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Penn State basketball adds former head coach with family connections to staff

After losing to Northwestern in the Big Ten Tournament, Penn State men's basketball head coach Mike Rhoades reflected on wanting to give himself and his team a

NBA Draft: Stay or Go Back to College? 🤔

Making decisions for biggest names ahead of deadline 🎥

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Mike Rhoades adds more international talent to Penn State basketball's roster

Penn State men's basketball has a new committed guard on its roster. New NCAA Tournament expansion is still too irrelevant for Penn State basketball On May 8, J

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New NCAA Tournament expansion is still too irrelevant for Penn State basketball

The NCAA Tournament is expanding, but for Penn State, 76 teams still isn't enough. On Thursday, the NCAA officially voted to expand its men's and women's basket

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7 Biggest Questions About the NCAA Tournament Expansion 🤔

Considering what the ramifications are for 76 teams entering the Big Dance ➡️

Ranking Top-5 CBB Teams 👀

Big moves in the transfer portal so far... 📈

Penn State men's basketball added another player to its 2026-27 roster, earning a transfer commitment from the portal. This time, head coach Mike Rhoades and hi

Mike Rhoades dips into Division II for newest Penn State basketball commit

Get Ready for March Madness 🧠

Everything you need to know about this college hoops season

Rice finds his third team in four years.

Former Penn State Hoops Guard Eli Rice Transfers To Middle Tennessee State

Another Nittany Lion is taking his talents to the Atlantic 10.

Report: Former Penn State Hoops Guard Dominick Stewart Transfers To Richmond

The NCAA men's basketball Transfer Portal closes Tuesday, April 21. The bleeding of Penn State players to the portal was thought to be over, but one forward mad

Penn State men's basketball suffers final loss to Transfer Portal

One of Penn State men's basketball head coach Mike Rhoades' freshman from the 2025-26 season who he acquired overseas is on his way out via the Transfer Portal.

Penn State basketball sustains another loss from its forward group

Mirtič is the eighth Nittany Lion to enter the portal this offseason.

Report: Penn State Hoops Forward Tibor Mirtič Enters Transfer Portal

Penn State men's basketball added another transfer to its 2026-27 roster, bringing in a center to enhance its front court. Freddie Dilione V transfers back to t

Penn State basketball lands target transfer, adds depth to roster

Penn State men's basketball added a shooting guard to its 2026-27 roster, picking up a player out of the Transfer Portal from the Atlantic 10 conference. Penn S

Mike Rhoades continues addressing shooting needs with incoming transfer guard

Early Transfer Portal Winners 🏆

These programs are dominating the offseason so far

Former Penn State men's basketball guard Freddie Dilione V is headed back to the SEC after two seasons in the Big Ten. Kayden Mingo quickly finds his new home a

Freddie Dilione V transfers back to the SEC after 2 seasons in Happy Valley

Former Penn State men's basketball guard Kayden Mingo is officially out of the Transfer Portal after committing to and signing with his new team on Thursday. Pe

Kayden Mingo quickly finds his new home and exits the Transfer Portal

Dilione returns to the SEC for his final year of eligibility.

Report: Former Penn State Hoops Guard Freddie Dilione V Transfers To Georgia

Penn State's highest-rated recruit of all time is off to the Big 12.

Report: Former Penn State Hoops Guard Kayden Mingo Transfers To Baylor

Penn State men's basketball lost freshman guard Kayden Mingo to the Transfer Portal after helping pull the weight of the Nittany Lions for the 2025-26 season. T

Kayden Mingo's departure makes latest recruitment reopening sting that much more

Penn State men's basketball added another player to its 2026-27 roster via the Transfer Portal. After guard Jay Rodgers first transferred into the program from

Penn State adds second transfer of the offseason and hopes to fix shooting with MAC star

Penn State men's basketball's 2026-27 roster is coming together as head coach Mike Rhoades picks up players via the Transfer Portal and recruitment. Penn State

