2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	27–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Ed DeChellis;
Assistant coaches	Kurt Kanaskie; Lewis Preston; Dan Earl;
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University and completed the season by winning the 2009 National Invitation Tournament over the Baylor Bears at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Head Coach, Ed DeChellis, coached his sixth season with the team.^[1] The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,261, for the twelfth consecutive season.^[2] The season marked the team's sixteenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	31	–	7	.816
No. 17 Purdue†	11	–	7	.611	27	–	10	.730
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
Penn State	10	–	8	.556	27	–	11	.711
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Indiana	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

† 2009 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

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)

Roster

Chris Babb

Name ^[3]	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Chris Babb	10	Guard	6–5	210	Freshman	Arlington, TX
Talor Battle	12	Guard	5–11	165	Sophomore	Albany, NY
Jeff Brooks	25	Forward	6–8	200	Sophomore	Louisville, KY
Jamelle Cornley	2	Forward	6–5	240	Senior	Columbus, OH
Adam Highberger	14	Guard	6–2	170	Sophomore	Blairsville, PA
David Jackson	15	Forward	6–6	205	Sophomore	Farrell, PA
Andrew Jones III	22	Forward	6–9	245	Sophomore	Philadelphia
Steve Kirkpatrick	41	Forward	6–5	225	Sophomore	Carlisle, PA
Will Leiner	13	Guard	6–1	170	Senior	Coplay, PA
Danny Morrissey	33	Guard	6–3	190	Senior	Cleveland, OH
Billy Oliver	42	Forward	6–8	205	Freshman	Chatham, NJ
Andrew Ott	54	Forward	6–10	235	Sophomore	Abington, PA
Stanley Pringle	11	Guard	6–1	180	Senior	Virginia Beach, VA
Joonas Suotamo	21	Forward	6–10	230	Senior	Espoo, Finland
Cammeron Woodyard	24	Guard	6–5	205	Freshman	Westminster, MD

Schedule and Results

Preseason

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Aug 30* 12:00 p.m., no	vs. Waterloo	W 83–52	1–0	Sheridan College Athletic Centre - Davis Campus Brampton, ON
Aug 30* 7:00 p.m., no	at Sheridan	W 83–65	2–0	Sheridan College Athletic Centre - Davis Campus Brampton, ON
Aug 31* 7:00 p.m., no	at Ryerson	W 102–68	3–0	Kerr Hall Gymnasium Toronto, ON
Sep 1* 12:00 p.m., no	at York	W 83–45	4–0	Tait McKenzie Centre Toronto, ON
Nov 9* 2:00 p.m., no	Bloomsburg	W 77–51	5–0	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Regular Season and Postseason

