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The Southeastern Conference (SEC) announced significant increases in fines and required rules in attempts to remove field and court stormings from the court, apparently forgetting that college athletics is supposed to be fun. SEC release on new field-storming policies pic.twitter.com/4lWauu7q6i — Ross Dellenger (@RossDellenger) June 1, 2023 I have participated in many court storms in my day, mostly […]
PHILADELPHIA — Penn State Basketball has a bit of an adopted second home, one of the nation’s most iconic arenas, and will be making a return visit during the 2023-2024 regular season. Monday, a report surfaced that the Nittany Lions will once again host a home game at the “Cathedral of College Basketball,” also known as […]
Penn State Basketball and head coach Mike Rhoades‘ hot streak on the recruiting trail found yet another big victory, securing the commitment from Qudus Wahab, the Center from Georgetown. Wahab has played four years for the Georgetown Hoyas and last year averaged 9.6 points and an impressive 7.1 rebounds per game. He played 23.5 minutes […]
Penn State Basketball secured the commitment of Puff Johnson (University of North Carolina) Wednesday afternoon. At 6-foot-8, Johnson fills a significant need within new head coach Mike Rhoades‘ 2023-2024 roster, especially as we wait to hear what Kebba Njie and Evan Mahaffey decide to do next. The Moon Township, PA native played three years at North […]
New Penn State Basketball head coach Mike Rhoades has taken the transfer portal by storm, since his arrival in Happy Valley, and now the Nittany Lions have sights set on one of the top guards currently in the portal. A report emerged on Monday that Penn State Basketball is one of the schools in the […]
In the never ending unique recruiting battles, Penn State Basketball head coach Mike Rhoades recruited Zach Hicks out of transfer from Temple. The Owls, now coached by former Micah Shrewsberry Assistant Adam Fisher, lose a key piece for the upcoming 2023-2024 season. Hicks played in all 32 games last season, averaging 9.6 points, 5.1 rebounds and […]
A pair of Penn State Basketball transfer portal additions have made it official. There is a certain buzz surrounding the Nittany Lions with the new head coach Mike Rhoades, as he continues to add to a team that made the NCAA Tournament this spring. On Tuesday, the Nittany Lions would add two players who played […]
It should go without saying that Penn State Football wouldn’t be the brand that it is without Joe Paterno. Paterno transformed a state agricultural school in rural Pennsylvania into a national powerhouse in college football. The Success with honor standard that was set has carried well into the James Franklin tenure. It is also no […]
The good news keeps rolling in for Penn State Basketball, and head coach Mike Rhoades. Sophomore Jameel Brown has announced that he will not be transferring, and instead returning to Happy Valley, and the Nittany Lions. Brown was a part of a 5-player freshman class last season and saw limited time as a freshman appearing […]
The College Basketball offseason is already in full swing, and teams are trying to finalize their rosters both through recruiting, as well as the transfer portal, and that’s no different for Penn State Basketball. Under new head coach Mike Rhoades, the Nittany Lions will need to not only fill out the majority of the roster, […]
Dallion Johnson entered the transfer portal shortly after the season ended and we know where he will be heading. Johnson will be joining former Penn State Basketball head coach Pat Chambers at Florida Gulf Coast next season. Chambers was the one who recruited Johnson for the 2020 class when he was a 3-star recruit ranked […]
Penn State Basketball Head Coach Mike Rhoades has landed a massive commit from the transfer portal. The Nittany Lions are picking up Ace Baldwin Jr. from Rhoades’ former team VCU. Baldwin was the 2022-23 Atlantic 10 player of the year and led the Rams with 12.7 points per game, 5.8 assist per game, and 2.2 […]
According to a report by ND Insider, former Penn State Basketball Head Coach Micah Shrewsberry interviewed with Notre Dame during the 2022-2023 season. On the night of February 27th, it is reported that Shrewsberry had a 45-minute Zoom call with Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick. Penn State’s season didn’t end until a loss to […]
Penn State Basketball has seen an exodus in the wake of former head coach Micah Shrewsberry’s exit for Notre Dame. Now that the NCAA Tournament has come to end with Uconn winning the National Championship by beating San Diego State, the real offseason for College Basketball begins. There are a lot of questions about who […]
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State Basketball officially announced the hiring of their new basketball head coach, Mike Rhoades on March 30. Coming over from VCU, Rhoades was introduced by Athletic Director Pat Kraft in front of President Bendapudi, the Legion of Blue, some former and current (!) players and Rhoades family in a press […]
James Franklin rolled out the blue carpet for new Penn State Basketball head coach Mike Rhoades. Rhoades arrived in Happy Valley, family in tow, the morning of Thursday, March 30, in advance of his introductory press conference as Nittany Lions head coach, and Franklin was among the first to greet him in Happy Valley. In […]
In what has been a tense week surrounding Penn State Basketball, the Nittany Lions have their new head coach. Mike Rhoades is headed to Happy Valley, as the Pennsylvania native returns home as the program’s next head coach. Grading Mike Rhoades’ Hire as Penn State Basketball Coach Pat Kraft and company worked quickly to make […]
According to multiple reports, Penn State Basketball hired Mike Rhoades as its head basketball coach on Tuesday March 28th. Rhoades arrives in the aftermath of former head coach Micah Shrewsberry returning to his home state of Indiana to lead the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, in the aftermath of taking the Nittany Lions into the second-round […]
The much heralded Penn State Basketball 2022-2023 recruiting class has taken another hit as Jameel Brown has announced he is entering the transfer portal. Coming to Penn State with Kanye Clary, Kebba Njie, Demetrius Lilley and the also-portal bound Evan Mahaffey were supposed to be a huge part of the Nittany Lions‘ future. This coupled with […]
The chaos that has ensued in the Penn State Basketball community since Micah Shrewsberry left for Notre Dame has been tense the last week. All roads led to Mike Rhoades. Fans are upset that the Nittany Lions‘ job was used as a stepping stone job for another program and that has seemed to light a […]
