Penn State men's basketball non-conference schedule revealed

The start of a new college football season is here, and the Nittany Lions will get back on the men's basketball court before you know it too.

While the focus around Happy Valley is rightfully on the national championship hopes of the football program as it heads into its season opener in Week 1 as a heavy favorite, Mike Rhoades and his basketball program are hoping to build a roster and put together a season that sees a return to the NCAA tournament next March.

The final pieces of the team's non-conference schedule were officially released, giving us all a look at what Penn State basketball will be up against in the 2025-26 season.Penn State will host seven non-conference matchups this season and will make trips to Philadelphia and Hershey for non-conference games in Pennsylvania.

Everything will tip off at home against Fairfield on Monday, Nov.

3.

Penn State will face La Salle in the newly renamed Xfinity Mobile Arena (formerly the Wells Fargo Center) in Philadelphia and Pitt in the GIANT Center in Hershey as notable in-state matchups on the non-conference schedule.Penn State will play Dayton in a charity exhibition game on Sunday, Oct.

12 to help ramp up for the start of the season.

Penn State's non-conference games are locke din on the calendar, although specific start times and broadcast details will come at a later time.

Penn State's Big Ten schedule has not been officially released at this time.Here is a look at Penn State basketball's non-conference schedule:Oct.

19 at Dayton (charity exhibition), 2:00 p.m.

ETNov.

3 vs.

FairfieldNov.

8 at New HavenNov.

11 vs.

NavyNov.

15 vs.

La Salle (Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, Pa.)Nov.

19 vs.

HarvardNov.

22 vs.

Providence (Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn.)Nov.

25 vs.

Boston UniversityNov.

29 vs.

Sacred HeartDec.

2 vs.

CampbellDec.

21 vs.

Pittsburgh (GIANT Center, Hershey, Pa.)Dec.

29 vs.

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