| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 21–10 |
| Conf Record: | 11–9 |
| Head Coach: | Pat Chambers |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Assoc Coach: | Keith Urgo |
| Asst Coach2: | Jim Ferry |
| Asst Coach3: | Kevin Freeman |
| Stadium: | Bryce Jordan Center |
The 2019–20 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by head coach Pat Chambers, in his ninth season with the team, and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 11–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place. Their season ended following the cancellation of postseason tournaments due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Nittany Lions finished the 2018–19 season 14–18, 7–13 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place.[1] They lost to Minnesota in the second round of the Big Ten tournament.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deividas Zemgulis | 1 | F | 6'6" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Satchel Pierce | 3 | F/C | 7'0" | 255 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Daniil Kasatkin | 4 | G | 6'7" | 205 | Freshman | Pursue to play professional basketball | ||
| 13 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Transferred to Iowa State | |||
| 23 | G | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Graduated |
| Head coach | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1994) | ||
| Associate head coach | Keith Urgo | 2011 | Fairfield University (2002) | |
| Assistant coach | 2018 | University of Connecticut (2000) | ||
| Assistant coach | 2017 | Keene State (1990) | ||
| Director of Basketball Operations | Ross Condon | 2011 | Villanova University (2007) | |
| On campus recruiting coordinator | Nicholas Colella | 2015 | Penn State (2013) | |
| Athletic trainer | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993) | |
| Director of player development | David Caporaletti | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1993) | |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Greg Miskinis | 2009 | Penn State (2008) | |
| Graduate Manager | K.J. Baptiste | 2019 | Brandeis University (2018) | |
| Graduate Manager | Kevin Hudash | 2018 | Penn State (2017) |
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See also: 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
On December 16, 2019 Penn State was ranked #23 in the Associated Press Poll marking its first appearance in the poll since 1996.