2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team

2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mike Rhoades (1st season);
Associate head coach	Jamal Brunt (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Brent Scott (1st season); Jimmy Martelli (1st season);
Home arena	Bryce Jordan Center

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

2023–24 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 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	–
No. 4 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	–
Penn State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 3 Purdue	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† Conference tournament winner As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP Poll

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

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Seth Lundy	1	F	6'6"	221	Senior	Paulsboro, NJ	Declared for 2023 NBA draft
Myles Dread	2	G	6'4"	235	Graduate student	Detroit, MI	Graduated
Kebba Njie	3	F	6'10"	235	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"	190	Graduate student	Warrington, PA	Graduated
Camren Wynter	11	G	6'2"	185	Graduate student	Hempstead, NY	Graduated
Evan Mahaffey	12	G/F	6'6"	190	Freshman	Cincinnati, OH	Transferred to Ohio State
Jalen Pickett	22	G	6'4"	202	Graduate student	Rochester, NY	Graduated
Dallion Johnson	23	G	6'3"	182	Junior	Haverhill, MA	Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast
Michael Henn	24	F	6'8"	240	Graduate student	Bellevue, WA	Graduated
Ishaan Jagiasi	35	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Wilmington, DE	Graduated

Source:[4]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
D'Marco Dunn	G	6'4"	180	Sophomore	Tucson, AZ	North Carolina
Favour Aire	C	6'10"	215	Freshman	Ekpoma, Nigeria	Miami
RayQuawndis Mitchell	G	6'5"	200	Graduate student	Blaine, MN	Kansas City
Leo O'Boyle	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Scranton, PA	Lafayette

Source:[5]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023 7:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris Coaches vs. Cancer and American Cancer Society	UPMC Events Center Moon Township, PA
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN Plus	Delaware State	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
November 10, 2023* 7:30 p.m., BTN Plus	Lehigh	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN	Saint Francis (PA)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Morehead State	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
November 23, 2023* TBA, ESPN	vs. Texas A&M ESPN Events Invitational quarterfinal	TBA Kissimmee, FL
November 24, 2023* TBD, ESPN2/ESPN+	vs. Butler/FAU ESPN Events Invitational	TBA Kissimmee, FL
November 26, 2023* TBD	vs. Iowa State/VCU/Boise State/Virginia Tech ESPN Events Invitational	TBA Kissimmee, FL
December 2, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN	Bucknell	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 6, 2023 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Maryland	Xfinity Center College Park, MD
December 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN	Ohio State	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Le Moyne	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
December 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN Plus	Rider	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock	at Michigan State	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
January 7, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	vs. Michigan The Palestra Game	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN	Northwestern	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 13, 2024 2:15 p.m., BTN	at Purdue	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 16, 2024 9:00 p.m., BTN	Wisconsin	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 20, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN	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
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

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.
Jones, Ben (March 30, 2023). "Penn State Men's Basketball: Mike Rhoades Announces Coaching Staff". StateCollege.com. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
Borezello, Jeff. "Men's college basketball roster changes, departures, newcomers for 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"2023 Penn State Basketball Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
"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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[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.

[:0-3] 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.

Penn State Nittany Lions basketball
Venues	Armory (1896–1929) Rec Hall (1929–1996) Bryce Jordan Center (1996–present)
Culture & lore	Legion of Blue Nittany Lion "Fight On, State" Penn State Blue Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics