Penn State men’s basketball coach Micah Shrewsberry picks up his first transfer commitment
New Penn State men’s basketball head coach Micah Shrewsberry made his first addition of the offseason Friday afternoon.
Senior guard Jaheam Cornwall announced via his personal twitter account that he’s transferring to Penn State.
Cornwall played his first four years at Gardner-Webb, where he was an elite shooter. The 6-foot, 175-pound guard has never shot below 39.1% from beyond the arc and has done so on a high volume of shots. He made 44.4% of his 3-pointers on 6.1 attempts per game as a junior and followed that up with 40.8% on six attempts per game as a senior.
The senior guard should step into an immediate role after the Nittany Lions’ starting backcourt of Myreon Jones and Jamari Wheeler both transferred to Florida and Ohio State, respectively.
Cornwall could fill the scoring gap left behind by Jones and Izaiah Brockington — who re-entered the transfer portal Thursday after originally deciding to return. The newest Nittany Lion averaged 14.1 points per game last season to lead Gardner-Webb. His production resulted in him being named to the All-Big South first team last season.
This story was originally published April 23, 2021 at 12:27 PM.
