HEAD COACH PATRICK CHAMBERS
- Head Coach Patrick Chambers is in his eighth season leading the Nittany Lions.
- Chambers has guided seven different players to eight All-Big Ten First Team selections and 17 players to 37 overall appearances on All-Big Ten honor squads.
- The Philadelphia native previously spent two seasons as head coach at Boston University, guiding the Terriers to their first NCAA Tournament berth in nine years in 2010-11.
- Chambers was also associate head coach of a Villanova team that reached the 2009 Final Four.
2018-19 SCHEDULE
OPPONENT NOTES: UMBC
- 2018-19 Record: 6-6 Overall, 0-0 America East
- Four players are scoring in double figures for the Retrievers, led by Joe Sherburne with 13.9 points per game. In addition Brandon Horvath is averaging 10.8 points per outing, as well as a team-high 5.8 rebounds.
- In just his third season, head coach Ryan Odom has made his mark at UMBC after leading the Retrievers to the first-ever win by a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament opening round in 2018. UMBC won a school-record 25 games last season and Odom earned the 2018 Hugh Durham Award as the nation's top mid-major coach.
- Series Record: Penn State leads 3-0
PLAYER TO WATCH: MIKE WATKINS
Redshirt Junior Forward
- After sitting out the season's first five games, Watkins has returned to boost the Nittany Lions' frontcourt by averaging 6.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game.
- Against Colgate, Watkins had his first double-double of the season with 18 points and 16 rebounds vs. Colgate.
- Despite his season being cut short due to a knee injury, Watkins' season field-goal percentage of 68.5 (146-213) led the Big Ten and was second nationally last season.
BRYCE JORDAN CENTER
The Bryce Jordan Center, one of the premier collegiate basketball facilities in the nation, is the home of the Penn State Nittany Lions. Located on Curtin Road adjacent to Beaver Stadium, the spacious arena has a seating capacity of 15,261 for basketball and 16,000-plus for other events. The Jordan Center has a variety of uses, including athletic competitions, commencements and other academic events, trade shows, popular music concerts, artistic and cultural performances and family events. The Bryce Jordan Center is the largest arena in the state outside of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
Credits:
Mark Selders, Craig Houtz