Penn State basketball | Nittany Lions land MIami (Ohio) wing Brant Byers
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades announced the signing of sharp-shooting wing Brant Byers ahead of the 2026-27 season. Byers, a Chambersburg native who was integral in Miami's undefeated 2025-26 regular season and was the 2024-25 Mid-American Conference freshman of the year, returns home to Pennsylvania with two seasons of eligibility remaining.
"Brant is a proven winner and lights-out perimeter shooter who is an excellent fit at Penn State," Rhoades said. "His versatility and well-rounded skillset will make an immediate impact in our program. We're thrilled to get Brant back to Pa.
and know he will represent Penn State well both on and off the court. " The 6-foot-8 wing comes to Penn State as a redshirt junior who spent the past three seasons at Miami (Ohio), the first of which was a redshirt season, and owns career marks of 770 points, 48. 5 field goal percentage, 40.
1 3-point percentage and a 77. 6 free-throw percentage through two completed seasons. He was the second-leading scorer on 2025-26 RedHawks team that put together an undefeated regular season, just the fifth Division I program this century to go undefeated during regular-season play.
Byers' production helped Miami break into the top-25 national rankings for the first time since 1999 and set a program record with 32 wins. Byers averaged 14. 2 points and 4.