PHILADELPHIA – The schedule is set as a new era in Philadelphia Big 5 men's basketball begins in the 2023-24 season.

In the new format, all six of the city's NCAA Division I men's basketball programs have been split into two pods of three teams. Each team will play the others in their pod at on-campus sites in a round-robin format. From those games, the schedule will be set for a tripleheader at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, Dec. 2 with the first seed in each pod competing for the Big 5 championship, the second-place teams in each pod competing for third place, and the third seeds competing for fifth place. Atlantic 10 rivals Saint Joseph's and La Salle would only face each other in the Big 5 championship.

For the 2023-24 season, Pod 1 features Drexel, La Salle and Temple while Pod 2 features Penn, Saint Joseph's and Villanova. 

2023-24 Philadelphia Big 5 Men's Basketball Schedule 
Monday, Nov. 6 – Drexel at La Salle
Friday, Nov. 10 – Penn at Saint Joseph's
Monday, Nov. 13 – Villanova at Penn
Tuesday, Nov. 14 – Temple at Drexel
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – Saint Joseph's at Villanova
Wednesday, Nov. 29 – La Salle at Temple
Saturday, Dec. 2 – Big 5 Tripleheader at Wells Fargo Center

** All game times to be announced by host schools in the near future**