Before Penn State had returned to the Breslin Center hardwood after halftime on Wednesday night, the news was already grim.

Penn State will take on No. 13 Illinois on Wednesday night but will be without a key frontcourt player: Puff Johnson ... 2025 Johnson has started all 15 games for the Nittany Lions, averaging ...

As of 2024, Donovan Christopher "Puff" Johnson plays guard/forward for the Penn State Nittany Lions in the Big Ten Conference. Johnson was a member of the North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic ...

And all five of those Nittany Lions were slated to enter their ... and go from there." Baldwin and Johnson returning for fifth seasons gives Penn State a significant boost for 2024-25.

Puff Johnson ... Impact Johnson will return to the starting lineup following a one-game absence with an undisclosed injury. The senior guard has been a major contributor for the Nittany Lions ...

Puff Johnson scored 20 points, Ace Baldwin Jr. added 16 and Penn State rolled to a 92-62 victory over St. Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday night. — Yanic Konan Niederhauser had 18 points, nine rebounds ...

assistant coaches and nearly every player on the roster. Afterward, the Nittany Lions opened about 30 minutes of practice.

The reality of the Nittany Lion isn’t nearly as exotic or mysterious as its name might indicate. Penn State’s longtime mascot is a common mountain lion, the kind that roamed the mountains near ...

but Konan Niederhauser scored four points in an 8-0 run that put the Nittany Lions up by 10 with 2 minutes to go. Puff Johnson had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Penn State and Nick Kern Jr. added ...

Penn State Nittany Lions forward Puff Johnson left Wednesday’s game against the No. 12 Michigan State Spartans with a right hand injury. Johnson left at the 8:16 mark of the first half and went ...