UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State men’s basketball team got its fourth player from the NCAA Transfer Portal officially on Wednesday as Puff Johnson, a forward/guard from North Carolina, committed to the Lions. Johnson announced his decision Wednesday on social media. A Pittsburgh ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Penn State women’s basketball team signed three transfers, Tay Valladay (Virginia), Grace Hall (Wabash) and Kylie Lavelle (Drexel) through the portal on Wednesday. Valladay will use her final year of eligibility as a Lady Lion, and Hall and Lavelle have three years of eligibility remaining. Valladay, a 5-foot-6 guard, started in 51 of 55 games over two seasons for the Cavaliers. She averaged 9.7 points, 3.7 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game. She was the team leader in assists and steals for both seasons. Hall, a 6-2 forward, used a redshirt ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — The Big Ten Conference announced single-play and double-play opponents Tuesday for the 2023-24 Penn State men’s basketball season. The Nittany Lions will face seven double-play opponents and six single-play opponents in the 20-game Big Ten men’s basketball slate. Penn State will play both home and away games against Indiana, Iowa, Michigan State, Maryland, Minnesota, Northwestern and Ohio State. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin will each visit Happy Valley as Penn State’s home-only opponents. Away games for single-play opponents send Penn State to Nebraska, ...
UNIVERSITY PARK —The No. 3 Penn State men’s volleyball team is the EIVA Tournament champion thanks to a 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-22) sweep over No. 15 Princeton on Saturday night at Rec Hall. The Nittany Lions are headed to the National Collegiate Championship Tournament as the conference’s automatic qualifier. Penn State improved to 26-3. The Lions won the EIVA Tournament for the 35th time since the inaugural event in 1971. Cal Fisher was named the MVP of the tournament. He was joined on the all-tournament team by teammates Brett Wildman, Cole Bogner, and Michal Kowal. Fisher ...
UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State coach James Franklin believes major college football players will inevitably be paid and the sooner it happens the better it will be for all involved with the sport. In an interview this week with The Associated Press, Franklin said that while college sports leaders are focused on finding ways to regulate how athletes are compensated for use of their name, image and likeness, a bigger change is on the horizon. “I also think that ultimately, whether it’s in the next three years or next five years or next two years, there’s going to be some form of ...
From Mirror reports UNIVERSITY PARK – Penn State men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades officially announced the additions of Adrian “Ace” Baldwin and Nick Kern to the Nittany Lion program Tuesday. Baldwin, the reigning Atlantic 10 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the ...
