Penn State Basketball

Another Nittany Lion men’s basketball player is going portaling. According to a report by 247Sports’ Dushawn London, guard Eli Rice will enter the transfer portal when it opens on Tuesday, becoming the fourth Penn State player to do so. He joins guards Freddie Dilione V and Melih Tunca and forward Mason Blackwood. Rice is entering…

The transfer portal departures are piling up for Penn State men’s basketball. Forward Mason Blackwood on Sunday evening became the third Nittany Lion to announce plans to enter the transfer portal, resharing an Instagram post with the news on his account. He joins guards Freddie Dilione V and Melih Tunca as players departing the program…

Penn State’s international influence continues to grow. On Sunday, the Nittany Lions signed Croatian forward Roko Prkačin and French forward François Wibaut, according to a report by Jonathan Givony on X. Wibaut shared the report on his Instagram story, seemingly confirming the signings. It’s unclear how many seasons of eligibility they have. According to the…

Penn State men’s basketball has its second transfer departure of the offseason. Guard Freddie Dilione V will enter the transfer portal following his redshirt junior season, according to a report by On3’s Joe Tipton on Wednesday evening. Dilione appeared in all 32 games in 2025-26 and started 15 of them, averaging a team-best 14 points…

Another Lady Lion legend is returning to Happy Valley. Former Penn State guard Kelly Mazzante has been hired as an assistant coach, the team announced on Wednesday. Mazzante donned the blue and white from 2000-04, overlapping with new head coach Tanisha Wright (2001-05) for three seasons, and established herself as arguably the top hooper in…

One of Penn State men’s basketball’s top contributors is headed elsewhere. Guard Melih Tunca became the first Nittany Lion to enter the transfer portal this offseason, according to a report by Draft Express on Tuesday afternoon. Tunca appeared in 31 of 32 games last season, including 12 starts. He averaged 7.8 points (fifth-most among Nittany…

Monday afternoon was the beginning of a new era of Penn State Lady Lions basketball, as Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Pat Kraft formally introduced Tanisha Wright as the seventh head coach of the Lady Lions. A Penn State alum, Wright’s opening press conference was full of gratitude and optimism towards a brighter future. Having…

A new era of Lady Lion hoops has begun. Penn State is hiring Tanisha Wright as its next women’s basketball head coach, it announced on Thursday afternoon. Wright started for the Lady Lions for four seasons from 2001-05, averaging 14.9 points and 4.6 rebounds per game. “Penn State women’s basketball has a proud history, a…

Penn State has never been considered a basketball school by any means, but even so, the last five months have been brutal for fans of the program. As the losses piled up for the Nittany Lions throughout Big Ten play, so did the calls for head coach Mike Rhoades’ dismissal from the program. I get…

Penn State’s postseason run was short-lived. The Nittany Lions fell to Northwestern on Tuesday night in the opening round of the Big Ten tournament in Chicago by a 76-66 final score, dropping to 12-20 on the year. What started as a back-and-forth affair began tilting toward the Wildcats in the second half, ending head coach…