2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2015–16 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	27	–	8	.771
No. 2 Michigan State †	13	–	5	.722	29	–	6	.829
No. 18 Maryland	12	–	6	.667	27	–	9	.750
No. 12 Purdue	12	–	6	.667	26	–	9	.743
No. 25 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
Wisconsin	12	–	6	.667	22	–	13	.629
Ohio State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	14	.600
Michigan	10	–	8	.556	23	–	13	.639
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	20	–	12	.625
Penn State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Nebraska	6	–	12	.333	16	–	18	.471
Illinois	5	–	13	.278	15	–	19	.441
Minnesota	2	–	16	.111	11	–	20	.355
Rutgers	1	–	17	.056	7	–	25	.219

† 2016 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represents Pennsylvania State University. Head coach Pat Chambers coached his fifth season with the team. The team play its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, with two games at Rec Hall, and are a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Nittany Lions finished the season with an overall record of 18–16, with a record of 4–14 in the Big Ten regular season to finish in thirteenth place. They advance to the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament where they lost to Purdue.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
John Johnson	1	G	6'1"	175	RS Junior	Pittsburgh, PA	Suspended^[1]
D. J. Newbill	2	G	6'4"	205	RS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Geno Thorpe	13	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Pittsburgh, PA	Transferred to South Florida
Kevin Montminy	14	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Centre Hall, PA	Graduated
Alan Wisniewski	34	F	6'9"	230	Senior	Sterling Heights, MI	Graduated
Ross Travis	43	F	6'6"	225	Senior	Chaska, MN	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Terrence Samuel	13	G	6'4"	202	Sophomore	Brooklyn, NY	Connecticut

Under NCAA transfer rules, Samuel will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Samuel will have three years of remaining eligibility entering the 2016–17 season.

Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josh Reaves SG	Fairfax, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jul 1, 2014
Josh Reaves SG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mike Watkins C	Philadelphia, PA	The Phelps School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 12, 2013
Mike Watkins C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Deividas Zemgulis PF	Kaunas, Lithuania	Saint Mary's Ryken	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 12, 2013
Deividas Zemgulis PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

2016 Recruiting Class

College recruiting information (2016)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joe Hampton SF	Mouth of Wilson, VA	Oak Hill Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	May 15, 2015
Joe Hampton SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 79
Nazeer Bostick PF	Philadelphia, PA	Roman Catholic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Apr 30, 2015
Nazeer Bostick PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

Roster

2015–16 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Payton Banks	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Lutheran	Orange, CA
F	1	Deividas Zemgulis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	St. Mary Ryken	Kaunas, Lithuania
G	3	Devin Foster	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Jefferson Township HS/Vincennes	Dayton, OH
F	5	Donovan Jack	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Berks Catholic	Reading, PA
F	10	Brandon Taylor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Trenton Catholic Academy	Tabernacle, NJ
G	13	Terrence Samuel (I)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Victory Collegiate/Connecticut	Brooklyn, NY
G	21	Isaiah Washington	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Williamsport Area	Williamsport, PA
G	23	Josh Reaves	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill Academy	Fairfax, VA
F	24	Mike Watkins	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Phelps School	Philadelphia, PA
C	32	Jordan Dickerson	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	IMG Academy/Abraham Lincoln HS/SMU	Brooklyn, NY
G	33	Shep Garner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Roman Catholic HS	Philadelphia, PA
F	44	Julian Moore	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Germantown Acad	Fort Washington, PA

Head coach

Patrick Chambers (Philadelphia)

Assistant coach(es)

