Basketball season tips off early this year for Penn State.
The men's basketball team plays will play four exhibition games in Toronto this weekend against Canadian colleges and universities.
The slate starts with a doubleheader on Saturday, with single games on Sunday and Monday.
After the trip, the team breaks until the official NCAA start of basketball practice in mid-October.
Coach Ed DeChellis hopes the early action will give his squad a head start in trying to improve on last year's 15-16 season.
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