Former Penn State men’s basketball player Evan Mahaffey committed to Akron out of the transfer portal, he announced Friday morning.

Mahaffey played at Penn State in the 2022-23 season before spending two years at Ohio State. While at Penn State, Mahaffey scored 2.8 points along with 1.7 rebounds per game.

As a Buckeye, Mahaffey went for 4.3 points and 4.2 rebounds per contest as a sophomore in 36 appearances, 35 of which he started in.

This past season, Akron went 28-7 and won the Mid-American Conference with a 17-1 record. As a No. 13 seed, the Zips fell in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Mahaffey, a 6’6″ forward, will join Akron with one year of eligibility remaining.

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