2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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
Departures
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
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
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:
2024 recruiting class
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 : 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 : —
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
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
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
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 –
4 –
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 –
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 –
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
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final AP — RV RV — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — RV Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
Notes
^ Clary was dismissed from the program on February 19.[ 3]
References
^ "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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