UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State men’s basketball is set for its final exhibition of the 2026-27 preseason and will travel to Drexel on Monday night, Oct. 26.
Penn State (0-0, 0-0 B1G) vs. Drexel (0-0, 0-0 CAA)
Preseason Game #2 • Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 • 7:00 p.m. ET
Daskalakis Athletic Center • Philadelphia
2026-27 Penn State Men's Basketball Media Central
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OPENING TIP
- Penn State is 7-0 all-time vs. Drexel, dating back to 1980-81.
- PSU is 3-0 when visiting Drexel and won 75-64 on the road in 2024.
- Peter and Ann Tombros Endowed Men’s Basketball Head Coach Mike Rhoades enters his fourth season leading Penn State in 2026–27.
- Penn State finished the 2025-26 season with a 12-20 overall record and a 3-17 mark in Big Ten play during head coach Mike Rhoades' third season at the helm of the Nittany Lions.
- The Nittany Lions opened the season with five consecutive victories and won nine of their first 10 games before entering Big Ten play.
- Penn State's season came to an end in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament, falling to Northwestern, 76-66, on March 10 at the United Center in Chicago.
- Josh Reed returns as the leading scorer at 11.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game while shooting an efficient 48.8 percent from the field and 87.2 percent from the free throw line.
- Ivan Juric contributed 10.2 points and a team-leading 5.3 rebounds per game while shooting a team-best 57.7 percent from the field.
LAST TIME OUT
Penn State 68, St. Bonaventure 65 (Exhibition) | Oct. 17, 2026
- Penn State erased a 15-point second-half deficit to rally past St. Bonaventure, 68-65, in a thrilling exhibition contest at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y.
- The Nittany Lions trailed 36-25 at halftime and 43-28 with 16:42 remaining before outscoring the Bonnies 40-22 the rest of the way to secure the comeback victory.
- Josh Reed led Penn State with a game-high 18 points and eight rebounds, scoring 14 of his points in the second half. Roberts Blums provided a spark off the bench with 17 points and four 3-pointers, while Thomas Allard added 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc.
- Ivan Juric contributed 10 points and five rebounds, while Jay Rodgers dished out a game-high eight assists to go along with two steals.
- Reed gave Penn State its first lead of the afternoon, 60-59, on a jumper with 3:35 remaining. Juric later delivered the go-ahead layup with 1:19 to play before Reed sealed the victory with two free throws in the final eight seconds.
- Penn State shot 59.1 percent (13-for-22) from the field in the second half while limiting St. Bonaventure to just 26.1 percent (6-for-23) shooting over the final 20 minutes.
- The Nittany Lions finished with a 36-30 rebounding advantage, knocked down nine 3-pointers and recorded 15 assists on 22 made field goals.
DREXEL 2025-26 SEASON
- Drexel finished the 2025-26 season with a 17-16 overall record and a 10-8 mark in Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) play, earning the No. 5 seed in the CAA Tournament.
- The Dragons advanced to the CAA Tournament quarterfinals after defeating Northeastern, 84-77, in the second round before falling to fourth-seeded Monmouth, 65-57, on March 8.
- Drexel was led offensively by Shane Blakeney, who averaged a team-best 14.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game while knocking down a team-high 66 3-pointers. Blakeney started all 33 games and scored 467 points on the season.
- Victor Panov (9.9 ppg), Kevon Vanderhorst (9.3 ppg) and Eli Beard (9.0 ppg) provided additional offensive production. Vanderhorst led the Dragons with 96 assists, while Beard shot a team-best 41.3 percent from beyond the arc among regular rotation players with significant 3-point attempts.
- Drexel averaged 68.1 points per game while holding opponents to just 67.3 points per contest, the third-best scoring defense in the CAA. The Dragons also limited opponents to 41.7 percent shooting from the field and 30.0 percent from 3-point range.
- The Dragons were one of the CAA's top perimeter shooting teams, ranking third in the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (35.0 percent) while averaging 7.8 made triples per contest.
- Drexel finished with a positive rebounding margin, averaging 35.2 boards per game compared to 34.0 for its opponents.
UP NEXT
Penn State opens the 2026-27 regular season at home on Monday, Nov. 2 by welcoming Canisius to the Bryce Jordan Center at 7:30 p.m.
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