Men's Basketball's Big 5 Schedule Set For 2024-25 Campaign
The schedule is set as a new era continues in Big 5 men's basketball for the 2024-25 season.
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, December 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.
Saint Joseph's captured the inaugural MHF Lift Big 5 Classic last season, going 3-0 with a 74-65 victory over Temple in the title game at the Wells Fargo Center.
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*
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
* All game times to be announced by host school