2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University and completed the season by winning the 2009 National Invitation Tournament over the Baylor Bears at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Head Coach, Ed DeChellis, coached his sixth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center, which has a capacity of 15,261, for the twelfth consecutive season. The season marked the team's sixteenth consecutive season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
Current coaching staff
Roster
Schedule and results
Preseason
Regular season and Postseason
Awards
Players
Talor Battle
Big Ten Player of the Week (Nov. 23)
All Big Ten first team point guard
Jamelle Cornley
Big Ten Player of the Week (Jan.
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