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Rhoades embraces PSU basketball challenge

UNIVERSITY PARK — Thursday was Opening Day in baseball, which is a day of optimism for its fans. It’s fitting that Penn State also chose Thursday afternoon to introduce new basketball coach Mike Rhoades. After his press conference, there should be a lot of optimism among PSU hoops fans, as was evident by the Legion of Blue student section that was on hand at the Bryce Jordan Center. Rhoades, a Pennsylvania native from Mahanoy City, knocked one out of the park in his first public appearance as Penn State’s head man after arriving from Virginia Commonwealth this week. Rhoades ...

Nittany Lions’ Pickett, Pitt’s Hinson get more recognition

From Mirror, wire reports LOS ANGELES – Penn State men’s basketball senior guard Jalen Pickett has been named a 2023 John R. Wooden Award All-American, as announced by the Los Angeles Athletic Club on ESPN2 Thursday evening. Pickett is the first Penn State player to ever earn Wooden Award All-America honors. He was already chosen as a Consensus All-American (AP, NABC, USBWA and Sporting News) earlier this month. Pickett is Penn State’s first All-American in nearly 70 years. Pickett’s list of national accolades also includes landing on the Oscar Robertson Trophy Late ...

PSU will introduce new coach today

Penn State hired VCU’s Mike Rhoades on Wednesday as its men’s basketball coach, bringing in the Pennsylvania native to take over a program coming off its first NCAA Tournament appearance in more than a decade. The Penn State board of trustees approved a seven-year deal worth $25.9 million ...

Reports: VCU coach on radar for Lions

From Mirror reports According to several media outlets Tuesday night, Penn State reportedly is courting Virginia Commonwealth’s Mike Rhoades as its next men’s basketball coach, potentially bringing a Pennsylvania native back home. Rhoades, a Lebanon Valley College graduate who just completed his sixth season at VCU, has interviewed with Penn State to replace Micah Shrewsberry, who left for Notre Dame. The process is ongoing. Before Penn State announces any hire, the Board of Trustees must approve the contract in a public meeting. The board’s Subcommittee on Compensation has ...

Sports at a glance

PSU hockey cruises to win ALLENTOWN — In Penn State’s third ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament — and first since 2018 —the Nittany Lions led from start to finish over Michigan Tech in an 8-0 victory in the Allentown Regional. Penn State will play Michigan, a winner over Colgate in the other regional game, on Sunday night. The Nittany Lions were led by junior goaltender Liam Souliere, who got his third shutout of the season. He finished with 24 saves on 24 shots on goal. The offense saw eight different Penn State players get goals. Tyler Paquette scored the lone ...

Penn State must ‘Kraft’ an answer for Shrewsberry exit

Micah Shrewsberry, we hardly knew ye. After just two years that included a late-season surge and a trip to the NCAA Tournament, Shrewsberry is going to Notre Dame, Penn State is looking for a new basketball coach, and many Nittany Lion fans are disappointed and feeling scorned. The online ...