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The Philadelphia Big 5's previous logo. The Big 5 was formed in 1955, a year after La Salle won the 1954 NCAA basketball tournament. The group showcased Philadelphia's basketball talent and helped pay for the upkeep on the Palestra, located on the University of Pennsylvania's campus, where the games historically took place. Nicknamed "Palestra ...
The Big 5 Classic, officially known as the Toyota Big 5 Classic for sponsorship reasons, is an annual early-season college basketball tournament and showcase featuring the six member schools of the Philadelphia Big 5—Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple, and Villanova. The tournament begins in November with pod play and concludes on ...
The Philadelphia Big 5 (Penn, Saint Joseph's, Temple, La Salle, Villanova) originally played all of its games at the Palestra. Today, the intra-city conference still plays about half of its round-robin games there. St. Joseph's hosts its Big 5 games at the gym, which is larger than its own Michael Hagan Arena, formerly Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse.
The 2024–25 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represents the University of Pennsylvania during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Quakers, led by ninth-year head coach Steve Donahue, play their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League.
The Saint Joseph's Hawks men's basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The program is classified in the NCAA's Division I, and the team competes in the Atlantic 10 Conference. Saint Joseph's competes as well as part of the Philadelphia Big 5. Their home court is the Hagan Arena.
Texas is the No. 2 seed entering 2024 Big 12 women's basketball tournament. Here's the TV schedule, plus scores, bracket, game times, streaming info.
The 2024–25 Saint Joseph's Hawks basketball team represents Saint Joseph's University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Hawks, led by sixth-year head coach Billy Lange, play their home games at Hagan Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
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