Mike Rhoades picks up first transfer with a veteran guard following visit

Penn State men's basketball is down seven players due to the Transfer Portal, eight when including graduating senior forward Josh Reed. Head coach Mike Rhoades

Penn State men's basketball lines up two visits with veteran guards

Penn State men's basketball head coach Mike Rhoades is filling out his roster as quick as players are leaving the program. Penn State men's basketball loses 2nd

Penn State basketball starts filling out roster spots in midst of portal action

Penn State men's basketball continues losing freshman talent to the Transfer Portal, and on April 9, it lost its first forward of the bunch. Michigan men's bask

Penn State men's basketball loses 2nd forward to the Transfer Portal

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Penn State Basketball Forward Justin Houser Enters Transfer Portal

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Houser is the seventh Nittany Lion to enter the transfer portal.

Report: Penn State Hoops Center Justin Houser To Enter Transfer Portal

Penn State men's basketball can't seem to get itself out of the trenches. Between finishing the season 12-20 overall (3-17 in the Big Ten) and losing four guard

Michigan men's basketball's recent history is noteworthy for Penn State fans

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Report: Dominick Stewart Enters Transfer Portal

The transfer portal exodus reaches six for men's hoops

Stewart is the second Nittany Lion to enter the portal on Wednesday.

Report: Penn State Hoops Guard Dominick Stewart Enters Transfer Portal

Penn State men's basketball is down to two guards following the latest Nittany Lion's departure via the Transfer Portal. Penn State men's basketball unsurpris

Mike Rhoades' worst nightmare just came true as star player enters Transfer Portal

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Penn State Hoops' Kayden Mingo Enters Transfer Portal

That's a big blow.

Mingo was the Nittany Lions' highest-rated recruit in program history.

Report: Penn State Hoops Star Guard Kayden Mingo Enters Transfer Portal

Last Top 25 of the season after Michigan's title victory

Final Men's AP Poll

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Basketball Roster Update: Juric Staying; Blackwood and Rice Going; A Pair of Euros Incoming

Black Shoe Diaries, a Penn State Nittany Lions community

Penn State men's basketball is finding a balance between signees, returnees, and players leaving via the Transfer Portal. After the news broke that head coach M

Penn State men's basketball unsurprisingly loses 3rd guard to Transfer Portal

Rice hits the portal for the second time in his career.

Report: Penn State Hoops Guard Eli Rice Enters Transfer Portal

Blackwood appeared in 26 games for Penn State in 2025-26.

Report: Penn State Hoops Forward Mason Blackwood Enters Transfer Portal

Both players that Penn State added played in international leagues.

Report: Penn State Hoops Re-Signs Ivan Jurić & Signs Two Overseas Players

Penn State men's basketball added two more players to its roster for the 2026-27 season: forwards Roko Prkacin and Francois Wibaut. Forward Ivan Juric also re-s

Penn State basketball secures 2 signees and 1 returning player for 2026-27 season

Penn State men's basketball is expected to lose two guards to the Transfer Portal. The portal opens April 7 and closes 15 days after on April 21. Freshman guard

Penn State men's basketball expected to lose top scorer to Transfer Portal

Where Braylon Mullins' game-winner ranks among the greatest of all time ➡️

Best March Madness Shots Ever 🤯

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Penn State Basketball Guard Freddie Dilione V Enters Transfer Portal

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Dilione started 15 games for the Nittany Lions this past season.

Report: Penn State Hoops Guard Freddie Dilione V To Enter Transfer Portal

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Penn State Basketball Guard Melih Tunca Enters Transfer Portal

Black Shoe Diaries, a Penn State Nittany Lions community

Penn State men's basketball was in the mix for five-star recruit Dylan Mingo, though it was a pipe dream at the time for head coach Mike Rhoades to seriously co

Mike Rhoades can reap the benefits of UNC basketball's latest coaching announcement

Penn State men's basketball suffered, to say the least, in 2025-26 despite head coach Mike Rhoades bringing in a number of fresh faces on a nearly entirely new

Penn State basketball already loses first young talent to the Transfer Portal

Already most-watched March Madness EVER with 10.1M viewers through 2nd round

NCAA Tourney Breaks TV Records 🔥

Tunca is the first Nittany Lion to announce his intentions to enter the transfer portal.

