While he may not still be a Nittany Lion, it is worth noting how [autotag]Izaiah Brockington[/autotag] is now taking his talents to the NBA after transferring to Iowa State. Brockington announced on his Twitter account that he was declaring for the draft after Iowa State’s sweet sixteen exit.
Before leaving for Iowa State, Brockington had carved out a role on a Penn State squad that while it never played too much potential did help groom Brockington. Ironically, Brockington had transferred to Penn State from Saint Bonaventure in 2018. Once he was eligible at Penn State he was able to earn decent minutes as a redshirt sophomore with 20 minutes a game and averaged 8 points, 2 rebounds and an assist a game. Those numbers jumped during his junior season improved to 12.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.7 assists.
That improvement from his sophomore to junior year had him primed for a breakout senior season but alas he decided to have that breakout somewhere else. He transferred of course to Iowa State and then proceeded to have career highs. While Penn State will forever be a part of his journey, it does seem from the highlights posted by Draft Express that they missed out on quite the talent.
Thank You Cyclone Nation🌪❤️💛 pic.twitter.com/lAJdRAOkRQ
— Izaiah Brockington (@TheOnlyiZB) March 28, 2022
Izaiah Brockington will forgo his remaining eligibility at Iowa State and declare for the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN. The First-Team All-Big 12 member and newcomer of the year led the No. 11 seed Cyclones to the NCAA tournament's Sweet 16. Highlights: pic.twitter.com/uIAFk8fCAZ
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) March 28, 2022
Penn State finished the season 14-17 and finished third to last in the Big Ten, although they had a strong showing in the Big Ten tourney and hope to grow on that in 2022. The program has already started to get commits for the 2022 class. Mix in some veterans with some fresh faces and maybe Penn State can see themselves working their way out of the cellar of the Big Ten next season.
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