HEAD COACH
ATLANTIC 10 CONFERENCE
BRUCE PARKHILL
1982-91 (9 YEARS)
1984-95 (12 YEARS) RECORD: 181-169 (.517) 1 NCAA (1-1); 4 NIT (9-4)
1982-83
17-11; 9-5 A-10 (H: 11-3; A: 1-4; N: 5-4) Coach: Dick Harter Captains: Rich Fetter, Mike Lang & Tom McCluskey Starters: Mike Lang (13.1), David Griffin (11.4), Dwight Gibson (10.7), Dick Mumma (5.2), Craig Collins (4.8). Subs: Alex Agudio (11.4), Rich Fetter (10.9),Tom McCluskey (7.4 in 8 games), Terry Graves (4.0). N 27 D 1 D 5 D 7 D 11 D 14 D 17 D 18 D 20 D 28 D 29 J 4 J 8 J 10 J 13 J 19 J 22 J 26 J 29 F 2 F 5 F 12 F 16 F 20 F 21 F 26 M 5
Maryland (21)_____________97-79 W_ Indiana (Pa.)______________86-46 W_ Widener__________________71-52 W_ Philadelphia Textile_________86-73 W_ Alabama (#11 AP)____ 67-75 (3 OT) L_ St. Joseph’s (22)___________78-69 W_ Hardin Simmons (44)_______81-73 W_ Southern Methodist (44)_____68-75 L_ at South Florida____________70-78 L _ Florida (23)_______________60-82 L_ Iowa State (23)____________81-76 W_ George Washington________84-67 W_ St. Bonaventure___________71-67 W_ Duquesne (36)____________82-94 L_ West Virginia______________79-74 W_ Niagara__________________96-66 W_ at George Washington______75-72 W_ Temple (22)_______________87-79 W_ Massachusetts____________59-57 W_ at Massachusetts__________62-84 L_ Navy___________________104-83 W_ Rhode Island______________96-84 W_ at West Virginia___________84-101 L_ Duquesne________________62-74 L_ Boston U. ________________88-96 L_ at St. Bonaventure____ 72-79 (OT) L_ Rutgers__________________79-70 W_ Atlantic 10 Tournament M 9 West Virginia (36) ____________72-82 L_
s Dwight Gibson captained the 198485 team and was a leading scorer in the 1980’s.
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A State College native, Bruce Parkhill directed Penn State into a new era — the Big Ten Conference. His patience was rewarded between 1989-92 when his teams compiled an overall mark of 87-40 and advanced to post-season play each year. His third Big Ten team finished 21-11 in 1994-95 and improved from two to six to nine wins in the conference. He graduated from State College Area High School in 1967 and then starred in three sports at Lock Haven University before graduating in 1971. He began his coaching career in 1972 as a graduate assistant at Virginia. At age 28, Parkhill was named head basketball coach at William & Mary and in six seasons registered an 89-75 mark. He was appointed head coach at Penn State prior to the 1983-84 season. Building from the bottom, his Nittany Lion teams demonstrated steady progress, going 53-84 in his first five seasons and then improving to 20-12, 25-9, 21-11 and 21-8. In 1990, Parkhill was named Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year and the Lions went on to place third in the National Invitation Tournament. His 1991 club captured the Atlantic 10 championship and stunned UCLA in the NCAA Tournament. His ‘92 team reached the NIT. In ‘94, the Lions shocked ranked teams from Purdue and Minnesota in back-to-back home games. The ‘95 team won consecutive road games at Nebraska and Iowa to advance to the NIT semifinals for the second time in six seasons. All 43 seniors who played for Parkhill at Penn State graduated. He resigned on Sept. 6, 1995. Parkhill is second in Penn State history in coaching wins. Parkhill also served as the associate head coach at Ohio State for two seasons (2001 and 2002).
1983-84
1985-86
5-22; 3-15 A-10 (H: 4-7; A: 0-11; N: 1-4) Coach: Bruce Parkhill Captains: Wally Choice & David Griffin Starters: Wally Choice (13.1), Craig Collins (12.5), David Griffin (10.7), Dick Mumma (8.3), Dwight Gibson (5.6). Subs: Terry Graves (10.3), Jim Forjan (7.3), Marshall Grier (6.5).
