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USA Today
12-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
G League Elite Camp: Yanic Konan Niederhauser, 4 others invited to draft combine
G League Elite Camp: Yanic Konan Niederhauser, 4 others invited to draft combine Penn State junior Yanic Konan Niederhauser is among five players from the 2025 NBA G League Elite Camp who were reportedly invited to the draft combine in Chicago, Illinois. Niederhauser emerged as the top performer from the annual scouting event at the Wintrust Arena, averaging 15.5 points, six rebounds and 1.5 blocks in two scrimmage games. He shot 82.3% from the field (14-of-17) and finished a plus-15 in 44 total minutes. Joining the Swiss forward advancing to the combine are Indiana forward Mackenzie Mgbako, Missouri guard Tamar Bates, Gonzaga guard Ryan Nembhard and Australian forward Lachlan Olbrich from the Illawarra Hawks, according to Jonathan Givony of ESPN. The five players selected, voted on by teams, will join the 75 prospects announced on May 2 as combine participants. The event will tip off on Monday, with the players competing in 5-on-5 games, strength and agility testing, shooting drills and other exercises. The combine this year marks the second time prospects will be required to participate in drills and medical testing, as outlined in the collective bargaining agreement. Prospects can be ruled ineligible to be drafted if they skip certain portions without sufficient reasoning. The field of players includes several who are testing the predraft process and could return to college next season. They will be able to gain feedback from teams about their respective draft stocks ahead of the early entry withdrawal deadline on May 28. The 2025 NBA draft will occur June 25-26 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Yahoo
03-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Penn State's Yanic Konan Niederhauser declares for NBA, keeps door open for return
Penn State men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades will have quite a bit of work to do in reworking the roster for the 2025-26 season. Alresady with a handful of transfers to replace, Penn State may be in need of a new big man after Yanic Konan Niederhauser declared himself eligible for the upcoming NBA draft. "After careful consideration, I've decided to declare for the 2025 NBA Draft," Niederhauser announced on his Instagram account. Advertisement Despite declaring for the NBA draft, Niederhauser also confirmed he will stay at Penn State as a Plan B in the event he takes his name out of the NBA draft pool. "In the meantime, I will maintain my college eligibility. In case I decide to withdraw from the draft, I will return to Penn State for my senior year," Niederhauser said. By declaring for the NBA draft, Niederhauser can participate in the NBA scouting combine for further evaluation of his draft prospects. Fortunately, Niederhauser can see that evaluation to make a better decision on whether or not the draft should come calling or if another year in Happy Valley will serve him well. Niederhauser averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game last season for Penn State. He would certainly be leaving behind some massive shoes to fill on the Penn State roster if the NBA ultimately does come calling. Advertisement Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads. This article originally appeared on Nittany Lions Wire: Has Yanic Konan Niederhauser played his last game for Penn State?
USA Today
02-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Penn State's Yanic Konan Niederhauser declares for NBA, keeps door open for return
Penn State's Yanic Konan Niederhauser declares for NBA, keeps door open for return Penn State men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades will have quite a bit of work to do in reworking the roster for the 2025-26 season. Alresady with a handful of transfers to replace, Penn State may be in need of a new big man after Yanic Konan Niederhauser declared himself eligible for the upcoming NBA draft. "After careful consideration, I've decided to declare for the 2025 NBA Draft," Niederhauser announced on his Instagram account. Despite declaring for the NBA draft, Niederhauser also confirmed he will stay at Penn State as a Plan B in the event he takes his name out of the NBA draft pool. "In the meantime, I will maintain my college eligibility. In case I decide to withdraw from the draft, I will return to Penn State for my senior year," Niederhauser said. By declaring for the NBA draft, Niederhauser can participate in the NBA scouting combine for further evaluation of his draft prospects. Fortunately, Niederhauser can see that evaluation to make a better decision on whether or not the draft should come calling or if another year in Happy Valley will serve him well. Niederhauser averaged 12.9 points and 6.3 rebounds per game last season for Penn State. He would certainly be leaving behind some massive shoes to fill on the Penn State roster if the NBA ultimately does come calling. Follow Kevin McGuire on Threads, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Follow Nittany Lions Wire on X, Facebook, and Threads.
