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1 Previous season  




2 Offseason  


2.1  Departures  




2.2  Incoming transfers  




2.3  Recruiting classes  


2.3.1  2023 recruiting class  




2.3.2  2024 recruiting class  








3 Roster  


3.1  Roster notes  






4 Schedule and results  




5 Rankings  




6 References  













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2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record16–17 (9–11 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJamal Brunt (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
    		•  Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.2Purdue 17 – 3   .850 34 – 5   .872
    No.6Illinois † 14 – 6   .700 29 – 9   .763
    Nebraska 12 – 8   .600 23 – 11   .676
    Northwestern 12 – 8   .600 22 – 12   .647
    Wisconsin 11 – 9   .550 22 – 14   .611
    Indiana 10 – 10   .500 19 – 14   .576
    Iowa 10 – 10   .500 19 – 15   .559
    Michigan State 10 – 10   .500 20 – 15   .571
    Minnesota 9 – 11   .450 19 – 15   .559
    Ohio State 9 – 11   .450 22 – 14   .611
    Penn State 9 – 11   .450 16 – 17   .485
    Maryland 7 – 13   .350 16 – 17   .485
    Rutgers 7 – 13   .350 15 – 17   .469
    Michigan 3 – 17   .150 8 – 24   .250
    † 2024 Big Ten tournament winner
    Rankings from AP poll

    The 2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led first-year head coach Mike Rhoades, and played their home games at Bryce Jordan Center located in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan in the first round before losing to Indiana in the second round.

    Previous season[edit]

    The Nittany Lions finished the season 23–14, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Illinois, Northwestern, and Indiana in the Big Ten tournament to advance to the semifinals before losing to Purdue. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011 as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Texas A&M in the first round of the tournament, marking their first tournament win since 2001, before losing to Texas in the second round.

    On March 22, 2023, head coach Micah Shrewsberry left the school to take the head coaching job at Notre Dame.[1] On March 29, the school named VCU head coach Mike Rhoades the team's new head coach.[2]

    Offseason[edit]

    Departures[edit]

    Penn State departures
    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
    Seth Lundy 1 G/F 6'6" 220 Senior Paulsboro, NJ Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 46th overall by Atlanta Hawks
    Myles Dread 2 G/F 6'4" 235 GS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated
    Kebba Njie 3 F 6'10" 237 Freshman Centerville, OH Transferred to Notre Dame
    Caleb Dorsey 4 F 6'7" 235 Junior Westminster, MD Transferred to William & Mary
    Andrew Funk 10 G 6'5" 200 GS Senior Warrington Township, PA Graduated; went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft
    Camren Wynter 11 G 6'2" 200 GS Senior Hempstead, NY Graduated
    Evan Mahaffey 12 G/F 6'6" 200 Freshman Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Ohio State
    Jalen Pickett 22 G 6'4" 209 GS Senior Rochester, NY Graduated; selected 32nd overall by Indiana Pacers in 2023 NBA draft
    Dallion Johnson 23 G 6'3" 180 Junior Haverhill, MA Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
    Michael Henn 24 F 6'8" 244 GS Senior Bellevue, WA Graduated
    Ishaan Jagiasi 35 G 6'1" 197 Senior Wilmington, DE Graduated

    Incoming transfers[edit]

    Penn State incoming transfers
    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
    Ace Baldwin Jr. 1 G 6'1" 190 Senior Baltimore, MD VCU
    D'Marco Dunn 2 G 6'5" 195 Junior Tucson, AZ North Carolina
    Nick Kern Jr. 3 G 6'6" 200 Junior St. Louis, MO VCU
    Puff Johnson 4 G/F 6'8" 205 Senior Moon Township, PA North Carolina
    Leo O'Boyle 11 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Scranton, PA Lafayette
    Favour Aire 12 F 6'11" 220 Sophomore Ekpoma, Nigeria Miami (FL)
    RayQuawndis Mitchell 21 G 6'5" 195 GS Senior Blaine, MN Kansas City
    Qudus Wahab 22 F/C 6'11" 245 GS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Georgetown
    Zach Hicks 24 F 6'8" 200 Junior Camden, NJ Temple

    Recruiting classes[edit]

    2023 recruiting class[edit]

    UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Bragi Guðmundsson
    PG     		Grindavík, Iceland Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 17, 2023 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
    Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 73  247Sports: 129  ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

    • Sources:

    • "Penn State 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
    • "2023 Penn State Nittany Lions Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
    • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
    • "Penn State 2023 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

    2024 recruiting class[edit]

    UScollege sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Miles Goodman
    #17 C     		Seattle, Washington Southern California Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 6, 2023 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
    Jahvin Carter
    #39 SG     		Alcoa, Tennessee Alcoa High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 26, 2023 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
    Dominick Stewart
    #33 PG     		Lanham, Maryland Southern California Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 22, 2023 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
    Hudson Ward
    #40 SF     		Edmonton, Alberta Western Canada Prep Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 31, 2023 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
    Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: 39  247Sports: 25  ESPN: —
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

    • Sources:

    Roster[edit]

