This is a list of seasons completed by the Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball program.[1]

Seasons

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
No coach (Independent) (1896–1912)
1896–97 No coach 1–1
1897–98 No coach 2–1
1898–99 No coach 2–3
1899–1900 No coach 7–1
1900–01 No coach 5–1
1901–02 No coach 9–2
1902–03 No coach 3–5
1903–04 No coach 5–4
1904–05 No coach 6–2
1905–06 No coach 6–4
1906–07 No coach 5–6
1907–08 No coach 10–4
1908–09 No coach 7–6
1909–10 No coach 8–6
1910–11 No coach 9–4
1911–12 No coach 8–5
J.F. Haddow (Independent) (1912–1913)
1912–13 J.F. Haddow 8–3
1913–14 J.F. Haddow 8–4
J.F. Park (Independent) (1914–1915)
1914–15 J.F. Park 10–3
Dutch Hermann (Independent) (1915–1917)
1915–16 Dutch Hermann 8–3
1916–17 Dutch Hermann 12–2
No coach (Independent) (1917–1918)
1917–18 No coach 12–1
Hugo Bezdek (Independent) (1918–1919)
1918–19 Hugo Bezdek 11–1
Dutch Hermann (Independent) (1919–1932)
1919–20 Dutch Hermann 12–1
1920–21 Dutch Hermann 14–2
1921–22 Dutch Hermann 9–5
1922–23 Dutch Hermann 13–1
1923–24 Dutch Hermann 13–2
1924–25 Dutch Hermann 12–2
1925–26 Dutch Hermann 7–7
1926–27 Dutch Hermann 14–4
1927–28 Dutch Hermann 10–5
1928–29 Dutch Hermann 10–9
1929–30 Dutch Hermann 5–9
1930–31 Dutch Hermann 3–12
1931–32 Dutch Hermann 6–9
Earl Leslie (Independent) (1932–1935)
1932–33 Earl Leslie 7–4
1933–34 Earl Leslie 8–4
1934–35 Earl Leslie 8–9
Earl Leslie (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1935–1936)
1935–36 Earl Leslie 6–11 0–10 6th
John Lawther (Eastern Intercollegiate Conference) (1936–1939)
1936–37 John Lawther 10–7 6–4 3rd
1937–38 John Lawther 13–5 6–4 2nd
1938–39 John Lawther 13–10 5–5 T–3rd
John Lawther (Independent) (1939–1949)
1939–40 John Lawther 15–8
1940–41 John Lawther 15–5
1941–42 John Lawther 18–3 NCAA Elite Eight
1942–43 John Lawther 15–4
1943–44 John Lawther 8–7
1944–45 John Lawther 10–7
1945–46 John Lawther 7–9
1946–47 John Lawther 10–8
1947–48 John Lawther 9–10
1948–49 John Lawther 7–10
Elmer Gross (Independent) (1949–1954)
1949–50 Elmer Gross 13–10
1950–51 Elmer Gross 14–9
1951–52 Elmer Gross 20–6 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1952–53 Elmer Gross 15–9
1953–54 Elmer Gross 18–6 NCAA final Four
John Egli (Independent) (1954–1968)
1954–55 John Egli 18-10 NCAA Sweet Sixteen
1955–56 John Egli 12-14
1956–57 John Egli 15-10
1957–58 John Egli 8-11
1958–59 John Egli 11-9
1959–60 John Egli 11-11
1960–61 John Egli 11-13
1961–62 John Egli 12-11
1962–63 John Egli 15-5
1963–64 John Egli 16-7
1964–65 John Egli 20-4 NCAA University Division first round
1965–66 John Egli 18-6 NIT first round
1966–67 John Egli 10-14
1967–68 John Egli 10-10
Johnny Bach (Independent) (1968–1976)
1968–69 Johnny Bach 13–9
1969–70 Johnny Bach 13–11
1970–71 Johnny Bach 10–12
1971–72 Johnny Bach 17–8
1972–73 Johnny Bach 15–8
1973–74 Johnny Bach 14–12
1974–75 Johnny Bach 11–12
1975–76 Johnny Bach 10–15
