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Penn State men’s basketball adds 4-star forward to recruiting class

Penn Stae men’s basketball got a big-time legacy commitment for Micah Shrewsberry.

Penn State men’s basketball may finally be turning things around. Head coach [autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] has locked up one of the biggest recruits in the program’s history.

Four-star forward [autotag]Carey Booth[/autotag] announced his verbal commitment to play for Shrewsberry and his rejuvenated Nittany Lions when doing a live stream with 247Sports on Wednesday. His commitment comes on the same day that Penn State was a finalist for recruit Deshawn Harris-Smith, but he committed to Big Ten rival Maryland.

Booth is the second-highest-rated recruit in Penn State’s history, according to 247Sports. He joins guards [autotag]Braeden Shrewsberry[/autotag] and [autotag]Logan Imes[/autotag] as the headlining trio for Penn State in the 2023 recruiting class.

The best part of Booth’s commitment is the size he will bring to the team. Current tall men on the team are [autotag]Kebba Njie[/autotag] and [autotag]Demetrius Lilley[/autotag] who stand at 6’8″ and 6’10” respectively. Booth is listed at 6’8″ so while he won’t be the tallest on the team he will be a strong option at the forward position.

Another fun wrinkle to all of this, his father, Calvin Booth played for the Nittany Lions from 1995-1999. He would turn a successful Penn State college career into an 11-season career in the NBA. The elder Booth can now be found running the Denver Nuggets as the Head of Basketball Operations.

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Penn State basketball adds family commitment to Thanksgiving lineup

Penn State basketball is keeping it in the family with its latest commitment to the program in 2023

Penn State head coach Micah Shrewsberry has been working hard on the recruiting trail to build up the future of the Penn State men’s basketball program, but he didn’t have to travel too far to secure his latest commitment to the program. Braeden Shrewsberry, the son of the current Nittany Lions head coach, gave his commitment to the program on Wednesday, and the head coach offered his reaction to the news on Thanksgiving Thursday via Twitter.

Braeden Shrewsberry is a three-star recruit in the Class of 2023 according to his 247 Sports profile. The 6′-2″ shooting guard committed to Penn State over offers from Xavier and Saint Joeseph’s. Shrewsberry’s path to Penn State was not exactly shocking given his father is the head coach. Officially speaking though, Shrewsberry’s journey to Penn State was a relatively quick one. Shrewsberry made an “unofficial” visit on Sept. 11, received an offer two weeks later, and made another unofficial visit a week after that. Of course, visits to the program are easier to schedule and manage when your dad is the head coach.

The younger Shrewesberry is expected to bring a good quality shooter to the Penn State offense as he is highly regarded for his shooting prowess.

Shrewsberry was a talented and accomplished high school player in Indiana before the Shrewsberry family moved to State College, and Shrewsberry should continue to shine for State College High School this season.

Penn State secured one of the best-recruiting classes in program history for the Class of 2022, and the future of the program could be off to a decent start for the Class of 2023 as well.

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