Penn State Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Penn State Nittany Lions

Big Ten (22-13, 10-10)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/1 Iowa (83-79), 3/11 vs Indiana (77-73)
Bad Losses: 2/5 at Nebraska (63-72), 2/8 Wisconsin (74-79)
Coach: Micah Shrewsberry
 
Probable Starters:
Kebba Njie, Freshman, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Seth Lundy, Senior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Jalen Pickett, Senior, Guard, 17.9 ppg, 6.6 apg, 7.3 rpg
Andrew Funk, Senior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 1.1 apg
Camren Wynter, Senior, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 2.0 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Michael Henn, Senior, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Kanye Clary, Freshman, Guard, 3.8 ppg
Myles Dread, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.4 (163rd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.2 (121, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (61, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (147, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.8 (4, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.9 (11, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.7 (98, 5)
Rebound Margin: -2.8 (304, 12)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (95, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 8.8 (3, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018NITFirst Round win over Temple
2018NITSecond Round win over Notre Dame
2018NITQuarterfinal win over Marquette
2018NITSemifinal win over Mississippi State
2018NITChampionship win over Utah
2014CBIFirst Round win over Hampton
2014CBIQuarterfinal loss to Siena
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to Temple
2009NITFirst Round win over George Mason
2009NITSecond Round win over Rhode Island
2009NITQuarterfinal win over Florida
2009NITSemifinal win over Notre Dame
2009NITFinal win over Baylor
2006NITOpening Round loss to Rutgers
2001NCAARound of 64 win over Providence
2001NCAARound of 32 win over North Carolina
2001NCAARegional semifinal loss to Temple
2000NITFirst Round win over Princeton
2000NITSecond Round win over Siena
2000NITQuarterfinal win over Kent State
2000NITSemifinal loss to Notre Dame
 
*all team stats through 3/5