Penn basketball's official schedule released

Penn basketball's 2013-14 slate is officially out, with a lot of matchups we already knew and a few surprises to spare.

What we didn't know before is that the Quakers would be traveling to play first-year A-10 member George Mason for the first time ever, playing back-to-back Big Ten games in November or enjoying a four-game home stretch spanning three weeks in January. Notice no Drexel, which Penn had squared off with 16 of the last 17 seasons, or UMBC, an opponent of Penn's in each of the last four seasons.

Of course, only one of Penn's 24 games against Drexel in school history has been on the road, and that came in 2008. It's clear that, for better or worse, Penn has no interest in Drexel's corner of 33rd Street and letting Dragons coach Bruiser Flint play host at the DAC. 33rd Street issues aside, Penn's Nov. 22 trek to Iowa marks the only real venture outside the Northeast for the Quakers in 2013-14.

On Jan. 18, Penn will host St. Joseph's - and ESPN GameDay. The Penn-St. Joe's matchup at 7 p.m. will complete a Big 5 "Day-Night Doubleheader" tipped off by ESPN GameDay.

What do you think of Penn's 2013-14 slate, listed in full after the jump?

Saturday, Nov 9 Temple

Tuesday, Nov 12 at Monmouth

Saturday, Nov 16 Penn State

Friday, Nov 22 at Iowa

Tuesday, Nov 26 Niagara

Saturday, Nov 30 at Lafayette

Wednesday, Dec 4 at Villanova

Saturday, Dec 7 Wagner

Sunday, Dec 22 at Marist

Sunday, Dec 29 at Rider

Thursday, Jan 2 at George Mason

Saturday, Jan 4 La Salle

Saturday, Jan 11 Princeton

Saturday, Jan 18 Saint Joseph’s

Saturday, Jan 25 NJIT

Friday, Jan 31 at Dartmouth

Saturday, Feb 1 at Harvard

Friday, Feb 7 Cornell

Saturday, Feb 8 Columbia

Friday, Feb 14 at Yale

Saturday, Feb 15 at Brown

Friday, Feb 21 Harvard

Saturday, Feb 22 Dartmouth

Friday, Feb 28 Brown

Saturday, March 1 Yale

Friday, March 7 at Columbia

Saturday, March 8 at Cornell

Tuesday, March 11 at Princeton