Penn State announces 2025 'Return to Rec' date, opponent
Penn State basketball is heading back to Rec Hall. Announced on Wednesday afternoon, the Nittany Lions will meet Ohio State at the famed venue across campus from the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday, Jan. 30. A tip time and television arrangements have not yet been determined.
The news arrives just six days after the Big Ten unveiled the conference schedules for its 18 participating programs this season.
With it, head coach Mike Rhoades and his program, now entering year two of his stewardship, have an opportunity to recreate the boost that emerged from last season’s one-off. Describing the atmosphere as “awesome” and “tremendous” in the aftermath of the win, Rhoades saw it as a program building event.
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Encouraged by as much, the intention to play more games in the historic venue were signaled strongly.
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“I’ll play anywhere, anytime. That’s how we’ll roll,” said Rhoades. “Let’s think outside the box for Penn State basketball. Let’s not do the old, the norm. Let’s be different, let’s go around the state and play, let’s go around the Mid-Atlantic region and play. Play anybody and figure it out.
“But man, this was old school. This was like check it up and let’s go play in a hot gym, which is what it’s all about, which is a lot of fun. So I hope we can. I hope we can. But that’s more of an administrative question and their direction but they’re thinking outside the box, too. And I appreciate that.”
Penn State full 2024-25 schedule
(Home games bolded)
Monday, Nov. 4 – Binghamton
Friday, Nov. 8 – UMBC
Tuesday, Nov. 12 – Saint Francis (Pa.)
Friday, Nov. 15 – Virginia Tech – CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore
Wednesday, Nov. 20 – Purdue Ft. Wayne
Monday, Nov. 25 – Sunshine Slam – Fordham
Tuesday, Nov. 26 – Sunshine Slam – Clemson OR San Francisco
Sunday, Dec. 1 – Buffalo
Thursday, Dec. 5 – Purdue
Tuesday, Dec. 10 – at Rutgers
Saturday, Dec. 14 – Coppin State
Saturday, Dec. 21 – at Drexel – Wells Fargo Arena
Sunday, Dec. 29 – Penn
Thursday, Jan. 2 – Northwestern
Sunday, Jan. 5 – Indiana – Palestra
Wednesday, Jan. 8 – at Illinois
Sunday, Jan. 12 – Oregon
Wednesday, Jan. 15 – at Michigan State
Monday, Jan. 20 – Rutgers
Friday, Jan. 24 – at Iowa
Monday, Jan. 27 – at Michigan
Thursday, Jan. 30 – Ohio State – Rec Hall
Tuesday, Feb. 4 – Minnesota
Saturday, Feb. 8 – at UCLA
Tuesday, Feb. 11 – at Southern Cal
Saturday, Feb. 15 – Washington
Wednesday, Feb. 19 – Nebraska
Saturday, Feb. 22 – at Minnesota
Wednesday, Feb. 26 – at Indiana
Saturday, Mar. 1 – Maryland
Sunday, Mar. 8 – at Wisconsin
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