#83 Penn State Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
Penn State Nittany Lions
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #83
Conference Rank: #11 Big Ten
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2021-22 Record: 14-17, 7-13
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Micah Shrewsberry
Coach Record: 14-17 at Penn State, 14-17 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Sam Sessoms, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.6 apg
John Harrar, Forward, 10.6 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.2 apg
Greg Lee, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jaheam Cornwall, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.6 apg
Jalanni White, Forward, 2.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jalen Pickett, Senior, Guard, 13.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 4.4 apg
Seth Lundy, Senior, Forward, 11.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 0.7 apg
Myles Dread, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.4 apg
Dallion Johnson, Junior, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 1.2 rpg, 0.3 apg
 
Key New Players:
Demetrius Lilley, Freshman, Forward
Jameel Brown, Freshman, Guard
Kanye Clary, Freshman, Guard
Andrew Funk, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Bucknell
Michael Henn, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Denver
Evan Mahaffey, Freshman, Guard
Kebba Njie, Freshman, Forward
Jalen Pickett, Senior, Guard
Camren Wynter, Senior, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 64.6 (318th in nation, 14th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.0 (49, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.2 (227, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 41.6 (89, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.0 (113, 5)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.2 (161, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.5 (112, 7)
Rebound Margin: 4.0 (67, 5)
Assists Per Game: 11.9 (261, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.8 (100, 10)