#90 Penn State Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
Penn State Nittany Lions
 

2023-2024 Overall Rank: #90

Conference Rank: #12 Big Ten

 
 
2022-23 Record: 23-14, 10-10
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Mike Rhoades
Coach Record: 0-0 at Penn State, 373-189 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jalen Pickett, Guard, 17.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 6.6 apg
Seth Lundy, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 0.9 apg
Andrew Funk, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.1 apg
Camren Wynter, Guard, 8.9 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.0 apg
Myles Dread, Guard, 5.5 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 0.9 apg
Kebba Njie, Forward, 3.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.5 apg
Evan Mahaffey, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 0.4 apg
Michael Henn, Forward, 2.4 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 0.6 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Kanye Clary, Sophomore, Guard, 3.7 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key New Players:
Favour Aire, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Miami (FL)
Ace Baldwin Jr., Senior, Guard, Transfer from VCU
D’Marco Dunn, Junior, Guard, Transfer from North Carolina
Bragi Gudmundsson, Freshman, Guard
Zach Hicks, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Temple
Puff Johnson, Senior, Forward, Transfer from North Carolina
Nick Kern Jr., Junior, Guard, Transfer from VCU
RayQuawndis Mitchell, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Kansas City
Leo O’Boyle, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Lafayette
Qudus Wahab, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Georgetown
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 72.2 (158th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.2 (118, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.3 (69, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.0 (131, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 10.4 (6, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.7 (9, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.9 (91, 5)
Rebound Margin: -2.4 (290, 12)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (128, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.0 (4, 2)