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Ta'Rasi Means

13 Ta'Rasi Means

  • Height:
    6'2
  • Year:
    2nd Year
  • Hometown:
    Plum, Pa.
  • High School:
    Plum
  • Position:
    G
  • Major:
    Division of Undergraduate Studies
gp 24
pts/g 19.5
fg % 52.5
3pt % 40.8
ft % 69.9
reb/g 3.9
a/g 3.3

2022-2023: Appeared in 22 games, starting 14 . . . shot 71 percent from the free throw line . . . averaged 12.1 points per game and 3.5 rebounds per game . . . was selected as PSUAC Second Team All-Conference 

2021-2022: Appeared in five games and started four before redshirting due to an injury . . . averaged 7.8 points per game and 3.2 rebounds per game

Recent Games
Feb 10 Penn State Fayette W, 97-74
Feb 13 Westmoreland County Community College W, 118-60
Feb 17 at Penn State Beaver W, 89-62
Feb 20 Penn State Du Bois W, 83-73
Feb 23 at Penn State Fayette W, 94-86
Feb 26 at Penn State Greater Allegheny L, 82-78
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 24 18
Games started 22 17
Minutes 724 599
Minutes per game 30.2 33.3
FG 178-339 136-255
FG Pct 52.5 53.3
3PT 40-98 33-76
3PT Pct 40.8 43.4
FT 72-103 55-78
FT Pct 69.9 70.5
Off rebounds 28 17
Def rebounds 65 53
Total rebounds 93 70
Rebounds per game 3.9 3.9
Personal fouls 46 37
Disqualifications 1 1
Assists 78 63
Turnovers 62 51
Assist to turnover ratio 1.3 1.2
Steals 47 34
Blocks 16 14
Points 468 360
Points per game 19.5 20.0
Points per 40 min 25.9 24.0
Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 11 at Community College of Allegheny College W, 100-96 1 1 9-19 47.4 1-4 25.0 4-4 100.0 23
Nov 14 at Pitt-Johnstown L, 103-80 1 28 8-19 42.1 5-7 71.4 1-1 100.0 22
Nov 17 Penn State Wilkes-Barre L, 90-82 1 35 8-18 44.4 2-5 40.0 7-9 77.8 25
Nov 18 Penn State Scranton W, 101-87 1 29 3-11 27.3 1-5 20.0 1-1 100.0 8
Nov 28 at Penn State Du Bois W, 115-90 1 32 8-14 57.1 1-2 50.0 5-6 83.3 22
Dec 1 at Penn State Schuylkill W, 86-84 1 32 10-15 66.7 5-8 62.5 5-6 83.3 30
Dec 2 at Penn State Hazleton W, 80-78 1 37 5-9 55.6 0-2 0.0 6-7 85.7 16
Dec 5 at Penn Highlands W, 101-58 1 1 8-17 47.1 2-4 50.0 1-3 33.3 19
Dec 8 Penn State Mont Alto L, 73-72 1 36 4-9 44.4 2-4 50.0 6-10 60.0 16
Dec 9 Penn State York L, 62-54 1 30 3-10 30.0 1-2 50.0 2-2 100.0 9
Dec 19 at Franciscan L, 90-85 1 36 9-13 69.2 2-3 66.7 4-6 66.7 24
Dec 22 at Virginia Military Institute   - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at Penn State Lehigh Valley W, 101-86 1 33 15-23 65.2 2-5 40.0 5-9 55.6 37
Jan 13 at Penn State Brandywine L, 70-60 1 37 4-15 26.7 1-6 16.7 4-5 80.0 13
Jan 16 at Penn State Shenango L, 78-77 - 31 6-12 50.0 0-4 0.0 3-4 75.0 15
Jan 20 Penn State Beaver W, 80-66 1 29 5-9 55.6 3-6 50.0 0-0 - 13
Jan 23 Penn State Greater Allegheny L, 95-87 1 30 4-10 40.0 0-1 0.0 0-2 0.0 8
Jan 27 at Grove City L, 74-60 - 27 3-11 27.3 1-5 20.0 3-4 75.0 10
Jan 30 at Penn State Mont Alto L, 69-64 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Penn State Shenango W, 83-66 1 35 10-15 66.7 3-4 75.0 5-8 62.5 28
Feb 6 at Penn State Greater Allegheny W, 95-89 1 37 10-18 55.6 2-3 66.7 4-5 80.0 26
Feb 10 Penn State Fayette W, 97-74 1 37 14-22 63.6 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 30
Feb 13 Westmoreland County Community College W, 118-60 1 21 4-8 50.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 8
