STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Penn State men’s basketball will be without four-star recruit Miles Goodman and Nebraska Transfer Eli Rice heading into the season opener against the Binghamton Bearcats.
Goodman was the 84th-ranked player and 12th-ranked center in the class of 2024, per 247Sports. In 247Sports’ Composite, the only Penn State recruit with a higher rating than Goodman (.0946) was Tony Carr (.9746) in 2016.
Rice meanwhile, is a sophomore transfer from Big Ten rival Nebraska. As a freshman Rice was one of six freshmen nationally to attempt at least 58 percent of his shots from 3, shoot at least 37 percent from deep and have a defensive rebound percentage of 13.5 percent.
Both players were touted as huge additions to this Penn State team but will have their debut set back.
Tip-off for the Nittany Lions’ season opener is set for 7:30 in the Bryce Jordan Center on Monday. The game will stream on B1G+.
