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Mass exit: Four Penn State basketball players enter NCAA transfer portal following coaching change
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Four Penn State basketball players have already entered their names into the NCAA transfer portal and more could follow in the coming days. The departures come after the school announced the hiring of Purdue assistant Micah Shrewsberry as the next leader of the Nittany Lions.
John Harrar, Trent Buttrick, Izaiah Brockington and Myreon Jones have all entered the transfer portal, according to Audrey Snyder of The Athletic. Those are three of Penn State’s top four scorers from the 2020-21 season, as well as two of the top three rebounders.
Penn State ended the season with an 11-14 record and a 7-12 mark in B1G play. The Nittany Lions went through a season of uncertainty, with former head coach Pat Chambers stepping down a month before the season started. Jim Ferry was named the team’s head coach on an interim basis, but did not do enough for the athletic department to give him the full-time job.
Jones was the team’s leading scorer at 15.3 points per game. He also averaged 2.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. Harrar was the squad’s leading rebounder with 8.8 boards per game, matching his points per game average at 8.8, as well.
Brockington was the team’s second-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder at 12.6 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. Buttrick averaged 13.3 minutes per game off the bench for the Nittany Lions.
Shrewsberry brings B1G and NBA experience to Penn State. He’s worked on Matt Painter’s staff in two different stints and also spent time with Brad Stevens at Butler and with the Boston Celtics.
This will be Shrewsberry’s first head coaching job at the Division I level.
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