Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association Team Season.
The 2008–09 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Pennsylvania State University and completed the season by winning the 2009 National Invitation Tournament over the Baylor Bears at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Head Coach Ed DeChellis coached his sixth season with the team. The team played its home games in University Park Pennsylvania at the Bryce Jordan Center which has a capacity of 15261 for the twelfth consecutive season.