# 2012–13 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 2012–13 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers was in his second season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, US at the Bryce Jordan Center.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
| Head coach | Pat Chambers | 2011 | Philadelphia (1994) |
| Associate head coach | Eugene Burroughs | 2011 | Richmond (1994) |
| Assistant coach | Brian Daly | 2011 | Saint Joseph's (1992) |
| Assistant coach | Keith Urgo | 2011 | Fairfield (2002) |
| Director of Basketball Operations | Ross Condon | 2011 | Villanova (2007) |
| Director of player development | Adam Fisher | 2011 | Penn State (2006) |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Brad Pantall | 2006 | Penn State (1996) |
| Athletic trainer | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993) |
| On campus recruiting coordinator | David Caporaletti | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1993) |
| Graduate Manager | Brendan Smith | 2011 | Penn State (2011) |

### Roster

| Name | No. | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home town |
| Akosa Maduegbunam | 1 | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Freshman | Boston, MA |
| D. J. Newbill | 2 | Guard | 6–4 | 210 | RS Sophomore | Philadelphia, PA |
| Donovon Jack | 5 | Forward | 6–9 | 205 | Freshman | Reading, PA |
| Brandon Taylor | 10 | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Freshman | Tablenacle, NJ |
| Jermaine Marshall | 11 | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | RS Junior | Etters, PA |
| Kevin Montminy | 14 | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Sophomore | Centre Hall, PA |
| Nick Colella | 20 | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | New Castle, PA |
| Sasa Borovnjak | 21 | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | RS Junior | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Tim Frazier | 23 | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Senior | Houston, TX |
| Jon Graham | 25 | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | RS Sophomore | Baltimore, MD |
| Patrick Ackerman | 32 | Forward | 6–11 | 230 | Freshman | Rutland, MA |
| Alan Wisniewski | 34 | Forward | 6–9 | 230 | Sophomore | Sterling Heights, MI |
| Ross Travis | 43 | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Sophomore | Chaska, MN |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3* 4:00 p.m. | Philadelphia | W 79–54 | — | Bryce Jordan Center (3,342) University Park, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 9* 7:00 p.m. | Saint Francis (PA) | W 65–58 | 1–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,329) University Park, PA |
| Nov 15* 5:00 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. No. 6 NC State Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinal | L 55–72 | 1–1 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (—) Bayamón, PR |
| Nov 16* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | vs. Providence Puerto Rico Tip-Off loser bracket | W 55–52 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (4,224) Bayamón, PR |
| Nov 18* 1:30 p.m., ESPNU | vs. Akron Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game | L 60–85 | 2–2 | Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (—) Bayamón, PR |
| Nov 23* 4:30 p.m. | Bucknell | W 60–57 | 3–2 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,713) University Park, PA |
| Nov 28* 9:15 p.m., ESPNU | Boston College ACC-Big Ten Challenge | L 61–73 | 3–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (6,889) University Park, PA |
| Dec 1* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Penn | W 58–47 | 4–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (3,982) University Park, PA |
| Dec 5* 7:00 p.m., NBCSN | at La Salle | L 57–82 | 4–4 | Palestra (4,382) Philadelphia, PA |
| Dec 8* 4:00 p.m., BTN | Army | W 78–70 | 5–4 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,247) University Park, PA |
| Dec 15* 2:00 p.m. | Delaware State | W 80–76 $^{OT}$ | 6–4 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,751) University Park, PA |
| Dec 23* 11:00 a.m., BTN | New Hampshire | W 72–45 | 7–4 | Bryce Jordan Center (—) University Park, PA |
| Dec 29* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Duquesne | W 84–74 | 8–4 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,521) University Park, PA |
| Jan 3 8:30 p.m., BTN | at Wisconsin | L 51–60 | 8–5 (0–1) | Kohl Center (16,156) Madison, WI |
| Jan 7 7:00 p.m., BTN | No. 5 Indiana | L 51–74 | 8–6 (0–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (9,386) University Park, PA |
| Jan 10 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | Northwestern | L 54–70 | 8–7 (0–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,479) University Park, PA |
| Jan 13 12:00 p.m., BTN | at Purdue | L 42–60 | 8–8 (0–4) | Mackey Arena (13,222) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 16 7:00 p.m., BTN | No. 18 Michigan State | L 72–81 | 8–9 (0–5) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,585) University Park, PA |
| Jan 19 1:00 p.m., ESPNU | Nebraska | L 64–68 | 8–10 (0–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (9,883) University Park, PA |
| Jan 23 7:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 7 Indiana | L 49–72 | 8–11 (0–7) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Jan 26 12:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 14 Ohio State | L 51–65 | 8–12 (0–8) | Bryce Jordan Center (11,212) University Park, PA |
| Jan 31 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Iowa | L 67–76 | 8–13 (0–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (13,369) Iowa City, IA |
| Feb 5 7:00 p.m., BTN | Purdue | L 49–58 | 8–14 (0–10) | Bryce Jordan Center (6,270) University Park, PA |
| Feb 9 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Nebraska | L 53–67 | 8–15 (0–11) | Bob Devaney Sports Center (10,853) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 14 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | Iowa | L 72–74 | 8–16 (0–12) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,636) University Park, PA |
| Feb 17 12:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 4 Michigan | L 71–79 | 8–17 (0–13) | Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Feb 21 8:15 p.m., BTN | at Illinois | L 59–64 | 8–18 (0–14) | Assembly Hall (14,356) Champaign, IL |
| Feb 27 6:30 p.m., BTN | No. 4 Michigan | W 84–78 | 9–18 (1–14) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,892) University Park, PA |
| Mar 2 3:00 p.m., BTN | at Minnesota | L 44–73 | 9–19 (1–15) | Williams Arena (12,562) Minneapolis, MN |
| Mar 7 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Northwestern | W 66–59 | 10–19 (2–15) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,517) Evanston, IL |
| Mar 10 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 22 Wisconsin | L 60–63 | 10–20 (2–16) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,701) University Park, PA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| Mar 14 2:30 p.m., BTN | vs. No. 6 Michigan First round | L 66–83 | 10–21 | United Center (19,470) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||