The 2023–24 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represented Penn State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Rhoades, and played their home games at Bryce Jordan Center located in University Park, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan in the first round before losing to Indiana in the second round.
Previous season The Nittany Lions finished the season 23–14, 10–10 in Big Ten play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They defeated Illinois, Northwestern, and Indiana in the Big Ten tournament to advance to the semifinals before losing to Purdue. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011 as the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Texas A&M in the first round of the tournament, marking their first tournament win since 2001, before losing to Texas in the second round.
On March 22, 2023, head coach Micah Shrewsberry left the school to take the head coaching job at Notre Dame. On March 29, the school named VCU head coach Mike Rhoades the team's new head coach.
Offseason
Departures Penn State departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Seth Lundy 1 G/F 6'6" 220 Senior Paulsboro, NJ Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 46th overall by Atlanta Hawks Myles Dread 2 G/F 6'4" 235 GS Senior Detroit, MI Graduated Kebba Njie 3 F 6'10" 237 Freshman Centerville, OH Transferred to Notre Dame Caleb Dorsey 4 F 6'7" 235 Junior Westminster, MD Transferred to William & Mary Andrew Funk 10 G 6'5" 200 GS Senior Warrington Township, PA Graduated; went undrafted in 2023 NBA draft Camren Wynter 11 G 6'2" 200 GS Senior Hempstead, NY Graduated Evan Mahaffey 12 G/F 6'6" 200 Freshman Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Ohio State Jalen Pickett 22 G 6'4" 209 GS Senior Rochester, NY Graduated; selected 32nd overall by Indiana Pacers in 2023 NBA draft Dallion Johnson 23 G 6'3" 180 Junior Haverhill, MA Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast Michael Henn 24 F 6'8" 244 GS Senior Bellevue, WA Graduated Ishaan Jagiasi 35 G 6'1" 197 Senior Wilmington, DE Graduated
Incoming transfers Penn State incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Ace Baldwin Jr. 1 G 6'1" 190 Senior Baltimore, MD VCU D'Marco Dunn 2 G 6'5" 195 Junior Tucson, AZ North Carolina Nick Kern Jr. 3 G 6'6" 200 Junior St. Louis, MO VCU Puff Johnson 4 G/F 6'8" 205 Senior Moon Township, PA North Carolina Leo O'Boyle 11 F 6'7" 225 GS Senior Scranton, PA Lafayette Favour Aire 12 F 6'11" 220 Sophomore Ekpoma, Nigeria Miami (FL) RayQuawndis Mitchell 21 G 6'5" 195 GS Senior Blaine, MN Kansas City Qudus Wahab 22 F/C 6'11" 245 GS Senior Lagos, Nigeria Georgetown Zach Hicks 24 F 6'8" 200 Junior Camden, NJ Temple
Recruiting classes
2023 recruiting class
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
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