Penn State Lands Former Miami (OH) Wing Brant Byers
Miami (OH) RedHawks wing Brant Byers (22) shoots from three point range in the first half of the NCAA Tournament First Four game between the Miami Redhawks and Southern Methodist University Mustangs, Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Oh. | Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images It’s been a rough offseason for the Nittany Lions so far. There’s been the departures of a number of players, most notably freshman guard Kayden Mingo.
There’s been the departures on the coaching staff, with longtime Mike Rhoades assistant Jamal Brunt leaving for Syracuse. Finally though, there is some good news for Penn State basketball as it landed Miami-Ohio transfer wing Brant Byers. A 6-foot-8 wing originally from Chambersburg, PA, Byers spent the last two seasons at Miami.
He was the second-leading scoring for the RedHawks this past season, helping the school to a 32-2 record that included a win over SMU in the First Four games of the NCAA tournament. I’ll be honest with you guys, I saw that Byers entered the portal and knew the PA connection, but I am quite stunned he’s making his way to Penn State. I would have thought he was someone who would go to a school like UVA or Clemson or Wisconsin or Vanderbilt — tried-and-true tournament teams.
I mean, there just aren’t many kids with Byers size who shoot as well as he shoots. Across his two seasons at Miami, he averaged 4. 5 three-point attempts per game, making 40.
1% of them. That’s an *elite* rate. Toss in that he displayed some real off the dribble chops as a sophomore — getting to the free throw line 4.