The complete 2025-2026 Penn State men’s basketball schedule was released yesterday. There are many exciting highlights to the slate this year. Perhaps the most exciting highlight are the games when the Nittany Lions take on their opponent at a neutral site. There are 4 games this year Penn State will play in a neutral location.
Xfinity Mobile Arena – Philadelphia, Pa. – Saturday, November 15 – vs. LaSalle
Penn State and LaSalle will meet for the sixth time in program history and the first time since 2013. The Nittany Lions won the most recent meeting when they played the Explorers in State College on November 19, 2013 and won 79-72. The Broad Street Autumn Invitational doubleheader will also feature Philadelphia’s Drexel Dragons taking on the Syracuse Orange. Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster and tipoff time and broadcast coverage will be announced at a later date.
Mohegan Sun Arena – Uncasville, Conn. – Saturday, November 22 – vs. Providence – 4:00 pm
The Nittany Lions will then take on Providence in the 2025 Hall of Fame Showcase. This contest will be the second game of a doubleheader as Boston University plays Harvard in Game 1 at 1:30 pm. This will be the fourth time in program history Penn State has played the Friars. Penn State owns a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series which includes a 55-52 overtime win in the 2012 Puerto Rico Tip-Off and a 69-59 victory in the first round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament. Tickets are now on sale via Ticketmaster and at the Mohegan Sun Arena Box Office.
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Penn State will square off against Pittsburgh in a battle of the Keystone State. This sweet game will mark the 149th time the two teams have met. The last time Penn State and Pitt faced each other was in 2017 at the Legends Classic in Brooklyn when the Nittany Lions defeated the Panthers 85-54. Penn State owns a 76-72 advantage in the all-time series.
The Palestra – Philadelphia, Pa. – Saturday, January 3 – vs. Illinois
This game will be the 64th time Penn State has played at “The Cathedral of College Basketball,” better known as The Palestra. This historic landmark opened in 1927 and has hosted more regular season and postseason games than any other arena for basketball during that time. This matchup against the Fighting Illini should be a battle as Illinois made it to the Round of 32 last season in the NCAA Tournament.
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