Penn State Nittany Lions
Big Ten (21-13, 9-9)
Big Wins: 1/12 Nebraska (76-74), 1/25 at Ohio State (82-79), 3/2 vs Ohio State (69-68)
Bad Losses: 12/22 Rider (70-71), 1/9 at Indiana (70-74), 1/15 Minnesota (84-95)
Coach: Pat Chambers
Probable Starters:
Tony Carr, Sophomore, Guard, 19.9 ppg, 4.7 apg, 4.8 rpg
Josh Reaves, Junior, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 3.2 apg, 5.0 rpg, 2.3 spg
Shep Garner, Senior, Guard, 11.1 ppg, 1.3 apg
Lamar Stevens, Sophomore, Forward, 14.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg
Mike Watkins, Sophomore, Forward, 12.1 ppg, 8.9 rpg, 2.3 bpg
Key Role Players:
Nazeer Bostick, Sophomore, Guard, 4.6 ppg
Jamari Wheeler, Freshman, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 1.6 apg
Julian Moore, Senior, Forward, 1.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.6 (156th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.9 (45, 9)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (106, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.7 (99, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.4 (195, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.4 (44, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 69.6 (245, 10)
Rebound Margin: 2.7 (85, 6)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (170, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (97, 9)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2014 CBI First Round win over Hampton
2014 CBI Quarterfinal loss to Siena
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Temple
2009 NIT First Round win over George Mason
2009 NIT Second Round win over Rhode Island
2009 NIT Quarterfinal win over Florida
2009 NIT Semifinal win over Notre Dame
2009 NIT Final win over Baylor
2006 NIT Opening Round loss to Rutgers
2001 NCAA Round of 64 win over Providence
2001 NCAA Round of 32 win over North Carolina
2001 NCAA Regional semifinal loss to Temple
2000 NIT First Round win over Princeton
2000 NIT Second Round win over Siena
2000 NIT Quarterfinal win over Kent State
2000 NIT Semifinal loss to Notre Dame
*all team stats through 3/4
