1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

The 1968-69 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The team was led by 1st-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record13-9
Head coach
Home arenaRec Hall
Seasons
1968–69 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Boston College   24 4   .857
Rutgers   21 4   .840
No. 14 Marquette   24 5   .828
No. 12 New Mexico State   24 5   .828
No. 9 Duquesne   21 5   .808
No. 10 Villanova   21 5   .808
No. 8 St. John's   23 6   .793
Dayton   20 7   .741
No. 17 Notre Dame   20 7   .741
Seattle   20 8   .714
Colorado State   17 7   .708
Jacksonville   17 7   .708
St. Bonaventure   17 7   .708
Florida State   18 8   .692
West Texas State   18 8   .692
Holy Cross   16 8   .667
Oklahoma City   18 9   .667
Saint Francis (PA)   16 8   .667
Southern Illinois   16 8   .667
Fordham   17 9   .654
Army   18 10   .643
Texas Western   16 9   .640
Detroit   16 10   .615
Houston   16 10   .615
Penn State   13 9   .591
Boston University   14 10   .583
Miami (FL)   14 10   .583
Providence   14 10   .583
NYU   12 9   .571
DePaul   14 11   .560
Northern Illinois   13 11   .542
Virginia Tech   14 12   .538
Creighton   13 13   .500
Georgetown   12 12   .500
Hardin–Simmons   13 13   .500
Georgia Tech   12 13   .480
Tulane   12 14   .462
West Virginia   12 14   .462
Air Force   11 13   .458
Niagara   11 13   .458
Colgate   11 14   .440
Butler   11 15   .423
Loyola (IL)   9 14   .391
Fairfield   10 16   .385
Xavier   10 16   .385
Syracuse   9 16   .360
Utah State   9 17   .346
Centenary   9 18   .333
Navy   7 14   .333
Pan American   8 17   .320
Canisius   7 16   .304
St. Francis   7 16   .304
Loyola (LA)   5 19   .208
Pittsburgh   4 20   .167
Portland   3 23   .115
Denver   2 24   .077
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 30
at Maryland L 56–66  0–1
Cole Field House 
College Park, Maryland
December 14
at Kent State W 63–49  1–1
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
December 16
at Buffalo L 60–66 OT 1–2
Clark Memorial Gymnasium 
Buffalo, NY
December 18
at Syracuse L 51–71  1–3
Mandy Field house 
Syracuse, NY
December 20
at Bucknell W 79–60  2–3
Davis Gym 
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
December 27
at La Salle L 55–70  2–4
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 28
vs. Niagara W 77–74  3–4
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 29
vs. DePaul L 63–83  3–5
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 4
Georgetown W 52–50  4–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 8
at Gettysburg W 67–56  5–5
Bream Gymnasium 
 
January 15
Carnegie-Mellon W 82–55  6–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 18
Pittsburgh W 65–50  7–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 22
West Virginia W 64–62  8–5
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 25
Army L 54–64  8–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
January 29
Syracuse W 64–58  9–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 1
Bucknell W 68–66  10–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 8
Navy W 61–57  11–6
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 12
at Temple L 50–70  11–7
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 15
Boston College L 63–67  11–8
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
February 19
at West Virginia W 81–67  12–8
Stansbury Hall 
Morgantown, WV
February 22
at Pittsburgh W 57–49  13–8
Fitzgerald Fieldhouse 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 1
Rutgers L 57–59  13–9
Rec Hall 
University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ "1968–69 Penn State Nittany Lions Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.