Brent Scott

Biography

Brent Scott enters his third season as an assistant coach at Penn State in 2025-26. Scott came to Happy Valley after serving on head coach Mike Rhoades’ staff at VCU (2017-23) and Rice (2016-17). The former professional player also owns Power Five coaching experience at TCU (2012-16) and LSU (2008-12). With Scott on staff in 2024-25, the Nittany Lions earned two wins over top-15 ranked teams in #8 Purdue and #12 Wisconsin as Penn State earned its first top-10 win since 2019 and highest-ranked road win since 2009. Scott helped engineer the identification, recruitment and development of Penn State's first-ever first-round NBA Draft pick in Yanic Konan Niederhauser as the big man was selected with the 30th overall pick of the 2025 NBA Draft by the Los Angeles Clippers in June 2025. Konan Niederhauser led the Big Ten with 2.3 blocks per game during his one season in the Blue & White in 2024-25 and saw a +7.8 points per game and +3.1 rebounds per game increase from his collegiate career averages prior to his time at Penn State. Scott also played a key role in signing the highest-ranked recruiting class and highest-ranked recruit in program history in Kayden Mingo during the November 2024 signing period. Scott helped lay a strong foundation during his first season at Penn State in 2023-24. In charge of post player development, Scott guided All-Big Ten honorable mention selection Qudus Wahab to a career-best season. Also serving as recruiting coordinator, Scott played an integral ro