# List of Penn State Nittany Lions basketball seasons

This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball program.

## Seasons

Statistics overview :
| Season | Coach | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| No coach (Independent) (1896–1912) ||||||
| 1896–97 | No coach | 1–1 | | | |
| 1897–98 | No coach | 2–1 | | | |
| 1898–99 | No coach | 2–3 | | | |
| 1899–1900 | No coach | 7–1 | | | |
| 1900–01 | No coach | 5–1 | | | |
| 1901–02 | No coach | 9–2 | | | |
| 1902–03 | No coach | 3–5 | | | |
| 1903–04 | No coach | 5–4 | | | |
| 1904–05 | No coach | 6–2 | | | |
| 1905–06 | No coach | 6–4 | | | |
| 1906–07 | No coach | 5–6 | | | |
| 1907–08 | No coach | 10–4 | | | |
| 1908–09 | No coach | 7–6 | | | |
| 1909–10 | No coach | 8–6 | | | |
| 1910–11 | No coach | 9–4 | | | |
| 1911–12 | No coach | 8–5 | | | |
| J.F. Haddow (Independent) (1912–1913) ||||||
| 1912–13 | J.F. Haddow | 8–3 | | | |
| 1913–14 | J.F. Haddow | 8–4 | | | |
| J.F. Park (Independent) (1914–1915) ||||||
| 1914–15 | J.F. Park | 10–3 | | | |
| Dutch Hermann (Independent) (1915–1917) ||||||
| 1915–16 | Dutch Hermann | 8–3 | | | |
| 1916–17 | Dutch Hermann | 12–2 | | | |
| No coach (Independent) (1917–1918) ||||||
| 1917–18 | No coach | 12–1 | | | |
| Hugo Bezdek (Independent) (1918–1919) ||||||
| 1918–19 | Hugo Bezdek | 11–1 | | | |
| Dutch Hermann (Independent) (1919–1932) ||||||
| 1919–20 | Dutch Hermann | 12–1 | | | |
| 1920–21 | Dutch Hermann | 14–2 | | | |
| 1921–22 | Dutch Hermann | 9–5 | | | |
| 1922–23 | Dutch Hermann | 13–1 | | | |
| 1923–24 | Dutch Hermann | 13–2 | | | |
| 1924–25 | Dutch Hermann | 12–2 | | | |
| 1925–26 | Dutch Hermann | 7–7 | | | |
| 1926–27 | Dutch Hermann | 14–4 | | | |
| 1927–28 | Dutch Hermann | 10–5 | | | |
| 1928–29 | Dutch Hermann | 10–9 | | | |
| 1929–30 | Dutch Hermann | 5–9 | | | |
| 1930–31 | Dutch Hermann | 3–12 | | | |
| 1931–32 | Dutch Hermann | 6–9 | | | |
| Earl Leslie (Independent) (1932–1935) ||||||
| 1932–33 | Earl Leslie | 7–4 | | | |
| 1933–34 | Earl Leslie | 8–4 | | | |
| 1934–35 | Earl Leslie | 8–9 | | | |
| Earl Leslie (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1935–1936) ||||||
| 1935–36 | Earl Leslie | 6–11 | 0–10 | 6th | |
| John Lawther (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1936–1939) ||||||
| 1936–37 | John Lawther | 10–7 | 6–4 | 3rd | |
| 1937–38 | John Lawther | 13–5 | 6–4 | 2nd | |
| 1938–39 | John Lawther | 13–10 | 5–5 | T–3rd | |
| John Lawther (Independent) (1939–1949) ||||||
| 1939–40 | John Lawther | 15–8 | | | |
| 1940–41 | John Lawther | 15–5 | | | |
| 1941–42 | John Lawther | 18–3 | | | NCAA Elite Eight |
| 1942–43 | John Lawther | 15–4 | | | |
| 1943–44 | John Lawther | 8–7 | | | |
| 1944–45 | John Lawther | 10–7 | | | |
| 1945–46 | John Lawther | 7–9 | | | |
