1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–1
Head coach
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CaptainR.D. Blakeslee
Home arenaArmory
Seasons
1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Canisius –   – 5 – 0   1.000
Creighton –   – 14 – 0   1.000
Miami (Ohio) –   – 10 – 0   1.000
Oregon Agricultural –   – 15 – 0   1.000
Rhode Island State –   – 3 – 0   1.000
Saint Mary's (Calif.) –   – 15 – 0   1.000
Santa Clara –   – 4 – 0   1.000
Stevens Institute –   – 14 – 0   1.000
Utah State –   – 9 – 0   1.000
Wisconsin–Stevens Point –   – 14 – 0   1.000
Syracuse –   – 16 – 1   .941
Union (N.Y.) –   – 14 – 1   .933
Idaho –   – 12 – 1   .923
Louisiana State –   – 12 – 1   .923
Penn State –   – 12 – 1   .923
Oklahoma –   – 11 – 1   .917
Central (Ky.) –   – 10 – 1   .909
Navy –   – 14 – 2   .875
Virginia –   – 7 – 1   .875
Geneva –   – 13 – 2   .867
Georgia –   – 6 – 1   .857
Washington & Jefferson –   – 10 – 2   .833
Kentucky –   – 9 – 2   .818
North Carolina State –   – 13 – 3   .813
Springfield (Mass.) –   – 13 – 3   .813
California –   – 8 – 2   .800
Bucknell –   – 11 – 3   .786
Tempe Normal –   – 14 – 4   .778
Valparaiso –   – 7 – 2   .778
Fordham –   – 10 – 3   .769
Kalamazoo –   – 10 – 3   .769
Boston –   – 6 – 2   .750
Buffalo –   – 6 – 2   .750
Franklin –   – 9 – 3   .750
North Carolina –   – 9 – 3   .750
North Central –   – 9 – 3   .750
Tulane –   – 6 – 2   .750
Virginia Tech –   – 15 – 5   .750
Stanford –   – 11 – 4   .733
Marietta –   – 8 – 3   .727
Niagara –   – 8 – 3   .727
Detroit –   – 13 – 5   .722
St. Joseph's –   – 5 – 2   .714
CCNY –   – 7 – 3   .700
New Mexico A&M –   – 7 – 3   .700
Akron –   – 9 – 4   .692
Carleton –   – 9 – 4   .692
Central Missouri –   – 9 – 4   .692
Lafayette –   – 15 – 7   .682
Army –   – 8 – 4   .667
Trinity (N.C.) –   – 10 – 5   .667
Vanderbilt –   – 6 – 3   .667
Western State Normal –   – 8 – 4   .667
Wyoming –   – 4 – 2   .667
Grinnell –   – 7 – 4   .636
Roanoke –   – 7 – 4   .636
Brigham Young –   – 5 – 3   .625
Rutgers –   – 5 – 3   .625
Seton Hall –   – 8 – 5   .615
South Carolina –   – 8 – 5   .615
Southwestern (Kan.) –   – 8 – 5   .615
Arizona –   – 3 – 2   .600
Bowling Green State –   – 6 – 4   .600
Clemson –   – 3 – 2   .600
North Dakota Agricultural –   – 9 – 6   .600
Davidson –   – 7 – 5   .583
Denison –   – 7 – 5   .583
Millsaps –   – 7 – 5   .583
Swarthmore –   – 7 – 5   .583
Georgetown –   – 8 – 6   .571
SMU –   – 5 – 4   .556
Utah –   – 5 – 4   .556
Lehigh –   – 11 – 9   .550
Mount Union –   – 7 – 6   .538
Temple –   – 8 – 7   .533
Wabash –   – 8 – 7   .533
Duquesne –   – 4 – 4   .500
Indiana State –   – 8 – 8   .500
Montana –   – 6 – 6   .500
Nevada –   – 3 – 3   .500
St. John's (N.Y.) –   – 8 – 8   .500
Texas Christian –   – 4 – 4   .500
VMI –   – 6 – 6   .500
Millikin –   – 10 – 11   .476
DePauw –   – 7 – 8   .467
Catholic –   – 5 – 6   .455
Delaware –   – 5 – 6   .455
Washington and Lee –   – 5 – 6   .455
Bradley –   – 6 – 8   .429
Colgate –   – 9 – 12   .429
Louisville –   – 3 – 4   .429
Manhattan –   – 6 – 8   .429
Northern Colorado –   – 3 – 4   .429
Gettysburg –   – 5 – 7   .417
Auburn –   – 2 – 3   .400
Beloit –   – 4 – 6   .400
Marquette –   – 4 – 6   .400
Michigan State –   – 6 – 10   .375
Washington State –   – 7 – 12   .368
Pittsburgh –   – 5 – 9   .357
William & Mary –   – 6 – 11   .353
Dayton –   – 2 – 4   .333
Notre Dame –   – 2 – 4   .333
Ohio –   – 4 – 8   .333
Richmond –   – 3 – 6   .333
Toledo –   – 2 – 4   .333
Washington –   – 4 – 8   .333
Wooster –   – 4 – 9   .308
Alabama –   – 2 – 5   .286
Oregon –   – 3 – 8   .273
Cincinnati –   – 2 – 6   .250
Montana State –   – 2 – 6   .250
Tennessee –   – 3 – 9   .250
Wake Forest –   – 4 – 12   .250
West Virginia –   – 4 – 13   .235
Fairmount –   – 3 – 10   .231
Grove City –   – 2 – 7   .222
Saint Louis –   – 3 – 12   .200
Washburn –   – 2 – 9   .182
Tulsa –   – 1 – 5   .167
Connecticut –   – 1 – 6   .143
New York University –   – 1 – 10   .091
Butler –   – 0 – 6   .000
The Citadel –   – 0 – 1   .000
Muhlenberg –   – 0 – 7   .000
Southern California –   – 0 – 2   .000

The 1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 1917–18 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 12–1.[1]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
12/08/1917*
 Juniata W 41–28  1–0
 Armory 
University Park, PA
12/15/1917*
 Unit 29, USAAC W 40–26  2–0
 Armory 
University Park, PA
1/14/1918*
 Lehigh W 44–29  3–0
 Armory 
University Park, PA
1/19/1918*
 at Juniata W 44–29  4–0
  
 
1/26/1918*
 at Carlisle W 48–27  5–0
  
 
1/31/1918*
 at Syracuse L 24–34  5–1
 Archbold Gymnasium 
Syracuse, NY
2/01/1918*
 at Colgate W 48–38  6–1
  
Hamilton, NY
2/02/1918*
 at Lehigh W 36–29  7–1
  
Bethlehem, PA
2/14/1918*
 Carnegie Tech W 46–19  8–1
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/23/1918*
 Pittsburgh W 35–15  9–1
 Armory 
University Park, PA
2/28/1918*
 at Pittsburgh W 38–26  10–1
 Trees Gym 
Pittsburgh, PA
2/29/1918*
 at Carnegie Tech W 54–30  11–1
  
Pittsburgh, PA
3/01/1918*
 at West Virginia W 35–26  12–1
  
Morgantown, WV
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

[2]

References

  1. ^ "1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions Basketball results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "2010-11 Penn State Men's Basketball MG by Penn State Athletics". Issuu.com. October 26, 2010. Retrieved December 22, 2016.


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