Johnny Bach (Eastern Collegiate Basketball League / Eastern Athletic Association) (1976–1978)
1976–77 Johnny Bach 11–15 5–5 T–1st (West)
1977–78 Johnny Bach 8–19 4–6 T–2nd (West)
Dick Harter (Eastern Athletic Association) (1978–1979)
1978–79 Dick Harter 12–18 4–6 6th
Dick Harter (Independent) (1979–1982)
1979–80 Dick Harter 18–10 NIT first round
1980–81 Dick Harter 17–10
1981–82 Dick Harter 15–12
Dick Harter (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1982–1983)
1982–83 Dick Harter 17–11 9–5 4th
Bruce Parkhill (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1983–1991)
1983–84 Bruce Parkhill 5–22 3–15 10th
1984–85 Bruce Parkhill 8–19 4–14 9th
1985–86 Bruce Parkhill 12–17 5–13 T–8th
1986–87 Bruce Parkhill 15–12 9–9 T–4th
1987–88 Bruce Parkhill 13–14 9–9 T–4th
1988–89 Bruce Parkhill 20–12 12–6 4th NIT second round
1989–90 Bruce Parkhill 25–9 13–5 2nd NIT Third Place
1990–91 Bruce Parkhill 21–11 10–8 T–3rd NCAA Division I second round
Bruce Parkhill (Independent) (1991–1992)
1991–92 Bruce Parkhill 21–8 NIT Opening Round
Bruce Parkhill (Big Ten Conference) (1992–1995)
1992–93 Bruce Parkhill 7–20 2–16 10th
1993–94 Bruce Parkhill 13–14 6–12 8th
1994–95 Bruce Parkhill 21–11 9–9 7th NIT Third Place
Jerry Dunn (Big Ten Conference) (1995–2003)
1995–96 Jerry Dunn 21–7 12–6 T–2nd NCAA Division I first round
1996–97 Jerry Dunn 10–17 3–15 10th
1997–98 Jerry Dunn 19–13 8–8 7th NIT Runner-up
1998–99 Jerry Dunn 13–14 5–11 T–8th
1999–2000 Jerry Dunn 19–16 5–11 9th NIT 3rd Place
2000–01 Jerry Dunn 21–12 7–9 T–5th NCAA Division I Sweet Sixteen
2001–02 Jerry Dunn 7–21 3–13 10th
2002–03 Jerry Dunn 7–21 2–14 11th
Ed DeChellis (Big Ten Conference) (2003–2011)
2003–04 Ed DeChellis 9–19 3–13 T–10th
2004–05 Ed DeChellis 7–23 1–15 11th
2005–06 Ed DeChellis 15–15 6–10 T–8th NIT Opening Round
2006–07 Ed DeChellis 11–19 2–14 T–10th
2007–08 Ed DeChellis 15–16 7–11 7th
2008–09 Ed DeChellis 27–11 10–8 T–4th NIT Champion
2009–10 Ed DeChellis 11–20 3–15 11th
2010–11 Ed DeChellis 19–15 9–9 T–4th NCAA Division I second round
Pat Chambers (Big Ten Conference) (2011–2020)
2011–12 Pat Chambers 12–20 4–14 T–11th
2012–13 Pat Chambers 10–21 2–16 12th
2013–14 Pat Chambers 16–18 6–12 T–10th CBI Quarterfinal
2014–15 Pat Chambers 18–16 4–14 13th
2015–16 Pat Chambers 16–16 7–11 10th
2016–17 Pat Chambers 15–18 6–12 T–12th
2017–18 Pat Chambers 26–13 9–9 T–6th NIT Champion
2018–19 Pat Chambers 14–18 7-13 T-10th
2019–20 Pat Chambers 21–10 11–9 T–5th No postseason held
Jim Ferry (Big Ten Conference) (2020–2021)
2020–21 Jim Ferry 11–14 7–12 T–10th
Micah Shrewsberry (Big Ten) (2021–2023)
2021–22 Micah Shrewsberry 14–17 7–13 T–10th
2022–23 Micah Shrewsberry 23–14 10–10 T–10th NCAA Division I second round
Mike Rhoades (Big Ten) (2023–Current)
2023–24 Mike Rhoades TBD 9-11 T-9
Total: 1,522–1,228–1

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ^ "Penn State Nittany Lions Index".
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