2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record9–9 (3–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachJamal Brunt (1st season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBryce Jordan Center
(Capacity: 15,261)
2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Wisconsin51 .833134  .765
No. 2 Purdue52 .714162  .889
Northwestern42 .667134  .765
No. 14 Illinois32 .600124  .750
Indiana43 .571126  .667
Minnesota33 .500125  .706
Iowa33 .500116  .647
Nebraska34 .429135  .722
Maryland34 .429117  .611
Penn State34 .42999  .500
Ohio State24 .333125  .706
Michigan State24 .333107  .588
Rutgers24 .333107  .588
Michigan24 .333710  .412
2024 Big Ten tournament winner
As of January 17, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represents Penn State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led first-year head coach Mike Rhoades, and play their home games at Bryce Jordan Center located in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.

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

Coaching changes

With Mike Rhoades being hired as the team's new head coach, new assistant coaches were named to the coaching staff.[3] Jamal Brut and Brent Scott, who had been assistants with Rhoades at VCU, were named assistant coaches.[3] Jimmy Martelli, son of former Saint Joseph's head coach, Phil Martelli, was named the third assistant.[3] Former PSU player Joe Crispin was named assistant to the head coach.[3]

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Seth Lundy1F6'6"221SeniorPaulsboro, NJDeclared for 2023 NBA draft
Myles Dread2G6'4"235Graduate studentDetroit, MIGraduated
Kebba Njie3F6'10"235FreshmanCenterville, OHTransferred to Notre Dame
Caleb Dorsey4F6'7"235JuniorWestminster, MDTransferred to William & Mary
Andrew Funk10G6'5"190Graduate studentWarrington, PAGraduated
Camren Wynter11G6'2"185Graduate studentHempstead, NYGraduated
Evan Mahaffey12G/F6'6"190FreshmanCincinnati, OHTransferred to Ohio State
Jalen Pickett22G6'4"202Graduate studentRochester, NYGraduated
Dallion Johnson23G6'3"182JuniorHaverhill, MATransferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Michael Henn24F6'8"240Graduate studentBellevue, WAGraduated
Ishaan Jagiasi35G6'1"185SeniorWilmington, DEGraduated

Source:[4]

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
D'Marco DunnG6'4"180SophomoreTucson, AZNorth Carolina
Favour AireC6'10"215FreshmanEkpoma, NigeriaMiami
RayQuawndis MitchellG6'5"200Graduate studentBlaine, MNKansas City
Leo O'BoyleF6'7"210SeniorScranton, PALafayette

Source:[5]

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  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     Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
January 27, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN
Minnesota     Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
January 31, 2024
8:30 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers     Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., FS1
at Indiana     Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., BTN
Iowa     Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., BTN
at Northwestern     Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
February 14, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN
Michigan State     Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
February 17, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN
at Nebraska     Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
February 21, 2024
6:30 p.m., BTN
Illinois     Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., BTN
Indiana     Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
February 27, 2024
9:00 p.m., BTN
at Iowa     Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
March 2, 2024
3:15 p.m., BTN
at Minnesota     Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
March 10, 2024
7:30 p.m., BTN
Maryland     Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
Big Ten Tournament
March 13–17, 2024
vs. TBA     Target Center 
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Sources:[6][7]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 Jones, Ben (March 30, 2023). "Penn State Men's Basketball: Mike Rhoades Announces Coaching Staff". StateCollege.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  4. Borezello, Jeff. "Men's college basketball roster changes, departures, newcomers for 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  5. "2023 Penn State Basketball Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  6. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Penn State University Athletics. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  7. "First Look at Penn State's 2023-24 Basketball Schedule". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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