AP source: Penn St hiring VCU’s Rhoades as men’s hoops coach

By RALPH D. RUSSO
AP College Sports Writer

Penn State is hiring VCU’s Mike Rhoades to be its new men’s basketball coach, a person involved in the decision tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the seven-year contract for Rhoades still needed final approval from the school’s board of trustees. Rhoades, a Pennsylvania native, will replace Micah Shrewsberry, who was hired away by Notre Dame last week. Shrewsberry, an Indiana native, was at Penn State for two seasons, leading the Nittany Lions to the NCAA Tournament this season. Rhoades is 176-113 in six seasons as head coach at VCU, including three NCAA Tournament bids.