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Penn State Basketball: 2018-19 Season Preview

By Dylan Burd

NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 29: The Penn State Nittany Lions celebrate after defeating the Utah Utes 82-66 during the 2018 NIT Championship game at Madison Square Garden on March 29, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 29: The Penn State Nittany Lions celebrate after defeating the Utah Utes 82-66 during the 2018 NIT Championship game at Madison Square Garden on March 29, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 29: Head coach Pat Chambers of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts in the first quarter against the Utah Utes during the 2018 NIT Championship game at Madison Square Garden on March 29, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 29: Head coach Pat Chambers of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts in the first quarter against the Utah Utes during the 2018 NIT Championship game at Madison Square Garden on March 29, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images) /

Overall Outlook

This is a team that I could very well see having 20 wins at the end of the regular season, with 10 Big Ten wins and a six or seven seed going into the Big Ten Tournament. Most years, a 6 or 7 seed in the Big Ten Tournament is more than enough to make the NCAA Tournament, but it will fully depend on how the rest of the conference looks.

Penn State will win a couple of games into the Big Ten Tournament to make them a solid 8 or 9 seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Nittany Lions have a great opportunity at their fingertips to be a surprise team this season. While the national expectations for Penn State basketball are low, mine are the highest they’ve ever been going into a season.

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