Yanic Konan Niederhauser is the first Penn State player to be drafted in the 1st round of the NBA draft in school history.

And with that pick the 7-foot, 250-pound center became the first Penn State player ever taken in the first round of the NBA Draft. He also became the first Nittany Lions player selected since both Jalen Pickett (Denver) and Seth Lundy (Atlanta) were taking in 2023.

With the No. 30 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the LA Clippers selected Yanic Konan Niederhauser from Penn State University.