Penn State Basketball

Penn State welcomed Boston University for a Tuesday night clash in front of a sparsely-attended Bryce Jordan Center with students home for Thanksgiving break. After scoring a season-low 65 points last Saturday in a loss to Providence, the Nittany Lions took control early and shot well in a 96-87 win. “We watched that (Providence) game…

Penn State welcomed Harvard to the Bryce Jordan Center for their third all-time meeting and first since 1976 on Wednesday night, looking to remain undefeated on the year. Thanks to clutch second-half performances from Kayden Mingo and Melih Tunca, the Nittany Lions held on for an 84-80 victory over the Crimson. “Guys just kept playing,…

Penn State welcomed Navy to the Bryce Jordan Center on a chilly Tuesday night in State College for the first matchup between the two programs in 40 years, looking to remain undefeated in the early stages of the season. The Nittany Lions led nearly the whole way but struggled to pull away, resulting in an…

Basketball season got underway on Monday night when Penn State welcomed Fairfield to the Bryce Jordan Center for a nonconference clash. Despite entering as heavy favorites, the Nittany Lions fell into an early deficit and went back-and-forth for much of the game before some clutch late-game buckets resulted in a 76-68 win. “Today was a…

Deep inside the Bryce Jordan Center in a revamped media room, head coach Mike Rhoades met with reporters on Wednesday to preview the 2025-26 men’s basketball season. With just weeks until the Nittany Lions tip off against Fairfield on Nov. 3 and just days after they were picked by coaches to finish last in the…

The Lady Lions will return to Rec Hall this season. During Penn State’s football game against Northwestern on Saturday afternoon, the women’s basketball team announced it would play multiple home games in Rec Hall for the 2025-26 season. An athletic department news release called it “a more permanent return” to the Lady Lions’ former home…

Penn State men’s basketball on Tuesday announced a quartet of team captains for the 2025-26 season. The Nittany Lions will be led by junior forward Saša Ciani, freshman guard Kayden Mingo, senior forward Josh Reed and redshirt sophomore guard Eli Rice. Ciani, who spent his freshman year at Xavier and sophomore year at the University…

The final details of the Penn State men’s basketball schedule have been revealed. The Nittany Lions nonconference slate and conference opponents had been announced, but on Thursday, the Big Ten revealed Penn State’s full 2025-26 conference schedule, including all opponents, locations and dates. Mike Rhoades and Co. will open conference play at Indiana on Dec.…

Penn State men’s basketball’s nonconference slate has been finalized. Between reports, rumors and other teams’ schedule releases, pieces of the puzzle had fallen into place already. But on Friday morning, the team officially revealed its full out-of-conference slate, including 11 opponents and dates for the matchups. The 2025 nonconference slate is as follows: Vs. Fairfield,…

Though questions still swirl regarding when the two will meet on the gridiron again, Penn State and Pittsburgh will clash on the basketball court in 2025. On Thursday, the Nittany Lions announced a nonconference matchup against the Panthers, slated for Dec. 21 at the Giant Center in Hershey, the home of the Hershey Bears hockey…