Global InformationPenn State Nittany Lions basketball information
| Penn State Nittany Lions | |||
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| University | Pennsylvania State University | ||
| First season | 1896–97 | ||
| Head coach | Mike Rhoades (1st Season) | ||
| Conference | Big Ten | ||
| Location | University Park, Pennsylvania | ||
| Arena | Bryce Jordan Center (Capacity: 15,261) | ||
| Nickname | Nittany Lions | ||
| Student section | Legion of Blue | ||
| Colors | Blue and white[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
| 1954 | |||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
| 1942, 1954 | |||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1952, 1954, 1955, 2001 | |||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
| 1991, 2001, 2023 | |||
| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1942, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1965, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2011, 2023 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Atlantic 10: 1991 | |||
| Conference division season champions | |||
| Eastern Collegiate League West: 1977 | |||
The Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing the Pennsylvania State University. They play home games at the 15,261-seat Bryce Jordan Center, moving there from Rec Hall during the 1995–96 season. Their student cheering section is known as the Legion of Blue.
The program has ten NCAA tournament appearances with its best finish coming in 1954, reaching the Final Four. Its most recent appearance was in 2023, when the team beat Texas A&M in the first round. The program also has 11 appearances in the National Invitation Tournament, with the most recent being in 2018, when they beat Utah to win the NIT championship. They also won the NIT championship in 2009.
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