The release of the men's team's non-conference schedule is taking a little bit longer than usual this year. Most years, the non-con is finalized and released in June/July, while the Big Ten's schedule and complete BTN/ESPN broadcasts is generally released at the end of August. So for all I know, PSU's AD could end the suspense and release the non-conference schedule tomorrow. But it's fun to still try to piece together in the mean time.
Here's what we know so far:
November 20 - Charleston Classic game #1
November 21 - Charleston Classic game #2
November 23 - Charleston Classic game #3
November 28 - at Bucknell
December 3 - Virginia Tech (Big Ten/ACC Challenge)
December 6 - at Marshall
December 14 - George Washington
December 22 - vs Drexel (PPL Center in Allentown) - Rumored, not officially confirmed
Charleston Classic participants - South Carolina, USC, Miami (FL), Akron, Cornell, Charlotte, Drexel. The bracket for this event last year was released July 17th, so this could be announced any day now.
If you like stalking Basketball Traveler's scheduling board like I do, you might already know two of PSU's remaining four guarantee games could possibly be on November 14, 16 or 17. Those opponents are TBD and hopefully won't further drag down an already so-so schedule from an RPI perspective.
If you've forgotten already, the opponents on PSU's Big Ten schedule have been announced, with dates and times TBD:
Home: Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Nebraska, Purdue
Away: Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio State, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern
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