08-09 M. Hoops Schedule

The official announcement of the M. Hoops schedule for the 2008-09 season is still several weeks away. But as several of the Quakers' opponents -- including four of the seven other Ivies -- have released their schedules, Penn's is beginning to take shape.

Penn State will visit the Palestra on Nov. 25 for its 44th meeting with Penn, but first in six years. The Quakers are 31-12 all-time against the Nittany Lions and took the last meeting, 62-37, in the 2002-03 season opener.

As reported by The Summer Pennsylvanian, Penn visits Albany on Nov. 29. Other known non-conference opponents are Navy (Dec. 5), Lafayette (Jan. 6) and La Salle (Jan. 21), all at the Palestra. The Quakers will also host Saint Joseph's and finish their three-game series with North Carolina, although dates are unknown. And there will be no repeat of last year's Sunshine State debacle, as Penn will not play Florida Gulf Coast or Miami this season.

So far, the Ivy League slate looks as follows (games in parenthesis have not been confirmed):

(Jan. 30 @ Harvard) Jan 31. @ Dartmouth Feb. 6 vs. Columbia (Feb. 7 vs. Cornell) Feb. 13 @ Brown Feb. 14 @ Yale Feb. 20 vs. Dartmouth (Feb. 21 vs. Harvard) Feb. 27 vs. Yale Feb. 28 vs. Brown (March 6 @ Cornell) March 7 @ Columbia