September 5, 2012 at 3:37 PM
Basketball: Men's
Penn State basketball recruiting: Payton Banks commits
Small forward Payton Banks has become Penn State's third verbal commit for the class of 2013, according to Lions247.com.
The 6-foot-5, Orange, Calif., native also holds offers from Nevada, Pepperdine and UTEP, according to Rivals, where he is listed as a three-star recruit.
Shaler Area guard Geno Thorpe committed to head coach Patrick Chambers in November and Germantown Academy power forward Julian Moore gave his pledge in late July. Both are three-star recruits.
Brandon Austin, the No. 71 player in the nation according to Rivals, decommitted from Penn State in July. He was the highest rated player Chambers had received a verbal from in his two years as head coach of the Nittany Lions.