Feb 17 at Penn State Beaver W, 89-62 1 25 10-13 76.9 5-5 100.0 1-1 100.0 26
Feb 20 Penn State Du Bois W, 83-73 1 36 7-15 46.7 1-5 20.0 0-1 0.0 15
Feb 23 at Penn State Fayette W, 94-86 1 38 10-17 58.8 2-6 33.3 1-2 50.0 23
Feb 26 at Penn State Greater Allegheny L, 82-78 1 39 9-16 56.3 1-3 33.3 5-8 62.5 24
Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 11 at Community College of Allegheny College W, 100-96 1 1 4 0 4 2 1 2.0 4 1 4 -
Nov 14 at Pitt-Johnstown L, 103-80 1 28 1 3 4 4 2 2.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 17 Penn State Wilkes-Barre L, 90-82 1 35 1 5 6 2 3 0.7 2 0 5 1
Nov 18 Penn State Scranton W, 101-87 1 29 1 3 4 3 1 3.0 0 2 1 -
Nov 28 at Penn State Du Bois W, 115-90 1 32 1 3 4 3 1 3.0 1 0 1 -
Dec 1 at Penn State Schuylkill W, 86-84 1 32 1 2 3 5 2 2.5 3 1 2 -
Dec 2 at Penn State Hazleton W, 80-78 1 37 1 0 1 3 2 1.5 1 0 3 -
Dec 5 at Penn Highlands W, 101-58 1 1 4 3 7 2 1 2.0 4 0 0 -
Dec 8 Penn State Mont Alto L, 73-72 1 36 0 2 2 4 2 2.0 2 2 1 -
Dec 9 Penn State York L, 62-54 1 30 0 2 2 1 4 0.3 2 1 4 -
Dec 19 at Franciscan L, 90-85 1 36 1 0 1 3 4 0.8 3 0 3 -
Dec 22 at Virginia Military Institute   - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 12 at Penn State Lehigh Valley W, 101-86 1 33 0 2 2 5 0 - 4 1 2 -
Jan 13 at Penn State Brandywine L, 70-60 1 37 3 4 7 2 5 0.4 2 1 2 -
Jan 16 at Penn State Shenango L, 78-77 - 31 1 5 6 5 5 1.0 0 0 0 -
Jan 20 Penn State Beaver W, 80-66 1 29 0 3 3 3 2 1.5 0 0 1 -
Jan 23 Penn State Greater Allegheny L, 95-87 1 30 1 3 4 3 4 0.8 2 3 4 -
Jan 27 at Grove City L, 74-60 - 27 1 2 3 2 2 1.0 1 0 2 -
Jan 30 at Penn State Mont Alto L, 69-64 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 3 Penn State Shenango W, 83-66 1 35 0 2 2 6 2 3.0 2 1 2 -
Feb 6 at Penn State Greater Allegheny W, 95-89 1 37 1 6 7 3 3 1.0 3 0 3 -
Feb 10 Penn State Fayette W, 97-74 1 37 2 3 5 3 5 0.6 2 1 2 -
Feb 13 Westmoreland County Community College W, 118-60 1 21 0 2 2 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 -
Feb 17 at Penn State Beaver W, 89-62 1 25 1 1 2 1 1 1.0 3 0 1 -
Feb 20 Penn State Du Bois W, 83-73 1 36 1 1 2 3 6 0.5 3 0 1 -
Feb 23 at Penn State Fayette W, 94-86 1 38 2 6 8 8 3 2.7 2 1 2 -
Feb 26 at Penn State Greater Allegheny L, 82-78 1 39 1 5 6 4 2 2.0 1 1 0 -
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2021-22 5 4 23.8 3.2-8.0 40.0 0.4-2.0 20.0 1.0-2.4 41.7 7.8
2022-23 22 14 27.1 4.8-9.9 48.4 0.6-2.3 25.5 2.0-2.8 71.0 12.1
2023-24 24 22 30.2 7.4-14.1 52.5 1.7-4.1 40.8 3.0-4.3 69.9 19.5
Total 51 40 28.2 5.9-11.7 50.2 1.1-3.1 34.6 2.4-3.5 68.4 15.2
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2021-22 5 4 119 16-40 40.0 2-10 20.0 5-12 41.7 39
2022-23 22 14 597 105-217 48.4 13-51 25.5 44-62 71.0 267
2023-24 24 22 724 178-339 52.5 40-98 40.8 72-103 69.9 468
Total 51 40 1440 299-596 50.2 55-159 34.6 121-177 68.4 774
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2021-22 5 4 23.8 5.4-13.4 40.0 0.7-3.4 20.0 1.7-4.0 41.7 13.1
2022-23 22 14 27.1 7.0-14.5 48.4 0.9-3.4 25.5 2.9-4.2 71.0 17.9
2023-24 24 22 30.2 9.8-18.7 52.5 2.2-5.4 40.8 4.0-5.7 69.9 25.9
Total 51 40 28.2 8.3-16.6 50.2 1.5-4.4 34.6 3.4-4.9 68.4 21.5
