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Penn State Basketball: Previewing and Predicting the 2019-20 season

By Dylan Burd

ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 03: Lamar Stevens #11 of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts in the second half while playing the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena on January 03, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 68-55. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 03: Lamar Stevens #11 of the Penn State Nittany Lions reacts in the second half while playing the Michigan Wolverines at Crisler Arena on January 03, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Michigan won the game 68-55. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /
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DAYTON, OH – MARCH 13: Izaiah Brockington #21 of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies drives to the basket against Prince Ali #23 of the UCLA Bruins during the first half of the First Four game in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 13, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)
DAYTON, OH – MARCH 13: Izaiah Brockington #21 of the St. Bonaventure Bonnies drives to the basket against Prince Ali #23 of the UCLA Bruins during the first half of the First Four game in the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at UD Arena on March 13, 2018 in Dayton, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images) /

The Newcomers

Izaiah Brockington, G: Brockington is a combo-guard that transferred to Penn State from St. Bonaventure following his freshman season in 2017-18. In that season, Brockington averaged 4.3 PPG in 11.6 MPG.

The most encourage stats though? He shot 41.5% from three in 1.6 attempts per game. Brockington also brings great athletic ability to the table to go along with his 6″4 size. This combination of shooting ability and athleticism is going to be very helpful for Penn State off the bench. I wouldn’t be surprised if Brockington makes it to the starting lineup at some point this season as well.

Seth Lundy, F: Lundy is the best player from Penn State’s 2019 recruiting class as he was ranked a three-star and 206th by 247sports.com. Despite having offers from Oregon, Louisville, Marquette, Georgetown, Seton Hall, Florida, and more, Lundy chose to stay closer to home, as he went to high school at Roman Catholic in Philadelphia.

Penn State is known to have great recruiting success from Roman Catholic, as Tony Carr, Lamar Stevens, and Shep Garner are all from there as well. Lundy, 6’6,” has a similar game to Lamar Stevens.

Lundy is expected to have a big role off the bench for Penn State the season. The question is just how good he’ll be right away.

Curtis Jones?, G: There’s a reason there’s a question mark next to Curtis Jones’ name. It’s unknown if he’ll be eligible to play this season, as he hasn’t received a waiver yet from the NCAA. Jones needs the waiver since this is the second time he’s transferring in his career, after going from Indiana to Oklahoma State to Penn State.

Jones was a four-star recruit ranked 71st overall in the class of 2016 by 247sports.com. Clearly, the talent is there, but Jones struggled to get minutes at Indiana, which led to his transfer to Oklahoma State. As a Cowboy, he came off the bench last season to average 8.0 PPG, shooting 33.9% from the field and 32.5% from beyond the arc.

If eligible, Jones will provide a nice scoring spark to the bench.

Patrick Kelly, F: Kelly was another piece to Penn State’s 2019 recruiting class. Ranked a three-star and 353 in the nation by 247sports.com, standing at 6’8″ with some shooting ability, Kelly can provide minutes stretch-four. He’ll likely see limited time on the court this season due to the depth of this team, but you never know what can change later in the season.

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