Rhoades has also constructed a frontcourt featuring incoming junior Zach Hicks (Temple), senior Puff Johnson (North Carolina) and fifth-year senior Leo O'Boyle (Lafayette), in addition to returning sophomore Demetrius Lilley. (VCU) and fifth-year senior RayQuawndis Mitchell. Gudmundsson will join a Penn State backcourt that features returning sophomores Jameel Brown and Kanye Clary, and incoming senior Ace Baldwin Jr. Now, they’re up to 11, which means there are two scholarships remaining for this season. At one point this spring, the Nittany Lions had just two scholarship players on the roster. Gudmundsson's commitment is another step toward filling out Rhoades’ first Penn State roster. He also added a 19-point performance in the playoffs. He scored in double figures nine times in 25 games, with a season high of 20 points. Gudmundsson shot 34.4% from the field and 28.4% from three-point range for Grindavik last season.

This past season, he averaged 10.0 points, 4.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.4 blocks per game in 24.6 minutes per game, according to EuroBasket. He’s spent the past four seasons playing for Grindavik in the Iceland-Subway League. Gudmundsson is listed at 6-foot-5 and 180 pounds. He'll arrive on campus after the Icelandic national team plays this summer. Gudmundsson, who is 19 and turns 20 in October, will be a freshman for the Nittany Lions. The Nittany Lions left the country to make it happen, too.īragi Gudmundsson, a point guard from Iceland, announced his commitment to Penn State on Wednesday via Instagram. Penn State basketball continued to fill out its roster Wednesday, and coach Mike Rhoades ensured that there will be at least one freshman on the roster for the 2023-24 season.

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