Guards
Ace Baldwin (1)
6’1″, 190lbs, Senior
Baltimore, MD
Both the reigning A10 player of the year, and defensive player of the year, Baldwin is reuniting with former Coach Mike Rhoades, while looking to extend his three year post-season streak in Happy Valley. Career average of 2.3 steals per game.
Kanye Clary (0)
5’11”, 192lbs, Sophomore
Virginia Beach, VA
The electric, shifty, lefty with a knack for maneuvering through tight windows blossomed over the course of his freshman season, highlighted by dropping 11 points in a BIG10 tournament quarterfinals victory over Northwestern.
Jameel Brown (5)
6’4″, 188lbs, Sophomore
Philadelphia, PA
Silky smooth shooter with length, Brown was the sixth-highest rated recruit in Penn State history, and the 24th ranked shooting guard in the country. Two time all-state, the state champion made 65 threes his senior season.
D’Marco Dunn (2)
6’5″, 190lbs, Junior
Tucson, AZ
Originally a Top 100 recruit nationally, Dunn played in 50 games over two seasons at North Carolina, including playing on the ’21-22 team which made a surprising run to the NCAA tournament final.
Rayquawndis Mitchell (21)
6’5″, 205lbs, Graduate
Blaine, MN
Veteran spent his last two seasons in the Horizon League followed by the Summit League, where he was the leading scorer (17.3 ppg) for University of Missouri – Kansas City, and was voted 2nd team all-conference.
Bragi Gudmundsson (6)
6’5″, 185lbs, Freshman
Grindavik, Iceland
Coming to Penn State from the highest ranked professional basketball league in Iceland, Gudmundsson has been a staple on the U16, U18 and U20 Icelandic national teams.
Forwards
Nick Kern (3)
6’6″, 190lbs, Junior
St. Louis, MO
Started the final 19 consecutive games to end his sophomore season at VCU and reunites at Penn State with Baldwin and Rhoades. Career 67% shooting percentage in games he has started.
Puff Johnson (4)
6’8″, 200lbs, Senior
Moon Township, PA
Moon Area High School legend, and 2019 Pennsylvania State 5A player of the year, Johnson was originally a Top 100 recruit in 2020, and spent his first three seasons at UNC. Registered 11 points and 6 boards in the 2022 national title game.
Zach Hicks (24)
6’8″, 195lbs, Junior
Camden, NJ
The six-eight sniper is a tough cover, draining 141 threes over his first two seasons at Temple, and starting all 32 games over his sophomore campaign. Career 36% three-point shooter.
Leo O’Boyle (11)
6’7″, 210lbs, Graduate
Scranton, PA
1,000 point career scorer from Lafayette, O’Boyle shot it at a 41% clip from three, and 87% from the line over the course of his senior season, including a head-turning 19 point performance in the BJC against the then Micah Shrewsberry coached Nittany Lions. Needs 4 more 3’s for 200 in his career.
Centers
Favour Aire (12)
6’11”, 215lbs, Sophomore
Ekpoma, Nigeria
Top 100 recruit in the 2022 class, played freshman season on the Miami (FL) team that made a Final Four appearance. McDonald’s All-American nominee, 24 double-doubles in his senior year at Bishop McNamara.
Demetrius Lilley (14)
6’10”, 260lbs, Sophomore
Philadelphia, PA
All-time leading rebounder at Lower Merion, 2022 Pennsylvania Mr. Basketball finalist. First player at Lower Merion to record there consecutive seasons averaging a double-double since Kobe.
Qudus Wahab (22)
6’11”, 245lbs, Graduate
Lagos, Nigeria
Over 1,000 career points across a four-year career spanning Georgetown and Maryland. Named to BIG EAST all-tourney team during Georgetown’s championship run his sophomore season. Recorded 20 points and 12 boards in his only NCAA tournament appearance.
Walk-Ons
Dan Conlan (15)
6’4″, 186lbs, Senior
Sewickley, PA
Played for Dickinson College before walking onto Penn State, son of two-time national championship winning linebacker at Penn State, Shane Conlan.
Andy Christos (33)
6’5″, 186lbs, Senior
Madison, NJ
Second all-time leading scorer in Madison, NJ high school history with 1,425 career points. Won a state title in lacrosse during his sophomore year.