2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. 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 University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. 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 Ohio State before losing to Purdue in the semifinals. They received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Temple, Notre Dame, Marquette, and Mississippi State to advance to the NIT championship where they defeated Utah to become NIT champions.

2017–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
NIT Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record26–13 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Pat Chambers (7th season)
Associate head coachKeith Urgo
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
2017–18 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 Michigan State16–2 .88930–5  .857
No. 11 Purdue15–3 .83330–7  .811
No. 17 Ohio State15–3 .83325–9  .735
No. 7 Michigan †13–5 .72233–8  .805
Nebraska13–5 .72222–11  .667
Penn State9–9 .50026–13  .667
Indiana9–9 .50016–15  .516
Maryland8–10 .44419–13  .594
Wisconsin7–11 .38915–18  .455
Northwestern6–12 .33315–17  .469
Minnesota4–14 .22215–17  .469
Illinois4–14 .22214–18  .438
Iowa4–14 .22214–19  .424
Rutgers3–15 .16715–19  .441
† 2018 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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