1918–19 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1918–19 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1918–19 record11–2
Head coach
CaptainBill Mullan
Home arenaArmory
Seasons
← 1917–18
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1918–19 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron –   – 14 – 0   1.000
The Citadel –   – 9 – 0   1.000
Creighton –   – 14 – 0   1.000
Louisiana State –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Navy –   – 16 – 0   1.000
Niagara –   – 1 – 0   1.000
Oklahoma –   – 12 – 0   1.000
Georgetown –   – 9 – 1   .900
Rhode Island –   – 7 – 1   .875
Idaho –   – 13 – 2   .867
Penn State –   – 11 – 2   .846
Virginia Tech –   – 18 – 4   .818
Syracuse –   – 13 – 3   .813
Delaware –   – 8 – 2   .800
New Mexico State –   – 8 – 2   .800
Vanderbilt –   – 8 – 2   .800
North Carolina State –   – 11 – 3   .786
Utah –   – 7 – 2   .778
Wyoming –   – 7 – 2   .778
Clemson –   – 3 – 1   .750
Virginia –   – 11 – 4   .733
Colgate –   – 13 – 6   .684
Arizona –   – 6 – 3   .667
Indiana State –   – 6 – 3   .667
Rutgers –   – 6 – 3   .667
Tulane –   – 6 – 3   .667
Utah State –   – 6 – 3   .667
Louisville –   – 7 – 4   .636
Brigham Young –   – 5 – 3   .625
Georgia –   – 5 – 3   .625
Tulsa –   – 5 – 3   .625
Buffalo –   – 8 – 5   .615
Lehigh –   – 8 – 5   .615
Auburn –   – 4 – 3   .571
North Carolina –   – 9 – 7   .563
Ohio –   – 5 – 4   .556
Duke –   – 6 – 5   .545
Alabama –   – 3 – 3   .500
Michigan State –   – 9 – 9   .500
Pittsburgh –   – 7 – 7   .500
West Virginia –   – 8 – 8   .500
Arizona State –   – 3 – 4   .429
Dayton –   – 3 – 4   .429
Kentucky –   – 6 – 8   .429
Bradley –   – 6 – 9   .400
Duquesne –   – 4 – 6   .400
Texas Christian –   – 4 – 6   .400
Wake Forest –   – 6 – 9   .400
Nevada –   – 5 – 8   .385
Army –   – 3 – 5   .375
South Carolina –   – 4 – 7   .364
Manhattan –   – 2 – 4   .333
Montana State –   – 1 – 2   .333
New Mexico –   – 2 – 4   .333
William & Mary –   – 3 – 6   .333
Marshall –   – 2 – 5   .286
Southern California –   – 3 – 8   .273
Tennessee –   – 2 – 6   .250
Cincinnati –   – 3 – 11   .214
Notre Dame –   – 2 – 10   .167
Wichita State –   – 1 – 7   .125
Connecticut –   – 1 – 8   .111
Butler –   – 1 – 9   .100
St. John's (NY) –   – 0 – 7   .000
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1918–19 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1918–19 NCAA college men's basketball season. The head coach was Hugo Bezdek, coaching his first season with the Nittany Lions. The team finished with a final record of 11–2.[1]

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1/17/1919*
 Juniata W 40–16  1–0
 Armory 
University Park, PA
1/25/1919*
 Susquehanna W 86–12  2–0
 Armory 
University Park, PA
1/29/1919*
 at Pennsylvania L 13–34  2–1
  
Philadelphia, PA
1/30/1919*
 at Muhlenberg W 33–15  3–1
  
Allentown, PA
1/31/1919*
 at Lafayette L 25–33  3–2
  
Easton, PA
2/01/1919*
 at Lehigh W 26–23  4–2
 Taylor Gymnasium 
Bethlehem, PA
2/07/1919*
 Geneva W 54–16  5–2
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/14/1919*
 Juniata W 46–26  6–2
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/22/1919*
 Pittsburgh W 39–19  7–2
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/27/1919*
 at Carnegie Tech W 57–26  8–2
  
Pittsburgh, PA
2/28/1919*
 at Pittsburgh W 33–31  9–2
 Trees Gym 
Pittsburgh, PA
3/01/1919*
 at Geneva W 32–27  10–2
  
Beaver Falls, PA
3/04/1919*
 at Great Lakes N.T.S. W 48–22  11–2
  
Great Lakes, IL
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[]

  1. ^ "1918–19 Penn State Nittany Lions Basketball results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "2010-11 Penn State Men's Basketball MG by Penn State Athletics". Issuu.com. 2010-10-26. Retrieved 2021-03-25.
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