Talor Battle is returning to his home turf.
The Inside Zone reported that Battle, Penn State's all-time leading scorer with 2,213 career points, is returning to his alma mater as an assistant coach following a one-year stint in the same role for Ohio State.
SOURCE: Penn State all-time leading scorer Talor Battle is returning to the Nittany Lions as an assistant coach.
— Matt Fortuna (@Matt_Fortuna) April 1, 2025
Battle, who was a PSU assistant in 2021, comes over from Ohio State. He replaces Jimmy Martelli, whos joining brother Phils staff at VCU. @JonSauber first. pic.twitter.com/uBLOleauv3
Battle played at Penn State from 2007 through 2011 before a seven-year professional career overseas with clubs based in France, Germany, Sicily, Belgium, Israel, Hungary and Slovenia.
Following his playing career, Battle embarked on his coaching journey in 2020 as an assistant with the Nittany Lions before landing at Northwestern the following year. There, he helped the Wildcats to their second and third NCAA Tournament berths in school history in 2023 and 2024.
Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler hired him from there last year as part of his first Buckeye coaching staff. Diebler will now have to fill Battle's slot on his bench while still working Ohio State's top targets in the transfer portal this offseason as the Buckeyes seek their first NCAA Tournament in four years next campaign.
