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1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record21–7 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaRec Hall
Bryce Jordan Center
Seasons
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana[a] 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
No. 18 Penn State 12 6   .667 21 7   .750
No. 21 Iowa[b] 12 6   .667 24 8   .750
Minnesota[c] 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Wisconsin[d] 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Michigan State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Illinois 7 11   .389 18 13   .581
No. 4 Purdue[e] 6 12   .333 7 23   .233
Ohio State[f] 5 13   .278 12 15   .444
Northwestern[g] 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Michigan[h] 1 8   .111 1 10   .091
Rankings from AP Poll
Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:[1]
  1. ^ Indiana adjusted from 12–6, 19–12
  2. ^ Iowa adjusted from 11–7, 23–9
  3. ^ Minnesota adjusted from 10–8, 19–13 (vacated 2 games)
  4. ^ Wisconsin adjusted from 8–10, 17–15
  5. ^ Purdue adjusted from 15–3, 26–6 (forfeit 18 wins, vacated 2 games)
  6. ^ Ohio State adjusted from 3–15, 10–17
  7. ^ Northwestern adjusted from 2–16, 7–20
  8. ^ Michigan adjusted from 10–8/21–11 (vacated 21 games)

The 1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995–96 season. The team was led by long-time assistant Jerry Dunn, serving in his first-year as head coach. Penn State played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania – the first six at Rec Hall before opening the brand new Bryce Jordan Center on January 11, 1996. After winning the first 13 games of the season, the Nittany Lions climbed as high as No. 9 in the AP poll, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. Penn State lost to Arkansas in the opening round to finish the season with an overall record of 21–7 (12–6 Big Ten).

Roster

1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 32 Pete Lisicky 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Whitehall, Pennsylvania
C 52 Calvin Booth 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Groveport, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 25, 1995*
Morgan State W 90–65  1–0
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 1995*
vs. Santa Clara
Cable Car Classic
W 70–49  8–0
 
San Jose, California
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 3, 1996
at Ohio State W 72–69  10–0
(1–0)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 7, 1996
Wisconsin W 79–50  11–0
(2–0)
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1996
No. 20 Minnesota W 76–61  12–0
(3–0)
Bryce Jordan Center (14,852)
University Park, Pennsylvania
Mar 9, 1996
No. 16 Ohio State W 86–70  21–6
(12–6)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 14, 1996*
(5 E) No. 18 vs. (12 E) Arkansas
First Round
L 80–86  21–7
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

– Source:[2][3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP2014141010914121618Not released
Coaches252214141110812131718

[4]

References

  1. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 56. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  2. ^ "1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Penn State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Big Ten Conference. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
  4. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. p. 1042-1043. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.