Advertisement - scroll for more content
On Wednesday, The Athletic talked with 10 people who have worked with Ott or grew up with him. They described the Suns’ new coach as a grinder. A strategic and creative thinker. A communicator. A basketball junkie. “He came up the hard way,” DeChellis said. “There’s no silver spoon with that dude.” “He earned it,” said Jon Perry, Navy’s new head coach, who worked with Ott while Ott was a student manager at Penn State. “Nobody will outwork him,” former Michigan State assistant Dane Fife said.
Which college basketball team was most hurt by prospects who stayed in the draft? Borzello: Penn State. While things had been trending in this direction for Yanic Konan Niederhauser since the combine, it still hurts coach Mike Rhoades and the Nittany Lions to see him keep his name in the draft. After a relatively anonymous career at Northern Illinois in which he averaged 5.1 points over two seasons, Penn State added Niederhauser from the transfer portal last spring. The Nittany Lions were able to keep him out of the transfer portal earlier this spring and made a competitive offer to keep him, but the Switzerland native's stock will never be higher than it is now as a borderline first-round pick.
Penn State forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser has entered the NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility, according to his Instagram page. Konan Niederhauser said if he returns to college, he will remain at Penn State. Konan Niederhauser developed into a strong paint presence for the Nittany Lions, averaging 12.9 points on 61.1% shooting, 6.3 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 29 games played.
Andrew Greif: Clippers hosted two draft workouts today. Prospects included: Tyger Campbell, UCLA Mouhamed Gueye, Wash. St. Seth Lundy, Penn St. Nathan Mensah, SDSU Mike Miles, TCU Omari Moore, SJSU Julian Phillips, Tenn. Ben Sheppard, Belmont Grant Sherfield, Okla. Jordan Walsh, Arkansas
Jake Weingarten: Penn State’s Seth Lundy, Florida’s Alex Fudge among the pre-draft workout group today for the Detroit Pistons, a source told @Stockrisers. Both have worked out for other teams prior & will continue today in Detroit.
Advertisement
Jon Chepkevich: Penn State’s Seth Lundy has earned an NBA Combine invitation, I’m told. Strong-framed 6’6” 3+D movement shooter who took a major leap this season. Improved his overall game + efficiency, drove winning, and caught the attention of NBA scouts. Potential pre-draft riser. pic.twitter.com/Izlj652RuB
Penn State’s Seth Lundy has earned an NBA Combine invitation, I’m told.
— Jon Chepkevich (@JonChep) April 29, 2023
Strong-framed 6’6” 3+D movement shooter who took a major leap this season.
Improved his overall game + efficiency, drove winning, and caught the attention of NBA scouts.
Potential pre-draft riser. pic.twitter.com/Izlj652RuB
Penn State guard Jalen Pickett announced this week on social media that he will enter the 2023 NBA draft after a decorated five years at the collegiate level. Pickett was named a consensus All-American after posting 17.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.6 assists on 38.1% shooting from 3-point range. He was just the second Nittany Lion honored as an All-American and the first since Jesse Arnelle in 1955.
Former Penn State football and basketball letterman Jesse Arnelle died on Wednesday, October 21, due to heart disease, according to his online obituary and The San Francisco Chronicle.
Advertisement
Bryan Kalbrosky: Penn State's Lamar Stevens has received an invite to the 2020 NBA Draft Combine. @LamarStevens11: "I would definitely stand out in the vertical and speed tests. I tested last summer and I had a 42-inch vertical." Full interview on @HoopsHype: bit.ly/2y53hsW #NBA
Jeff Goodman: Penn State’s Lamar Stevens returning to school.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement