UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State men’s basketball season ticket holders, Nittany Lion Club members and students have the first opportunity to purchase tickets for the Penn State vs. Michigan Jan. 7 game at The Palestra on Tuesday, Oct. 31.
Presales begin at 10 a.m. on Oct. 31, with timelines broken down by priority group below. Subject to availability, remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1.
| Group | On-Sale Date & Time |
| Men’s Basketball Season Ticket Holders | 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 |
| Student Men’s Basketball Season Ticket Holders and Student NLC Members | 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 |
| Nittany Lion Club Members | 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 |
| General Students | 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31 |
The above presale groups will receive an email the morning of Oct. 31 containing a promo code and purchase link. Season ticket holders and Nittany Lion Club members can purchase up to eight tickets, while students can purchase two tickets. Mobile ticketing will be the exclusive delivery method for Palestra Game tickets.
Seats for the Jan. 7 game at the Palestra will have multiple price levels pending availability, ranging from $60 to $90 per ticket. Student tickets are $15.
Any remaining tickets will be made available to the general public on Wednesday, Nov. 1, starting at 10 a.m., pending availability and online through the University of Pennsylvania Athletics Ticket Office.
Penn State makes its return to the historic Palestra on Sunday, Jan. 7, when the Nittany Lions play host to Michigan in the City of Brotherly Love. Penn State has hosted three Big Ten games inside the “Cathedral of College Basketball”, defeating Michigan State in 2017 and Iowa in 2020 and falling to top-ranked Purdue in 2023. Penn State has played 61 total games in The Palestra dating back to 1927. The 2023-24 Nittany Lion roster features several student-athletes with Philadelphia-area ties including Jameel Brown (Philadelphia, Pa.; Westtown School), Demetrius Lilley (Philadelphia, Pa.; Lower Merion) and Zach Hicks (Camden, N.J.; Camden Catholic). The Penn State-Michigan game at The Palestra also features a father-son coaching battle as Nittany Lion assistant coach Jimmy Martelli will face his father in Michigan associate head coach and former longtime Saint Joseph’s head coach Phil Martelli.
More information on Penn State men’s basketball tickets for the 2023-24 season can be found HERE.
The 2023-24 Penn State men’s basketball season is presented by Highmark Health.