Big 5 Classic

Follow along for live updates as the second-annual Big 5 Classic concludes with a triple header Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center.

NBC10’s Siobhan McGirl heads to the Pavilion at Villanova University and Liacouras Center at Temple University to chat with women’s basketball players about what it would mean to win the first ever Big 5 Classic for women’s basketball.

Former Temple basketball stars Khalif Wyatt and Lynn Greer — both now involved with the men’s basketball program — tell NBC10’s Tim Furlong about what the Big 5 Classic means to Owls alum, players and fans.

St. Joe’s and La Salle will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday to determine the winner of the 2024 Big 5 Classic at the Wells Fargo Center.

All six of the city head coaches chat with Amy Fadool to discuss the bond that has been created between all of the coaches and schools.

NBC10’s Neil Fischer catches up with Drexel University men’s basketball head coach Zach Spiker and players Shane Blakeney and Yame Butler about the mantra driving them to be a family on and off the court.

It might be called the Big 5, but this college basketball tournament actually includes six teams —  Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph’s, Temple and Villanova. Here are some of the stories of those schools.

You can feel and hear the excitement in all six of the City 6 head coaches as the Big 5 Classic is just five days away!

NBC10’s Matt DeLucia heads to La Salle University to catch up with Philadelphia college basketball legend Fran Dunphy ahead of the Explorers’ next Big 5 showdown. Dunphy says he continues to have fun as he builds his legacy.

The schedule has officially arrived for Big 5 men’s basketball for the 2024-25 season.