Penn State men’s baksetball is entering the third season under head coach Mike Rhoades. After going 16-15 last season, the next step forward for the program is finding a way to compete more consistently in Big Ten play and make a return to the NCAA men’s basketball tournament at the end of the season. First, Penn State must simply get back to the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament after failing to qualify for the conference tournament last season.
Penn State men’s baksetball will play a handful of games in Pennsylvania away from the Bryce Jordan Center this season. The Nittany Lions will play two games in Philadelphia with a home-away-from-home game at The Palestra for a Big Ten contest and a non-conference matchup against La Salle as part of a college basketball doubleheader in the Xfinity Mobile Arena. Penn State will also face Pittsburgh in a non-conference game in Hershey at the GIANT Center.
Penn State will play two exhibition games in October. The first will be against Dayton in a charity exhibition game. The second will be a tune-up game in the Bryce Jordan Center against Division 2 Shippensburg just before the start of the regular season.
Here is Penn State’s men’s baksetball schedule for the 2025-2026 season.
2025-2026 Penn State Men’s Basketball Schedule
All times are Eastern. At this time, most start times for the regular season have been officially announced. Big Ten games designated with “*.”
- Sunday, Oct. 19 at Dayton (exhibition) – 2:00 p.m.
- Sunday, Oct. 26 vs. Shippensburg (exhibition) – 2:00 p.m.
- Monday, Nov. 3 vs. Fairfield
- Saturday, Nov. 8 at New Haven – 1:00 p.m.
- Tuesday, Nov. 11 vs. Navy
- Saturday, Nov. 15 vs. La Salle (Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Wednesday, Nov. 19 vs. Harvard
- Saturday, Nov. 22 vs. Providence (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.)
- Tuesday, Nov. 25 vs. Boston University
- Saturday, Nov. 29 vs. Sacred Heart
- Tuesday, Dec. 2 vs. Campbell
- Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Indiana*
- Saturday, Dec. 13 vs. Michigan State*
- Sunday, Dec. 21 vs. Pittsburgh (GIANT Center, Hershey, Pa.)
- Monday, Dec. 29 vs. North Carolina Central
- Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 vs. Illinois* (The Palestra, Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Tuesday, Jan. 6 vs. Michigan*
- Saturday, Jan. 10 at Purdue*
- Wednesday, Jan. 14 vs. UCLA*
- Sunday, Jan. 18 at Maryland*
- Thursday, Jan. 22 vs. Wisconsin*
- Monday, Jan. 26 at Ohio State*
- Thursday, Jan. 29* at Northwestern*
- Sunday, Feb. 1 vs. Minnesota*
- Thursday, Feb. 5 at Michigan*
- Sunday, Feb. 8 vs. USC*
- Wednesday, Feb. 11 at Washington*
- Saturday, Feb. 14 at Oregon*
- Wednesday, Feb. 18 vs. Rutgers*
- Saturday, Feb. 21 at Nebraska*
- Saturday, Feb. 28 vs. Iowa*
- Wednesday, Mar. 6 vs. Ohio State*
- Sunday, Mar. 8 at Rutgers*
The Big Ten men’s basketball tournament will be held from Tuesday, March 10, 2026 through Sunday, March 15 in the United Center in Chicago, Illinois.
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