1991–92 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1991–92 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball

NIT
Conference	Independent
Record	21-8
Head coach	Bruce Parkhill (9th season)
Home arena	Rec Hall
Seasons← 1990–91 1992–93 →

1991–92 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UMKC	-	–	-	–	21	–	7	.750
Penn State	-	–	-	–	21	–	8	.724
UW-Milwaukee	-	–	-	–	20	–	8	.714
Southern Utah	-	–	-	–	20	–	8	.714
College of Charleston	-	–	-	–	19	–	8	.704
Notre Dame	-	–	-	–	18	–	15	.545
Cal State Northridge	-	–	-	–	11	–	17	.393
Northeastern Illinois	-	–	-	–	8	–	20	.286
Chicago State	-	–	-	–	7	–	21	.250
UNC Greensboro	-	–	-	–	7	–	21	.250
Youngstown State	-	–	-	–	6	–	22	.214
Sacramento State	-	–	-	–	4	–	24	.143

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991-92 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1991-92 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 9th-year head coach Bruce Parkhill, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25	at Illinois	W 65–60	1–0	Assembly Hall (12,183) Champaign, Illinois
November 27	Buffalo	W 82–62	2–0	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 2	at American	W 77–65	3–0	Bender Arena Washington, D.C.
December 6	vs. St. Francis (NY) First Bank Classic	W 61–51	4–0	Bradley Center (600) Milwaukee, WI
December 7	at Marquette First Bank Classic	W 60–56	5–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
December 14	Bowling Green State	W 51–48	6–0	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
December 18	vs. Drexel	W 80–65	7–0	Palestra (3,113) Philadelphia, PA
December 21	vs. Georgia	L 54–70	7–1
December 27	vs. George Washington	L 57–71	7–2
December 28	vs. Marshall	W 78–64	8–2
January 2	at No. 7 Ohio State	L 63–73	8–3	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
January 8	at James Madison	L 69–82	8–4	JMU Convocation Center Harrisonburg, Virginia
January 11	Morgan State	W 102–51	9–4	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 13	Brown	W 81–59	10–4	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16	at Marshall	W 67–60	11–4	Henderson Center
January 18	Miami (OH)	W 87–73	12–4	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
January 21	at Butler	L 74–79	12–5	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
January 25	vs. Penn	L 86–87	12–6
January 27	Toledo	W 70–52	13–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1	Maryland-Baltimore County	W 93–59	14–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 3	Duquesne	W 69–59	15–6	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 5	at Old Dominion	W 84–79	16–6	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
February 9	vs. Temple	L 72–73	16–7
February 12	Butler	W 67–64	17–7	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 17	at Maryland-Baltimore County	W 81–77	18–7	RAC Arena
February 20	Lafayette	W 77–59	19–7	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
February 24	Old Dominion	W 71–51	20–7	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
March 3	American	W 79–73	21–7	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
March 18	Pittsburgh NIT First round	L 65-67	21–8	Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

"1991–92 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

v t e Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
Venues	Armory (1896–1929) Rec Hall (1929–1996) Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)
Culture & lore	Legion of Blue Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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