UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men's basketball head coach Mike Rhoades announced the addition of six-foot-eight Xavier transfer Kachi Nzeh (pronounced KAH-chee NN-zeh) to the Nittany Lion program Tuesday. Nzeh, an Upper Darby, Pa. native, joins Penn State with three seasons of eligibility remaining.
Kachi Nzeh – 6-8 Power Forward – 230 lbs. – Upper Darby, Pa. – George School/Xavier
Nzeh appeared in 19 games while making four starts during his true freshman season at Xavier. He averaged 2.5 points and 2.5 rebounds in 9.8 minutes per game during the 2023-24 slate while shooting 60 percent from the field. His rookie campaign with the Musketeers was highlighted by a 13-point, six-rebound performance at Georgetown in which he shot 5-for-5 from the field.
An Upper Darby, Pa. native, Nzeh was rated as the No. 2 player in the state of Pennsylvania by 247Sports coming out of high school at George School under coach Ben Luber. He earned Philadelphia Sports Digest Non-PIAA Player of the Year honors and Philadelphia Sports Digest Non-PIAA First Team accolades as a senior after averaging 17.6 points and 10.7 rebounds per game. Nzeh posted 21 points in George School's first-ever appearance in the PAISAA title game after putting up an 18-point, 18-rebound double-double in the Friend School League title game to lead George School to its first Friends School League championship.
Nzeh also earned first-team All-State and first-team All-League honors during his junior season after averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds and two blocks per game. George School went 40-14 during his time on campus, including a 25-1 home record. He finished his three-year high school career, which included two years at George School and one season at Upper Darby High School, with 1,102 points.
Rhoades on Nzeh: "We're thrilled to add Kachi to our Penn State basketball family. He is a great fit for what we want to do on both ends of the court and his versatility and physicality will make him a great addition to our team. We're excited to bring Kachi back home to his home state of Pennsylvania and can't wait to get to work."