| 1946–47 | John Lawther | 10–8 | | | |
| 1947–48 | John Lawther | 9–10 | | | |
| 1948–49 | John Lawther | 7–10 | | | |
| Elmer Gross (Independent) (1949–1954) ||||||
| 1949–50 | Elmer Gross | 13–10 | | | |
| 1950–51 | Elmer Gross | 14–9 | | | |
| 1951–52 | Elmer Gross | 20–6 | | | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
| 1952–53 | Elmer Gross | 15–9 | | | |
| 1953–54 | Elmer Gross | 18–6 | | | NCAA final Four |
| John Egli (Independent) (1954–1968) ||||||
| 1954–55 | John Egli | 18-10 | | | NCAA Sweet Sixteen |
| 1955–56 | John Egli | 12-14 | | | |
| 1956–57 | John Egli | 15-10 | | | |
| 1957–58 | John Egli | 8-11 | | | |
| 1958–59 | John Egli | 11-9 | | | |
| 1959–60 | John Egli | 11-11 | | | |
| 1960–61 | John Egli | 11-13 | | | |
| 1961–62 | John Egli | 12-11 | | | |
| 1962–63 | John Egli | 15-5 | | | |
| 1963–64 | John Egli | 16-7 | | | |
| 1964–65 | John Egli | 20-4 | | | NCAA University Division first round |
| 1965–66 | John Egli | 18-6 | | | NIT first round |
| 1966–67 | John Egli | 10-14 | | | |
| 1967–68 | John Egli | 10-10 | | | |
| Johnny Bach (Independent) (1968–1976) ||||||
| 1968–69 | Johnny Bach | 13–9 | | | |
| 1969–70 | Johnny Bach | 13–11 | | | |
| 1970–71 | Johnny Bach | 10–12 | | | |
| 1971–72 | Johnny Bach | 17–8 | | | |
| 1972–73 | Johnny Bach | 15–8 | | | |
| 1973–74 | Johnny Bach | 14–12 | | | |
| 1974–75 | Johnny Bach | 11–12 | | | |
| 1975–76 | Johnny Bach | 10–15 | | | |
| Johnny Bach (Eastern Collegiate Basketball League / Eastern Athletic Association) (1976–1978) ||||||
| 1976–77 | Johnny Bach | 11–15 | 5–5 | T–1st (West) | |
| 1977–78 | Johnny Bach | 8–19 | 4–6 | T–2nd (West) | |
| Dick Harter (Eastern Athletic Association) (1978–1979) ||||||
| 1978–79 | Dick Harter | 12–18 | 4–6 | 6th | |
| Dick Harter (Independent) (1979–1982) ||||||
| 1979–80 | Dick Harter | 18–10 | | | NIT first round |
| 1980–81 | Dick Harter | 17–10 | | | |
| 1981–82 | Dick Harter | 15–12 | | | |
| Dick Harter (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1982–1983) ||||||
| 1982–83 | Dick Harter | 17–11 | 9–5 | 4th | |
| Bruce Parkhill (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1983–1991) ||||||
| 1983–84 | Bruce Parkhill | 5–22 | 3–15 | 10th | |
| 1984–85 | Bruce Parkhill | 8–19 | 4–14 | 9th | |
| 1985–86 | Bruce Parkhill | 12–17 | 5–13 | T–8th | |
| 1986–87 | Bruce Parkhill | 15–12 | 9–9 | T–4th | |
| 1987–88 | Bruce Parkhill | 13–14 | 9–9 | T–4th | |
| 1988–89 | Bruce Parkhill | 20–12 | 12–6 | 4th | NIT second round |
| 1989–90 | Bruce Parkhill | 25–9 | 13–5 | 2nd | NIT Third Place |
| 1990–91 | Bruce Parkhill | 21–11 | 10–8 | T–3rd | NCAA Division I second round |
| Bruce Parkhill (Independent) (1991–1992) ||||||
| 1991–92 | Bruce Parkhill | 21–8 | | | NIT Opening Round |
