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Penn State’s season-opener vs. Drexel has been postponed due to COVID-19.
The school made the announcement on Tuesday:
The Penn State men’s basketball season opener against Drexel Wednesday has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols.#WeAre pic.twitter.com/PNMoSgtYtu
— Penn State Men’s Basketball (@PennStateMBB) November 24, 2020
Ben Jones of StateCollege.com was the first to report.
Penn State basketball’s season opener tomorrow against Drexel has been canceled due to a positive COVID test per source.
— Ben Jones (@Ben_Jones88) November 24, 2020
According to that report, the Nittany Lions are still scheduled to face off against the VMI Cadets on Saturday. Penn State also has nonconference games scheduled against VCU, Seton Hall and Virginia Tech in early December.
There have already been numerous cancelations across college basketball due to the coronavirus.
Penn State is currently No. 64 in KenPom.com’s preseason rankings. PSU is coming off one of its best seasons in recent memory as it went 21-10 overall and 11-9 in Big Ten play.
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.