State College, Pa. – December 11, 2004 – Penn State freshman center John Kelly (West Milford, N.J.) has decided to leave the Nittany Lion basketball team and plans on transferring to another institution.
‘We respect John’s decision,’ Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis said. ‘We appreciate all his hard work and will do whatever we can to assist him.’
Kelly red-shirted last season and played in two games this year, logging seven minutes vs. Lock Haven and one minute vs. Western Carolina.”