    2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
    G 0 Kanye Clary[a] 5ft11in (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Virginia Beach, VA
    G 1 Ace Baldwin Jr. 6ft1in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr VCU Baltimore, MD
    G 2 D'Marco Dunn 6ft5in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr North Carolina Tucson, AZ
    G 3 Nick Kern Jr. 6ft6in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr VCU St. Louis, MO
    G/F 4 Puff Johnson 6ft8in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr North Carolina Moon Township, PA
    G 5 Jameel Brown 6ft4in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Westtown School Philadelphia, PA
    G 6 Bragi Guðmundsson 6ft5in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja Grindavík, Iceland
    F 11 Leo O'Boyle 6ft7in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Lafayette Scranton, PA
    F 12 Favour Aire 6ft11in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Miami (FL) Ekpoma, Nigeria
    F 14 Demetrius Lilley 6ft10in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lower Merion HS Philadelphia, PA
    G 15 Dan Conlan (W) 6ft4in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Dickinson Sewickley, PA
    G 21 RayQuawndis Mitchell 6ft5in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Kansas City Blaine, MN
    F 22 Qudus Wahab 6ft11in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Georgetown Lagos, Nigeria
    F 24 Zach Hicks 6ft8in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Temple Camden, NJ
    G 33 Andy Christos (W) 6ft5in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Vermont Academy Madison, NJ
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: March 10, 2024

    Roster notes[edit]

    1. ^ Clary was dismissed from the program on February 19.[3]

    Schedule and results[edit]

