1973–74 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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1973-74 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball
Conference	Independent
1973-74 record	14-12
Head coach	Johnny Bach (7th season)
Home stadium	Rec Hall

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame		–			–			26	–	3		.897
No. 8 Providence		–			–			28	–	4		.875
No. 16 Pittsburgh		–			–			25	–	4		.862
Charlotte		–			–			22	–	4		.846
Centenary (LA)		–			–			21	–	4		.840
Marquette		–			–			26	–	5		.839
No. 19 South Carolina		–			–			22	–	5		.815
No. 18 Oral Roberts		–			–			23	–	6		.793
South Alabama		–			–			22	–	6		.786
Creighton		–			–			23	–	7		.767
St. John's (NY)		–			–			20	–	7		.741
Georgia Southern		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Southern Illinois		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Syracuse		–			–			19	–	7		.731
Virginia Commonwealth		–			–			17	–	7		.708
Cincinnati		–			–			19	–	8		.704
Boston College		–			–			21	–	9		.700
Florida State		–			–			18	–	8		.692
Rutgers		–			–			18	–	8		.692
No. 20 Dayton		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Hawaii		–			–			19	–	9		.679
Jacksonville		–			–			20	–	10		.667
Manhattan		–			–			18	–	9		.667
Mercer		–			–			16	–	8		.667
Detroit Mercy		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Fairfield		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Houston		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Illinois State		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Marshall		–			–			17	–	9		.654
St. Bonaventure		–			–			17	–	9		.654
Stetson		–			–			17	–	9		.654
DePaul		–			–			16	–	9		.640
Memphis State		–			–			19	–	11		.633
Louisiana-Monroe		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Utah State		–			–			16	–	10		.615
Colgate		–			–			15	–	10		.600
Portland State		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Seton Hall		–			–			16	–	11		.593
[[{{{school}}}|Texas–Pan American]]		–			–			13	–	9		.591
George Washington		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Portland		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Saint Francis (PA)		–			–			15	–	11		.577
Ball State		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Butler		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Canisius		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Milwaukee		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Penn State		–			–			14	–	12		.538
Northeastern		–			–			12	–	11		.522
Long Island		–			–			13	–	12		.520
Duquesne		–			–			12	–	12		.500
Georgetown		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Oklahoma City		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Virginia Tech		–			–			13	–	13		.500
Indiana State		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Loyola (IL)		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Niagara		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Tulane		–			–			12	–	14		.462
Air Force		–			–			11	–	13		.458
Iona		–			–			11	–	13		.458
St. Francis (NY)		–			–			11	–	13		.458
Fairleigh Dickinson		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Hardin-Simmons		–			–			11	–	14		.440
South Florida		–			–			11	–	14		.440
Denver		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Southern Mississippi		–			–			11	–	15		.423
Navy		–			–			9	–	13		.409
West Virginia		–			–			10	–	15		.400
Fordham		–			–			8	–	17		.320
Northern Illinois		–			–			8	–	17		.320
Eastern Michigan		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Holy Cross		–			–			8	–	18		.308
St. Peter's		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Xavier		–			–			8	–	18		.308
Villanova		–			–			7	–	19		.269
Army		–			–			6	–	18		.250
Houston Baptist		–			–			6	–	19		.240
Cleveland State		–			–			6	–	20		.231
Samford		–			–			6	–	20		.231
Buffalo		–			–			5	–	20		.200
Georgia Tech		–			–			5	–	21		.192
Georgia State		–			–			1	–	25		.038
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973-74 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team represented the Pennsylvania State University during the 1973-74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 7th-year head coach Johnny Bach, and played their home games at Rec Hall in University Park, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1		at Bucknell	70–57	1–0	Davis Gym  Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
December 5		Virginia	93–68	2–0	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 8		at Ohio State	65–72	2–1	St. John Arena  Columbus, Ohio
December 14		vs. Seattle	60–62	2–2
December 15		Dartmouth	72–67	3–2	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 18		at Colgate	41–42	3–3	Cotterell Court  Hamilton, NY
December 19		at No. 18 Syracuse	55–59	3–4	Manley Field House  Syracuse, NY
December 21		Kent State	62–53	4–4	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
December 26		vs. Fordham	73–67	5–4
December 27		vs. California	63–64	5–5
December 29		vs. Cincinnati	74–66	6–5
January 12		at West Virginia	71–55	7–5	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
January 14		Princeton	62–50	8–5	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 16		Delaware	75–63	9–5	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
January 19		at Army	53–43	10–5	USMA Fieldhouse  West Point, NY
January 26		at Duquesne	73–63	11–5	Civic Arena  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 27		at Pittsburgh	61–83	11–6	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 30		Syracuse	61–55	12–6	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 2		at Georgetown	55–63	12–7	McDonough Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
February 6		Temple	48–50	12–8	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 9		at Navy	33–52	12–9	Dahlgren Hall  Annapolis, Maryland
February 16		at Boston College	72–86	12–10	Roberts Center
February 20		West Virginia	83–63	13–10	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 23		No. 7 Pittsburgh	66–64	14–10	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
February 26		Ohio	69–78	14–11	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
March 2		Rutgers	62–81	14–12	Rec Hall  University Park, Pennsylvania
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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