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2021-22 5 4 23.8 1.2 2.0 3.2 1.4 - 1.4 2.4 0.6 1.4 0.4
2022-23 22 14 27.1 1.0 2.5 3.5 1.8 0.0 1.7 2.5 0.7 1.3 0.2
2023-24 24 22 30.2 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.0 3.3 2.6 1.3 2.0 0.7
Total 51 40 28.2 1.1 2.5 3.6 1.8 0.0 2.4 2.5 0.9 1.6 0.5
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2021-22 5 4 119 6 10 16 7 - 7 12 0.6 7 2
2022-23 22 14 597 22 54 76 39 1 37 56 0.7 29 5
2023-24 24 22 724 28 65 93 46 1 78 62 1.3 47 16
Total 51 40 1440 56 129 185 92 2 122 130 0.9 83 23
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2021-22 5 4 23.8 2.0 3.4 5.4 2.4 0.0 2.4 4.0 0.6 2.4 0.7
2022-23 22 14 27.1 1.5 3.6 5.1 2.6 0.1 2.5 3.8 0.7 1.9 0.3
2023-24 24 22 30.2 1.5 3.6 5.1 2.5 0.1 4.3 3.4 1.3 2.6 0.9
Total 51 40 28.2 1.6 3.6 5.1 2.6 0.1 3.4 3.6 0.9 2.3 0.6
  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Total 24 22 30.2 7.4-14.1 52.5 1.7-4.1 40.8 3.0-4.3 69.9 19.5
Conference 18 17 33.3 7.6-14.2 53.3 1.8-4.2 43.4 3.1-4.3 70.5 20.0
Exhibition 1 1 28.0 8.0-19.0 42.1 5.0-7.0 71.4 1.0-1.0 100.0 22.0
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Home 10 10 31.8 6.2-12.7 48.8 1.5-3.8 39.5 2.1-3.3 63.6 16.0
Away 14 12 29.0 8.3-15.1 54.7 1.8-4.3 41.7 3.6-5.0 72.9 22.0
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 15 15 28.2 8.5-15.0 56.9 2.0-4.3 46.2 2.5-3.5 71.7 21.6
Losses 9 7 33.4 5.6-12.7 43.9 1.1-3.7 30.3 3.8-5.6 68.0 16.0
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November 4 4 24.3 7.0-15.5 45.2 1.2-4.0 31.3 4.2-5.0 85.0 19.5
December 6 6 28.7 6.5-12.2 53.4 2.0-3.8 52.2 4.0-5.7 70.6 19.0
January 6 4 31.2 6.2-13.3 46.3 1.2-4.5 25.9 2.5-4.0 62.5 16.0
February 8 8 33.5 9.2-15.5 59.7 2.0-4.0 50.0 2.0-3.1 64.0 22.5
  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Total 24 22 724 178-339 52.5 40-98 40.8 72-103 69.9 468
Conference 18 17 599 136-255 53.3 33-76 43.4 55-78 70.5 360
Exhibition 1 1 28 8-19 42.1 5-7 71.4 1-1 100.0 22
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Home 10 10 318 62-127 48.8 15-38 39.5 21-33 63.6 160
Away 14 12 406 116-212 54.7 25-60 41.7 51-70 72.9 308
Neutral - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
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Wins 15 15 423 128-225 56.9 30-65 46.2 38-53 71.7 324
Losses 9 7 301 50-114 43.9 10-33 30.3 34-50 68.0 144
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November 4 4 97 28-62 45.2 5-16 31.3 17-20 85.0 78
December 6 6 172 39-73 53.4 12-23 52.2 24-34 70.6 114
January 6 4 187 37-80 46.3 7-27 25.9 15-24 62.5 96
February 8 8 268 74-124 59.7 16-32 50.0 16-25 64.0 180
  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Total 24 22 30.2 9.8-18.7 52.5 2.2-5.4 40.8 4.0-5.7 69.9 25.9
Conference 18 17 33.3 9.1-17.0 53.3 2.2-5.1 43.4 3.7-5.2 70.5 24.0
Exhibition 1 1 28.0 11.4-27.1 42.1 7.1-10.0 71.4 1.4-1.4 100.0 31.4
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Home 10 10 31.8 7.8-16.0 48.8 1.9-4.8 39.5 2.6-4.2 63.6 20.1
Away 14 12 29.0 11.4-20.9 54.7 2.5-5.9 41.7 5.0-6.9 72.9 30.3
Neutral - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
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Wins 15 15 28.2 12.1-21.3 56.9 2.8-6.1 46.2 3.6-5.0 71.7 30.6
Losses 9 7 33.4 6.6-15.1 43.9 1.3-4.4 30.3 4.5-6.6 68.0 19.1
