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For the final weeks of Penn State basketball’s 2023-24 season, Mike Rhoades faced questions regarding the program’s two bonus-year-eligible players and their plans for next year. Ace Baldwin and Puff Johnson, the team’s starting point guard and a forward earning significant minutes, respectively, faced the same questions. For weeks, no definitive answers emerged in either direction. “We’ve had conversations throughout the year about a lot of stuff with all the players and that’s what you do,” said Rhoades before the season’s end. “I’m running a team and we got to make sure we’re doing the best…

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