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Penn State seniors surge past Maryland in regular-season finale (photos)

Check out the best photos from Penn State basketball’s regular-season finale and senior night victory over Maryland.

Penn State honored its seniors on the basketball court on Sunday night and the seniors led the way to a home win against Maryland with a massive second-half effort. Penn State led Maryland by four points at halftime but pulled away in the second half as the regular season came to a close with a 49-37 scoring advantage in the second half of an 85-69 victory over the Terrapins.

Penn State’s seniors combined for 65 points in the win powered by a double-double from [autotag]Qudus Wahab[/autotag] (19 points, 15 rebounds) and [autotag]Ace Baldwin Jr.[/autotag] (17 points, 11 assists). [autotag]RayQuawndis Mitchell[/autotag] (14 points), [autotag]Puff Johnson[/autotag] (13 points), and [autotag]Nick Kern Jr.[/autotag] (10 points) all scored in double figures for the Nittany Lions.

This marked the seventh straight home win for Penn State over Maryland. Now both teams will be heading off to the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament this week in Minnesota, with each being paired up in a first-round matchup.

Next up for Penn State is a first-round matchup in the Big Ten conference tournament against Michigan on Wednesday, March 13. A win will set up a second-round matchup with Indiana. Maryland will face Rutgers in the first round with the winner set to face Wisconsin in the second round.

Here are some of the best photos from the regular-season finale against Maryland.

Best photos from Penn State basketball’s upset of Buckeyes

Check out the best photos from Penn State basketball’s thrilling come-from-behind victory over Ohio State.

After coming up on the wrong end of the scoreboard in their previous five games, Penn State basketball had a memorable Saturday afternoon with a come-from-behind victory over Ohio State. The Buckeyes had come into the game with just one loss but were left shaking their heads after letting Penn State come back from a double-digit halftime deficit for the win.

Ace Baldwin Jr. gave Penn State the lead for good after clawing all the way back with a late three-point shot in the final 30 seconds of the game. Penn State’s defense and clutch free throw shooting helped keep the Nittany Lions on top as Ohio State battled the rest of the way for one final lead change that never came their way.

Here are some of the best photos from Penn State’s big win in Big Ten play against the Buckeyes.

ESPN Events Invitational: Best photos from Penn State’s game vs. VCU

Penn State came up short against VCU in their final game in the ESPN Events Invitational. Here are the best photos from the VCU game.

Penn State’s Thanksgiving weekend did not offer too many things to be thankful for. Penn State went 0-3 in the ESPN Events Invitational this weekend after losing the 7th-place game on Sunday morning against VCU. VCU celebrated a win over their former head coach, [autotag]Mike Rhoades[/autotag], and former teammates [autotag]Ace Baldwin Jr.[/autotag] and [autotag]Nick Kern Jr.[/autotag] as the Nittany Lions were left looking to regroup back at home after a rough weekend.

Penn State lost to VCU by a final score of 86-74 in a game where leading scorer [autotag]Kanye Clary[/autotag] left early due to an injury. Baldwin scored a game-high 27 points against his former teammates from VCU, but VCU got a big game off the bench from guard Alphonzo Billups III who scored 23 points in 27 minutes on the court.

Here are some of the best photos from Penn State’s most recent setback against VCU from the ESPN Events Invitational.

Penn State men’s basketball 2023-24 roster

Here is a look at every player on Penn State men’s basketball roster for the first season under head coach Mike Rhoades.

Penn State will have a new look on the roster for the 2023-24 season. A new head coach and significant roster turnover, including losing two players to the NBA, have led to a roster with a number of transfer players plugging roster holes for the 2023-24 season.

Penn State’s roster includes a total of 10 players who have come from the transfer portal, with a number being added to the roster since the end of last season. That includes star guard Ace Baldwin Jr., one of the top players Rhoades had on his roster at VCU before moving to Penn State. Penn State also added transfers from North Carolina, Lafayette, Miami, and Temple this offseason.

Here is a look at Penn State’s men’s basketball roster for the 2023-24 season.

Penn State basketball picks up another commitment from the transfer portal

Penn State basketball adds another piece from the transfer portal.

The transfer portal has been extremely friendly to Penn State basketball the past couple years. In 2022, they used it to put together the final pieces that allowed them to make their first NCAA Tournament since 2011. Last offseason, it was used more so as a luxury to ensure the roster was filled out to its maximum potential.

This offseason, the portal has been used as a necessity.

After Micah Shrewsberry left for Notre Dame, many of the young players he brought into the program entered their own names into the transfer portal. The three incoming freshmen also asked for the release from their commitments to Penn State. This made the roster for the 2023-24 season dangerously thin by the time [autotag]Mike Rhoades[/autotag] was named the next head coach.

He got to work bringing two of his VCU players with him, keeping two of last year’s freshmen in the program and getting commitments from a handful of transfers from different schools in the country.

On Wednesday, Rhoades and his staff gained another commitment from UMKC transfer [autotag]RayQuawndis Mitchell[/autotag].

Last season for UMKC, Mitchell played and started in all 32 games. In 35.5 minutes, he averaged 17.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 2.5 made threes per game.

Mitchell is a 6’5″ 200 pound guard who should add immediate scoring for the Nittany Lions.

He started out his career at Idaho in 2018 before transferring to a junior college for a season. He then enrolled at University of Illinois-Chicago in 2020. Mitchell played there for one season before heading to Kanas City for his senior season. He will use his final season of eligibility playing for Penn State in the 2023-24 season.

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