STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Penn State men's basketball coach Mike Rhoades announced the signing of Davidson transfer guard Roberts Blums ahead of the 2026-27 season.

"Roberts possesses a great ability to stretch the floor, make quick decisions and create his own shot," Rhoades said. "He will provide an experienced back-court presence and we expect him to make an immediate impact as a reliable perimeter threat. We're excited to welcome him to our Penn State basketball family."

The Latvia native was Davidson's leading scorer during the 2025-26 campaign and comes to Happy Valley with two seasons of eligibility remaining.

The 6-foot-4 guard played his first two collegiate seasons at Davidson, appearing in 63 contests. He was Davidson's leading scorer as a sophomore in 2025-26, averaging 12.4 points per game to go along with 3.4 rebounds per contest. Blums ranked seventh in the Atlantic 10 in both 3-point field goal percentage (40.7%) and 3-pointers made (77) during the campaign. He tallied 21 double-digit scoring efforts and three 20-plus point games.

Blums played in 31 games off the bench during his freshman season at Davidson in 2024-25, averaging 4.3 points in 15.5 minutes per contest. He registered five double-digit scoring efforts.

Prior to his collegiate career at Davidson, Blums won both the 2024 Latvian League and Latvian Cup championships. He averaged 12 points per game after appearing in 32 contests for VEF Riga in the Latvian Estonian Basketball League.

Blums was a member of both the U16 and U18 Latvian national teams. He averaged 20 points and 5.3 rebounds per contest during the 2023 FIBA U18 European Championships en route to Latvia's gold medal finish and was named MVP of the U18 European Championship tournament.