CAREER NOTES & RECORDS
Season: 2020-21: Saw action in eight games with one start…Scored career-high five points at Illinois (1/19). 2019-20: Saw action in eight games and four Big Ten games. 2018-19: Made collegiate debut as a basketball player in December 2018 after transferring from Villanova following fall 2017 season...Played in 11 games, including 10-straight Big Ten contests.
Awards: Honored as two-time Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar (2018-19, 2019-20)...Earned three-straight Academic All-Big Ten honors (2018-21)...Named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court for juniors or seniors who possess a cumulative grade-point average of 3.2 or above (2019-20).
AS A JUNIOR – 2020-21
Awards: Named 2020-21 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar for third consecutive academic year…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors for third-straight season.
Season: Saw action in eight games with one start…Recorded five points, two assists, six rebounds and three steals.
at No. 15 Virginia Tech (12/8): Made season debut in final minute. at No. 22 Illinois (1/19): Tied season-high 10 minutes…Scored career-best five points…Pulled down two boards…Had one assist and one steal. at No. 19 Wisconsin (2/2): Recorded a rebound and a steal. Minnesota (3/3): Started game on Senior Night…Played 10 minutes of action…Grabbed two defensive rebounds…Had one assist and one steal. at Maryland (3/7): Provided critical minutes on court in Nittany Lions’ win in final regular-season game.
AS A SOPHOMORE — 2019-20
Awards: Selected as a Big Ten Conference Distinguished Scholar for second consecutive academic year...Named to 2018-19 Academic All-Big Ten list...Named a member of the team’s “Juice Squad” with John Harrar and Jamari Wheeler to serve as a role model for leading and motivating teammates...All three were honored with the Dave Phillips Unsung Hero Award at the team's annual banquet.
Season: Saw action in eight games, including four Big Ten contests.
Maryland Eastern Shore (11/5): Played season-high eight minutes. Bucknell (11/19): Ripped down a defensive rebound. Wake Forest (12/4): Added two points in B1G/ACC Challenge victory. Central Connecticut State (12/20): Assisted on Trent Buttrick 3-pointer that gave Nittany Lions their largest lead of the game. Cornell (12/29): Saw action in second-straight game. at Nebraska (2/1): Had a steal in key road win.
AS A FRESHMAN — 2018-19
Awards: Named a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar…Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
Season: Made collegiate debut as a basketball player in December 2018 after transferring from Villanova following fall 2017 season...Played in 11 games, including 10-straight Big Ten contests...Played an average of 7.9 minutes per game in his Big Ten appearances...Averaged 14.0 minutes in back-to-back games vs. Purdue in an overtime contest (1/16/19) and at Northwestern (2/4/19)...Was a member of the Dean's List with a GPA of 3.5 or above for both 2018 fall and 2019 spring semesters.
UMBC (12/29): Scored two points and pulled down two offensive rebounds in first game as a Nittany Lion. Michigan State (1/13): Played in first of 10-straight Big Ten games...Recorded two career bests with three rebounds in 18 minutes on floor...Drew two offensive fouls. Iowa (1/16): Connected on first career 3-point field goal in first half. at Minnesota (1/19): Hit 3-pointer midway through second half...Fed Mike Watkins for early first-half layup for first career assist. Rutgers (1/26): Registered first career block and followed with layup on other end...Contributed two points, a rebound, assist and block in six minutes on court. Purdue (1/31): Shared team high in blocks category with John Harrar and Mike Watkins (1)...Pulled down two rebounds...Converted a free throw. at Northwestern (2/4): Played critical minutes with three points and two rebounds in Big Ten win...Tied career best for third time with three points off layup and free throw...Grabbed two rebounds on back-to-back plays in first half...Picked up a steal and made subsequent free throw to tie game before halftime. Nebraska (2/19): Dished to Myreon Jones for second-half 3-pointer.
HIGH SCHOOL
Competed in two sports at Germantown Academy (GA), playing basketball for Jim Fenerty and football for Matt Dence...Won four letters as a four-year starter for the Patriot basketball team and four letters as a quarterback for GA football team...Lettered one year in track & field...Captained both the Patriot football and basketball teams as a senior...Led Patriots to four-straight 20-win seasons and four consecutive Philadelphia Inter-Academic League championships on the hardwood...Helped guide Germantown Academy to 37-5 record in league play during his four years...Became first Philadelphia-area high school athlete to pass for more than 3,000 yards in football and score more than 1,000 points in basketball in his career...Selected Most Valuable Player for both Germantown Academy and Inter-Academic League as a senior...Earned first-team all-league accolades for basketball as a junior and senior...Averaged 21 points and 11 rebounds per game in his senior season as a first-team all-state pick...First boys high school player to score 40 points in two Inter-Academic League games...As a senior, combined with a Patriot teammate for 44.6 points per game, the highest combined scoring average in the Philadelphia area since the 1999-2000 season...Finished his career with more than 1,400 points and 900 rebounds...Earned high honors all four years at Germantown Academy...Named to the Bucks County Courier Times Boys Basketball All-Decade Team (2011-20) in July 2020.
PERSONAL
Full name is Kyle Michael McCloskey...Parents are Mike and Mimi McCloskey, both Penn State alumni and letterwinners...Father, Mike, was a tight end for Nittany Lions from 1979-82 and played on the 1982 national championship team...He went on to play in the NFL from 1983-87...Mother, Mimi, competed in track & field...Sister, Megan ‘18, competed in track & field for Penn State, becoming the first female Nittany Lion to garner All-America honors in the high jump...Sister, Kiernan, was a four-year letterwinner in women’s basketball at Lehigh (2013-17)...Studying economics...Born December 18, 1998, in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.