2023-2024 Penn State Nittany Lions

2023-2024 Penn State Nittany Lions Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
12 Favour Aire So C 6-11 215 - Ekpoma Nigeria Bishop McNamara High School
1 Ace Baldwin, Jr. Sr PG 6-1 190 Jun 7, 2001 Baltimore (MD) United States St. Frances Academy
5 Jameel Brown So G 6-4 188 - Philadelphia (PA) United States Westtown School
33 Andy Christos Sr F 6-5 186 Nov 7, 2000 Madison (NJ) United States Vermont Academy
0 Kanye Clary So G 5-11 192 - Virginia Beach (VA) United States Massanutten Military Academy
15 Dan Conlan Sr F 6-4 186 - Leetsdale (PA) United States Quaker Valley High School
2 D'Marco Dunn Jr F 6-5 190 Feb 28, 2003 Tucson (AZ) United States Westover High School
6 Bragi Gudmundsson Fr PG 6-5 185 Oct 7, 2003 Grindavik Iceland N/A
24 Zach Hicks Jr F 6-8 195 Apr 22, 2003 Cherry Hill (NJ) United States Camden Catholic High School
4 Puff Johnson Sr SG 6-8 200 Oct 11, 2000 Pittsburgh (PA) United States Hillcrest Academy
3 Nick Kern Jr SF 6-6 190 - St. Louis (MO) United States Vashon High School
14 Demetrius Lilley So C 6-10 260 - Ardmore (PA) United States Lower Merion High School
21 RayQuawndis Mitchell Sr G 6-5 205 Jul 21, 2000 Blaine (MN) United States Blaine High School
11 Leo O'Boyle Sr F 6-7 210 - Scranton (PA) United States Scranton Preparatory School
22 Qudus Wahab Sr C 6-11 245 Jan 30, 2000 Ashburn (VA) United States Virginia Academy

Recent Penn State Nittany Lions History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 16-17 (9-11) 9th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 23-14 (10-10) 9th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 14-17 (7-13) 10th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2020-2021 11-14 (7-12) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 21-10 (11-9) 5th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 14-18 (7-13) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 26-13 (9-9) 6th (Big Ten) 4th Rnd NIT Champion
2016-2017 15-18 (6-12) 12th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 16-16 (7-11) 10th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd N/A
2014-2015 18-16 (4-14) 13th (Big Ten) 3rd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 16-18 (6-12) 10th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2012-2013 10-21 (2-16) 12th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 12-20 (4-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 19-15 (9-9) 4th (Big Ten) Runner Up NCAA 1st Rnd
2009-2010 11-20 (3-15) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 27-11 (10-8) 4th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT Champion
2007-2008 15-16 (7-11) 7th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 11-19 (2-14) 10th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 15-15 (6-10) 8th (Big Ten) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2004-2005 7-23 (1-15) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 9-19 (3-13) 10th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 7-21 (2-14) 11th (Big Ten) 1st Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Penn State Nittany Lions Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ace Baldwin, Jr. NABC All-District (7) Second Team
Ace Baldwin, Jr. All-Big Ten Third Team (Coaches)
Zach Hicks All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Nick Kern All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Qudus Wahab All-Big Ten Honorable Mention (Coaches)
Ace Baldwin, Jr. All-Big Ten Third Team (Media)
Ace Baldwin, Jr. Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
Ace Baldwin, Jr. All-Big Ten Defensive Team

2023-2024 Penn State Nittany Lions Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters A. Baldwin, Jr. D. Dunn N. Kern Z. Hicks Q. Wahab
Rotation   P. Johnson      
Rotation   R. Mitchell      
Lim PT B. Gudmundsson J. Brown L. O'Boyle   D. Lilley
Lim PT   K. Clary A. Christos   F. Aire
Lim PT     D. Conlan    

2023-2024 Penn State Nittany Lions Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kanye Clary 23 29.5 16.7 2.9 2.8 1.0 0.0 1.9
Ace Baldwin, Jr. 33 35.9 14.2 2.7 6.0 2.7 0.3 2.6
Qudus Wahab 33 25.6 9.8 7.8 0.5 0.8 1.5 1.1
Nick Kern 32 24.9 8.7 3.9 1.5 1.0 0.5 2.1
Zach Hicks 33 26.9 8.4 3.9 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.8
Puff Johnson 29 19.5 7.3 3.1 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.1
D'Marco Dunn 33 18.1 6.8 1.8 0.6 0.6 0.2 0.8
Jameel Brown 27 10.1 4.0 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.5
RayQuawndis Mitchell 22 8.8 3.1 1.4 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.6
Demetrius Lilley 20 9.2 2.8 2.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4
Leo O'Boyle 33 10.8 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.3
Bragi Gudmundsson 7 1.6 0.9 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.4
Favour Aire 13 4.2 0.5 0.9 0.0 0.3 0.5 0.4
Dan Conlan 6 1.7 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0
Andy Christos 5 1.6 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2023-2024 Penn State Nittany Lions Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Mike Rhoades Head Coach 2023-2024 Head Coach (VCU, 2017 to 2023)
Jamal Brunt Associate Head Coach 2023-2024 Associate Head Coach (VCU, 2022 to 2023)
Brent Scott Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (VCU, 2017 to 2023)
Jimmy Martelli Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Director of Basketball Operations (VCU, 2017 to 2023)
Joe Crispin Assistant to the Head Coach 2023-2024 Head Coach (Rowan, 2016 to 2023)
Scott Lynch Director of Athletic Performance 2017-2018 N/A
Jake Szczecina Video Coordinator 2023-2024 Volunteer Assistant Coach (East Stroudsburg, 2019 to 2021)
Patrick Kraft Athletic Director 2023-2024 Athletic Director (Boston College, 2020 to 2022)
Clay Conner Director of Player Development 2023-2024 Director of Player Development (VCU, 2022 to 2023)
Jon Salazer Athletic Trainer 2001-2002 N/A
Justin Pomar Athletic Trainer 2023-2024 N/A