2016 – 17 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . They were led by head coach Pat Chambers , in his sixth season with the team . They played their home games at the Bryce Jordan Center in University Park , Pennsylvania and were members of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 15 – 18 , 6 – 12 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for 12th place . As the No. 13 seed in the Big Ten Tournament , they beat Nebraska in the first round before losing to Michigan State in the second round
Big Ten Tournament
2017 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team