Report: Penn State Hoops Guard Melih Tunca To Enter Transfer Portal

B/R assembles an all-time list of absurdly talented squads 📲

Ranking Most Stacked Teams Ever 🤯

Storylines in Men's March Madness 📚

Notable snubs and all-time great coaches are the talk of this year's bracket

The best time of year for college basketball fans has arrived 📲

Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket 🗒️

4 helpful reminders to consider before games start 📲

Tips For Filling Out March Madness Bracket ‼️

Familiar names round out the contenders list. Tap for Cinderella squads 📲

March Madness Title Favorites 🏆

Penn State's appearance as the lowest-seeded team in the Big Ten men's basketball tournament was short-lived, to the surprise of nobody.

Penn State's season grinds to a halt, exactly like fans expected

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

🆙 Houston enters top 5 📉 UConn, UNC drop 📳 Full top 25 live in app

We select the teams that will come out on top in championship week 🏆

Conference Tournament Final Predictions 🔮

Penn State basketball head coach Mike Rhoades ended the regular season still committed to the program. Despite a 12-18 overall and 3-16 Big Ten record, he is co

Penn State basketball brings back familiar face when Mike Rhoades needs it most

Conference Tournament Predictions 🔮

Who will win every Power 5 title?

Penn State women's basketball parted ways with head coach Carolyn Kieger on Thursday, March 5. This moves comes six days after the Nittany Lions lost their fina

Penn State parts ways with another head coach and Mike Rhoades should be antsy

Favorites to cut down the nets in March Madness

Men's NCAA Tournament Title Odds

Penn State basketball is back in the Big Ten basement, and that's where it's going to stay for years to come.

Mike Rhoades' postgame comments prove there's no hope on the horizon for Penn State basketball

Expected bracket and schedule after most recent games

Latest March Madness Predictions 🔮

We choose the biggest standouts across the country ➡️

Picking POY in Every MCBB Conference 🏅

Teams must specify player availability before men's and women's March Madness games

NCAA to Require Injury Reports

How teams can put themselves in the best position before tournament season begins ➡️

What to Watch for in Each Conference in Final Weekend 👀

Round-by-round rundown, bracketology and predictions 📲

March Madness Schedule 🗓️

Duke legend says tournament expansion would be 'big mistake' 🎥

Coach K's March Madness Take🤔

Five teams fighting for No. 1 seeds. Full men's prediction here 📲

New Men's Tourney Projections 🔢

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

📈 2 new teams in top 5 😨 Purdue plummets 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Who's in, who's out in ESPN analyst's new projections

Lunardi's Latest Bracketology

How the field stacks up against Cameron Boozer ➡️

Updated NPOY Rankings 🏆

Risers and fallers in the first rankings of March 📲

Week 17 AP Poll 📊

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Penn State Hoops Forward Tibor Mirtič Out For The Season

The Ljubljana, Slovenia, native has been out of the lineup since January 6, with a knee and shoulder injury.

Projecting the field of 68 as championship week plays out 📲

Final MCBB Bracket Predictions 🔮

Calling our shots for championship week as March looms ➡️

Conference Tourney Predictions 🔮

Setting men's field with March one week away 📲

New NCAA Bracket Projections 🔮

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

👀 New No. 1 team again 😬 Nebraska out of top 10 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Projecting top seeds, more ahead of Saturday's announcement ➡️

Predictions for Top 16 Reveal 🔮

30 players named to Naismith late-season team

Men's Player of the Year Contenders

Dylan Mingo chose UNC over Penn State, and that move may spell disaster for Mike Rhoades' offseason.

