1953–54 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1953–54 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in intercollegiate basketball during the 1953–54 season. The team finished the season with an 18–6 record and made it to the 1954 NCAA tournament's Final Four, their only Final Four appearance in school history. Penn State posted an upset of eighth-ranked Louisiana State University and ended Notre Dame's 18-game winning streak to advance to Kansas City where they eventually finished third after a loss to eventual champion La Salle.

1953–54 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
NCAA Tournament Final Four
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 9
Record18–6
Head coach
CaptainJack Sherry
Home arenaRec Hall
1953–54 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Holy Cross– –26–2  .929
No. 17 Seattle– –26–2  .929
No. 5 Duquesne– –26–3  .897
No. 6 Notre Dame– –22–3  .880
No. 2 La Salle– –26–4  .867
Dayton– –25–7  .781
Louisville– –22–7  .759
No. 9 Penn State– –18–6  .750
Oklahoma City– –18–7  .720
Navy– –18–8  .692
Army– –15–7  .682
Villanova– –20–11  .645
Lafayette– –17–10  .630
Saint Joseph's– –14–9  .609
Xavier– –18–12  .600
No. 7 Bradley– –19–13  .594
John Carroll– –15–11  .577
Seton Hall– –13–10  .565
Temple– –15–12  .556
Muhlenberg– –12–10  .545
Washington University– –12–10  .545
Syracuse– –10–9  .526
Cincinnati– –11–10  .524
DePaul– –11–10  .524
Iona– –11–10  .524
Butler– –13–12  .520
Boston College– –11–11  .500
Loyola Marymount– –14–16  .467
Rutgers– –11–13  .458
Creighton– –14–17  .452
Gonzaga– –12–15  .444
Valparaiso– –10–13  .435
Marquette– –11–15  .423
Lehigh– –8–12  .400
Pittsburgh– –9–14  .391
Georgetown– –11–18  .379
Siena– –7–14  .333
Portland– –9–19  .321
Loyola (IL)– –7–15  .318
Drake– –7–16  .304
Colgate– –5–12  .294
Bucknell– –4–16  .200
Rankings from AP Poll
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