The 1920–21 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the

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during the 1920–21

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men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Edward McNichol, coaching in his first season with the Quakers. The team finished the season with a 21–2 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the

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. This was Penn's second consecutive Helms national championship, the previous year's 21–1 team having later been recognized as the Helms (and

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) national champion as well. Senior Dan McNichol, Edward's younger brother, was named a

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at the end of the season.

Schedule and results

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References

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