The worst may be yet to come after 5-star PG Dylan Mingo let Penn State down easy

Five-star guard is No. 5 player in class of 2026

UNC Lands Dylan Mingo ⭐️

Breaking down the national landscape as March looms ➡️

Latest NCAA Bracket Projections 🔮

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

👀 New No. 1 team 🤔 Arizona still Top 5 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Penn State men's basketball is down in the dumps. Excitement loomed over the 2025-26 season as young talent filled up the roster. It seemed like the Nittany Lio

Penn State basketball awaits a future-defining decision from Class of 2026 recruit

New MCBB AP Rankings

Full top 25 here 📲

Former Penn State men's basketball center Yanic Konan Niederhauser was selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft. The 30th overall pick was drafted by t

Yanic Konan Niederhauser earns Rising Star roster spot among other young NVA talent

How Boozer, Dybantsa, more stack up in the NPOY race ➡️

National Player of Year Rankings 📊

Penn State men's basketball fell to USC, 77-75, in the final seconds of the game on Sunday. This loss dropped the Nittany Lions' record to 10-14 overall and 1-1

Penn State basketball is a joke, even to coaches across the country

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

📈 Two new teams in Top 5 📉 UConn slips after 2nd loss 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Breaking down the tourney case for Indiana, NC State, more ➡️

Bubble-Team Stock Watch 👀

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Penn State men's basketball's future gets scarier by the day

Penn State men's basketball can't find its way out of the darkness as it stacks losses on top of losses. Things hit rock bottom for Penn State basketball and t

Who's exceeded expectations...and who hasn't with 1 month to go ➡️

Winners, Losers from '25-26 So Far 🎭

Breaking down the national landscape in early Feb. ➡️

Latest NCAA Bracket Projections 🔮

New MCBB AP Poll 🔢

‼️ New team in Top 5 👀 Michigan jumps UConn 📳 Full top 25 live in app

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Things hit rock bottom for Penn State basketball and the fans know it too

Penn State basketball is at an all-time low in the 2025-26 season after anticipating a brighter year with a seemingly promising roster. Penn State men's basket

New MCBB AP Poll 🔢

📉 Purdue tumbles 🚀 UNC, Arkansas jump 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Athletic department lost a record $78M in 2024-25 alone

Rutgers' Deficit Post-B1G 🤯

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Penn State men's basketball struggles to begin 2026, loses all five games

Penn State men's basketball stumbled to end 2025, and in its first contests of 2026, that trend persisted. In the beginning of 2026, the Nittany Lions dropped a

1. Arizona (18-0) 2. UConn (18-1) 3. Michigan (16-1) 4. Purdue (17-1) 5. Duke (17-1) 📲 Full ranking here

Men's AP Top 25 📝

UCLA HC says conference doesn't 'care about basketball'

Cronin Rips B1G Schedule 😬

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Penn State vs. Maryland Preview: Can the Nittany Lions Break Through?

Can the Nittany Lions make it 2-0 against the Friars in their history?

New MCBB AP Poll

😬 Iowa St. down 7 spots 😈 Duke back in Top 5 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Penn State basketball started the 2025-26 season at 8-1, but when December came for the blue and white, it began to struggle. The season started with optimism

Men's CBB AP Top 25

Full rankings here 📲

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

😮‍💨 U-M still top 5 ♨️ Vandy breaks top 10 📳 Full top 25 live in app

MCBB Big Ten Predictions 🔮

Predicting how top of the conference will shake out

New MCBB AP Poll

🌽 Nebraska in Top 10 😬 Kansas down to No. 22 📳 Full top 25 live in app

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Penn State men's basketball catches the December Blues, struggles to end 2025

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

😬 Duke, Arkansas slide ⚓ Vandy continues rise 📳 Full top 25 live in app

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

💪 Arizona holds No. 1 📉 Florida continues slide 📳 Full top 25 live in app

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

☝️ New No. 1 🤯 Iowa State makes leap 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Penn State men's basketball has started 2025 undefeated through its first five games, and despite rocky moments, the trend has continued into the second set of

Penn State men's basketball continues strong start to the season before Big Ten play

Penn State football isn't afraid to think outside the box in order to find its next head coach. That's not just specific to college coaches either. The Nittany

This former NFL coach is still in the Penn State HC conversation

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Penn State Hoops' Kayden Mingo Named Big Ten Freshman Of The Week

Mingo tied a program record with eight steals in Saturday's win over Sacred Heart.