    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 27, 2023
    7:00 p.m.     		at Robert Morris
    Coaches vs. Cancer and American Cancer Society     		W 68–58 
    		 15 – Wahab   10 – Wahab   6 – Baldwin Jr.  UPMC Events Center (2,417)
    Moon Township, PA
    Regular season
    November 6, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., BTN Plus     		Delaware State W 79–45  1–0
    		  22 – Clary   13 – Wahab   5 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (7,345)
    University Park, PA
    November 10, 2023*
    7:30 p.m., BTN Plus     		Lehigh W 74–65  2–0
    		  20 – Clary   18 – Wahab   2 – Clary  Bryce Jordan Center (10,272)
    University Park, PA
    November 14, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., BTN     		Saint Francis (PA) W 83–53  3–0
    		  14 – Clary   6 – Wahab   4 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (7,546)
    University Park, PA
    November 17, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., Peacock     		Morehead State W 74–51  4–0
    		  14 – Tied   12 – Wahab   4 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (7,558)
    University Park, PA
    November 23, 2023*
    12:00 p.m., ESPN     		vs. No. 12 Texas A&M
    ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinal     		L 77–89  4–1
    		  19 – Clary   5 – Wahab   4 – Clary  State Farm Field House 
    Bay Lake, FL
    November 24, 2023*
    1:30 p.m., ESPN+     		vs. Butler
    ESPN Events Invitational consolation 2nd round     		L 78–88  4–2
    		  28 – Clary   8 – Hicks   3 – Tied  State Farm Field House (2,194)
    Bay Lake, FL
    November 26, 2023*
    10:30 a.m., ESPNU     		vs. VCU
    ESPN Events Invitational 7th place game     		L 74–86  4–3
    		  27 – Baldwin, Jr.   6 – Wahab   5 – Baldwin, Jr.  State Farm Field House 
    Bay Lake, FL
    December 2, 2023*
    12:00 p.m., BTN     		Bucknell L 67–76  4–4
    		  18 – Wahab   8 – Wahab   6 – Clary  Bryce Jordan Center (8,590)
    University Park, PA
    December 6, 2023
    7:00 p.m., BTN     		at Maryland L 75–81 OT 4–5
    (0–1)     		 25 – Clary   9 – Wahab   5 – Baldwin Jr.  Xfinity Center (15,290)
    College Park, MD
    December 9, 2023
    6:00 p.m., BTN     		Ohio State W 83–80  5–5
    (1–1)     		 19 – Clary   6 – Hicks   5 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (9,732)
    University Park, PA
    December 16, 2023*
    12:00 p.m., BTN     		vs. Georgia Tech L 81–82 OT 5–6
    		  23 – Clary   10 – Wahab   7 – Baldwin Jr.  Madison Square Garden 
    New York, NY
    December 21, 2023*
    7:00 p.m., Peacock     		Le Moyne W 72–55  6–6
    		  20 – Clary   9 – Wahab   6 – Clary  Bryce Jordan Center (5,023)
    University Park, PA
    December 29, 2023*
    2:00 p.m., BTN Plus     		Rider W 90–63  7–6
    		  29 – Clary   7 – Wahab   9 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (6,807)
    University Park, PA
    January 4, 2024
    7:00 p.m., Peacock     		at Michigan State L 61–92  7–7
    (1–2)     		 21 – Clary   8 – Wahab   5 – Clary  Breslin Center (14,797)
    East Lansing, MI
    January 7, 2024
    12:00 p.m., BTN     		vs. Michigan
    The Palestra Game     		W 79–73  8–7
    (2–2)     		 25 – Baldwin Jr.   8 – Kern Jr.   4 – Baldwin Jr.  The Palestra (6,200)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 10, 2024
    6:30 p.m., BTN     		Northwestern L 72–76  8–8
    (2–3)     		 25 – Clary   10 – Wahab   5 – Baldwin, Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (7,822)
    University Park, PA
    January 13, 2024
    2:15 p.m., BTN     		at No. 1 Purdue L 78–95  8–9
    (2–4)     		 18 – Kern Jr.   4 – Tied   13 – Baldwin Jr.  Mackey Arena (14,876)
    West Lafayette, IN
    January 16, 2024
    9:00 p.m., BTN     		No. 11 Wisconsin W 87–83  9–9
    (3–4)     		 27 – Clary   6 – Lilley   5 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (8,462)
    University Park, PA
    January 20, 2024
    12:00 p.m., BTN     		at Ohio State L 67–79  9–10
    (3–5)     		 16 – Tied   10 – Wahab   3 – Baldwin Jr.  Value City Arena (15,267)
    Columbus, OH
    January 27, 2024
    6:30 p.m., BTN     		Minnesota L 74–83  9–11
    (3–6)     		 16 – Baldwin Jr.   5 – Wahab   6 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (12,336)
    University Park, PA
    January 31, 2024
    8:30 p.m., BTN     		at Rutgers W 61–46  10–11
    (4–6)     		 15 – Baldwin Jr.   11 – Wahab   10 – Baldwin Jr.  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
    Piscataway, NJ
    February 3, 2024
    12:00 p.m., FS1     		at Indiana W 85–71  11–11
    (5–6)     		 22 – Baldwin Jr.   7 – Wahab   8 – Baldwin Jr.  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
    Bloomington, IN
    February 8, 2024
    7:00 p.m., BTN     		Iowa W 89–79  12–11
    (6–6)     		 22 – Baldwin Jr.   7 – Wahab   6 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (8,140)
    University Park, PA
    February 11, 2024
    1:00 p.m., BTN     		at Northwestern L 63–68  12–12
    (6–7)     		 18 – Kern Jr.   7 – Kern Jr.   8 – Baldwin Jr.  Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,541)
    Evanston, IL
    February 14, 2024
    6:30 p.m., BTN     		Michigan State L 72–80  12–13
    (6–8)     		 15 – Tied   4 – Tied   7 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (8,813)
    University Park, PA
    February 17, 2024
    12:00 p.m., BTN     		at Nebraska L 49–68  12–14
    (6–9)     		 13 – Hicks   6 – Hicks   2 – Baldwin Jr.  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,751)
    Lincoln, NE
    February 21, 2024
    6:30 p.m., BTN     		No. 12 Illinois
    Return to Rec     		W 90–89  13–14
    (7–9)     		 22 – Kern Jr.   8 – Hicks   12 – Baldwin Jr.  Rec Hall[4] (6,150)
    University Park, PA
    February 24, 2024
    12:00 p.m., BTN     		Indiana W 83–74  14–14
    (8–9)     		 23 – Baldwin Jr.   11 – Wahab   9 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (11,578)
    University Park, PA
    February 27, 2024
    9:00 p.m., BTN     		at Iowa L 81–90  14–15
    (8–10)     		 18 – Wahab   7 – Tied   9 – Baldwin Jr.  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (8,502)
    Iowa City, IA
    March 2, 2024
    3:15 p.m., BTN     		at Minnesota L 70–75  14–16
    (8–11)     		 19 – Johnson   6 – Tied   8 – Baldwin Jr.  Williams Arena (11,318)
    Minneapolis, MN
    March 10, 2024
    7:30 p.m., BTN     		Maryland W 85–69  15–16
    (9–11)     		 19 – Wahab   15 – Wahab   11 – Baldwin Jr.  Bryce Jordan Center (8,796)
    University Park, PA
    Big Ten Tournament
    March 13, 2024
    9:00 p.m., Peacock     		(11) vs. (14) Michigan
    First round     		W 66–57  16–16
    		  20 – Hicks   8 – Wahab   6 – Baldwin Jr.  Target Center (12,379)
    Minneapolis, MN
    March 14, 2024
    9:00 p.m., BTN     		(11) vs. (6) Indiana
    Second round     		L 59–61  16–17
    		  16 – Johnson   9 – Wahab   6 – Baldwin Jr.  Target Center (12,338)
    Minneapolis, MN

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Sources:[5][6]

    Rankings[edit]

    See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP—RVRV———————————————RV
    Coaches————————————————————

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Notre Dame hires Micah Shrewsberry: Next Irish coach led Penn State to first NCAA Tournament win since 2001". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 23, 2023.
  • ^ "PSU hires Rhoades as coach; VCU lands Odom". ESPN.com. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  • ^ Wogenrich, Mark. "Kanye Clary, Penn State's Leading Scorer, No Longer With the Team". All Penn State. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 9, 2024. Nittany Lions coach Mike Rhoades said he made a "coach's decision" regarding Clary's future with the program.
  • ^ "Men's and Women's Basketball Teams to Host Return to Rec Games This Season". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  • ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  • ^ "First Look at Penn State's 2023-24 Basketball Schedule". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 26, 2023.

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