2018-2019 Penn State Nittany Lions

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2018-2019 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Rasir Bolton Fr PG 6-3 185 Sep 27, 1999 Petersburg (VA) United States Massanutten Military Academy
35 Trent Buttrick So F 6-8 240 Oct 18, 1998 Bloomsburg (PA) United States Community High School
2 Myles Dread Fr F 6-4 235 Nov 3, 1999 Washington (DC) United States Gonzaga College High School
21 John Harrar So F 6-9 240 Jul 13, 1999 Wallingford (PA) United States Strath Haven High School
22 Grant Hazle Jr F 6-6 194 Jan 8, 1998 Kingwood (TX) United States Westbury Christian School
0 Myreon Jones Fr G 6-3 175 Mar 17, 2000 Suwanee (GA) United States Lincoln Academy
4 Daniil Kasatkin Fr PG 6-7 205 Jan 25, 1999 Ivanovo Russia Mountain Mission High School
10 Kyle McCloskey Fr G 6-5 212 Dec 18, 1998 Lower Gwynedd (PA) United States Germantown Academy
20 Taylor Nussbaum So G 6-2 175 May 8, 1998 South Salem (NY) United States Cheshire Academy
3 Satchel Pierce Sr C 7-0 255 Nov 16, 1994 Barberton (OH) United States Kiski Area High School
23 Josh Reaves Sr SG 6-5 214 Jun 4, 1997 Fairfax (VA) United States Oak Hill Academy
11 Lamar Stevens Jr SF 6-6 230 Jul 9, 1997 North Wales (PA) United States The Haverford School
24 Mike Watkins Jr C 6-9 254 Aug 10, 1995 Philadelphia (PA) United States Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School
5 Jamari Wheeler So PG 6-1 170 Dec 9, 1997 Live Oak (FL) United States The Rock High School
1 Deivis Zemgulis Sr SF 6-6 220 Jun 6, 1996 Kaunas Lithuania St. Mary's Ryken High School

Penn State Transfers Sitting Out 2018-2019

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
12 Izaiah Brockington So G 6-4 200 Jul 12, 1999 Philadelphia (PA) United States St. Bonaventure

Recent Penn State Nittany Lions History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
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

2018-2019 Penn State Nittany Lions Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Lamar Stevens NABC All-District (7) Second Team
Lamar Stevens All-Big Ten First Team (Coaches)
Lamar Stevens All-Big Ten Second Team (Media)
Josh Reaves All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Media)
Josh Reaves Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Josh Reaves All-Big Ten Defensive Team
Josh Reaves Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team
Lamar Stevens Cancun Challenge Riviera Division All-Tournament Team

2018-2019 Penn State Nittany Lions Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Wheeler J. Reaves M. Dread L. Stevens J. Harrar
Rotation R. Bolton       M. Watkins
Lim PT M. Jones I. Brockington D. Zemgulis T. Buttrick S. Pierce
Lim PT D. Kasatkin K. McCloskey G. Hazle    
Lim PT   T. Nussbaum      

2018-2019 Penn State Nittany Lions Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Lamar Stevens 32 36.9 19.9 7.7 2.1 0.7 0.8 2.8
Rasir Bolton 32 26.9 11.6 2.0 1.5 0.6 0.1 2.6
Josh Reaves 32 33.0 10.6 5.0 2.9 2.5 1.0 2.5
Myles Dread 32 28.9 8.2 2.8 1.2 0.6 0.2 0.8
Mike Watkins 27 20.8 7.8 7.4 0.5 0.6 1.5 1.2
Myreon Jones 30 10.8 4.0 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5
Jamari Wheeler 32 23.3 3.6 3.3 2.8 1.5 0.1 1.3
John Harrar 32 16.0 3.4 3.6 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.5
Trent Buttrick 26 7.4 1.7 1.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2
Kyle McCloskey 11 7.5 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2
Deivis Zemgulis 8 3.2 1.0 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.2
Daniil Kasatkin 3 2.7 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
Taylor Nussbaum 1 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Grant Hazle 1 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2018-2019 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)
Jim Ferry Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Head Coach (Duquesne, 2012 to 2017)
Kevin Freeman Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Director of Basketball Administration (UConn, 2012 to 2018)
Scott Lynch Director of Athletic Performance 2017-2018 N/A
Sandy Barbour Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
David Caporaletti Director of Player Development 2017-2018 Director of Basketball Operations (Penn State, 2015 to 2017)
Jon Salazer Athletic Trainer 2001-2002 N/A