Penn State is entering a new era with its men’s basketball program, but the Nittany Lions are reportedly bringing a star player from years ago to the staff.

New coach Mike Rhoades is expected to hire former star Nittany Lion star Joe Crispin, Lions247 reported. Crispin has spent the last six seasons as the head coach of Division III Rowan, where the Profs have had a record-setting offense.

Crispin was a 4-year starter at Penn State from 1997 to 2001, where he remains the school’s 3rd leading all-time scorer with 1,986 points, is 5th all-time in assists (485) and ranks 4th in 3-point field goals made (885). A two-time All-Big 10 Conference selection, which included first-team honors his senior year, Crispin captained the 2001 Nittany Lions as they went 21-12 and reached the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. That followed 2 seasons in which Penn State reached the Final Four of the NIT, in 1998 and 2000, according to his Rowan bio.

Interestingly enough, Crispin has already weighed in on the program in the middle of the coaching change. He said buy in from fans and interest in the campus community is key.

“The resources are there as far as money, but it’s the real resources you need to make a program great,” he said. “The resources are buy-in from people, interest from a university standpoint. All of these things aren’t there, and it’s the biggest challenge.”