2016-2017 Penn State Nittany Lions

2016-2017 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
0 Payton Banks Jr F 6-6 223 May 20, 1994 Orange (CA) United States Lutheran High School
4 Nazeer Bostick Fr SF 6-4 203 Jan 4, 1997 Philadelphia (PA) United States Roman Catholic High School for Boys
10 Tony Carr Fr PG 6-5 200 Oct 11, 1997 Philadelphia (PA) United States Roman Catholic High School for Boys
33 Shep Garner Jr G 6-2 196 Dec 6, 1996 Chester (PA) United States Roman Catholic High School for Boys
30 Joe Hampton Fr PF 6-8 290 Jan 31, 1998 Mouth of Wilson (VA) United States Oak Hill Academy
22 Grant Hazle Fr F 6-6 194 Jan 8, 1998 Kingwood (TX) United States Westbury Christian School
44 Julian Moore Jr F 6-10 248 May 20, 1995 Fort Washington (PA) United States Germantown Academy
23 Josh Reaves So SG 6-4 214 Jun 4, 1997 Fairfax (VA) United States Oak Hill Academy
5 Terrence Samuel Jr G 6-3 208 Jun 11, 1994 Brooklyn (NY) United States South Shore High School
11 Lamar Stevens Fr SF 6-7 230 Jul 9, 1997 North Wales (PA) United States The Haverford School
21 Isaiah Washington So G 6-4 170 Nov 15, 1995 Williamsport (PA) United States Williamsport Area High School
24 Mike Watkins Fr C 6-9 254 Aug 10, 1995 Philadelphia (PA) United States Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School
1 Deivis Zemgulis So SF 6-6 220 Jun 6, 1996 Kaunas Lithuania St. Mary's Ryken High School
20 Alex Zhao So F 6-6 220 - Shenyang China Bishop O'Dowd High School

Penn State Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Satchel Pierce Jr C 7-0 255 Nov 16, 1994 Barberton (OH) United States Virginia Tech

Recent Penn State Nittany Lions History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-17 (9-11) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 23-14 (10-10) 9th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 14-17 (7-13) 10th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 11-14 (7-12) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 21-10 (11-9) 5th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 14-18 (7-13) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 26-13 (9-9) 6th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd NIT Champion
2016-2017 15-18 (6-12) 12th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 16-16 (7-11) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 18-16 (4-14) 13th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 16-18 (6-12) 10th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 10-21 (2-16) 12th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 12-20 (4-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 19-15 (9-9) 4th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 11-20 (3-15) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 27-11 (10-8) 4th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Champion
2007-2008 15-16 (7-11) 7th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 11-19 (2-14) 10th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 15-15 (6-10) 8th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2004-2005 7-23 (1-15) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 9-19 (3-13) 10th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 7-21 (2-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A

2016-2017 Penn State Nittany Lions Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Tony Carr All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Tony Carr All-Big Ten Freshman Team
Lamar Stevens Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb 13, 2017)
Mike Watkins Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Jan 16, 2017)
Mike Watkins Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Dec 19, 2016)

2016-2017 Penn State Nittany Lions Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters S. Garner T. Carr J. Reaves L. Stevens M. Watkins
Rotation   T. Samuel P. Banks J. Moore  
Lim PT I. Washington   N. Bostick    
Lim PT     D. Zemgulis    
Lim PT     A. Zhao    
Lim PT     G. Hazle    

2016-2017 Penn State Nittany Lions Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Tony Carr 33 32.8 13.2 4.8 4.2 0.7 0.3 2.6
Lamar Stevens 33 27.8 12.7 5.5 1.7 0.8 0.6 2.2
Shep Garner 33 32.1 12.0 2.8 2.4 1.2 0.1 1.8
Payton Banks 32 26.6 10.4 2.2 1.0 0.4 0.2 0.9
Mike Watkins 33 23.8 9.7 8.1 0.6 0.8 2.7 1.3
Josh Reaves 28 27.1 7.7 4.0 2.1 2.1 0.8 1.9
Terrence Samuel 28 16.7 3.9 2.3 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.8
Julian Moore 32 14.9 2.8 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.8 0.8
Nazeer Bostick 18 6.7 1.3 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.6
Deivis Zemgulis 18 6.1 0.8 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
Isaiah Washington 17 5.0 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3
Grant Hazle 4 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alex Zhao 4 1.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2016-2017 Penn State Nittany Lions Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Patrick Chambers Head Coach 2011-2012 N/A
Keith Urgo Associate Head Coach 2013-2014 Assistant Coach (Penn State, 2011 to 2013)
Dwayne Anderson Assistant Coach 2013-2014 N/A
Ross Condon Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Director of Operations (Penn State, 2011 to 2015)
Sandy Barbour Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
David Caporaletti Director of Basketball Operations 2015-2016 N/A
Evann Baker Graduate Manager 2015-2016 N/A
Kevin Hacke Graduate Manager 2015-2016 N/A
Ryan Devlin Director of Player Development 2014-2015 N/A
Greg Miskinis Strength and Conditioning Coach 2016-2017 N/A
Jon Salazer Athletic Trainer 2001-2002 N/A