Ahead of Year 3 under Mike Rhoades, Penn State basketball has announced a quartet of captains.

Junior forward Saša Ciani, freshman guard Kayden Mingo, redshirt sophomore guard Eli Rice and senior forward Josh Reed earned the designation Tuesday.

Your ’25-26 Captains 🫡🦁 #WeAre pic.twitter.com/yx6oQ7dlgS — Penn State Men’s Basketball (@PennStateMBB) September 23, 2025

Mingo stands out, as the New York native signed as the highest-ranked recruit in Nittany Lions history this year. He was a four-star and the No. 37 recruit nationally, according to the 247Sports Composite rating. At 6-3 and 195 pounds, Mingo was the New York Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior, averaging 13.6 points and 4.1 assists per game.

Rice is one of three returners from Penn State’s 16-15 2024-25 team. T

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