1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record21–7 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachFrank Haith (1st season)
Home arenaRec Hall
Bryce Jordan Center
1995–96 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
No. 18 Penn State 12 6   .667 21 7   .750
No. 21 Iowa 12 6   .667 24 8   .750
Minnesota 11 7   .611 20 10   .667
Wisconsin 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Michigan State 9 9   .500 16 16   .500
Illinois 7 11   .389 18 13   .581
No. 4 Purdue 6 12   .333 7 23   .233
Ohio State 5 13   .278 12 15   .444
Northwestern 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Michigan 1 8   .111 1 10   .091
Rankings from AP Poll
Records above are after NCAA sanctions against Minnesota, Purdue, and Michigan as noted:

The 1995–96 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1995–96 season. The team was led by long-time assistant Jerry Dunn, serving in his first-year as head coach. Penn State played its home games in University Park, Pennsylvania – the first six at Rec Hall before opening the brand new Bryce Jordan Center on January 11, 1996. After winning the first 13 games of the season, the Nittany Lions climbed as high as No. 9 in the AP poll, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Penn State lost to Arkansas in the opening round to finish the season with an overall record of 21–7 (12–6 Big Ten).