Penn State is in its second year under head coach [autotag]Mike Rhoades[/autotag]. The Nittany Lions went 16-17 in the first year under Rhoades and is hoping to surprise many around the Big Ten this season. The Nittany Lions were picked by Big Ten media to finish toward the bottom of the expanded conference, and this will likely be a bit of a rebuilding season following a good amount of roster turnover from last season.
Star point guard [autotag]Ace Baldwin Jr.[/autotag] returns to the program for his final year of eligibility. The former VCU standout and Atlantic 10 Player of the Year is coming off a year in which he was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and earned third-team All-Big Ten honors from Big Ten coaches last season.
One of the newest additions to watch from the recruiting trail will be center [autotag]Miles Goodman[/autotag]. The four-star recruit was Penn State’s second highest-ranked recruit in program history at the time of his commitment to the program and is expected to be a centerpiece of the Rhoades era turning the program into a more consistent competitor.
Here is Penn State men’s basketball schedule for the 2024-25 season:
- Nov. 4 – BINGHAMTON, 7:30 p.m., B1G+
- Nov. 8 – UMBC, 6:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Nov. 12 – SAINT FRANCIS (Pa), 7:00 p.m., Peacock
- Nov. 15 – Virginia Tech, 7:30 p.m., Peacock
Baltimore, Md., CFG Bank Arena - Nov. 20 – PURDUE FORT WAYNE, 7:30 p.m., B1G+
- Nov. 25 – Fordham, 4:00 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Daytona Beach, Fl., Ocean Center - Nov. 26 – Clemson or San Francisco, 1:30 p.m. or 4:00 p.m., CBS Sports Network
Daytona Beach, Fl., Ocean Center - Dec. 1 – BUFFALO, 2:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Dec. 5 – PURDUE*, 6:30 p.m., FS1
- Dec. 10 – at Rutgers*, 7:00 p.m., Peacock
- Dec. 14 – COPPIN STATE, 12:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Dec. 21 – at Drexel, 12:00 p.m.
Philadelphia, Pa., Wells Fargo Center - Dec. 29 – PENN, 1:00 p.m., Peacock
- Jan. 2, 2025 – NORTHWESTERN*, 7:00 p.m., Peacock
- Jan. 5 – INDIANA*, 12:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
(Philadelphia, Pa., The Palestra) - Jan. 8 – at Illinois*, 9:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Jan. 12 – OREGON*, 4:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Jan. 15 – at Michigan State*, 7:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Jan. 20 – RUTGERS*, 6:30 p.m., Peacock
- Jan. 24 – at Iowa*, 9:00 p.m., FS1
- Jan. 27 – at Michigan*, 6:30 p.m.. Big Ten Network
- Jan. 30 – OHIO STATE*, 6:30 p.m., FS1
- Feb. 4 – MINNESOTA*, 7:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Feb. 8 – at UCLA*, 4:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Feb. 11 – at USC*, 9:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Feb. 15 – WASHINGTON*, 2:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Feb. 19 – NEBRASKA*, 6:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Feb. 22 – at Minnesota*, 2:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Feb. 26 – at Indiana*, 8:30 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Mar. 1 – MARYLAND*, 12:00 p.m., Big Ten Network
- Mar. 8 – at Wisconsin*, 1:00 p.m., Peacock
- Mar. 12-16 – Big Ten Tournament
Indianapolis, In.
“*” denotes Big Ten Conference game.
All times are Eastern.
