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Penn State freshman forward enters name into NCAA transfer portal
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Another member of Penn State’s 2020-21 basketball roster has decided to enter his name into the NCAA transfer portal.
Friday, 247Sports reported that 6-foot-8 redshirt freshman forward Abdou Tsimbila has decided to look for opportunities outside of Happy Valley. The news comes months after the Nittany Lions hired former Purdue assistant Micah Shrewsberry to be the head coach.
Tsimbila spent two seasons at Penn State and played in 16 games as a redshirt freshman last year.
In those 16 appearances, Tsimbila played 74 minutes, grabbed 25 rebounds, scored 17 points and blocked 9 shots. He played a career-high 14 minutes in a January game against Illinois, collecting 7 rebounds and adding 4 points.
As a recruit, Tsimbila was a 3-star prospect and ranked as the No. 319 overall player in the 2019 class. He received seven offers, picking Penn State over Coppin State, George Mason, Quinnipiac, South Alabama, St. Bonaventure and Towson.
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB