Penn State men's basketball added two more players to its roster for the 2026-27 season: forwards Roko Prkacin and Francois Wibaut. Forward Ivan Juric also re-signed with the squad, returning for his sophomore season with the Nittany Lions.
Penn State men's basketball expected to lose top scorer to Transfer Portal
The Nittany Lions are expected to be down two guards when the Transfer Portal opens Tuesday, April 7. Freshman Melih Tunca and redshirt junior Freddie Dilione V announced their intentions on leaving the program via the portal.
Penn State basketball retains forward Ivan Juric for 2026-27 season
In the midst of this unfortunate news, though, was the announcement that Juric will return in 2026-27. The rising sophomore averaged 10.2 points per game in his first collegiate season. He was 57.7 percent from the field, 28.3 percent behind the arc, and 66.1 percent from the free throw line. He totaled 104 defensive rebounds, 54 offensive rebounds, 24 assists, 12 steals, and seven blocks in 2025-26.
Juric made a case for himself to be a starter on the court for the Nittany Lions as a freshman, making him a key retention on the roster for head coach Mike Rhoades as he seeks out new pieces and ways to rebuild Penn State's program.
NEWS: Big day for Penn State, locking up 3 signings from Miško Ražnatović and Beobasket.
— Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) April 5, 2026
— Ivan Jurić (re-signing): 10.2 points, 5.3 rebounds as a freshman starter
— Roko Prkačin: 6'9, 23-year old Croatian national team player, 17 mpg for Nanterre (2nd in Pro A France)
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Penn State basketball adds two overseas forwards to its roster, Roko Prkacin and Francois Wibaut
Prkacin and Wibaut are both overseas players from Croatia and France, respectively.
Prkacin has experience playing for the Croatian national team and Nanterre professional team in France. The 6-foot-9 forward averaged 6.2 points and 4.7 rebounds over 23 games and 17.3 minutes per contest in 2025-26. He was 58.5 percent from the field and 65 percent from the free throw line.
The 23-year-old went undrafted and started his professional career overseas in 2020-21.
Wibaut was a starter for Pac Orthez in Pro B France. The 21-year-old averaged 8.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game in 2025-26. He comes to Happy Valley after spending the last three seasons playing professionally abroad and was a returning face to the French U21 team roster from 2021-24, according to Will Horstman of The Daily Collegian