Drexel University Athletics
Big 5 Men's Basketball Schedule Announced
6/27/2024 11:32:00 AM | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – The schedule is set as a new era continues in Big 5 men's basketball for the 2024-25 season. The Dragons will open up Big 5 play at Temple on Nov. 12 and four days later, will host La Salle at the Daskalakis Athletic Center.
For the second straight year, all six of the city's NCAA Division I men's basketball programs have been split into two pods of three teams. Each team will play the others in their pod at on-campus sites in a round-robin format. From those games, the schedule will be set for a tripleheader at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, Dec. 7 with the first seed in each pod competing for the Big 5 championship, the second-place teams in each pod competing for third place, and the third seeds competing for fifth place.
For the 2024-25 season, Pod 1 once again features Drexel, La Salle and Temple while Pod 2 features Penn, Saint Joseph's and Villanova.
Group sales for the Big 5 Classic are available now by calling 215-389-9543 or emailing wfc-groupevents@comcastspectacor.com. Luxury Suites are available now and can be booked online at wellsfargocentersuites.com. General tickets are scheduled to go on sale in September at Big5Classic.com.
2024-25 Philadelphia Big 5 Men's Basketball Schedule
(All game times TBA by host school)
Pod 1
Tuesday, Nov. 12 – Drexel at Temple
Saturday, Nov. 16 – La Salle at Drexel
Saturday, Nov. 30 – Temple at La Salle
Pod 2
Tuesday, Nov. 12 – Villanova at Saint Joseph's
Friday, Nov. 15 – Saint Joseph's at Penn
Tuesday, Nov. 19 – Penn at Villanova
Big 5 Men's Classic
Saturday, Dec. 7 at Wells Fargo Center, game times TBA
For the second straight year, all six of the city's NCAA Division I men's basketball programs have been split into two pods of three teams. Each team will play the others in their pod at on-campus sites in a round-robin format. From those games, the schedule will be set for a tripleheader at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, Dec. 7 with the first seed in each pod competing for the Big 5 championship, the second-place teams in each pod competing for third place, and the third seeds competing for fifth place.
For the 2024-25 season, Pod 1 once again features Drexel, La Salle and Temple while Pod 2 features Penn, Saint Joseph's and Villanova.
Group sales for the Big 5 Classic are available now by calling 215-389-9543 or emailing wfc-groupevents@comcastspectacor.com. Luxury Suites are available now and can be booked online at wellsfargocentersuites.com. General tickets are scheduled to go on sale in September at Big5Classic.com.
2024-25 Philadelphia Big 5 Men's Basketball Schedule
(All game times TBA by host school)
Pod 1
Tuesday, Nov. 12 – Drexel at Temple
Saturday, Nov. 16 – La Salle at Drexel
Saturday, Nov. 30 – Temple at La Salle
Pod 2
Tuesday, Nov. 12 – Villanova at Saint Joseph's
Friday, Nov. 15 – Saint Joseph's at Penn
Tuesday, Nov. 19 – Penn at Villanova
Big 5 Men's Classic
Saturday, Dec. 7 at Wells Fargo Center, game times TBA
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