A former Penn State basketball guard is headed back to his home state after he entered the NCAA Transfer Portal last month.
Jahvin Carter, who appeared in 26 games for the Nittany Lions, is headed to Middle Tennessee, he announced on social media Friday. The graphic from his new school that the Tennessee native shared read, “Welcome home.”
Carter was the first Penn State player to enter the transfer portal at the end of a disappointing 2024-25 season. Carter’s pending entry into the portal, which opened March 24, was first reported and confirmed March 19.
“Honestly, I had a great conversation with Jahvin this week, and I have nothing but great things to say about him,” Penn State coach Mike Rhoades said at the time of Carter’s departure. “He’s an awesome young man, pleasure to coach this year. Awesome family, love his family and the way they go about it. We had a an open conversation. Really appreciate the honesty and the feedback from Jahvin, and Jahvin was looking for something that he felt was out there, and I’m OK with that.”
The 6-foot-3, 185-pound Carter averaged 2.1 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 8.3 minutes per game across his 26 appearances. He made 32.8% of his field goal attempts and shot 32.4% from three-point range.
Carter joins a Blue Raiders program that went 22-12 overall and 12-6 in Conference USA. Middle Tennessee finished tied for second in the conference standings, and the Blue Raiders season came to an end with a 109-103 triple-overtime loss to Chattanooga in the first round of the NIT. They last made the NCAA Tournament in 2016-17.
Carter had connections to Middle Tennessee during the recruiting process. The Blue Raiders were one of three reported offers for Carter, along with Penn State and Georgia Tech. Middle Tennessee offered him three days after Penn State, but he became Rhoades’ first commitment with the Nittany Lions a week later.
Carter was a prep star at Alcoa (Tenn.), which is nearly three hours east of Murfreesboro, Tenn. He was rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports, and he was ranked as the No. 4 player in Tennessee. Carter was unranked as a portal prospect.
Penn State also lost forwards Miles Goodman and Hudson Ward to the portal, meaning that three-quarters of the Class of 2024 has moved on. Guard Dominick Stewart is the lone returner from that group. The current transfer portal window lasts until April 22.
There is other potential roster turnover for Rhoades and company. Last week, forward Yanic Konan Niederhauser announced his declaration for the 2025 NBA Draft, but he left the option open to return to Penn State for his senior season.
Penn State finished the 2024-25 season with a 16-15 overall record and 6-14 mark in Big Ten play. The Nittany Lions finished in 17th place in the conference and missed the 15-team Big Ten Tournament, and the program also elected to forgo secondary postseason tournaments, such as the NIT and Crown of College Basketball.
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Daniel Gallen covers Penn State for Lions247 and 247Sports. He can be reached at daniel.gallen@paramount.com. Follow Daniel on X at @danieljtgallen, Instagram at @bydanieljtgallen and Bluesky at @danieljtgallen.bsky.social.
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