July 12, 2017
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - An action-packed season awaits Penn State Men's Basketball fans as Coach Patrick Chambers confirmed the 13-game nonconference slate.
The Nittany Lions open the 2017-18 season with Campbell on Friday, Nov. 10, the first of four straight games in the Bryce Jordan Center, followed by Fairleigh Dickinson Sunday, Nov. 12, Montana Wednesday, Nov. 15 and Columbia on Friday, Nov. 17.
As part of the 2017 Legends Classic game format, Penn State will play host to Montana and then Oral Roberts on Friday, Nov. 24 in the first-ever meetings with those programs. The Legends Classic semifinal and championship games at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., Monday-Tuesday, Nov. 21-22 will feature Penn State, Pittsburgh, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M with the matchups to be determined.
Penn State will close out the month of November with a trip to N.C. State for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Wednesday, Nov. 29, the 20th meeting between the two programs. A home game versus George Washington on Saturday, Dec. 9 leads the Nittany Lions into finals week and the schedule resumes with Penn State traveling to George Mason Sunday, Dec. 17. Home contests in the BJC against Binghamton, Tuesday, Dec. 19, Rider Friday, Dec. 22, and Coppin State on Saturday, Dec. 30 complete the nonconference schedule.
"We set up our nonconference schedule to help us become the best team by the beginning of Big Ten competition," said Chambers, entering his seventh year as head coach of the Nittany Lions. "Our goal was to put our players in a position to compete against different styles of play to prepare them for what they will encounter during the conference slate."
Fans can get a preview of the Nittany Lion squad during an exhibition game in the BJC against Bloomsburg on Sunday, Nov. 5. The 2017-18 Penn State Men's Basketball schedule with confirmed games is available on the GoPSUSports.com website. Big Ten conference games, tipoff times and promotional activities will be announced at a later date.
Season ticket renewals are underway and deposits for new 2017-18 Penn State Men's Basketball season tickets can be made by calling 1-800-NITTANY (weekdays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Eastern time) or by visiting http://www.gopsusports.com/tickets/m-baskbl-tickets.html. Keep up to date with the latest information from Coach Chambers and the Nittany Lions on Twitter by following @Coach_Chambers and @PennStateMBB, on Facebook and Instagram at @PennStateMBB.
2017-18 Penn State Nonconference Opponents
Binghamton, First meeting
Campbell, First meeting
Columbia, series tied at 4-4, last meeting 12-11-1993, PSU 76-43 win
Coppin State, PSU leads the series 1-0, last meeting 12-28-2001, 66-49 PSU win
Fairleigh Dickinson, PSU leads series 1-0, last meeting 1-26-1980, 60-52 PSU win
George Mason (away), PSU leads series 6-1, last meeting 12-7-2016, 85-66 GMU win
George Washington, PSU leads series 21-12, last meeting 11-26-2016, 74-68 PSU win
Montana, Legends Classic opponent, First meeting
N.C. State (away), N.C. State leads series 16-3, last meeting 11-15-2012, N.C. State 72-55 win
Oklahoma State, Legends Classic possible opponent, OSU leads series 1-0, last meeting 12-29-1952, OSU 68-61 win
Oral Roberts, Legends Classic opponent, First Meeting
Pittsburgh, Legends Classic possible opponent, PSU leads series 75-72, last meeting 12-10-2016, Pitt 83-71 win
Rider, PSU leads series 3-1, last meeting 11-23-2007, Rider 82-73 win
Texas A&M, Legends Classic possible opponent, First meeting
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