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Aug. 27, 2015
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - The Big Ten conference announced the league schedule Thursday, completing the Penn State men's basketball team's slate of games for the 2015-16 season. The Nittany Lions begin their 24th season of Big Ten play on the road vs. Maryland Dec. 30.
The league schedule features eight Big Ten games in the Bryce Jordan Center, with the ninth home game taking place in Madison Square Garden against Michigan Jan. 30. The matchup with the Wolverines is part of a doubleheader with the men's hockey programs from Penn State and Michigan, the first of four annual events at The World's Most Famous Arena
Including the league lid-lifter vs. the Terrapins, Penn State begins conference play with five of its first seven games on the road. The Lions will head to Michigan Jan. 2 before returning to University Park for the home opener against Minnesota Jan. 5 and a matchup with Michigan State Jan. 10 - the only back-to-back home games until PSU's final two contests of the season.
While the full promotional schedule for the Nittany Lions will be released in the coming weeks, the program is proud to announce Coaches vs. Cancer Day will take place against the Spartans. Now in its 20th year, CVC Penn State is one of the top fundraising chapters in the country and will eclipse the $2.5 million mark in the coming year.
The full Big Ten schedule is below. The Nittany Lions take on five teams in home-and-home matchups: Iowa, Michigan (home game at MSG), Michigan State, Nebraska and Northwestern, while facing eight teams just once. Penn State hosts Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Wisconsin, while traveling to Maryland, Ohio State, Purdue and Rutgers.
The conference season concludes on Sunday, March 6, and is followed by the Big Ten Men's Basketball Tournament. It will be held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis for the 10th time. All 14 teams advance to the tournament, with two first-round games slated for Wednesday, March 9. The No. 12 seed will face the No. 13 seed, while the No. 11 seed will take on the No. 14 seed. The top four teams will receive first and second round byes and advance to the quarterfinals on Friday, March 11.
Times and TV designations for all non-conference and conference games will be announced at a later date.
SEASON TICKET INFO
Season tickets for the 2015-15 season are available now from 1-800-NITTANY or online via Virtual Venue, through which you can choose your Bryce Jordan Center season ticket location. The Nittany Lions have 15 home games this season, including two in historic Rec Hall.
Because of the limited seating capacity of Rec Hall, the only guaranteed seats are through the season ticket package. Season ticket holders will have their seats from the BJC mirrored in Rec Hall to the best of the ticket office's ability; however, seating locations will not be guaranteed to be similar to BJC locations.
BIG TEN MINI PLAN
Big Ten mini plans featuring tickets for all eight conference games played in the Bryce Jordan Center are available here or by calling 1-800-NITTANY. Sideline tickets are available for $120 ($15/game), while baseline seats can be purchased for $96 ($12/game).
PENN STATE'S BIG TEN SCHEDULE
Wed., Dec. 30 | at Maryland * | College Park, Md. |
Sat., Jan. 2 | at Michigan * | Ann Arbor, Mich. |
Tue., Jan. 5 | vs. Minnesota * | University Park, Pa. |
Sun., Jan. 10 | vs. Michigan State * | University Park, Pa. |
Wed., Jan. 13 | at Purdue * | West Lafayette, Ind. |
Sat., Jan. 16 | at Northwestern * | Evanston, Ill. |
Thu., Jan. 21 | vs. Wisconsin * | University Park, Pa. |
Mon., Jan. 25 | at Ohio State * | Columbus, Ohio |
Sat., Jan. 30 | vs. Michigan * | New York, N.Y. (MSG) |
Wed., Feb. 3 | at Iowa * | Iowa City, Iowa |
Sat., Feb. 6 | vs. Indiana * | University Park, Pa. |
Sat., Feb. 13 | at Nebraska * | Lincoln, Neb. |
Wed., Feb. 17 | vs. Iowa * | University Park, Pa. |
Sat., Feb. 20 | at Rutgers * | Piscataway, N.J. |
Thu., Feb. 25 | vs. Nebraska * | University Park, Pa. |
Sun., Feb. 28 | at Michigan State * | East Lansing, Mich. |
Thu., Mar. 3 | vs. Northwestern * | University Park, Pa. |
Sun., Mar. 6 | vs. Illinois * | University Park, Pa. |