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Zach Hicks, Temple transfer forward, makes the call for Penn State

nate-mug-10.12.14by:Nate Bauer•04/20/23•

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Former Temple wing Zach Hicks has committed to play for Penn State. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Penn State basketball has added another portal commitment this offseason. Zach Hicks has landed with the Nittany Lions, according to multiple BWI sources.

Hicks is a 6-foot-8, 195-pound wing coming from Temple. He played two seasons with the Owls before entering the transfer portal this offseason. And, he chose to play for Mike Rhoades and Penn State over the option to return to Temple, or play for either UTEP or Georgetown.

The addition to the roster continues the team-building process in the first weeks of Rhoades’ tenure at Penn State. Welcoming the returns of Kanye Clary, Demetrius Lilley, and Jameel Brown the past seven days, the Nittany Lions have also added former VCU players Ace Baldwin and Nick Kern to the roster through the transfer portal. With Hicks now aboard, that puts Penn State at six filled scholarships ahead of the 2023-24 season with another seven outstanding.

Penn State is continuing to focus its efforts on retaining its two other players exploring the transfer portal, as well as high school seniors and other portal prospects. Both Kebba Njie and Evan Mahaffey entered the portal following the Nittany Lions’ 2022-23 season and have yet to make announcements regarding their futures.

What Zach Hicks does

Zach Hicks shoots, and makes, many 3-point shots. He notched a career-high 35 points as a freshman at Temple in a win over Delaware State, and did so by hitting 10-of-16 shots from beyond the arc.

For his two-year career with the Owls, he’s knocked down 141 of 388 3-pointers (36.3 percent) and most recently hit 80 as a sophomore. The majority of those attempts for Hicks came on drive-and-kick spot-up opportunities from the perimeter.

Additionally, along with being a volume 3-point shooter, the majority of his attempts are from beyond the arc. A total of 225 of his 293 attempts last season were from deep.

On the defensive end of the floor, Hicks also has established himself as a proficient rebounder through his career. He’s averaged 4.7 boards per game through his career. And most recently, he notched 5.1 as a sophomore.

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