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Nov 14* 6:30 p.m., BTN	William & Mary	W 65–51	1–0	Bryce Jordan Center (8,026) University Park, PA
Nov 17* 7:00 p.m., BTN	NJIT Philly Hoop Group Classic^[4]	W 74–47	2–0	Bryce Jordan Center (5,293) University Park, PA
Nov 20* 7:00 p.m., BTN.com	Hartford Philly Hoop Group Classic^[4]	W 89–64	3–0	Bryce Jordan Center (5,142) University Park, PA
Nov 23* 2:00 p.m., BTN	New Hampshire	W 70–50	4–0	Bryce Jordan Center (4,546) University Park, PA
Nov 25* 7:30 p.m., CN8	vs. Penn	W 85–73	5–0	Palestra (4,581) Philadelphia, PA
Nov 28* 6:30 p.m., CN8	vs. Rhode Island Philly Hoop Group Classic semifinal	L 72–77	5–1	Palestra (5,000) Philadelphia, PA
Nov 29* 6:30 p.m., CN8	vs. Towson Philly Hoop Group Classic consolation game	W 78–54	6–1	Palestra (4,195) Philadelphia, PA
Dec 3* 7:30 p.m., ESPN2	at Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 85–83	7–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (7,900) Atlanta, GA
Dec 6* 6:00 p.m., BTN	Temple	L 59–65	7–2	Bryce Jordan Center (9,833) University Park, PA
Dec 10* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	Army	W 60–45	8–2	Bryce Jordan Center (5,720) University Park, PA
Dec 13* 4:00 p.m., BTN.com	Mount St. Mary's	W 61–56	9–2	Bryce Jordan Center (4,676) University Park, PA
Dec 21* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	Lafayette	W 83–55	10–2	Bryce Jordan Center (4,462) University Park, PA
Dec 23* 7:00 p.m., BTN.com	Sacred Heart	W 73–65	11–2	Bryce Jordan Center (4,407) University Park, PA
Dec 31 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	Northwestern	W 61–57	12–2 (1–0)	Bryce Jordan Center (5,525) University Park, PA
Jan 3 2:00 p.m., BTN	at Wisconsin	L 61–65	12–3 (1–1)	Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI
Jan 6 9:00 p.m., BTN	No. 14 Purdue	W 67–64	13–3 (2–1)	Bryce Jordan Center (4,404) University Park, PA
Jan 11 3:30 p.m., BTN	at No. 22 Minnesota	L 59–79	13–4 (2–2)	Williams Arena (13,757) Minneapolis, MN
Jan 14 6:30 p.m., BTN	No. 10 Michigan State	L 73–78	13–5 (2–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (10,270) University Park, PA
Jan 17 6:00 p.m., BTN	at Indiana	W 65–55	14–5 (3–3)	Assembly Hall (15,626) Bloomington, IN
Jan 20 9:00 p.m., BTN	Michigan	W 73–58	15–5 (4–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (8,730) University Park, PA
Jan 24 6:00 p.m., BTN	Iowa	W 63–59	16–5 (5–3)	Bryce Jordan Center (12,210) University Park, PA
Feb 1 12:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 9 Michigan State	W 72–68	17–5 (6–3)	Breslin Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
Feb 5 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Michigan	L 51–71	17–6 (6–4)	Crisler Arena (10,134) Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 8 3:00 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin	L 44–54	17–7 (6–5)	Bryce Jordan Center (14,686) University Park, PA
Feb 11 6:30 p.m., BTN	at No. 23 Purdue	L 47–61	17–8 (6–6)	Mackey Arena (14,013) West Lafayette, IN
Feb 14 1:30 p.m., BTN	Minnesota	W 68–63	18–8 (7–6)	Bryce Jordan Center (12,148) University Park, PA
Feb 18 7:00 p.m., BTN	at No. 16 Illinois	W 38–33	19–8 (8–6)	Assembly Hall (16,200) Champaign, IL
Feb 24 7:00 p.m., ESPN	at Ohio State	L 59–73	19–9 (8–7)	Value City Arena (18,170) Columbus, OH
Feb 28 6:00 p.m., BTN	Indiana	W 61–58	20–9 (9–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (15,035) University Park, PA
Mar 5 9:00 p.m., ESPN	No. 23 Illinois	W 64–63	21–9 (10–7)	Bryce Jordan Center (13,091) University Park, PA
Mar 7 2:00 p.m., BTN	at Iowa	L 69–75 ^2OT	21–10 (10–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,094) Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
Mar 12 5:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Indiana First round	W 66–51	22–10	Conseco Fieldhouse (12,174) Indianapolis, IN
Mar 13 9:00 p.m., BTN	vs. No. 24 Purdue Quarterfinal	L 65–79	22–11	Conseco Fieldhouse (14,647) Indianapolis, IN
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 17* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU	George Mason First round	W 77–73 ^OT	23–11	Bryce Jordan Center (5,549) University Park, PA
Mar 19* 7:00 p.m., CN8	Rhode Island Second round	W 83–72	24–11	Bryce Jordan Center (6,646) University Park, PA
Mar 24* 9:00 p.m., ESPN	at Florida Quarterfinal	W 71–62	25–11	O'Connell Center (6,525) Gainesville, FL
Mar 31* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Notre Dame Semifinal	W 67–59	26–11	Madison Square Garden (11,352) New York, NY
Apr 2* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Baylor Championship game	W 69–63	27–11	Madison Square Garden (10,254) New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards

Players

Talor Battle
- Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 23)^[5]
- All Big Ten first team point guard^[6]
Jamelle Cornley
- Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan. 26)^[7]
- All Big Ten second team forward^[6]
- 2009 NIT MVP

Coaches

Ed DeChellis
- Big Ten Coach of the Year^[6]

References

^ "Ed Dechellis". Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2008.
^ "Bryce Jordan Center". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved November 12, 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "2008–09 Penn State Men's Basketball Roster". pennlive.com. Retrieved November 13, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "PHGC – 2008 Results". Philly Hoop Group. Retrieved March 10, 2013.
^ "Battle Earns Conference Player Of The Week Honor". The Pennsylvania State University. November 24, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ross, Sam. "PSU coach, players honored by Big Ten". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
^ "Cornley Earns First Career Big Ten Player Of The Week Award". The Pennsylvania State University. January 26, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2009.

[1] "Ed Dechellis". Pennsylvania State University. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2008.

[2] "Bryce Jordan Center". Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved November 12, 2008.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "2008–09 Penn State Men's Basketball Roster". pennlive.com. Retrieved November 13, 2008.

[PHGC-4] "PHGC – 2008 Results". Philly Hoop Group. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

[5] "Battle Earns Conference Player Of The Week Honor". The Pennsylvania State University. November 24, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2008.

[allBigTen-6] Ross, Sam. "PSU coach, players honored by Big Ten". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.

[7] "Cornley Earns First Career Big Ten Player Of The Week Award". The Pennsylvania State University. January 26, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2009.

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