1918–19 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

1918–19 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	11–2
Head coach	Hugo Bezdek (1st season)
Captain	Bill Mullan
Home arena	Armory

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
Bucknell		–			–			14	–	3		.824
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
Saint Francis		–			–			9	–	3		.750
Michigan State Normal		–			–			10	–	4		.714
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
Tulsa		–			–			5	–	3		.625
Buffalo		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Lehigh		–			–			8	–	5		.615
WPI		–			–			8	–	5		.615
Auburn		–			–			4	–	3		.571
North Carolina		–			–			9	–	7		.563
Trinity		–			–			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
Notre Dame		–			–			2	–	10		.167
Wichita State		–			–			1	–	7		.125
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.

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.