Reuters
16-02-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Mekhi Mason helps Washington edge Penn State
February 15 - Mekhi Mason scored 20 points, making a season-high six 3-pointers, as Washington rallied for a 75-73 victory against Penn State in a Big Ten game Saturday afternoon in State College, Pa. DJ Davis and Franck Kepnang each scored 14 points, with Kepnang adding five blocked shots and four steals, for the Huskies (13-12, 4-10 Big Ten). Zoom Diallo scored 12. Great Osobor, Washington's leading scorer, was limited to six points on 2-of-7 shooting from the field, but had a double-double with 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Ace Baldwin Jr. led Penn State with 20 points, but his off-balance 3-point attempt with one second remaining bounced off the rim. Freddie Dilione V scored 15 points, D'Marco Dunn had 12 and Zach Hicks and Yanic Konan Niederhauser each tallied 10 for the Nittany Lions (13-13, 3-12), who suffered their seventh straight defeat to remain in last place in the 18-team conference. Niederhauser grabbed 11 rebounds. There were 17 lead changes, with 15 of those coming in the second half. Trailing 38-34, The Huskies opened the half with a 3-pointer by Mason and a three-point play by Diallo to take their first lead since the opening minutes. Washington took its largest lead at 64-60 on a three-point play by Davis with 7:06 left. The Nittany Lions responded with a 6-0 run to regain the lead and it went back and forth the rest of the way. Mason's 3-pointer with 3:52 left gave the Huskies the lead for good at 70-68. Kepnang raced from behind to block a breakaway dunk attempt by Niederhauser that would've tied the score with 2:28 remaining. Davis made a 3-pointer with 57 seconds left to put the Huskies up 75-71. Penn State took a 38-34 lead into the intermission as Hicks and Baldwin both scored 10 points. The Nittany Lions led by as many as 13 in the first half as Hicks made a four-point play with 7 minutes remaining. The Huskies answered with a 9-0 run -- the first five by Diallo and the last four by Kepnang -- to pull within 31-27. The oft-injured Kepnang came off the bench and matched his season-high with 10 points in the first half.
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
State moves ahead with ‘code red' plan to protect homeless Utahns from summer heat
State lawmakers moved forward with a plan to create 'code red' alerts meant to protect unhoused Utahns from dangerous summer temperatures, similar to the 'code blue' system in place during extreme cold nights. The proposal, sponsored by Sen. Todd Weiler, R-Woods Cross, requires the state Department of Health and Human Services to issue alerts when temperatures are forecast to reach 105 degrees. The "code red" alert would trigger emergency provisions allowing homeless shelters and cooling centers to expand capacity by up to 35% in an effort to get more people off the streets. Weiler said SB182 would act as a "companion" to the winter "code blue" alerts, but said "code red" alerts should not require additional overnight sleeping space as temperatures typically fall below the threshold at night. "I think that as a state, the bare minimum that we should be requiring is not letting people freeze to death on the street or die from heat exhaustion on the street," he told the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Thursday. "I mean, there's probably a lot more we could talk about, but to me, like this is literally the lowest common denominator that I think — hopefully — we can all agree on." "I think we should have done this a long time ago," he added. Weiler presented his bill alongside Wayne Niederhauser, the state's homeless coordinator. Niederhauser said some details are still being ironed out between various stakeholders and said changes could include tying the heat threshold to the National Weather Service's Heat Index — rather than relying simply on the forecast temperature. The Heat Index classifies the likelihood of heat disorders based on temperature and relative humidity. Niederhauser said policymakers are looking at using the "orange strata" — at which the National Weather Service warns of "danger" — as the threshold. That ranges from 105 degrees on the low end with 40% relative humidity to 112 degrees with 100% relative humidity. He said the change would bring the "same type of result, but if you talk to the state epidemiologist, this is kind of that threshold where people are at risk." Niederhauser also said they are looking at limiting the time frame for "code red" alerts — possibly just between June 1 and Sept. 30 of each year. When asked why it would need to be limited, Weiler said it is intended to reduce the costs for local governments that are tasked with having emergency shelter space available during months when alerts are possible. SB182 advanced out of committee with relative ease and no opposition. Molly Wheeler, a representative of the Utah League of Cities and Towns — which lobbies on behalf of Utah's municipalities — said the organization has yet to take a formal position on the proposal pending some 'technical changes' it is working with Weiler to 'get those clarified.'
