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Penn State news

Mount Aloysius has new men’s hoops coach

CRESSON — Mount Aloysius College announced the hiring of Pat Martinelli as its new head men’s basketball coach on Thursday. Martinelli replaces Marcus Thomas, who spent the last five seasons at the helm of the Mounties program. Martinelli served as a full-time assistant coach at Carnegie ...

PSU men’s hoops adds transfer

UNIVERSITY PARK –– Penn State men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades announced the signing of veteran guard Jay Rodgers on Wednesday for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Rodgers, who spent the last four seasons at Central Connecticut State, comes to PSU for his final year of eligibility. ...

Kelly Mazzante added as Penn State assistant

UNIVERSITY PARK — New Penn State women’s basketball head coach Tanisha Wright announced the addition of Lady Lion legend Kelly Mazzante as an assistant coach on her staff on Wednesday. Mazzante and Wright played together for three seasons (2001-04) for the Lady Lions. She returns to Penn ...

Lions’ Mesenbrink awarded Dan Hodge Trophy

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State wrestler Mitchell Mesenbrink was named the winner of the 2026 WIN Magazine/Culture House Dan Hodge Trophy this week. Mesenbrink, the 165-pound standout for the Nittany Lions, will receive the award, given to the best collegiate wrestler in the nation each season, ...

PSU wrestling leaves latest arena with same results … a title

CLEVELAND — You can change the calendar, change the city, change the venue and change the lineup, but you can’t change who rules college wrestling. Penn State won its fifth consecutive NCAA championship Saturday at the 2026 NCAA Div. 1 Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena, clinching it ...

Air Force hiring Lions’ Crispin as head men’s hoop coach

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Air Force hired Penn State assistant Joe Crispin on Wednesday as the new men’s head basketball coach. Crispin inherits the program from Joe Scott, who mutually parted ways with the Falcons last month after he was suspended pending an investigation into his ...