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Indiana (Pa.)______________81-49 W_ W Maryland (1) (#11 AP*)______58-67 L_ L at Bradley________________49-52 L_ L UNC-Charlotte____________67-76 L_ L Arizona State (45)__________50-53 L_ L Columbia (45)________ 84-83 (OT) W_ W at St. Bonaventure_________69-74 L_ L Temple (22) (#20 AP*)_______75-87 L_ L Duquesne________________63-53 W_ W Rutgers_____________ 83-80 (OT) W_ W George Washington________86-80 W_ W at Rhode Island____________58-64 L_ L at Boston U.______________67-73 L_ L at West Virginia____________80-92 L_ L at St. Joseph’s____________63-75 L_ L Massachusetts____________60-75 L_ L St. Joseph’s______________72-80 L_ L at Navy_________________69-100 L_ L Rhode Island_________ 60-63 (OT) L_ L at Massachusetts__________81-88 L_ L at George Washington______63-80 L_ L West Virginia______________59-70 L_ L at Rutgers_______________92-102 L_L at Duquesne______________66-70 L_ L Temple (#18 AP)___________66-69 L_ L St. Bonaventure___________69-74 L_ L Atlantic 10 Tournament M 7 St. Bonaventure (46)________57-71 L_ L
1984-85
8-19; 4-14 A-10 (H: 6-8; A: 2-8; N: 0-3) Coach: Bruce Parkhill Captains: Craig Collins & Dwight Gibson Starters: Craig Collins (14.9), Dwight Gibson (11.2), Carl Chrabascz (9.1), Tony Ward (8.3), Jim Newcomer (4.4). Subs: Paul Murphy (4.5), Mike Peapos (4.3), Bill Pollock (3.0). D 1 D 5 D 8 D 12 D 15 D 22 D 27 D 28 J 5 J 10 J 12 J 17 J 19 J 24 J 26 J 31 F 2 F 4 F 7 F 9 F 14 F 16 F 21 F 23 F 26 M 2
at Cleveland State_________ 82-112 L_ Navy____________________66-63 W_ Lock Haven______________108-74 W_ DePaul (#2 AP)____________61-78 L_ Philadelphia Textile_________92-77 W_ Indiana (Pa.)______________66-58 W_ Virginia (47)_______________54-66 L_ New Orleans (47) (OT)______59-61 L_ Temple__________________49-65 L_ at Duquesne______________63-69 L_ Rutgers__________________71-88 L_ at George Washington______65-69 L_ Rhode Island______________86-71 W_ West Virginia______________56-69 L_ St. Joseph’s______________60-84 L_ at Massachusetts (OT)______71-65 W_ at St. Joseph’s____________53-72 L_ St. Bonaventure___________59-64 L_ at Rhode Island____________58-54 W_ Massachusetts (OT)________78-79 L_ George Washington________70-67 W_ at West Virginia____________65-75 L_ at Rutgers________________67-84 L_ Duquesne________________61-62 L_ at Temple________________51-57 L_ at St. Bonaventure_________57-72 L_ Atlantic 10 Tournament M 6 Duquesne (48)____________64-78 L_
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12-17; 5-13 A-10 (H: 9-5; A: 1-10; N: 2-2) Coach: Bruce Parkhill Captains: Carl Chrabascz, Kip Dewitt & Tony Ward Starters: Paul Murphy (10.1), Carl Chrabascz (9.5), Mike Peapos (7.6), Brian Allen (6.9), Wes Jones (5.9). Subs: Tom Hovasse (12.7), Tony Ward (10.2), Jim Newcomer (4.1), Bill Pollock (3.0). N 30 D 4 D 8 D 11 D 14 D 21 D 27 D 29 J 2 J 4 J 6 J 9 J 11 J 13 J 18 J 20 J 23 J 25 J 30 F 1 F 3 F 6 F 8 F 10 F 15 F 20 F 22
Lock Haven_______________79-54 W_ at Navy (#17 AP*)_________50-103 L_ at Oklahoma (#8 AP)_______63-85 L_ Indiana (Pa.)______________76-58 W_ Morgan State_____________78-51 W_ Wagner__________________88-78 W_ Long Beach State (49)______45-47 L_ Valparaiso (49)____________52-40 W_ at Rutgers________________65-56 W_ at St. Joseph’s____________42-72 L_ Massachusetts____________64-63 W_ at Rhode Island____________60-66 L_ Duquesne__________ 78-79 (2 OT) L_ West Virginia______________53-63 L_ St. Bonaventure___________68-87 L_ East Carolina_____________85-57 W_ at Temple________________36-76 L_ at George Washington______61-65 L_ St. Joseph’s______________59-54 W_ Rutgers__________________74-59 W_ Rhode Island_________ 77-78 (OT) L _ at West Virginia____________46-61 L_ at Duquesne______________55-65 L_ at Massachusetts__________52-56 L_ at St. Bonaventure ___ 65-66 (2 OT) L_ George Washington________61-56 W_ Temple__________________46-61 L_ Atlantic 10 Tournament F 25 at Rhode Island____________50-47 W_ F 27 at St. Joseph’s____________51-59 L_
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s Brian Allen was a two-year captain and later served on the Nittany Lion coaching staff.
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