RS JuniorFarrell, PA
Saša Borovnjak21Forward6 - 9235FreshmanBelgrade, Serbia
Andrew Jones22Forward6 - 10245RS JuniorPhiladelphia, PA
Tim Frazier23Guard6 - 1160FreshmanHouston, TX
Cammeron Woodyard24Guard6 - 5210SophomoreWestminster, MD
Jeff Brooks25Forward6 - 8200JuniorLouisville, KY
Ryan Harro33Guard5 - 11165FreshmanNew Fairfield, CT
Billy Oliver35Forward6 - 8215RS FreshmanChatham, NJ
Steve Kirkpatrick41Forward6 - 5225JuniorCarlisle, PA
Andrew Ott54Forward6 - 10240RS JuniorAbington, PA

Schedule and Results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ed Dechellis. 2009-11-09. Pennsylvania State University.
  2. Web site: Bryce Jordan Center. 2009-11-09. Pennsylvania State University.
  3. Web site: Battle lifts Penn State over Virginia 69-66 . 2009-11-30 . 2009-12-01 . Kurz Jr., Hank . Associated Press . July 15, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715063004/http://stats.pennlive.com/cbk/recap.asp?g=200911300618&home=618&vis=459 . dead .
  4. Web site: No. 7 Purdue beats Penn St. for share of Big 10 . Armas, Genaro C. . Associated Press . 2010-03-06 . 2010-03-07.
  5. Web site: 2009-10 Nittany Lion Basketball Roster . 2009-11-18 . gopsusports.com . March 27, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100327174150/http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/psu-m-baskbl-mtt.html . dead .