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November 4 4 24.3 11.5-25.6 45.2 2.1-6.6 31.3 7.0-8.2 85.0 32.2
December 6 6 28.7 9.1-17.0 53.4 2.8-5.3 52.2 5.6-7.9 70.6 26.5
January 6 4 31.2 7.9-17.1 46.3 1.5-5.8 25.9 3.2-5.1 62.5 20.5
February 8 8 33.5 11.0-18.5 59.7 2.4-4.8 50.0 2.4-3.7 64.0 26.9
  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Total 24 22 30.2 1.2 2.7 3.9 1.9 0.0 3.3 2.6 1.3 2.0 0.7
Conference 18 17 33.3 0.9 2.9 3.9 2.1 0.1 3.5 2.8 1.2 1.9 0.8
Exhibition 1 1 28.0 1.0 3.0 4.0 1.0 0.0 4.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
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Home 10 10 31.8 0.6 2.6 3.2 2.1 0.1 3.0 3.0 1.0 1.5 1.0
Away 14 12 29.0 1.6 2.8 4.4 1.8 - 3.4 2.3 1.5 2.3 0.4
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 15 28.2 1.3 2.5 3.7 1.7 - 3.5 2.1 1.7 2.1 0.5
Losses 9 7 33.4 1.0 3.1 4.1 2.3 0.1 2.9 3.4 0.8 1.7 0.9
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November 4 4 24.3 1.8 2.8 4.5 2.8 0.3 2.5 1.5 1.7 1.8 0.8
December 6 6 28.7 1.2 1.5 2.7 2.2 - 3.0 2.5 1.2 2.5 0.7
January 6 4 31.2 1.0 3.2 4.2 1.8 - 3.3 3.0 1.1 1.5 0.8
February 8 8 33.5 1.0 3.3 4.3 1.4 - 3.8 2.9 1.3 2.0 0.5
  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Total 24 22 724 28 65 93 46 1 78 62 1.3 47 16
Conference 18 17 599 17 53 70 37 1 63 51 1.2 34 14
Exhibition 1 1 28 1 3 4 1 0 4 2 2.0 0 0
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Home 10 10 318 6 26 32 21 1 30 30 1.0 15 10
Away 14 12 406 22 39 61 25 - 48 32 1.5 32 6
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 15 423 19 37 56 25 - 52 31 1.7 32 8
Losses 9 7 301 9 28 37 21 1 26 31 0.8 15 8
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November 4 4 97 7 11 18 11 1 10 6 1.7 7 3
December 6 6 172 7 9 16 13 - 18 15 1.2 15 4
January 6 4 187 6 19 25 11 - 20 18 1.1 9 5
February 8 8 268 8 26 34 11 - 30 23 1.3 16 4
  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Total 24 22 30.2 1.5 3.6 5.1 2.5 0.1 4.3 3.4 1.3 2.6 0.9
Conference 18 17 33.3 1.1 3.5 4.7 2.5 0.1 4.2 3.4 1.2 2.3 0.9
Exhibition 1 1 28.0 1.4 4.3 5.7 1.4 0.0 5.7 2.9 2.0 0.0 0.0
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Home 10 10 31.8 0.8 3.3 4.0 2.6 0.1 3.8 3.8 1.0 1.9 1.3
Away 14 12 29.0 2.2 3.8 6.0 2.5 0.0 4.7 3.2 1.5 3.2 0.6
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Wins 15 15 28.2 1.8 3.5 5.3 2.4 0.0 4.9 2.9 1.7 3.0 0.8
Losses 9 7 33.4 1.2 3.7 4.9 2.8 0.1 3.5 4.1 0.8 2.0 1.1
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November 4 4 24.3 2.9 4.5 7.4 4.5 0.4 4.1 2.5 1.7 2.9 1.2
December 6 6 28.7 1.6 2.1 3.7 3.0 0.0 4.2 3.5 1.2 3.5 0.9
January 6 4 31.2 1.3 4.1 5.3 2.4 0.0 4.3 3.9 1.1 1.9 1.1
February 8 8 33.5 1.2 3.9 5.1 1.6 0.0 4.5 3.4 1.3 2.4 0.6
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    Westmoreland County Community College vs. Penn State New Kensington
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    Westmoreland County Community College vs. Penn State New Kensington
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    Westmoreland County Community College vs. Penn State New Kensington
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    Penn State Du Bois vs. Penn State New Kensington
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    Penn State Du Bois vs. Penn State New Kensington