2023β24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Record | 16β17 (9β11 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jamal Brunt (1st season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bryce Jordan Center |
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No. 2 Purdue | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 34 | – | 5 | .872 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Illinois β | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2024 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2023β24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 2023β24 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 16β17, 9β11 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.
The Nittany Lions finished the season 23β14, 10β10 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]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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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 |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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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 |
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Bragi GuΓ°mundsson PG |
GrindavΓk, Iceland | FjΓΆlbrautaskΓ³li SuΓ°urnesja | 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: β | ||||||
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US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits | ||||||
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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: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
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: 247Sports: | ||||||
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: 247Sports: | ||||||
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: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals: 39 247Sports: 25 ESPN: β | ||||||
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2023 7:00 p.m. |
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Robert Morris Coaches vs. Cancer and American Cancer Society |
W 68β58 | 15 β Wahab | 10 β Wahab | 6 β Baldwin Jr. |
UPMC Events Center (2,417) Moon Township, PA | |||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
Delaware State | W 79β45 | 1β0 |
22 β Clary | 13 β Wahab | 5 β Baldwin Jr. |
Bryce Jordan Center (7,345) University Park, PA | ||||
November 10, 2023* 7:30 p.m., BTN Plus |
Lehigh | W 74β65 | 2β0 |
20 β Clary | 18 β Wahab | 2 β Clary | Bryce Jordan Center (10,272) University Park, PA | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Saint Francis (PA) | W 83β53 | 3β0 |
14 β Clary | 6 β Wahab | 4 β Baldwin Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (7,546) University Park, PA | ||||
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
Morehead State | W 74β51 | 4β0 |
14 β Tied | 12 β Wahab | 4 β 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 77β89 | 4β1 |
19 β Clary | 5 β Wahab | 4 β 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 78β88 | 4β2 |
28 β Clary | 8 β Hicks | 3 β 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 74β86 | 4β3 |
27 β Baldwin, Jr. | 6 β Wahab | 5 β Baldwin, Jr. | State Farm Field House Bay Lake, FL | ||||
December 2, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN |
Bucknell | L 67β76 | 4β4 |
18 β Wahab | 8 β Wahab | 6 β Clary | Bryce Jordan Center (8,590) University Park, PA | ||||
December 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN |
at Maryland | L 75β81 OT | 4β5 (0β1) |
25 β Clary | 9 β Wahab | 5 β Baldwin Jr. |
Xfinity Center (15,290) College Park, MD | ||||
December 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN |
Ohio State | W 83β80 | 5β5 (1β1) |
19 β Clary | 6 β Hicks | 5 β Baldwin Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (9,732) University Park, PA | ||||
December 16, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN |
vs. Georgia Tech | L 81β82 OT | 5β6 |
23 β Clary | 10 β Wahab | 7 β Baldwin Jr. |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
Le Moyne | W 72β55 | 6β6 |
20 β Clary | 9 β Wahab | 6 β Clary | Bryce Jordan Center (5,023) University Park, PA | ||||
December 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN Plus |
Rider | W 90β63 | 7β6 |
29 β Clary | 7 β Wahab | 9 β Baldwin Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (6,807) University Park, PA | ||||
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Michigan State | L 61β92 | 7β7 (1β2) |
21 β Clary | 8 β Wahab | 5 β Clary |
Breslin Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI | ||||
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN |
vs.
Michigan The Palestra Game |
W 79β73 | 8β7 (2β2) |
25 β Baldwin Jr. | 8 β Kern Jr. | 4 β Baldwin Jr. |
The Palestra (6,200) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Northwestern | L 72β76 | 8β8 (2β3) |
25 β Clary | 10 β Wahab | 5 β Baldwin, Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (7,822) University Park, PA | ||||
January 13, 2024 2:15 p.m., BTN |
at No. 1 Purdue | L 78β95 | 8β9 (2β4) |
18 β Kern Jr. | 4 β Tied | 13 β Baldwin Jr. |
Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN | ||||
January 16, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN |
No. 11 Wisconsin | W 87β83 | 9β9 (3β4) |
27 β Clary | 6 β Lilley | 5 β Baldwin Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (8,462) University Park, PA | ||||
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at Ohio State | L 67β79 | 9β10 (3β5) |
16 β Tied | 10 β Wahab | 3 β Baldwin Jr. |
Value City Arena (15,267) Columbus, OH | ||||
January 27, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Minnesota | L 74β83 | 9β11 (3β6) |
16 β Baldwin Jr. | 5 β Wahab | 6 β Baldwin Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (12,336) University Park, PA | ||||
January 31, 2024 8:30 p.m., BTN |
at Rutgers | W 61β46 | 10β11 (4β6) |
15 β Baldwin Jr. | 11 β Wahab | 10 β Baldwin Jr. |
Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Indiana | W 85β71 | 11β11 (5β6) |
22 β Baldwin Jr. | 7 β Wahab | 8 β Baldwin Jr. |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN | ||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN |
Iowa | W 89β79 | 12β11 (6β6) |
22 β Baldwin Jr. | 7 β Wahab | 6 β Baldwin Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (8,140) University Park, PA | ||||
February 11, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN |
at Northwestern | L 63β68 | 12β12 (6β7) |
18 β Kern Jr. | 7 β Kern Jr. | 8 β Baldwin Jr. |
WelshβRyan Arena (5,541) Evanston, IL | ||||
February 14, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN |
Michigan State | L 72β80 | 12β13 (6β8) |
15 β Tied | 4 β Tied | 7 β Baldwin Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (8,813) University Park, PA | ||||
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN |
at Nebraska | L 49β68 | 12β14 (6β9) |
13 β Hicks | 6 β Hicks | 2 β Baldwin Jr. |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,751) Lincoln, NE | ||||
February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN |
No. 12
Illinois Return to Rec |
W 90β89 | 13β14 (7β9) |
22 β Kern Jr. | 8 β Hicks | 12 β Baldwin Jr. |
Rec Hall
[4] (6,150) University Park, PA | ||||
February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN |
Indiana | W 83β74 | 14β14 (8β9) |
23 β Baldwin Jr. | 11 β Wahab | 9 β Baldwin Jr. | Bryce Jordan Center (11,578) University Park, PA | ||||
February 27, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN |
at Iowa | L 81β90 | 14β15 (8β10) |
18 β Wahab | 7 β Tied | 9 β Baldwin Jr. |
CarverβHawkeye Arena (8,502) Iowa City, IA | ||||
March 2, 2024 3:15 p.m., BTN |
at Minnesota | L 70β75 | 14β16 (8β11) |
19 β Johnson | 6 β Tied | 8 β Baldwin Jr. |
Williams Arena (11,318) Minneapolis, MN | ||||
March 10, 2024 7:30 p.m., BTN |
Maryland | W 85β69 | 15β16 (9β11) |
19 β Wahab | 15 β Wahab | 11 β 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 66β57 | 16β16 |
20 β Hicks | 8 β Wahab | 6 β Baldwin Jr. |
Target Center (12,379) Minneapolis, MN | |||
March 14, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN |
(11) | vs. (6) Indiana Second round |
L 59β61 | 16β17 |
16 β Johnson | 9 β Wahab | 6 β 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. |
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Nittany Lions coach Mike Rhoades said he made a "coach's decision" regarding Clary's future with the program.