Penn Quakers men's basketball

Penn Quakers
Penn Quakers
	2024–25 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
University	University of Pennsylvania
Head coach	Steve Donahue (9th season)
Conference	Ivy League
Location	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena	The Palestra ; (capacity: 8,722)
Nickname	Quakers
Student section	Red & Blue Crew
Colors	Red and blue;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
	1920
Pre-tournament Helms champions
	1920, 1921
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1979
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1971, 1972, 1979
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1953, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1994
NCAA tournament appearances
	1953, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018
Conference tournament champions
	2018
Conference regular season champions
	1906, 1908, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018

The Penn Quakers men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Pennsylvania. As the twentieth-winningest men's basketball program of all-time, the team from Penn had its greatest success from 1966 to 2007, a period of over 40 years. Penn plays in the Ivy League in NCAA Division I.

Penn senior Ibby Jaaber holds the net, which he cut from the rim, after Penn defeated Yale 86–68 on March 2, 2007, at The Palestra (which win clinched the 2006–07 Ivy League championship and Penn's 25th Ivy crown).

Prior to the formation of the Ivy League in 1956 Penn was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) from 1903 through 1955. Penn won 13 EIBL regular season championships (1906, 1908, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1945, 1953). Penn was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1919–20 and 1920–21 seasons by the Helms Athletic Foundation and for the 1919–20 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.^[2]

Penn has appeared in one Final Four, in 1979. Penn and Princeton are tied for the most Ivy League regular season championships with 26 each.^[3] Their main Ivy League rivalry is with Princeton, whom they used to always play as the last regular season game. Combining the EIL and Ivy Championships Penn leads with 39 championships; Princeton 32; Columbia 14; Yale 13; Dartmouth 12; Cornell 8; Harvard 6; and Brown 1.

The last NCAA tournament victory for the Quakers came on March 17, 1994, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The No. 11 Quakers defeated the No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 90–80, in the first round. The Quakers then fell in the second round to No. 3 Florida on March 19 as the Gators prevailed, 70–58.

Notable seasons

1979 Final Four

One of Penn's most memorable seasons came in 1978–79 when the Quakers advanced to the NCAA tournament Final Four. Player Tony Price led the Quakers, who stunned the nation with victories over Iona, North Carolina, Syracuse, and St. John's to advance to the Final Four. The Quakers faced Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Michigan State in the national semifinals in Salt Lake City, Utah, but were met with defeat, 101–67. They are the last Ivy League team to advance to the Final Four and Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament as of 2023.

Others

Other notable Penn teams include the team led by guards Matt Maloney and Jerome Allen during the mid-1990s and the nationally ranked teams of the early 1970s led by Dave Wohl, Steve Bilsky, Corky Calhoun and Bob Morse. Penn's 1970–71 team completed an undefeated regular season (26–0) and advanced to the Eastern Regional Final in the NCAA tournament, losing there to a Villanova team it had defeated during the regular season. Villanova lost to UCLA in the national championship game, but was later found to be using an ineligible player, Howard Porter.

Rivalries

The Quakers, a member of the Philadelphia Big 5, have long-standing rivalries with a multitude of institutions such as Temple University, La Salle University, Saint Joseph's University, and Villanova University. Another rival is Drexel University, which is a member of the City 6. Penn’s traditional rival in the Ivy League is Princeton.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Quakers have appeared in the NCAA tournament 24 times. Their combined record is 13–26.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1953		Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	Notre Dame DePaul	L 57–69 W 90–70
1970		First Round	Niagara	L 69–79
1971		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Duquesne South Carolina Villanova	W 70–65 W 79–64 L 47–90
1972		First Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	Providence Villanova North Carolina	W 76–60 W 78–67 L 59–73
1973		First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional 3rd Place Game	St. John's Providence Syracuse	W 62–61 L 65–87 L 68–69
1974		First Round	Providence	L 69–84
1975		First Round	Kansas State	L 62–69
1978		First Round Sweet Sixteen	St. Bonaventure Duke	W 92–83 L 80–84
1979	#9	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	#8 Iona #1 North Carolina #4 Syracuse #10 St. John's #2 Michigan State #2 DePaul	W 73–69 W 72–71 W 84–76 W 64–62 L 67–101 L 93–96
1980	#12	First Round Second Round	#5 Washington State #4 Duke	W 62–55 L 42–52
1982	#12	First Round	#5 St. John's	L 56–66
1985	#15	First Round	#2 Memphis	L 55–67
1987	#16	First Round	#1 North Carolina	L 82–113
1993	#14	First Round	#3 Massachusetts	L 50–54
1994	#11	First Round Second Round	#6 Nebraska #3 Florida	W 90–80 L 58–70
1995	#12	First Round	#5 Alabama	L 85–91
1999	#11	First Round	#6 Florida	L 61–75
2000	#13	First Round	#4 Illinois	L 58–68
2002	#11	First Round	#6 California	L 75–82
2003	#11	First Round	#6 Oklahoma State	L 63–77
2005	#13	First Round	#4 Boston College	L 65–85
2006	#15	First Round	#2 Texas	L 52–60
2007	#14	First Round	#3 Texas A&M	L 52–68
2018	#16	First Round	#1 Kansas	L 60–76

NIT results

The Quakers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	First Round	West Virginia	L 64–67

CBI results

The Quakers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round Quarterfinals	Quinnipiac Butler	W 74–63 L 53–63

Coaches

Player awards

Ivy League Player of the Year

Jordan Dingle (2023)
A. J. Brodeur (2020)
Zack Rosen (2012)
Ibrahim Jaaber (2006, 2007)
Tim Begley (2005)
Ugonna Onyekwe (2002, 2003)
Ira Bowman (1996)
Matt Maloney (1995)
Jerome Allen (1993, 1994)
Perry Bromwell (1987)
Paul Little (1982)
Tony Price (1979)
Keven McDonald (1978)
Ron Haigler (1975)

Ivy League Rookie of the Year

Jordan Dingle (2020)*
Tyler Bernardini (2008)
Ugonna Onyekwe (2000)
Will McAllister (1991)
Paul Little (1980)
Keven McDonald (1976)
Ron Haigler (1973)

Participations in FIBA competitions

1975 FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 4th place

References

^ "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
^ ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "2011–12 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 2 • November 14, 2011" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-14.

External links

Official website

[1] "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.

[2] ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[3] "2011–12 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 2 • November 14, 2011" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-14.

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