PHILADELPHIA, PA. – The Merrimack College men's basketball team will participate in the Cathedral Classic at the Palestra hosted by the University of Pennsylvania over Thanksgiving weekend. In addition to the Warriors and the host school, La Salle and Hofstra will also be featured in the multi-team event (MTE). The four teams will play a round-robin schedule over the weekend with doubleheaders starting at 2 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 28; 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 29; and noon on Sunday, Nov. 30.
The Warriors are coming off of an 18-win season where they made an appearance in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) semifinals. Merrimack won 14 conference games in their first year in the MAAC, which was good enough for a second-place finish. The MTE will be the first time, the Warriors will play in the Palestra.
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2025 Cathedral Classic schedule
Friday, Nov. 28
La Salle vs. Hofstra, 2 p.m.
Penn vs. Merrimack, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 29
Hofstra vs. Merrimack, 2 p.m.
Penn vs. La Salle, 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 30
La Salle vs. Merrimack, noon
Penn vs. Hofstra, 2:30 p.m.
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