Keith Urgo (Fairfield)
Dwayne Anderson (Villanova)
Ross Condon (Villanova)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 2015* 1:00 pm	VMI	W 62–50	1–0	Bryce Jordan Center (5,959) University Park, PA
Nov 17, 2015* 5:00 pm, ESPNU	DePaul Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 68–62	2–0	Bryce Jordan Center (5,023) University Park, PA
Nov 20, 2015* 7:00 pm	at Duquesne	L 52–78	2–1	Consol Energy Center (3,520) Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 24, 2015* 6:00 pm, BTN	Radford	L 74–86	2–2	Bryce Jordan Center (4,675) University Park, PA
Nov 28, 2015* 1:00 pm	Bucknell	W 62–58	3–2	Bryce Jordan Center (5,097) University Park, PA
Dec 2, 2015* 7:15 pm, ESPNU	at Boston College ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 67–58	4–2	Conte Forum (2,165) Chestnut Hill, MA
Dec 5, 2015* 12:00 pm, BTN	Eastern Michigan	W 81–70	5–2	Bryce Jordan Center (10,303) University Park, PA
Dec 8, 2015* 7:00 pm	at George Washington	L 66–76	5–3	Charles E. Smith Center (3,262) Washington, D.C.
Dec 10, 2015* 7:00 pm	Canisius Las Vegas Classic	W 81–67	6–3	Rec Hall (4,509) University Park, PA
Dec 12, 2015* 2:00 pm, BTN	Louisiana–Monroe Las Vegas Classic	W 54–50	7–3	Rec Hall (4,824) University Park, PA
Dec 19, 2015* 7:00 pm	vs. Drexel	W 63–57	8–3	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Dec 22, 2015* 10:30 pm	vs. Colorado Las Vegas Classic semifinals	L 70–71	8–4	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2015* 9:00 pm, FS1	vs. Kent State Las Vegas Classic 3rd place game	W 75–69	9–4	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
Big Ten regular season
Dec 30, 2015 5:00 pm, ESPN2	at No. 4 Maryland	L 64–70	9–5 (0–1)	Xfinity Center (17,950) College Park, MD
Jan 2, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN	at Michigan	L 56–79	9–6 (0–2)	Crisler Center (12,207) Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 5, 2016 7:00 pm, BTN	Minnesota	W 86–77	10–6 (1–2)	Bryce Jordan Center (5,892) University Park, PA
Jan 10, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN	No. 5 Michigan State	L 65–92	10–7 (1–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (10,855) University Park, PA
Jan 13, 2016 8:30 pm, BTN	at No. 25 Purdue	L 57–74	10–8 (1–4)	Mackey Arena (13,802) West Lafayette, IN
Jan 16, 2016 8:30 pm, ESPNU	at Northwestern	W 71–62	11–8 (2–4)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,512) Evanston, IL
Jan 21, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN	Wisconsin	L 60–66	11–9 (2–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (7,145) University Park, PA
Jan 25, 2016 7:00 pm, 11,542	at Ohio State	L 46–66	11–10 (2–6)	Value City Arena (11,542) Columbus, OH
Jan 30, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN	vs. Michigan Big Ten Day	L 72–79	11–11 (2–7)	Madison Square Garden (12,108) New York City, NY
Feb 3, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU	at No. 5 Iowa	L 49–73	11–12 (2–8)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,596) Iowa City, IA
Feb 6, 2016 8:00 pm, BTN	No. 22 Indiana	W 68–63	12–12 (3–8)	Bryce Jordan Center (10,351) University Park, PA
Feb 13, 2016 6:00 pm, ESPNU	at Nebraska	L 54–70	12–13 (3–9)	Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,613) Lincoln, NE
Feb 17, 2016 6:30 pm, BTN	Iowa			Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 20, 2016 1:00 pm, ESPNU	at Rutgers			The RAC Piscataway, NJ
Feb 25, 2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU	Nebraska			Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Feb 28, 2016 12:00 pm, ESPNU	at Michigan State			Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Mar 3, 2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU	Northwestern			Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Mar 6, 2016 12:00 pm, BTN	Illinois			Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 9/10, 2016	vs.			Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source - [1]

References

^ "Penn State men's basketball suspends guard John Johnson from team". The Daily Colligan. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

[1] "Penn State men's basketball suspends guard John Johnson from team". The Daily Colligan. Retrieved 2015-06-22.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

Previous season

Departures

Incoming transfers

Incoming recruits

2016 Recruiting Class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References