{"id":62862,"date":"2025-05-29T02:01:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T02:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/62862\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T02:01:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T02:01:10","slug":"penn-state-mens-basketball-will-reportedly-open-2025-26-season-against-fairfield-penn-state-mens-basketball-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/62862\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State men&#8217;s basketball will reportedly open 2025-26 season against Fairfield | Penn State Men&#8217;s Basketball News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another nonconference opponent for Penn State is known.<\/p>\n<p>The Nittany Lions will host Fairfield on Nov. 3, and this game will be their season opener, per Rocco Miller.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sources: Penn State will open the 2025-26 season on Monday, November 3rd against Fairfield at the Bryce Jordan Center.This will mark just the third all-time meeting between the Nittany Lions and the Stags.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/B1G?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#B1G<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MAAC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#MAAC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FfldFrank?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@FfldFrank<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rocco Miller (@RoccoMiller8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RoccoMiller8\/status\/1927797145538613380?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Penn State holds a 2-0 record in the all-time series against Fairfield, with the most recent matchup happening back in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The only other nonconference game that&#8217;s been announced is a neutral-site game against Providence on Nov. 22.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MORE BASKETBALL COVERAGE<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/sports\/men_basketball\/penn-state-center-yanic-konan-niederhauser-will-remain-in-nba-draft\/article_d9bb3fc6-4b43-4456-a63e-1a704056213b.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"Penn State center Yanic Konan Niederhauser will remain in NBA draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"Penn State center Yanic Konan Niederhauser will remain in NBA draft\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full white\" width=\"1764\" height=\"1174\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">Penn State\u2019s standout 7-footer has made his decision. <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in submitting a Letter to the Editor, click here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.collegian.psu.edu\/form\/letter_to_the_editor\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                Submit<br \/>\n            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Another nonconference opponent for Penn State is known. 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