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

📈 Michigan, MSU rise 😶 St. John's tumbles 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Penn State men's basketball made a top four finalist list for a Class of 2026 five-star recruit. Combo guard Dylan Mingo is the fifth-ranked recruit in the coun

Penn State basketball hopes to reel in 5-star combo guard with family connections

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5-Star Guard Down to Four ✂️

UNC and Baylor among those still in running for Dylan Mingo (Rivals)

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

🌀 Top 5 shakeup 👋 Kansas falls off 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Dilione Scores 22 Points vs. Providence Friars

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Penn State basketball was voted the worst team in the Big Ten at conference media day due to its new-look squad, full of recruits. While it's a talented group,

Recap: Penn State men's hoops starts undefeated across first games, defying odds

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Kayden Mingo Leads Penn State Hoops Past Harvard

Mingo scored a career-high 24 points against the Crimson despite shooting 1-7 from three-point range.

Happy Valley experienced a vibrant athletics scene in 2025, with million-dollar renovations to athletic facilities across various sports and fresh investments i

PSU hoops' freshman Kayden Mingo excels, beating the hype and uplifting the program

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New Men's CBB AP Poll 📝

1. Purdue 2. Houston 3. UConn 4. Arizona 5. Duke 📲 Full ranking here

🚨 Latest MCBB AP Poll

☝️New No. 1 AGAIN 🌀 Top 10 gets shakeup 📳 Full ranking live in app

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Penn State 83, La Salle 69: Nittany Lions Make Quick Work Of Explorers

Penn State jumped on an early lead and never looked back.

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Penn State vs. Navy Preview: Nittany Lions Return Home

Nittany Lions look to start 3-0 against the Midshipmen

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Dominick Stewart Continuing To Improve In His Second Season With Penn State Hoops

Stewart connected on six of his eight attempts from three-point range on Saturday.

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Penn State vs Fairfield Preview: Nittany Lions Season Kicks Off

Time to fire up that bus!

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Former Penn State Hoops Forward Zach Hicks Joins UCAM Murcia CB

Hicks spent this past summer with the Boston Celtics Summer League team.

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Penn State basketball reveals team captains for 2025-26 season

Penn State men's basketball starts its season with two exhibition games in under one month and head coach Mike Rhoades is hoping for his new roster look to be a

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Big Ten Changes Tourney Format

Men's conference tournament will now include all 18 schools

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Former Penn State Hoops Guard Nick Kern Jr. Signs With Sheffield Sharks

Kern averaged double figures over his two years in Happy Valley.

Penn State men's basketball received its first class of 2026 commitment from Dionycius "Nyce" Bakare on July 7. The small forward is unranked, but has the athleticism and mentality ready for the NCAA court.

Penn State men's basketball lands first class of 2026 commit with in-state forward

The Nittany Lions added forward Sasa Ciani from UIC to their 2025-26 roster. He is an international player and joins head coach Mike Rhoades' current 12-member roster.

Penn State men's basketball welcomes Sasa Ciani to the 2025-26 roster

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Ace Baldwin Jr. & Zach Hicks Sign NBA Summer League Deals

The former Penn State hoops stars will begin play on July 10.

Mike Rhoades didn't have many wins on the floor in 2024-25, but Yanic Konan Niederhauser just gave Penn State a major offseason victory.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser makes Penn State history with NBA Draft surprise

Clippers Pick Had Crazy Rise 🤯

Yanic Konan Niederhauser wasn't a well known prospect until his epic combine performance

Clippers Draft Yanic Konan Niederhauser

Highlights from Penn State's first player ever drafted in the first round