2018-19 PENN STATE MEN'S BASKETBALL

Sun., January 6: Wisconsin (10-4, 2-1) at Penn State (7-7, 0-3), 7:30 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT

• Lamar Stevens and Mike Watkins each posted double-doubles, but the Nittany Lions fell short, 68-55, to No. 2 Michigan Jan. 3. Watkins had his 22nd double-double, with a game-high 12 rebounds and season-best 19 points. Stevens added 17 points and 10 rebounds.

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.

PLAYER TO WATCH: LAMAR STEVENS

Junior Forward

• Stevens has scored in double figures in every game this season, and has five double-doubles, as well as six games with 20 or more points in 2018-19.
• The North Wales, Pa. native leads the Nittany Lions, and is fifth in the Big Ten, with 18.8 points per game. He is also averaging 8.2 rebounds per outing.
• Stevens was named the 2018 NIT Most Outstanding Player and was the second Penn State sophomore to reach 1,000 career points.

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.