2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by interim head coach Jim Ferry 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 11–14, 7–12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 10th place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Nebraska before losing to Wisconsin in the second round.

2020–21 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record11–14 (7–12 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachKeith Urgo
Assistant coaches
  • Ross Condon
  • Talor Battle
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
2020–21 Big Ten Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Michigan143 .824235  .821
No. 2 Illinois164 .800247  .774
No. 8 Iowa146 .700229  .710
No. 20 Purdue136 .6841810  .643
No. 7 Ohio State128 .6002110  .677
Wisconsin1010 .5001813  .581
Rutgers1010 .5001612  .571
Maryland911 .4501714  .548
Michigan State911 .4501513  .536
Indiana712 .3681215  .444
Penn State712 .3681114  .440
Northwestern613 .316915  .375
Minnesota614 .3001415  .483
Nebraska316 .158720  .259
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

On October 21, 2020, head coach Pat Chambers resigned after an internal investigation by the school into inappropriate conduct by Chambers. It had been reported in July that former player Rasir Bolton had left the program due to inappropriate comments to him by Chambers. New allegations surfaced after a later investigation by the school that led to Chambers resigning. Assistant coach Jim Ferry was named interim coach for the season.

Following the end of the season, the school hired Purdue assistant coach Micah Shrewsberry as head coach.

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