Another domino in the VCU basketball transfer portal season fell on Wednesday night when rising junior guard Nick Kern announced he will follow former Rams coach Mike Rhoades and point guard Ace Baldwin to Penn State.
Kern averaged 5.3 points and 2.7 rebounds this past season for the Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament champs.
He started 19 of 35 games played, and took on a heightened role after being inserted into the starting lineup a little less than midway through the season.
“Thank you for every part of this journey,” Kern wrote on Twitter, above an image of himself in a Nittany Lions jersey.
A 6-foot-6 wing/combo guard hybrid with standout athleticism, a high motor and particular proclivity for getting downhill and driving to the basket, Kern was also a key defensive presence for VCU.
He routinely guarded the opposition’s top scorer and finished the year with 24 steals and nine blocks.
After Baldwin made his announcement over the weekend, Kern is the second of seven VCU players that entered the transfer portal to announce a new destination.
