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2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

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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
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Purdue 17 – 3   .850 34 – 5   .872
No. 6 Illinois † 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

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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2023 recruiting class

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US college 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: 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

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US college 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: 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: 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: 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: 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

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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] 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Massanutten Military Academy Virginia Beach, VA
G 1 Ace Baldwin Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr VCU Baltimore, MD
G 2 D'Marco Dunn 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr North Carolina Tucson, AZ
G 3 Nick Kern Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr VCU St. Louis, MO
G/F 4 Puff Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr North Carolina Moon Township, PA
G 5 Jameel Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) So Westtown School Philadelphia, PA
G 6 Bragi Guðmundsson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurnesja Grindavík, Iceland
F 11 Leo O'Boyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Lafayette Scranton, PA
F 12 Favour Aire 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Miami (FL) Ekpoma, Nigeria
F 14 Demetrius Lilley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lower Merion HS Philadelphia, PA
G 15 Dan Conlan (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Dickinson Sewickley, PA
G 21 RayQuawndis Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Kansas City Blaine, MN
F 22 Qudus Wahab 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) GS Georgetown Lagos, Nigeria
F 24 Zach Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Temple Camden, NJ
G 33 Andy Christos (W) 6 ft 5 in (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

Schedule and results

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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

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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
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Notes

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

References

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  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.
  2. ^ "PSU hires Rhoades as coach; VCU lands Odom". ESPN.com. March 29, 2023. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Men's and Women's Basketball Teams to Host Return to Rec Games This Season". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "First Look at Penn State's 2023-24 Basketball Schedule". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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