#82 Penn State Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Penn State Nittany Lions
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #82
 
Conference Rank: #16 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 16-17, 9-11
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Mike Rhoades
Coach Record: 16-17 at Penn State, 389-206 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Kanye Clary, Guard, 16.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.8 apg
Qudus Wahad, Forward, 9.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg, 1.5 bpg
Jameel Brown, Guard, 4.0 ppg
RayQuawndis Mitchell, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 1.4 rpg
Demetrius Lilley, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg
Leo O’Boyle, Forward, 2.0 ppg
 
Key Returning Players:
Ace Baldwin Jr., Senior, Guard, 14.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 6.0 apg, 2.7 spg
Nick Kern Jr., Senior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
Zach Hicks, Senior, Forward, 8.4 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.0 apg
Puff Johnson, Senior, Forward, 7.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg
D’Marco Dunn, Senior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 1.8 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Jahvin Carter, Freshman, Guard
Freddie Dilione V, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Tennessee
Miles Goodman, Freshman, Forward
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Northern Illinois
Kachi Nzeh, Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Xavier
Eli Rice, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Nebraska
Joe Sedora, Freshman, Forward
Dominick Stewart, Freshman, Guard
Hudson Ward, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.1 (127th in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.4 (226, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 43.8 (236, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.2 (267, 11)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.7 (145, 7)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.4 (215, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.7 (66, 6)
Rebound Margin: -4.6 (324, 14)
Assists Per Game: 12.6 (220, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.1 (108, 8)