Over the past several months, rumors have circulated about potential closures of several Penn State Commonwealth campuses.
Those rumors were confirmed on May 22, as the Penn State Board of Trustees voted to close seven Commonwealth campuses at the end of the spring 2027 semester.
Along with those seven schools across the Commonwealth, 58 sports teams will be discontinued following the end of the 2026-27 academic year.
“It’s almost like our legacy is going to die,” LeShawn Hammett, the Wilkes-Barre men’s basketball coach, said. “As the campuses close, we’ll have the memories, the banners will always hang in the rafters and the trophies will always be in the trophy case, but the Penn State program won’t live on.