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Mike Rhoades Lands Top Croatian/FIBA Forward

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Mike Rhoades coaching from the sidelines, (Penn State Athletics)


The Penn State front court got bigger with the news that Class of 2025 Serbian native and Sunrise Christian Academy (Bel Air, Kansas) 7’0” forward Ivan Juric has committed to Penn State. Draft Express co-founder and ESPN NBA Draft analyst Jonathan Givony reported the news on X. 

Last summer, Juric averaged 14.4 points, 5.9 rebounds per game in FIBA U18 Eurobasket playing 25 minutes per game.

The Class of 2025 forward is a banner one for Penn State consisting of a pair of four stars.  

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Point guard Kayden Mingo (Long Island Lutheran – Brookville, NY) is rated the No. 5 overall point guard nationally by 247Sports, Mingo’s commitment to Penn State was the highest rated in program history. Small forward Mason Blackwood (New Hampton School – New Hampton, NH) is rated in the Top 5 in the state of New Hampshire finished just outside 247Sports and ESPN’s Top 100 players.

Along with Blackwood, Juric is joined in the front court by three-star center Justin Houser (The Phelps School – Malvern, PA)  for Class of 2025 commitments.

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