Junior guard Reese McMullen attempts a layup against Columbia on Mar. 2.
Credit: Tuna SagdanPenn men’s basketball recently unveiled its 2024-25 schedule, including conference and non-conference opponents.
The Quakers, who finished last season with an 11-18 overall record, will open the campaign on the road against New Jersey Institute of Technology on Nov. 4, before returning to the Palestra for the home opener against University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Nov. 7.
The Red and Blue’s Big 5 slate this season will consist of a home matchup against Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 15 and a road game against Villanova on Nov. 19. Then, on Dec. 7, the Quakers will play in the annual Big 5 Classic at Wells Fargo Center, with their opponent determined by the standings in each Big 5 pod.
Penn will also play host to another edition of the Cathedral Classic Invitational, an annual set of games held at the Palestra each Thanksgiving weekend. This year, Penn will face off against Navy on Nov. 29, Maine on Nov. 30, and Elon on Dec. 1.
Rounding out the non-conference portion of the schedule, Penn will make trips to Virginia Commonwealth University on Dec. 9 and Penn State on Dec. 29. The Atlantic 10’s VCU Rams, who have recorded 24 straight winning seasons, will pose one of the greatest challenges that the Quakers will face all season.
The Big Ten’s Nittany Lions, meanwhile, went 16-17 last season, but earned a trip to the second round of the NCAA tournament in the 2022-23 season. This year will mark just the seventh all-time meeting between the two Pennsylvania programs, with the most recent coming in 2013.
The Quakers’ Ivy League schedule will tip off at Dartmouth on Jan. 11 and run until their road matchup with Princeton on March 8, 2025. If the Red and Blue finish top four in the Ancient Eight during the regular season, they will earn a trip to Ivy Madness, which this year will be played at Brown — likely on March 15-16, 2025.
“I can’t wait to get started with the 2024-25 season,” coach Steve Donahue said of the schedule in a Penn Athletics statement. “I’m excited about the group of guys that will wear the Penn uniform this winter; they are energized and dedicated to bringing championship basketball back to the Palestra.”
The Quakers’ full 2024-25 schedule can be found on the Penn Athletics website.
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