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The Penn State men's basketball team revealed its full schedule on Thursday, as the Big Ten Conference released the 20-game slate for all 18 member institutions.
It features nine conference matchups inside the Jordan Center, in addition to a home date inside The Palestra in Philadelphia on Jan. 3 against Illinois.
Action begins on Tuesday, Dec. 9, at Indiana. The Nittany Lions return home to host Michigan State on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Following a brief hiatus for the holiday season and the conclusion of non-conference competition, PSU returns to B1G play with a trip to Philadelphia on Jan. 3 against the Fighting Illini.
Penn State returns home on Jan. 6 to play Michigan. A road trip followes on on Jan. 10, at Purdue. The Nittany Lions welcome UCLA for the first time ever on Wednesday, Jan. 14, and hit the road once more at Maryland on Jan.
PSU's final home game in the month of January comes against Wisconsin on Thursday, Jan. 22, just before setting out on a two-game road trek against Ohio State on Monday, Jan. 26 and Northwestern on Thursday, Jan. 29.
The Nittany Lions tip off February by returning home against Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 1, just before traveling to the Crisler Center for the second game of the year against Michigan on Thursday, Feb. 5.
USC makes its first ever visit to central Pennsylvania on Sunday, Feb. 8, before Penn State sets out on its first ever trip to the Pacific Northwest.
The Blue & White will face off against the Washington Huskies in Seattle on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and head south to challenge the Oregon Ducks in Eugene on Saturday, Feb. 14.
Penn State enters the final quarter of the season at home against Rutgers on Wednesday, Feb. 18, and then travels to Nebraska on Saturday, Feb. 21, for the Cornhuskers.
The Lions return home for back-to-back contests against Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 28 and Ohio State on Wednesday, March 4. They concluded the regular season on the road in Piscataway, New Jersey, against Rutgers on Sunday, March 8.
The 2026 Big Ten Tournament tips off on Tuesday, March 10, and runs through Sunday, March 15, from the United Center in Chicago.
Penn State's non-league schedule this season includes home games with Fairfield (Nov. 3), Navy (Nov. 11), Harvard (Nov. 19), Boston (Nov. 25), Sacred Heart (Nov. 29), Campbell (Dec. 2) and North Carolina Central (Dec. 29).
Penn State plays Pitt in Hershey on Dec. 21.
The Lions play Providence in Connecticutt (Nov. 22), La Salle (Nov. 15) in Philadelphia and at New Haven (Nov. 8).
Penn State plays two exhibition games: at Dayton on Oct. 19 and at home with Shippensburg on Oct. 26.