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Penn State to Play St. Bonaventure Exhibition, Funding NIL

6/30/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Penn State men's basketball will play St. Bonaventure in an exhibition at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Athletic director Bob Beretta said the game will fund St. Bonaventure's Institutional NIL program.
Penn State finished 2025-26 at 12-20 overall and 3-17 in the Big Ten.
Coach Mike Rhoades returns for a fourth season with a 12-player roster that includes two Europeans and seven Division I veterans.

History

Historical Context

The 2019 California Fair Pay to Play Act and the Supreme Court’s 2021 Alston ruling paved the way for the NCAA’s July 1 2021 interim NIL policy. That policy let Big Ten schools report over $100 million in NIL deals by 2022, leading Penn State AD Bob Beretta to schedule a Buffalo exhibition whose projected $500,000 proceeds will fund St. Bonaventure’s NIL scholarships.

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Story summary

Penn State men's basketball will play St. Bonaventure in an exhibition at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.
Athletic director Bob Beretta said the game will fund St. Bonaventure's Institutional NIL program.
Penn State finished 2025-26 at 12-20 overall and 3-17 in the Big Ten.
Coach Mike Rhoades returns for a fourth season with a 12-player roster that includes two Europeans and seven Division I veterans.

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