GAME vs. 22/23 WISCONSIN WISCONSIN BADGERS PENNPENN STATE STATE NITTANY LIONS LIONS Jan. 6, 2019 | 7:30 p.m. ET Coach: Greg Gard (Wisconsin-Platteville, 1995) BTN Associate Head Coach: Wisconsin Record: 67-40 (4th season) Keith Urgo (Fairfield, 2002) 15 University Park, Pa. Career Record: 67-40 (4th season) Season: 8th at Penn State Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) 2018-19 Record: 10-4, 2-1 Big Ten 2018-19 Leading Scorer: 2018-19 Leading Scorer #11 Lamar Stevens, Jr., F - 18.7 ppg 2018-19 SCHEDULE #22 Ethan Happ, Sr., F – 16.5 ppg 2018-19 Leading Rebounder: 2018-19 Leading Rebounder #11 Lamar Stevens, Jr., F - 8.4 rpg Date Opponent (TV) Time/Result #22 Ethan Happ, Sr., F – 10.5 rpg 2018-19 Assists Leader: 2018-19 Assists Leader #23 Josh Reaves, Sr., G - 3.4 apg NOVEMBER #22 Ethan Happ, Sr., F – 4.7 apg CANCUN CHALLENGE / UNIVERSITY PARK REGIONAL 9 FRI NORTH FLORIDA (BTN+) W, 87-72 PROBABLE STARTERS (LAST GAME) 12 MON JACKSONVILLE STATE (BTN) W, 76-61 # NAME POS. ELG. PTS REB STAT NOTES GAVITT TIPOFF SERIES – CHICAGO, ILL. 11 Lamar Stevens F Jr. 18.7 8.4 21 consec 10+pt gms | Recorded 6th dbl-dbl of 18-19, 8th car at Michigan 15 Thu at DePaul (FS1) L, 70-72 (ot) 21 John Harrar F So. 3.7 4.4 car-best 3 steals at UM | 9 starts in 18-19, started final 8 games of 17-18 CANCUN CHALLENGE / CANCUN, MEXICO 35 Trent Buttrick F So. 2.8 1.5 2nd car start at UM | Car best 13 pts (5-5 FG, 3-3 3s) w/4 rebs at Ala. 20 Tue vs. Wright State (CBSSN) W, 77-59 13 Rasir Bolton G Fr. 13.6 2.3 10 gms dbl-fig scoring | Averaging 16.0 ppg in his 7 starts in 18-19 21 Wed vs. Bradley (CBSSN) L, 56-59 23 Josh Reaves G Sr. 9.7 4.9 2x B1G stls leader | No. 6 on NCAA active car steals list with 206 B1G/ACC CHALLENGE 27 TUE #13/12 VIRGINIA TECH (ESPN2) W, 63-62 STAT COMPARISON NITTANY LIONS’ RECORD DECEMBER UW STATS PSU Overall H A N OT 1 Sat at #24/RV Maryland* (BTN) L, 59-66 74.7 Scoring Average 69.3 2018-19 4 TUE INDIANA* (BTN) L, 62-64 62.9 Opponent Scoring Average 66.4 Overall ................7-7 ...... 5-1 .... 1-3 .... 1-2..... 0-1 8 SAT COLGATE (BTN+) W, 76-65 48.6 Field-Goal Percentage 41.7 Big Ten ................0-3 ...... 0-1 .... 0-2 .... 0-0..... 0-0 NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME 41.1 Opponent Field-Goal Percentage 44.3 November ...........4-2 ...... 3-0 .... 0-1 .... 1-1..... 0-1 BOARDWALK CLASSIC – ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. 7.3 3-Pointers Per Game 7.3 December ...........3-4 ...... 2-1 .... 1-2 .... 0-1..... 0-0 15 Sat vs. NC State (ESPNU) L, 78-89 37.8 3-Point Field Goal Percentage 32.1 January ...............0-1 ...... 0-0 .... 0-1 ......– ...... 0-0 31.3 Opponent 3-Point Field Goal % 32.9 19 Wed at Duquesne (CBSSN) W, 73-67 67.4 Free Throw Percentage 67.7 STREAKS: 21 Fri at Alabama (SEC) L, 64-73 34.8 Rebounds Per Game 36.7 Overall Last Win: 12/29 vs. UMBC (74-52) 29 SAT UMBC (BTN+) W, 74-52 L1 Last Loss: 1/3 at #2 Michigan (55-68) 32.8 Opponent Rebounds Per Game 34.3 JANUARY 13.6 Assists Per Game 12.1 Home Last Win: 12/29 vs. UMBC (74-52) W2 Last Loss: 12/4 vs. Indiana (62-64) 3 Thu at #2/4 Michigan* (ESPN) L, 55-68 9.3 Turnovers Per Game 13.2 6 SUN #22/23 WISCONSIN* (BTN) 7:30 p.m. 5.6 Steals Per Game 8.2 Away Last Win: 12/19 at Duquesne (73-67) L2 Last Loss: 1/3 at #2 Michigan (55-68) 10 Thu at Nebraska* (ESPN/ESPN2) 9 p.m. 3.9 Blocks Per Game 3.4 13 SUN MICHIGAN STATE* (CBS) 4:30 p.m. Neutral Last Win: 11/20 vs. Wright State (77-59) 16 WED IOWA* (BTN) 7 p.m. SERIES RECORD L2 Last Loss: 12/15 vs. NC State (78-89) 19 Sat at Minnesota* (BTN) 8:30 p.m. B1G Last Win: 2/15 vs. #8 Ohio State (79-56) 26 SAT RUTGERS* (BTN) 4:30 p.m. Wisconsin holds the advantage in the overall L6 Last Loss: 1/3 at #2 Michigan (55-68) 31 THU PURDUE* (FS1) 7 p.m. series 36-10, which consists entirely of games played in Big Ten Conference play beginning with FEBRUARY Penn State’s first season in the league in 1992- STARTING 5 93.The last Penn State win came in the 2011 Big 4 Mon at Northwestern* (FS1) 8 p.m. Ten Tournament. Penn State associate head coach Keith Urgo 7 Thu at Ohio State* (ESPN/ESPN2) 7 p.m. 2018-19 marks the first time since 2014-15 the (Fairfield ’02), in his eighth season on the Nittany 12 TUE MICHIGAN* (BTN) 8:30 p.m. Lions’ staff, will coach the Nittany Lions Sunday. 16 Sat at Purdue* (BTN) 4 p.m. two teams will play twice in the regular season. 