| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2010–11 |
| Team: | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 19–15 |
| Conf Record: | 9–9 |
| Head Coach: | Ed DeChellis |
| Asst Coach1: | Kurt Kanaskie |
| Asst Coach2: | Lewis Preston |
| Asst Coach3: | Dan Earl |
| Stadium: | Bryce Jordan Center |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | Round of 64 |
The 2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his eighth season with the team. 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. They finished with a record of 19–15 overall, 9–9 in Big Ten play for a 4 way tie for fourth place. They lost in the championship game to Ohio State in the 2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They receive an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which is their first time since 2001. They lost in the first round to Temple on a last-second buzzer beater.
| 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 | 2010 | Alderson Broaddus University (1968) | ||
| 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) | |
| Graduate Manager | Kyle Gifford | 2010 | Penn State (2009) |
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taran Buie | 2 | Guard | 6 - 2 | 185 | Freshman | State College, PA |
| Jermaine Marshall | 3 | Guard | 6 - 4 | 190 | RS Freshman | Etters, PA |
| Tre Bowman | 10 | Guard | 6 - 4 | 185 | Freshman | York, PA |
| Alan Wisniewski | 11 | Forward | 6 - 9 | 205 | Freshman | Sterling Heights, MI |
| Talor Battle | 12 | Guard | 6 - 0 | 170 | Senior | Albany, NY |
| David Jackson | 15 | Forward | 6 - 7 | 210 | RS Senior | Farrell, PA |
| Nick Colella | 20 | Guard | 6 - 3 | 195 | Junior | New Castle, PA |
| Sasa Borovnjak | 21 | Forward | 6 - 9 | 235 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Andrew Jones | 22 | Forward | 6 - 10 | 245 | RS Senior | Philadelphia, PA |
| Tim Frazier | 23 | Guard | 6 - 1 | 160 | Sophomore | Houston, TX |
| Cammeron Woodyard | 24 | Guard | 6 - 5 | 210 | Junior | Westminster, MD |
| Jeff Brooks | 25 | Forward | 6 - 8 | 200 | Senior | Louisville, KY |
| Jonathan Graham | 34 | Forward | 6 - 8 | 218 | Freshman | Baltimore, MD |
| Billy Oliver | 35 | Forward | 6 - 8 | 215 | RS Freshman | Chatham, NJ |
| Steve Kirkpatrick | 41 | Forward | 6 - 5 | 225 | Senior | Carlisle, PA |
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