# 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 2013–14 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers was in his third season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center as a member of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament to Minnesota. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Hampton in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to Siena.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Sasa Borovnjak | 21 | F | 6'9" | 225 | RS Junior | Belgrade, Serbia | Graduated, decided to forgo fifth year of eligibility |
| Nick Colella | 20 | SG | 6'3" | 195 | Senior | New Castle, Pennsylvania | Graduated |
| Jermaine Marshall | 11 | SG | 6'4" | 200 | RS Junior | Etters, Pennsylvania | Graduate Transfer to Arizona State |
| Jon Graham | 25 | F | 6'8" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Baltimore, Maryland | Transfer |
| Patrick Ackerman | 32 | C | 6'11" | 230 | Freshman | Rutland, Massachusetts | Transfer |
| Akosa Maduegbunam | 1 | SG | 6'3" | 200 | Freshman | Boston, Massachusetts | Transfer |

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Position | Name | Year | Alma mater |
| Head coach | Patrick Chambers | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1994) |
| Associate head coach | Keith Urgo | 2011 | Fairfield University (2002) |
| Associate head coach | Brian Daly | 2011 | St. Joseph's University (1992) |
| Assistant coach | Dwayne Anderson | 2013 | Villanova University (2009) |
| Director of Basketball Operations | Ross Condon | 2011 | Villanova University (2007) |
| On campus recruiting coordinator | David Caporaletti | 2011 | Philadelphia University (1993) |
| Athletic trainer | Jon Salazer | 2001 | Penn State (1993) |
| Director of player development | Ryan Devlin | 2013 | Philadelphia University (2005) |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Brandon Spayd | 2013 | Juniata College (2010) |
| Graduate Manager | Nicholas Colella | 2013 | Penn State (2013) |
| Graduate Manager | Andrew Jones III | 2013 | Penn State (2011) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| Nov 3* 2:00 p.m. | Northwood | W 98–61 | — | Bryce Jordan Center (4,049) University Park, PA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| Nov 9* 4:00 p.m. | Wagner | W 74–62 | 1–0 | Bryce Jordan Center (4,752) University Park, PA |
| Nov 13* 7:00 p.m. | Bucknell | L 80–90 | 1–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (4,670) University Park, PA |
| Nov 16* 2:00 p.m. | at Penn | W 83–71 | 2–1 | Palestra (4,130) Philadelphia, PA |
| Nov 19* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | La Salle | W 79–72 | 3–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (4,240) University Park, PA |
| Nov 24* 1:00 p.m. | Longwood Barclays Center Classic | W 93–67 | 4–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (4,261) University Park, PA |
| Nov 26* 6:00 p.m., BTN | Monmouth Barclays Center Classic | W 84–52 | 5–1 | Bryce Jordan Center (3,912) University Park, PA |
| Nov 29* 7:00 p.m. | vs. St. John's Barclays Center Classic semifinals | W 89–82 $^{OT}$ | 6–1 | Barclays Center (4,231) Brooklyn, NY |
| Nov 30* 4:30 p.m., NBCSN | vs. Ole Miss Barclays Center Classic championship | L 76–79 | 6–2 | Barclays Center (3,088) Brooklyn, NY |
| Dec 3* 7:30 p.m., ESPNU | at Pittsburgh ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 69–78 | 6–3 | Petersen Events Center (12,510) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 7* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Marshall | W 90–77 | 7–3 | Bryce Jordan Center (5,633) University Park, PA |
| Dec 11* 7:00 p.m. | at Duquesne | W 68–59 | 8–3 | Consol Energy Center (5,246) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Dec 14* 2:00 p.m., BTN | Princeton | L 79–81 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Rec Hall (6,188) University Park, PA |
| Dec 22* 2:00 p.m., BTN | Mount St. Mary's | W 92–82 | 9–4 | Bryce Jordan Center (8,284) University Park, PA |
| Big Ten regular season |||||
| Dec 31 5:00 p.m., BTN | No. 5 Michigan State | L 63–79 | 9–5 (0–1) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,397) University Park, PA |
| Jan 4 2:15 p.m., BTN | at Illinois | L 55–75 | 9–6 (0–2) | State Farm Center (15,390) Champaign, IL |
| Jan 8 7:00 p.m., BTN | Minnesota | L 65–68 | 9–7 (0–3) | Bryce Jordan Center (5,010) University Park, PA |
| Jan 11 12:00 p.m., BTN | Indiana | L 76–79 | 9–8 (0–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,079) University Park, PA |
| Jan 14 8:00 p.m., BTN | at Michigan | L 67–80 | 9–9 (0–5) | Crisler Arena (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Jan 18 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Purdue | L 64–65 | 9–10 (0–6) | Mackey Arena (14,124) West Lafayette, IN |
| Jan 23 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | Nebraska | W 58–54 | 10–10 (1–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (5,705) University Park, PA |
| Jan 29 7:00 p.m., BTN | at No. 24 Ohio State | W 71–70 $^{OT}$ | 11–10 (2–6) | Value City Arena (15,453) Columbus, OH |
| Feb 2 11:30 a.m., BTN | Purdue | W 79–68 | 12–10 (3–6) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,832) University Park, PA |
| Feb 6 9:00 p.m., ESPN2 | at No. 9 Michigan State | L 67–82 | 12–11 (3–7) | Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| Feb 9 4:15 p.m., BTN | Illinois | L 55–60 | 12–12 (3–8) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,573) University Park, PA |
| Feb 12 7:00 p.m., BTN | at Indiana | W 66–65 | 13–12 (4–8) | Assembly Hall (17,472) Bloomington, IN |
| Feb 15 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | No. 16 Iowa | L 70–82 | 13–13 (4–9) | Bryce Jordan Center (10,428) University Park, PA |
| Feb 20 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Nebraska | L 67–80 | 13–14 (4–10) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,797) Lincoln, NE |
| Feb 27 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 22 Ohio State | W 65–63 | 14–14 (5–10) | Bryce Jordan Center (8,736) University Park, PA |
| Mar 2 12:00 p.m., BTN | No. 14 Wisconsin | L 66–71 | 14–15 (5–11) | Bryce Jordan Center (7,807) University Park, PA |
| Mar 6 7:00 p.m., ESPNU | at Northwestern | W 59–32 | 15–15 (6–11) | Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,253) Evanston, IL |
| Mar 9 5:15 p.m., BTN | at Minnesota | L 63–81 | 15–16 (6–12) | Williams Arena (12,775) Minneapolis, MN |
| Big Ten tournament |||||
| Mar 13 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. Minnesota First round | L 56–63 | 15–17 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| College Basketball Invitational |||||
| Mar 19* 7:00 p.m. | Hampton First round | W 69–65 | 16–17 | Bryce Jordan Center (2,118) University Park, PA |
| Mar 24* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Siena Quarterfinals | L 52–54 | 16–18 | Times Union Center (3,598) Albany, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||
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