PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania's John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men's Basketball, Fran McCaffery, has announced the addition of transfers Lucas Lueth and TJ Power to his roster. Lueth comes to Penn from Kirkwood Community College and will have three years of eligibility, while Power joins the Quakers after previous stints at Duke (2023-24) and Virginia (2024-25). He will have two years of eligibility.
 
Meet the new transfers on Penn's 2025-26 men's basketball roster…
 
LUCAS LUETH
6-7 | 210
Ames, Iowa | Ames
2024-25 (at Kirkwood CC): Helped the Eagles go 33-3 overall and win the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II national championship … Was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player after recording 46 points, seven steals and nine blocked shots across four games … Played in all 36 games and started 35 … Averaged 10.0 points and 4.5 rebounds per game and finished with 48 assists, 34 steals and 72 blocked shots … Finished the season with 17 double-figure scoring games led by back-to-back games with 24 vs. Northeast CC (1/18) and 20 against Iowa Western CC (1/22) … Scored 17 points on 7-11 shooting in NJCAA semifinal vs. Kalamazoo County CC (3/21) … Had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds in a win at Marshalltown CC (1/25) … Near double-doubles with 8 points and 10 boards against Madison College (11/4) and nine points and 11 rebounds at Ellsworth CC (1/15) … Recorded 12 points and eight rebounds in Kirkwood's 63-61 NJCAA D2 Region 11 title game victory over Iowa Central CC (3/8), earning all-tournament honors.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Coach McCaffery on Lucas Lueth: "Lucas played his high school ball in Iowa so he's been on my radar for quite awhile. He had an outstanding season last year at Kirkwood, leading them to the juco national championship and earning Most Outstanding Player honors at that tournament. So I think he can make an immediate impact for us here at Penn and I look forward to seeing his skill set improve our team."
 
 
TJ POWER
6-9 | 220
Shrewsbury, Mass. | Worcester Academy
2024-25 (at Virginia): Played 24 games, including five starts … Averaged 1.3 points and 1.0 rebounds … Went 8 of 8 from the free throw line … Scored five points vs. Villanova (11/15) … Scored four points, all on free throws, at Stanford (1/11) … Tallied three points and three rebounds in first collegiate start and UVA debut, vs. Campbell (11/6) … Scored three points vs. No. 22 St. John's (11/22), Manhattan (11/26) and SMU (12/7/24) … Chipped in two assists and one block vs. No. 21 Memphis (12/18) … Went 2 of 2 from the free throw line vs. Boston College (1/21) … Handed out two assists in 12 minutes at Miami (1/29).
 
2023-24 (at Duke): Played in 26 of 36 games … Averaged 2.1 points and 0.7 rebounds … Shot 35.7 percent from 3-point range and 85.7 percent from the free throw line … Netted a season-high nine points (3 of 4 3FG) vs. La Salle (11/21) … Scored seven points against North Carolina (3/9) … Made his collegiate debut against Dartmouth (11/6), playing eight minutes and grabbing two rebounds … Scored his first two career points off a pair of free throws against Bucknell (11/17), adding in a rebound and an assist in his  career-high 11 minutes … Drained two first-half three-pointers in 13 minutes off the bench at Arkansas (11/29) … Played a season-high 16 minutes at Georgia Tech (12/2) … Scored six points on a pair of three-pointers, added two steals and an assist versus Queens (12/30) … ACC All-Academic Team.
 
High School: Rated by 247Sports with five stars as the No. 16 player nationally, the No. 4 power forward and the No. 1 player from the state of Massachusetts … Rated by ESPN with four stars as the No. 32 player nationally, the No. 6 power forward and the No. 1 player from the state of Massachusetts … Named the Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year for the 2021-22 season … Averaged 13.1 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.5 steals as a junior at Worcester Academy … Averaged 23.7 points and shot 45 percent from three-point in the final EYBL session in Kansas City in the summer of 2022, including a 41-point, 15-point, 5-assist outburst against Houston Hoops … Helped lead Worcester Academy to back-to-back NEPSAC Class AA championships in his junior and senior seasons … A standout prep baseball player as well, winning a CNEPSBL title in May of 2023 with Worcester Academy. Pitched 20.2 innings as a senior with a 1.69 ERA and 31 strikeouts while issuing just three walks.
 
Personal: Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
Coach McCaffery on TJ Power: "TJ is someone who I've known for a long time and I'm excited to have the opportunity to coach him. I really think that TJ has the chance to be one of the best players not just in the Ivy League but in the country, so I'm excited to get him in a Penn uniform and help him develop his game. I think our fans will really enjoy watching him play."