PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania's John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men's Basketball, Fran McCaffery, has announced the non-conference portion of his program's 2025-26 schedule.
 
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In addition to the Cathedral Classic—which this year features Penn as well as Big 5 rival La Salle, Hofstra and Merrimack—the Quakers will play four other non-conference games at The Palestra to go with their usual seven home Ivy League matchups after the New Year.
 
Noteworthy non-conference games on the 27-game schedule include the Quakers hosting Big 5 rival Saint Joseph's at The Palestra, the shortest road trip in the country to face Drexel, and the third annual Big 5 Classic tripleheader at the Wells Fargo Center in early December. Additionally, the Quakers will make road trips to face defending Patriot League champion American University, Big East foe Providence, and a quick jump into the Garden State for the Quakers' first meeting with Rutgers since 1975.
 
Penn will open the McCaffery era on Friday, Nov. 7 when the Quakers host local Division III power Rowan University at The Palestra.
 
2025-26 Penn Men's Basketball non-conference schedule (# Big 5 game)
Friday, Nov. 7 – ROWAN
Sunday, Nov. 9 – at American
Tuesday, Nov. 11 – at Providence
Monday, Nov. 17 – SAINT JOSEPH'S #
Friday, Nov. 21 – at Drexel #
Friday, Nov. 28 – MERRIMACK (Cathedral Classic)
Saturday, Nov. 29 – LA SALLE (Cathedral Classic)
Sunday, Nov. 30 – HOFSTRA (Cathedral Classic)
Saturday, Dec. 6 – Big 5 Classic @ WFC #
Monday, Dec. 8 – LAFAYETTE
Saturday, Dec. 20 – at Rutgers
Sunday, Dec. 28 – at George Mason
Wednesday, Dec. 31 – NJIT