2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike Rhoades (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Jamal Brunt (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Brent Scott (2nd season); Jimmy Martelli (2nd season);
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Indiana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Iowa	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Maryland	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Oregon	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UCLA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
USC	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led second-year head coach Mike Rhoades, and played their home games at Bryce Jordan Center located in State College, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The Nittany Lions 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.

Offseason

Departures

Penn State departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kayne Clary	0	G	5'11"	192	Sophomore	Virginia Beach, VA	Dismissed from the team; transferred to Mississippi State^[1]
Jameel Brown	5	G	6'4"	188	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to Temple
Bragi Guðmundsson	6	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Grindavík, Iceland	Transferred to Campbell
Leo O'Boyle	11	F	6'7"	225	GS Senior	Scranton, PA	Graduated
Favour Aire	12	F	6'11"	220	Sophomore	Ekpoma, Nigeria	Transferred to Bryant
Demetrius Lilley	14	F	6'10"	245	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Transferred to La Salle
Dan Conlan	15	G	6'4"	186	Senior	Sewickley, PA	Walk-on; graduated
RayQuawndis Mitchell	21	G	6'5"	195	GS Senior	Blaine, MN	Graduated
Qudus Wahab	22	F	6'11"	245	GS Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Greece with Lavrio
Andy Christos	33	G	6'5"	186	Senior	Madison, NJ	Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Penn State incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Freddie Dilione V	4	G	6'5"	180	Sophomore	Fayetteville, NC	Tennessee
Eli Rice	11	G	6'8"	213	Sophomore	Bradenton, FL	Nebraska
Yanic Konan Niederhauser	14	F	6'11"	215	Junior	Fräschels, Switzerland	Northern Illinois
Kachi Nzech	15	C	6'8"	230	Sophomore	Upper Darby, PA	Xavier

Recruiting classes

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Miles Goodman #22 C	Seattle, Washington	Southern California Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Nov 6, 2023
Miles Goodman #22 C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Jahvin Carter SG	Alcoa, Tennessee	Alcoa High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 26, 2023
Jahvin Carter SG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Dominick Stewart PG	Lanham, Maryland	Southern California Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 22, 2023
Dominick Stewart PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A
Hudson Ward SF	Edmonton, Alberta	Western Canada Prep Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jan 31, 2023
Hudson Ward SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "Penn State 2024 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024. "2024 Penn State Nittany Lions Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024. "Penn State 2024 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

2025 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2025 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Justin Houser #17 C	Camp Hill, Pennsylvania	The Phelps School	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jun 27, 2024
Justin Houser #17 C	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "Penn State 2025 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024. "2025 Penn State Nittany Lions Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024. "Penn State 2025 Basketball Commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved August 29, 2024.

Roster

2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Jahvin Carter	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Alcoa HS	Alcoa, TN
G	1	Ace Baldwin Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	VCU	Baltimore, MD
G	2	D'Marco Dunn	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	North Carolina	Tucson, AZ
G	3	Nick Kern Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	VCU	St. Louis, MO
G	4	Freddie Dilione V	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Tennessee	Fayetteville, NC
G/F	5	Puff Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	North Carolina	Moon Township, PA
G	7	Dominick Stewart	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Ocean Springs, MS
F	8	Miles Goodman	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Southern California Academy	Seattle, WA
F	10	Joe Sedora (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Red Lion Area Sr. HS	York, PA
G	11	Eli Rice	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Nebraska	Bradenton, FL
F	14	Yanic Konan Niederhauser	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Northern Illinois	Fräschels, Switzerland
F	15	Kachi Nzeh	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Xavier	Upper Darby, PA
F	24	Zach Hicks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Temple	Camden, NJ
F	52	Hudson Ward	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Western Canada Prep Academy	Leduc, AB

Head coach

Mike Rhoades (Lebanon Valley

Assistant coach(es)

Jamal Brunt (Randolph–Macon)
Brent Scott (Rice)
Jimmy Martelli (Dickinson)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* TBA	Binghamton	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
November 8, 2024* TBA	UMBC	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
November 12, 2024* TBA	Saint Francis (PA)	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
November 15, 2024* TBA	vs. Virginia Tech Hall of Fame Series Baltimore	CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD
November 20, 2024* TBA	Indiana Fort Wayne Sunshine Slam campus site game	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
November 25, 2024* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Fordham Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinals	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 26, 2024* 1:30 p.m./4:00 p.m.	vs. Clemson/San Francisco Sunshine Slam Beach Division	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
December 1, 2024* TBA	Buffalo	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
December 14, 2024* TBA	Coppin State	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
December 21, 2024* TBA	vs. Drexel	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2024* TBA	Penn	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBA TBA	at Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
TBA TBA	at Indiana	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
TBA TBA	at Indiana	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBA TBA	at Iowa	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
TBA TBA	at Michigan	Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
TBA TBA	at Michigan State	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
TBA TBA	at Minnesota	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
TBA TBA	at Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena Lincoln, NE
TBA TBA	Northwestern	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBA TBA	Ohio State	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBA TBA	Oregon	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBA TBA	Purdue	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBA TBA	Rutgers	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBA TBA	at Rutgers	Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
TBA TBA	at UCLA	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	at USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
TBA TBA	Washington	Bryce Jordan Center State College, PA
TBA TBA	at Wisconsin	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
March 12–16, 2025 TBA	vs.	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

Notes

References

^ 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.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

[1] 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.

[2] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved 29 August 2023.

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