(WHTM)-- The Penn State Nittany Lions Men's Basketball program announced the signing of Turkish guard Melih Tunca.

The 19-year-old, 6'5 "guard from Turkey is the latest international signing for the Nittany Lions, following 7-foot Croatian forward Ivan Juric, who signed to the program last month. Tunca now joins what the program said is “the highest-ranked recruiting class in program history.”

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According to the Nittany Lions, Tunca played the 2024-25 season playing with Turk Telekom in Turkey's top professional league, the Turkish Basketball Super League. Tunca earned the Yong Player of the Regular Season honors after averaging 6.7 points, 2.2 assists, and 1.1 rebounds per game through 30 games.

The Nittany Lions said Tu

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