PHILADELPHIA – The La Salle Men's Basketball program has announced its 13-game non-conference schedule for the 2025-26 season.
With a heavy focus on staying local, the Explorers will play all but three non-conference games in Philadelphia and will not leave the city until December 13. Apart from four home games at John E. Glaser Arena, La Salle will play neutral site contests at the Palestra and Xfinity Mobile Arena.
First year head coach Darris Nichols and the new-look Explorers will open the 2025-26 season at John E. Glaser Arena with consecutive games against Coppin State on Wednesday, November 5 and a homecoming clash against Monmouth on Saturday, November 8.
The Explorers then hit the road for a Big 5 matchup at Temple on Tuesday, November 11, followed by a neutral-site game against Penn State at Xfinity Mobile Arena on November 15.
La Salle returns to 20
th and Olney to host Villanova on Wednesday, November 19, and then welcomes Lancaster Bible on Saturday, November 22.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, La Salle will participate in the 2025 Cathedral Classic, a multi-team event (MTE) at The Palestra, hosted by the University of Pennsylvania. The Explorers will take on the Quakers as well as Hofstra and Merrimack.
December begins with the Big 5 Classic at Xfinity Mobile Arena on December 6.
Non-conference play wraps up with three road games in mid-December. La Salle travels to LIU on December 13, visits High Point on December 19, and closes out non-conference action at Michigan on Sunday, December 21.
The Atlantic 10 Conference schedule will be announced at a later date. La Salle men's basketball season tickets are currently on sale.
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