2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
2009–10 record	11–20 (3–15 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ed DeChellis
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center
Seasons « 2008-09 2010-11 »

2009–10 Big Ten men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#5 Ohio State†	14	–	4		.778			29	–	8		.784
#10 Purdue	14	–	4		.778			29	–	6		.829
#13 Michigan State	14	–	4		.778			28	–	9		.757
#16 Wisconsin	13	–	5		.722			24	–	9		.727
Illinois	10	–	8		.556			21	–	15		.583
Minnesota	9	–	9		.500			21	–	14		.600
Northwestern	7	–	11		.389			20	–	14		.588
Michigan	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Indiana	4	–	14		.222			10	–	21		.323
Iowa	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
Penn State	3	–	15		.167			11	–	20		.355
† 2010 Big Ten Tournament winner As of April 3, 2010; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his seventh season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,000, for the twelfth consecutive season. This season marked team's the seventeenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Nittany Lions entered the season as the defending NIT champions.

On November 30, 2009, the Nittany Lions became the first Big Ten team to win three straight games in the ACC – Big Ten Challenge when they defeated the Virginia Cavaliers. Penn State defeated Virginia Tech in 2007 and Georgia Tech in 2008. The Nittany Lions completed the regular season with an 11–19 (3–15) record.

As the 11 seed they lost in the first round of the 2010 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to 6 seed Minnesota to end their season 11–20

Current coaching staff

Position	Name	Year	Alma mater
Head coach	Ed DeChellis	2003	Penn State (1982)
Assistant coach	Kurt Kanaskie	2003	La Salle (1980)
Assistant coach	Lewis Preston	2008	VMI (1993)
Assistant coach	Dan Earl	2005	Penn State (1997)
Director of basketball operations	Jon Perry	2004	ETSU (2002)
Athletic trainer	Jon Salazer	2001	Penn State (1993)
Video coordinator	DJ Black	2008	Penn State (2006)
Strength and conditioning coach	Brad Pantall	2006	Penn State (1996)

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Justin Hamilton	2	Forward	6–5	200	Junior	Pittsburgh, PA
Jermaine Marshall	3	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Etters, PA
Chris Babb	10	Guard	6–5	215	Sophomore	Arlington, TX
Bill Edwards	11	Forward	6–6	235	Freshman	Middletown, OH
Talor Battle	12	Guard	6–0	170	Junior	Albany, NY
Joe Silko	13	Guard	5–11	165	Freshman	McDonald, PA
Adam Highberger	14	Guard	6–2	180	RS Junior	Blairsville, PA
David Jackson	15	Forward	6–7	210	RS Junior	Farrell, PA
Sasa Borovnjak	21	Forward	6–9	235	Freshman	Belgrade, Serbia
Andrew Jones	22	Forward	6–10	245	RS Junior	Philadelphia, PA
Tim Frazier	23	Guard	6–1	160	Freshman	Houston, TX
Cammeron Woodyard	24	Guard	6–5	210	Sophomore	Westminster, MD
Jeff Brooks	25	Forward	6–8	200	Junior	Louisville, KY
Ryan Harro	33	Guard	5–11	165	Freshman	New Fairfield, CT
Billy Oliver	35	Forward	6–8	215	RS Freshman	Chatham, NJ
Steve Kirkpatrick	41	Forward	6–5	225	Junior	Carlisle, PA
Andrew Ott	54	Forward	6–10	240	RS Junior	Abington, PA

Schedule and Results

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
November 6*	6:00 p.m.	Slippery Rock		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	BigTenNetwork.com	W 82–51
Regular Season
November 13*	7:30 p.m.	Penn		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	BigTenNetwork.com	W 70–55	7,507	1–0
November 16*	7:30 p.m.	Robert Morris		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	BigTenNetwork.com	W 80–61	6,286	2–0
November 19*	4:00 p.m.	vs. UNC-Wilmington		Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC (Charleston Classic)	ESPNU	L 69–80	535	2–1
November 20*	12:30 p.m.	vs. Tulane		Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC (Charleston Classic)	CSN Philadelphia	L 60–63	N/A	2–2
November 22*	10:00 a.m.	vs. Davidson		Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC (Charleston Classic)		W 59–57	N/A	3–2
November 25*	6:00 p.m.	Sacred Heart		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	W 87–75	5,323	4–2
November 30*	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia		John Paul Jones Arena • Charlottesville, VA (ACC - Big Ten Challenge)	ESPN2	W 69–66	8,898	5–2
December 5*	4:00 p.m.	at Temple		Liacouras Center • Philadelphia, PA		L 42–45	7,012	5–3
December 8*	6:30 p.m.	UMBC		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	W 58–42	6,296	6–3
December 12*	7:00 p.m.	Virginia Tech		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 64–66	11,237	6–4
December 19*	9:00 p.m.	Gardner-Webb		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	ESPNU	W 104–57	4,697	7–4
December 21*	5:00 p.m.	American		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	BigTenNetwork.com	W 76–57	7,561	8–4
December 29	9:00 p.m.	at Minnesota		Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN	ESPN2	L 70–75	14,625	8–5 (0–1)
January 3	2:00 p.m.	#23 Wisconsin		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	L 46–63	8,114	8–6 (0–2)
January 7	7:00 p.m.	Michigan		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 55–64	5,799	8–7 (0–3)
January 12	9:00 p.m.	at Illinois		Assembly Hall • Champaign, IL	Big Ten Network	L 53–54	14,469	8–8 (0–4)
January 16	1:06 p.m.	at Iowa		Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA	Big Ten Network	L 64–67	9,651	8–9 (0–5)
January 21	7:00 p.m.	Indiana		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 61–67	8,251	8–10 (0–6)
January 24	2:30 p.m.	at #18 Wisconsin		Kohl Center • Madison, WI	Big Ten Network	L 71–79 OT	17,230	8–11 (0–7)
January 27	6:30 p.m.	Illinois		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	L 67–77	8,085	8–12 (0–8)
January 31	3:00 p.m.	at Purdue		Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN	Big Ten Network	L 46–66	14,123	8–13 (0–9)
February 3	6:30 p.m.	at #13 Ohio State		Value City Arena • Columbus, OH	Big Ten Network	L 62–75	14,148	8–14 (0–10)
February 6	2:00 p.m.	Minnesota		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	L 64–66	10,291	8–15 (0–11)
February 13	12:00 p.m.	#10 Michigan State		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	ESPN	L 54–65	14,017	8–16 (0–12)
February 17	8:30 p.m.	at Northwestern		Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL	Big Ten Network	W 81–70	4,175	9–16 (1–12)
February 20	6:00 p.m.	at Michigan		Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI	Big Ten Network	W 55–51	13,751	10–16 (2–12)
February 24	6:30 p.m.	#9 Ohio State		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	L 67–75	8,721	10–17 (2–13)
February 28	12:00 p.m.	Northwestern		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	W 79–60	9,352	11–17 (3–13)
March 4	7:00 p.m.	at #11 Michigan State		Breslin Center • East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 65–67	14,759	11–18 (3–14)
March 6	2:30 p.m.	#7 Purdue		Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA	Big Ten Network	L 60–64	8,865	11–19 (3–15)
Big Ten Tournament
March 11	7:30 p.m.	vs. Minnesota		Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN (First Round)	Big Ten Network	L 55–76	N/A	11–20
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.