Temple University Athletics
Philadelphia Big 5 Schedule Set for Historic 2023-24 Campaign
7.20.23 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA – The schedule is set as a new era in Big 5 men's basketball begins in the 2023-24 season.
In the new format, 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. 2 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 2023-24 season, Pod 1 features Drexel, La Salle and Temple while Pod 2 features Penn, Saint Joseph's and Villanova.
2023-24 Philadelphia Big 5 Men's Basketball Schedule
(All game times TBA by host school)
Monday, Nov. 6 – Drexel at La Salle
Friday, Nov. 10 – Penn at SJU
Monday, Nov. 13 – Villanova at Penn
Tuesday, Nov. 14 – Temple at Drexel
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – Saint Joseph's at Villanova
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – La Salle at Temple
Saturday, Dec. 2 – Big 5 Tripleheader at Wells Fargo Center
In the new format, 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. 2 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 2023-24 season, Pod 1 features Drexel, La Salle and Temple while Pod 2 features Penn, Saint Joseph's and Villanova.
2023-24 Philadelphia Big 5 Men's Basketball Schedule
(All game times TBA by host school)
Monday, Nov. 6 – Drexel at La Salle
Friday, Nov. 10 – Penn at SJU
Monday, Nov. 13 – Villanova at Penn
Tuesday, Nov. 14 – Temple at Drexel
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – Saint Joseph's at Villanova
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – La Salle at Temple
Saturday, Dec. 2 – Big 5 Tripleheader at Wells Fargo Center
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