Penn State freshman forward Miles Goodman enters portal
Penn State men’s basketball is losing a third member of its four-man Class of 2024. Miles Goodman, the 6-foot-11 freshman forward out of Seattle, Wash., is entering the NCAA transfer portal, Blue White Illustrated has learned. His departure follows that of point guard Jahvin Carter and forward Hudson Ward, each of whom is already in the transfer portal upon its spring window opening on Monday.
Goodman played in 13 games during his debut season in the program. He averaged 1.2 points and 1.4 rebounds over 5.9 minutes per game. His most extensive action came in a 17-minute appearance at UCLA in a blowout loss to the Bruins in which he also tied a season-high in points and rebounds with 4 and 3, respectively.
All of his production, however, took place following an immediate setback to his arrival at Penn State.
A summer enrollee for the Nittany Lions, Goodman injured his shoulder right out of the gates. Requiring surgical intervention, the setback forced him out of action until Jan. 2, where he would make his first appearance over 9 minutes in an 84-80 win over Northwestern at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Injury setback alters season trajectory
Amidst a disappointing season overall for the program, head coach Mike Rhoades pointed to the injury to Goodman as particularly impactful both to the team as well as the player.
“The number one thing I said going into this season is we got to stay healthy. That was number one. We brought these guys back, which not every program could bring back all your seniors. And I thought we got a great portal class. And I thought we had freshmen that with development are gonna help us,” said Rhoades. “But, that was number one on the list. And the second day of practice, Miles goes down.”
Out of action as a result, Goodman was unable to practice with the Nittany Lions through the acclimation period of the summer. That extended into the start of the preseason and start of the campaign, where he remained under strict medical supervision. Locked into the prescribed process and timeline of recovery, the result left Penn State to seek adjustments to its approach to the 2024-25 season in the frontcourt.
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“All the guys, I’ve seen some development without a doubt now. The minutes that some of these guys have gotten, some of it, they’ve succeeded, and some of it we haven’t. That’s the evaluation part and the development part we got to continue to emphasize moving forward,” said Rhoades. “The freshmen don’t know what they don’t know. They got to go through it. Miles getting hurt, he was out for six months. That’s a tough one there. But I think the other guys, there’s been some development there that we can lean on as we move forward.”
Goodman will have four years to play three at his next institution.
What’s next for Penn State basketball
With the exits of Carter, Ward, and Goodman, Penn State now has five open scholarships to fill on the roster ahead of the 2025-26 season. That number assumes the retention of walk-on Joe Sedora. Out are the three freshmen, plus five seniors including Ace Baldwin, Nick Kern, D’Marco Dunn, Zach Hicks, and Puff Johnson. In are three true freshmen from the Class of 2025 including Kayden Mingo, Mason Blackwood, and Justin Hauser.
Where things stand for Penn State (8 of 13 scholarships projected filled)
Guards Freddie Dilione, Dominick Stewart, Kayden Mingo
Wings Eli Rice, Mason Blackwood
Bigs Yanic Konan Niederhauser, Kachi Nzeh, Justin Hauser
Penn State scholarship breakdown by class
Fifth year (0):
Fourth year (1): Yanic Konan Niederhauser
Third year (3): Freddie Dilione, Eli Rice, Kachi Nzeh
Second year (1): Dominick Stewart
First year (3): Justin Hauser, Mason Blackwood, Kayden Mingo
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