NCAA Basketball Tournament History
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Penn State Nittany LionsTournament Appearances: 9
Final Fours: 1
Championships: 0
Win-Loss: 9-11
| Penn State Best Tournament Performances | ||||||
| TEAM BESTS | PLAYER BESTS | |||||
| STAT | SEASON | OPPONENT | VALUE | SEASON | PLAYER | VALUE |
| PTS | 2001 | North Carolina, 82-74 | 82 | 1954 | Jesse Arnelle | 25 |
| FG | 2001 | North Carolina, 82-74 | 31 | 1942 | Lawrence Gent | 10 |
| FG% | 1991 | UCLA, 74-69 | .500 | 1991 | Monroe Brown | .833 |
| FT | 1954 | Notre Dame, 71-63 | 23 | 1954 | Jack Sherry | 9 |
| FT% | 2001 | North Carolina, 82-74 | .867 | 1954 | Jesse Arnelle | 1.000 |
| 3PM | 2001 | Temple, 72-84 | 13 | 1996 | Pete Lisicky | 5 |
| 3P% | 1991 | Eastern Michigan, 68-71 | .500 | 2001 | Brandon Watkins | .750 |
| AST | 1996 | Arkansas, 80-86 | 20 | 1991 | Monroe Brown | 10 |
| REB | 1955 | Memphis, 59-55 | 61 | 1955 | Jesse Arnelle | 22 |
| Penn State Season By Season Results | |||
| SEASON | W-L | RESULTS | |
| 2011 | 0-1 | Lost to Temple in first round, 66-64 | |
| 2001 | 2-1 | Defeated Providence in first round, 69-59 Defeated North Carolina in second round, 82-74 Lost to Temple in regional semifinal, 84-72 | |
| 1996 | 0-1 | Lost to Arkansas in first round, 86-80 | |
| 1991 | 1-1 | Defeated UCLA in first round, 74-69 Lost to Eastern Michigan in second round, 71-68 | |
| 1965 | 0-1 | Lost to Princeton in second round, 60-58 | |
| 1955 | 1-2 | Defeated Memphis in first round, 59-55 Lost to Iowa in second round, 82-53 Lost to Kentucky in third place game, 84-59 | |
| 1954 | 4-1 | Defeated Toledo in first round, 62-50 Defeated LSU in second round, 78-70 Defeated Notre Dame in regional semifinal, 71-63 Lost to La Salle in regional final, 69-54 Defeated USC in third place game, 70-61 | |
| 1952 | 0-2 | Lost to Kentucky in second round, 82-54 Lost to North Carolina State in third place game, 69-60 | |
| 1942 | 1-1 | Lost to Dartmouth in regional semifinal, 44-39 Defeated Illinois in third place game, 41-34 | |