19 TUE NEBRASKA* (FS1) 7 p.m. Meetings from the last 10 seasons are on page 4. The Nittany Lions used their sixth different start- ing lineup of the 2018-18 season at Michigan 23 Sat at Illinois* (BTN) Noon Complete series list is on page 182 of media guide. Thursday night (14th game). 27 WED MARYLAND* (BTN) 6:30 p.m. Series streak: Wisconsin, W10 In the last six home games vs. Wisconsin since Last game: UW 64, Penn State 62, 12/4/17 MARCH the 2011-12 season, the largest deciding margin Overall series: Wisconsin leads 36-10 has been eight points with a 4.83 average point 2 Sat at Wisconsin* (BTN) 1 p.m. at University Park: Wisconsin leads 16-7 differential in the six contests. 6 Wed at Rutgers* (BTN) 7 p.m. 10 SUN ILLINOIS* (FS1) Noon BROADCAST INFO Following his double-double effort with a game- best 12 rebounds, redshirt junior Mike Watkins BIG TEN TOURNAMENT WATCH: BTN now has 591 and is 21st on Penn State’s career Wednesday-Sunday, March 13-17, 2019 TALENT: chart. He led the Nittany Lions in scoring for the United Center, Chicago, Ill. Dave O’Brien (pxp) & Robbie Hummel (analyst) first time in 2018-19 with his 19 points. STREAM: BTN2go.com & BTN app (subscription) Junior forward and Julius Erving Award candidate Rankings Associated Press / Coaches LISTEN: Penn State Sports Network Lamar Stevens has scored in double figures in All Times Eastern Steve Jones (pxp) & Dick Jerardi (analyst) every game this season, has six double-doubles HOME GAMES in CAPS | * Big Ten game GoPSUsports.com/MBBAffiliates1819 Affiliates: and six games with 20 or more points in 2018-19. Online: GoPSUsports.com/lionvision He has started all 86 games in his career. Sirius 135 | XM 195 | Internet 957 #CLIMBWITHUS GoPSUsports.com @PennStateMBB @Coach_Chambers pennstatebasketball PennStateMBB The Urgo family, Kristy, Ty, Cody, Samantha and Keith. QUICK FACTS THE UNIVERSITY Name The Pennsylvania State University Location University Park, Pa. 16802 Founded 1855 Enrollment 46,610 (UP overall) Nickname / Colors Nittany Lions / Blue & White Conference Big Ten Conference Division NCAA Division I Home Court (capacity): Bryce Jordan Center (15,261) President Dr. Eric J. Barron Athletic Director Sandy Barbour Deputy Athletic Director/COO Phil Esten Deputy Athletic Director/Administration/ Sport Administrator Lynn Holleran Ticket Office Phone 1-800-NITTANY BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year of Basketball: 1897 No. of Seasons 122 (123rd in 2018-19) All-Time Record 1,469 - 1,175 Big Ten Record 139-308 (26) Record In BJC 230-138 (23nd Season) NCAA Tourney Years (Record) 9 (9-11); Last: 2011 NIT Years (Record) 11 (27-9); Last: 2018 Champs CBI Years (Record) 1 (1-1); Last: 2014 COACHING STAFF Head Coach Patrick Chambers Alma Mater Philadelphia Univ. ’94 Overall Record (seasons) 162-157 (10th) Earlier this fall, ESPN.com released its list of major collegiate coaches who excel at developing Penn State Record (seasons) 120-129 (8th) talent with Nittany Lion coach Patrick Chambers ranked in the No. 7 spot. The rankings were Basketball Office 814-865-5494 compiled from player improvement data from 2010-11 through 2017-18. Associate Head Coach Keith Urgo (Fairfield ’02) Assistant Coach Jim Ferry (Keene State ’90) Assistant Coach Kevin Freeman (Connecticut ’06) DOUBLE-DOUBLES SAME GAME AND THE STARTERS ARE... Director of Operations Ross Condon (Villanova ’07) Mike Watkins and Lamar Stevens recorded dou- Penn State has used six different starting lineups Director of Player Development ble-doubles in the same game for the second through 14 games so far in the 2018-19 season. David Caporaletti (Philadelphia ’93) time this season and third time in their careers. Only senior guard Josh Reaves and junior for- Director of On-Campus Recruiting Nicholas Colella Dating back to the 1976-77 season, Penn State ward Lamar Stevens have started every game for Athletic Trainer Jonathan Salazer now has 31 games in which at least two players the Nittany Lions this year. Strength & Conditioning Coach Greg Miskinis have registered double-doubles. Season Thru 14 Total 2018-19 6 2018-19 TEAM RANKED FOES TESTED IN BJC 2017-18 4 8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10 / 4 Penn State has won six of its last eight contests 2016-17 3 6 Starters Returning/Lost 3 / 2 versus ranked teams at home in the Bryce Jor- 2015-16 3 7 Newcomers *6 dan Center and nine of the last 12 wins over 2014-15 2 8 ranked teams have come in the BJC.