2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record19–15 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
2010–11 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Ohio State162 .889343  .919
No. 13 Purdue144 .778268  .765
No. 16 Wisconsin135 .722259  .735
Michigan99 .5002114  .600
Illinois99 .5002014  .588
Penn State99 .5001915  .559
Michigan State99 .5001915  .559
Northwestern711 .3892014  .588
Minnesota612 .3331714  .548
Iowa414 .2221120  .355
Indiana315 .1671220  .375
2011 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2010–11 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University. Head Coach Ed DeChellis was in his eighth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania, at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,000, for the twelfth consecutive season. They finished with a record of 19–15 overall, 9–9 in Big Ten play for a 4 way tie for fourth place. They lost in the championship game to Ohio State in the 2011 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament. They receive an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, which is their first time since 2001. They lost in the first round to Temple on a last-second buzzer beater.