| Bruce Parkhill (Big Ten Conference) (1992–1995) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Bruce Parkhill | 7–20 | 2–16 | 10th | |
| 1993–94 | Bruce Parkhill | 13–14 | 6–12 | 8th | |
| 1994–95 | Bruce Parkhill | 21–11 | 9–9 | 7th | NIT Third Place |
| Jerry Dunn (Big Ten Conference) (1995–2003) ||||||
| 1995–96 | Jerry Dunn | 21–7 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Division I first round |
| 1996–97 | Jerry Dunn | 10–17 | 3–15 | 10th | |
| 1997–98 | Jerry Dunn | 19–13 | 8–8 | 7th | NIT Runner-up |
| 1998–99 | Jerry Dunn | 13–14 | 5–11 | T–8th | |
| 1999–2000 | Jerry Dunn | 19–16 | 5–11 | 9th | NIT 3rd Place |
| 2000–01 | Jerry Dunn | 21–12 | 7–9 | T–5th | NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen |
| 2001–02 | Jerry Dunn | 7–21 | 3–13 | 10th | |
| 2002–03 | Jerry Dunn | 7–21 | 2–14 | 11th | |
| Ed DeChellis (Big Ten Conference) (2003–2011) ||||||
| 2003–04 | Ed DeChellis | 9–19 | 3–13 | T–10th | |
| 2004–05 | Ed DeChellis | 7–23 | 1–15 | 11th | |
| 2005–06 | Ed DeChellis | 15–15 | 6–10 | T–8th | NIT Opening Round |
| 2006–07 | Ed DeChellis | 11–19 | 2–14 | T–10th | |
| 2007–08 | Ed DeChellis | 15–16 | 7–11 | 7th | |
| 2008–09 | Ed DeChellis | 27–11 | 10–8 | T–4th | NIT Champion |
| 2009–10 | Ed DeChellis | 11–20 | 3–15 | 11th | |
| 2010–11 | Ed DeChellis | 19–15 | 9–9 | T–4th | NCAA Division I second round |
| Pat Chambers (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2020) ||||||
| 2011–12 | Pat Chambers | 12–20 | 4–14 | T–11th | |
| 2012–13 | Pat Chambers | 10–21 | 2–16 | 12th | |
| 2013–14 | Pat Chambers | 16–18 | 6–12 | T–10th | CBI Quarterfinal |
| 2014–15 | Pat Chambers | 18–16 | 4–14 | 13th | |
| 2015–16 | Pat Chambers | 16–16 | 7–11 | 10th | |
| 2016–17 | Pat Chambers | 15–18 | 6–12 | T–12th | |
| 2017–18 | Pat Chambers | 26–13 | 9–9 | T–6th | NIT Champion |
| 2018–19 | Pat Chambers | 14–18 | 7-13 | T-10th | |
| 2019–20 | Pat Chambers | 21–10 | 11–9 | T–5th | No postseason held |
| Jim Ferry (Big Ten Conference) (2020–2021) ||||||
| 2020–21 | Jim Ferry | 11–14 | 7–12 | T–10th | |
| Micah Shrewsberry (Big Ten Conference) (2021–2023) ||||||
| 2021–22 | Micah Shrewsberry | 14–17 | 7–13 | T–10th | |
| 2022–23 | Micah Shrewsberry | 23–14 | 10–10 | T–10th | NCAA Division I second round |
| Mike Rhoades (Big Ten Conference) (2023–current) ||||||
| 2023–24 | Mike Rhoades | 16–17 | 9–11 | T–11th | |
| 2024–25 | Mike Rhoades | 16–15 | 6–14 | 17th | |
| Total: | Total: | 1,576–1,274–1 | | | |
| National champion   Postseason invitational champion   Conference regular season champion   Conference regular season and conference tournament champion  Division regular season champion  Division regular season and conference tournament champion  Conference tournament champion ||||||