LAST TIME OUT
PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The 20th-ranked Nittany Lions fell in a tough Big Ten road matchup vs. Rutgers on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
Myreon Jones led Penn State with 21 points, his fourth career game with 20 or more points. Mike Watkins was 7-for-8 from the field and scored 17 points, while Lamar Stevens contributed 12 points to push past 1,900 career points.
HEAD COACH PATRICK CHAMBERS
- Head Coach Patrick Chambers is in his ninth season leading the Nittany Lions and now has 138 wins at Penn State, fifth on the program’s all-time list.
- Chambers' players have earned 29 Big Ten Conference honors, the most under any Penn State coach.
- Chambers has 16 wins over Associated Press-ranked opponents, most of any Nittany Lion basketball coach.
- The Philadelphia native previously spent two seasons as head coach at Boston University, guiding the Terriers to their first NCAA Tournament berth in nine years in 2010-11.
- Chambers was also associate head coach of a Villanova team that reached the 2009 Final Four.
2019-20 SCHEDULE
OPPONENT NOTES: WISCONSIN
- 2019-20 Record: 9-6 Overall, 2-2 Big Ten
- Junior forward Nate Reuvers leads the Badgers with 14.3 points and 5.6 rebounds, as well as 34 blocks. In addition, D'Mitrik Trice averages 10.1 points per outing with a team-best 50 assists.
- Head coach Greg Gard has led Wisconsin to the NCAA Tournament in three of the past four seasons, including a pair of Sweet 16 appearances in his first two seasons.
- Series Record: Wisconsin leads 38-10
PLAYER TO WATCH: MYREON JONES
Sophomore Guard
- Jones has had a breakout season, averaging 14.3 points per game and contributing a team-best 44 assists. He also leads Penn State by averaging 87.1 percent (27-for-31) from the free-throw line.
- Posted a career-high 22 points against Wake Forest, including 16 points in the first half.
- Played senior season at Lincoln Academy in Suwanee, Georgia, leading the Bulldogs to a 25-9 record.
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER
The Bryce Jordan Center, one of the premier collegiate basketball facilities in the nation, is the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions. Located on Curtin Road adjacent to Beaver Stadium, the spacious arena has a seating capacity of 15,261 for basketball and 16,000-plus for other events. The Jordan Center has a variety of uses, including athletic competitions, commencements and other academic events, trade shows, popular music concerts, artistic and cultural performances and family events. The Bryce Jordan Center is the largest arena in the state outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Credits:
Mark Selders, Craig Houtz