The Penn State men’s and women’s basketball teams will each make a return to Rec Hall this season for a Big Ten contest, the programs announced on Saturday. The men’s team will host Illinois on Feb. 21 for a 6:30 p.m. tipoff while the women will face Ohio State on Thursday, Feb. 22 for a 6 p.m. clash.
As for ticketing, the men’s game will be a season ticket holder exclusive event that will be limited to only general and student season ticket holders. No single game tickets will be sold. Those who purchased general season tickets prior to Oct. 11 will have access to the Return to Rec men’s basketball game on Feb. 21. Men’s basketball student season tickets go on sale on Monday, Oct. 16 at 7 a.m. The women’s game will feature season ticket holders as well as single-game ticket sales. More information and details for season tickets holders will follow via email.
Penn State men’s basketball has played at Rec Hall on three occasions since making the move to the Bryce Jordan Center. Those return games at Rec Hall include a Dec. 14, 2013 clash vs. Princeton (L, 79-81 OT), Dec. 10, 2015 vs. Canisius (W, 81-67) and Dec. 12, 2015 vs. Louisiana Monroe (W, 54-50).
The Lady Lions make their return to Rec Hall for the first time since 1995. The men’s team will return to Rec Hall just a month after playing at the Palestra in Philadelphia against Michigan, a similarly historic building.
