| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Penn State Nittany Lions |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Record: | 7–1 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Assoc Coach: | Jamal Brunt |
| Ahc Year: | 2nd |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Jimmy Martelli |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
The 2024–25 Penn State Nittany Lions basketball team represents Penn State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They are led by second-year head coach Mike Rhoades, and play their home games at Bryce Jordan Center located in State College, Pennsylvania as members of the Big Ten Conference.
The Nittany Lions finished the 2023–24 season 16–17, 9–11 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for 10th place. As the No. 11 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Michigan in the first round before losing to Indiana in the second round.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayne Clary | 0 | G | 5'11" | 192 | Sophomore | Dismissed from the team; transferred to Mississippi State[1] | ||
| Jameel Brown | 5 | G | 6'4" | 188 | Sophomore | Transferred to Temple | ||
| Bragi Guðmundsson | 6 | G | 6'5" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to Campbell | ||
| Leo O'Boyle | 11 | F | 6'7" | 225 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Favour Aire | 12 | F | 6'11" | 220 | Sophomore | Transferred to Bryant | ||
| Demetrius Lilley | 14 | F | 6'10" | 245 | Sophomore | Transferred to La Salle | ||
| Dan Conlan | 15 | G | 6'4" | 186 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| RayQuawndis Mitchell | 21 | G | 6'5" | 195 | GS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 22 | F | 6'11" | 245 | GS Senior | Graduated/signed to play professionally in Greece with Lavrio | |||
| Andy Christos | 33 | G | 6'5" | 186 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freddie Dilione V | 4 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Sophomore | Tennessee | ||
| Eli Rice | 11 | G | 6'8" | 213 | Sophomore | Nebraska | ||
| Yanic Konan Niederhauser | 14 | F | 6'11" | 215 | Junior | Northern Illinois | ||
| Kachi Nzech | 15 | C | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Xavier |
|-!colspan=12 style=|Exhibition|-!colspan=9 style=|Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Big Ten tournamentSources:[2]
See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.