The 2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented

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in the

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. They are led by head coach Pat Chambers, in his seventh season with the team, and played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 26–13, 9–9 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Northwestern and

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before losing to

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in the semifinals. They received a bid to the

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where they defeated

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, Notre Dame, Marquette, and

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to advance to the NIT championship where they defeated

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to become NIT champions.

Previous season

The Nittany Lions finished the 2016–17 season 15–18, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place. As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they beat

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in the first round before losing to

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in the second round.

Offseason

Departures

2017 recruiting class

2018 recruiting class

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule and results

The 2018 Big Ten tournament was held at

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. Due to the

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's use of that venue for their conference tournament, the Big Ten tournament took place one week earlier than usual, ending the week before Selection Sunday. , - !colspan=9 style=, Bahamas exhibition trip , - !colspan=9 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, Big Ten tournament , - !colspan=9 style=, NIT

References

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National Invitation Tournament championship seasons