Nittany Lions add transfer guard from Davidson

April 20, 2026

Penn State men’s basketball coach Mike Rhoades announced on Monday the signing of Davidson transfer guard Roberts Blums ahead of the 2026-27 season. Blums, a Latvia native, was Davidson’s leading scorer during the 2025-26 campaign and comes to Penn State with two seasons of eligibility left. At Davidson, Blums appeared in 63 contests, averaging 12.4 points per game to go along with 3.4 rebounds per contest. He ranked seventh in the Atlantic 10 in both 3-point field goal percentage (41%) and 3-pointers made (77). He had 21 double-digit scoring efforts and three 20-plus point ...

Lady Lions sign guard

April 21, 2026

UNIVERSITY PARK –– Penn State women’s basketball head coach Tanisha Wright announced the first signee to her 2026-27 roster in four-star guard Kamrah Banks. The point guard from Indianapolis becomes the first addition for Wright to her incoming class. Banks arrives following an accomplished high school career. The four-star guard leaves Crispus Attucks as the all-time leading scorer where she also set a new school record for most points scored in a single game with 63. In the state of Indiana, that feat ranks fourth on the single-game scoring record list. In her final high ...

Mount Aloysius has new men’s hoops coach

April 17, 2026

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

April 15, 2026

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

April 1, 2026

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

March 30, 2026

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 ...