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Penn State Nittany Lions Men's Basketball History

Penn State men’s basketball has had many winning moments over the years. They include nine NCAA tournament berths, including a Final Four run, and 11 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament (including two championships since 2009).

Penn State's lone Final Four appearance came in 1954. The Lions were coached that year by Elmer Gross and led by junior Jesse Arnelle, who scored 21 points per game and hauled in nearly 12 rebounds per game. After dropping Toledo, ousting Louisiana State and dispatching Notre Dame, Penn State fell to La Salle in the semifinal, 69-54. The Nittany Lions would go on to beat USC, 70-61, in the national third-place game.

In 2017-18, the Nittany Lions took home an NIT championship. As a No. 4 seed, Penn State knocked off No. 5 seed Temple, No. 1 seed Notre Dame and No. 2 seed Marquette to reach the semifinals, where they romped past Mississippi State. They then beat Utah in the final at Madison Square Garden. In the 2023 NCAA Tournament, Penn State made the second round.

Penn State Nittany Lions Team Info

Conference: Big Ten
Team Colors: Blue and white
Team Rivals: Ohio State

Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center

The Nittany Lions play in the Bryce Jordan Center, a 15,000-seat multipurpose arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. The stadium opened in 1995 bearing the name of the former university president who'd helped secure the funding to build it. The student section is known as the Legion of Blue, and the Pride of the Lions pep band keeps things lively. The Nittany Lions are currently coached by Mike Rhoades.