Penn State Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 5, 2023 · CSM Staff
 

Penn State Nittany Lions

Big Ten (22-13, 10-10)

 
 
Big Wins: 1/1 Iowa (83-79), 3/11 vs Indiana (77-73)
Bad Losses: 2/5 at Nebraska (63-72), 2/8 Wisconsin (74-79)
Coach: Micah Shrewsberry
 
Probable Starters:
Kebba Njie, Freshman, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg
Seth Lundy, Senior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Jalen Pickett, Senior, Guard, 17.9 ppg, 6.6 apg, 7.3 rpg
Andrew Funk, Senior, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 1.1 apg
Camren Wynter, Senior, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 2.0 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Michael Henn, Senior, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.2 rpg
Kanye Clary, Freshman, Guard, 3.8 ppg
Myles Dread, Senior, Guard, 5.3 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.4 (163rd in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.2 (121, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.7 (61, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (147, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.8 (4, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.9 (11, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.7 (98, 5)
Rebound Margin: -2.8 (304, 12)
Assists Per Game: 14.3 (95, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 8.8 (3, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018 NIT First Round win over Temple
2018 NIT Second Round win over Notre Dame
2018 NIT Quarterfinal win over Marquette
2018 NIT Semifinal win over Mississippi State
2018 NIT Championship win over Utah
2014 CBI First Round win over Hampton
2014 CBI Quarterfinal loss to Siena
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Temple
2009 NIT First Round win over George Mason
2009 NIT Second Round win over Rhode Island
2009 NIT Quarterfinal win over Florida
2009 NIT Semifinal win over Notre Dame
2009 NIT Final win over Baylor
2006 NIT Opening Round loss to Rutgers
2001 NCAA Round of 64 win over Providence
2001 NCAA Round of 32 win over North Carolina
2001 NCAA Regional semifinal loss to Temple
2000 NIT First Round win over Princeton
2000 NIT Second Round win over Siena
2000 NIT Quarterfinal win over Kent State
2000 NIT Semifinal loss to Notre Dame
 
*all team stats through 3/5