Penn State Basketball

Penn State men’s basketball has made a notable staffing addition. Scott Pera, who served as Rice’s head coach over the past seven seasons, was hired as the Nittany Lions’ first-ever general manager, the team announced on Tuesday. A Hershey native, Pera graduated from Penn State Harrisburg in 1989 before entering the coaching ranks. He and…

Another Penn State player is set to enter the transfer portal. Kachi Nzeh, a 6-foot-8 and 225-pound center who transferred from Xavier last offseason, has become the fourth Nittany Lion to enter the portal this cycle, On3’s Jamie Shaw reported on Friday. Nzeh averaged 2.6 points and 2.2 rebounds across 29 total game appearances and…

It’s been nearly a month since the men’s college basketball portal opened for business, and Penn State finally hauled in its first transfer of the offseason on Tuesday. Former Cincinnati guard Josh Reed, a former three-star recruit who played the past three seasons with the Bearcats, will play his final year of eligibility with the…

Penn State is beginning to piece together its 2025-26 schedule, and a Big East opponent is expected to be a part of it. The Nittany Lions are set to play Providence at Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun Arena in November, Jon Rothstein of College Hoops Today reported on Friday. An official date has yet to be announced.…

The Denver Nuggets shook up their personnel department on Tuesday, leaving a former Penn State player searching for a new role.  Calvin Booth, a three-year starter and two-time captain for the Nittany Lions who was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year in 1998, has been fired in his fifth season as Denver’s…

It’s been quite the week for former Penn State guard Jalen Pickett. A day after making his first-career NBA start, Pickett returned to the Denver Nuggets’ starting lineup on Wednesday, and registered his first-career triple double in a 113-106 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Pickett, who was selected by Denver in the second round…

Mike Rhoades has made a prominent addition to his Penn State coaching staff just one month into the offseason. Talor Battle, the Nittany Lions’ all-time leading scorer, has officially rejoined the program as an assistant coach, the team announced on Thursday. Battle will replace Jimmy Martelli, who is set to return to VCU and coach…