Penn State basketball cements 2024-25 non-conference schedule
Penn State head coach Mike Rhoades and the Nittany Lions are ready for their follow up. Today, that came into sharper focus as the program revealed its 2024-25 non-conference schedule in its entirety.
Tip times and television arrangements have yet to be set for many of the matchups, but the Nittany Lions are set to take on 11 opponents, including the possibility of playing two of three potential matchups in the Sunshine Slam during Thanksgiving week in Daytona Beach, Fla. Seven games will be played at the Bryce Jordan Center this year, including the Nov. 4 season-opener against Binghamton. Others at home include a return trip for Jim Ferry with his UMBC team on Nov. 8.
Away matchup highlights include a trip to take on Virginia Tech at CFG Bank Arena in downtown Baltimore on Friday, Nov. 15 as part of a Hall of Fame Classic double-header with Virginia and Villanova. While that meeting serves as a nod and return to point guard Ace Baldwin’s home town, the Nittany Lions will also be back in Philadelphia – not at the Palestra this time – for a Dec. 21 date with Drexel. That game will be played at Wells Fargo Arena, though it will be considered as a true away game, and the only one on the 2024-25 slate.
Penn State 2024-25 Non-Conference Schedule
Monday, Nov. 4 – Binghamton – BJC (2024 NCAA NET – No. 274)
Friday, Nov. 8 – UMBC – BJC (NCAA NET- No. 284)
Tuesday, Nov. 12 – Saint Francis (Pa.) – BJC (NCAA NET – No. 352)
Friday, Nov. 15 – Virginia Tech – CFG Bank Arena, Baltimore (NCAA NET – No. 60)
Wednesday, Nov. 20 – Purdue Ft. Wayne – BJC (NCAA NET – No. 157)
Monday, Nov. 25 – Sunshine Slam (Fordham No. 176)
Tuesday, Nov. 26 – Sunshine Slam (Clemson No. 35 OR San Francisco No. 66)
Sunday, Dec. 1 – Buffalo – BJC (NCAA NET – No. 345)
Saturday, Dec. 14 – Coppin State – BJC (NCAA NET – No. 361)
Saturday, Dec. 21 – Drexel – Wells Fargo Arena (NCAA NET No. 122)
Sunday, Dec. 29 – Penn – BJC (NCAA NET No. 212)
Penn State basketball at a glance
Penn State returns five major contributors from Rhoades’ debut season with the program. Described as the head of the snake, Ace Baldwin returns for a fifth year of college ball at point guard, having forgone moving into the professional ranks this past offseason. Alongside him, the Nittany Lions will feature returning players with starting experience including Puff Johnson, Nick Kern, and Zach Hicks, plus D’Marco Dunn.
Penn State 2023-24 data
| NCAA NET | 86 |
| Overall record | 16-17 |
| Big Ten record | 10-11 |
| Home record | 13-4 |
| Road record | 2-8 |
| Neutral record | 1-5 |
| Q1 | 2-8 |
| Q2 | 4-6 |
| Q3 | 5-2 |
| Q4 | 5-1 |
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