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Men: Canisius at Penn State
Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park
Records: Canisius (0-0), Penn State (0-0)
TV: Big Ten+
Notable: Mike Rhoades is back for his fourth season with a career mark in Happy Valley at 44-52. His team was 12-20 last season. ... There are 14 players on the roster this season, only two of which played last year, 7-foot-0, 250-pound center Ivan Juric (10.2 ppg) and 6-foot-8, 220-pound shooting forward Josh Reed (11.5 ppg). ... There are seven international players on the roster this season. ... There are four notable newcomers here via the transfer portal: Jay Rodgers, a 6-foot-3 guard from Central Connecticut State, Dasonte Bowen, a 6-foot-2 guard from Iowa, Brant Byers, a 6-foot-8 shooting forward from Miami, Ohio and Roberts Blums, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Davidson. Byers was a high school star in Chambersburg. ... The Golden Griffins have 15 players on their roster this year for head coach Jim Christian, all 15 of them are new. ... Penn State had two scrimmages, defeating Saint Bonaventure and Drexel. Canisius also had two exhibitions, losing to LeMoyne College and Robert Morris.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 72, Canisius 56
Mirror prediction record: 0-0
-- Scott Franco
Men: Rider at Pitt
Tipoff: 7 p.m., Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh
Records: Rider (0-0, 0-0 MAAC); Pittsburgh (0-0, 0-0 ACC)
TV: ACC Network Extra (Jeff Hathhorn and Nick Rivers)
Notable: Bill Hillgrove returns for his 58th season calling Pitt basketball on the Panthers Radio Network ... Pitt lost at Providence, 87-64, in an exhibition game ... Macari Moore is the only scholarship player returning from last season for Pitt, which has 11 transfers and two freshmen ... North Carolina transfer Jonathan Powell, Syracuse transfer Naithan George and Georgia Tech transfer Baye Ndongo are expected to be Pitt's top players ... Rider, coached by Kevin Baggett for the last 14 seasons, went 4-25 last year and brought in 14 new players this season. ... Pitt is 2-0 all-time against Rider, which is located in Lawrenceville, N.J, and has five players from the Philadelphia area on its roster ... Pitt was picked 12th out of 18 teams in the ACC preseason rankings, and Rider was picked 13th out of 13 teams in the MAAC.
Mirror prediction: Pitt 75, Rider 57.
Mirror prediction record: 0-0
-- Buck Frank
Women: Cleveland St. at PSU
Tipoff: 5 p.m., Bryce Jordan Center, University Park
Records: Cleveland State (26-10 in '25-'26); Penn State (11-18 in '25-'26)
TV: Big Ten+
Notable: Cleveland State lost in the Horizon League semifinals last season and settled for a bid to the WNIT despite winning 24 games to that point. It won two games in the WNIT before falling to Arkansas State in the quarterfinals. ... Cleveland State has won at least 20 games five years in a row. ... Both teams have new coaches as Bob Dunn takes over at Cleveland State and Tanisha Wright takes the role at Penn State. ... The Lady Lions won the only previous meeting on Jan. 19, 1985.
Mirror prediction: Penn State 67, Cleveland State 63
Mirror prediction record: 0-0
-- Michael Boytim