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1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1917–18 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record12–1
Head coach
  • none
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

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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.

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References

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  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.