The Penn Quakers men's basketball team is the

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program representing the

University of Pennsylvania The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...

. 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

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. On March 20, 1897, Penn and Yale played in the first basketball game with five players on a team. Prior to the formation of the Ivy League in 1956 Penn was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate League (EIL) from 1903 through 1955. Penn won 13 EIL 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

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and for the 1919–20 season by the

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. Penn has appeared in one Final Four, in 1979. Penn and Princeton are tied for the most

regular season championships with 26 each. (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). Penn has won 21 outright championships to Princeton's 18 outright championships. Their main Ivy League rivalry is with

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, 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. One of Penn's most memorable seasons came in 1979 when the Quakers advanced to the NCAA tournament Final Four. With players such as Tony Price, the Quakers stunned the nation with victories over ,

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, , and to advance to the Final Four. The Quakers faced

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and

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in the national semifinals in

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, but ultimately were met with defeat, 101–67. 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

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in the national championship game, but was later found to be using an ineligible player, Howard Porter. The last NCAA Tournament victory for the Quakers came on March 17, 1994, at the

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. The No. 11 Red and Blue defeated the No. 6

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, 90–80, in the

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. The Quakers fell in the second round to No. 3

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on March 19, 1994, as the Gators prevailed, 70–58.

Rivalries

The Quakers, a member of the

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, have long-standing rivalries with a multitude of institutions such as

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, and

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. Another rival is

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, which is a member of the

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. In the Ivy League the Penn-Princeton Basketball rivalry is a classic. They have met 239 times since 1903. Penn leads in the series 126 victories to Princeton's 113 victories.

History

*First Year of Basketball: 1897–98 *Overall All-Time Record: 1,771–1,092–1 *National Championships: 2, (1919–1920) and (1920–1921) *Final Four Appearances: 1 (1979) *Eastern Intercollegiate League Champs: 15 *Ivy League Championships: 26 *NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last): 24 (2018) *NIT Appearances (Last): 1 (1981) *Last Postseason Opponent:

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( NCAA tournament) *Result: Lost 76–60 in the first round. * PennPrinceton Rivalry: **Games Penn 126 – Princeton 113//First Met 1903 **Ivy League Championships since 1956 Penn 26–Princeton 26 **Outright Ivy League Championships since 1956 Penn 21-Princeton 18 *Penn vs. Ivy League Opponents (Thru 2017–18 season) *Overall

In-Conference Record: 966-489. *Total Conference Games Played: 1455 (w/l .663)

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

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

NIT results

The Quakers have appeared in the

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(NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

CBI results

The Quakers have appeared in the

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(CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Coaches

Player awards

Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year *

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(2020) *

Zack Rosen Zack Rosen (born March 14, 1989) is an American basketball player. Rosen, a point guard, played collegiately at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was an All-American and Ivy League player of the year. College career Rosen is Jewish, f ...

(2012) * Ibrahim Jaaber (2006, 2007) *Tim Begley (2005) * Ugonna Onyekwe (2002, 2003) * Ira Bowman (1996) *

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(1995) * Jerome Allen (1993, 1994) *Perry Bromwell (1987) *Paul Little (1982) * Tony Price (1979) * Keven McDonald (1978) *

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(1975) Ivy League Men's Basketball 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)

General

*Name of School:

*Location (Zip): Philadelphia, Pa. (19104) *Founded: 1740 *Enrollment: 9,900 *Nickname: Quakers *School Colors: Red and Blue *Arena/Capacity: The Palestra / 8,722 *Affiliation: NCAA Division I *Conference: Ivy League *Other Affiliation: Big 5 *President: Dr. Amy Gutmann *Athletic Director: M. Grace Calhoun *Athletic Department Phone: 215.898.6121 *Ticket Office Phone: 215.898.6151

Coaching staff

*Head Coach:

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*Assistant Coaches: *Nat Graham (Penn '97) *Joe Mihalich *Trey Montgomery *Director of Men's Basketball Operations: Sarah Parks *Athletic Trainer: Phil “Sam” Samko

Team information

*2018–2019 Overall Record: 19–12 *2018–2019 Ivy League Record/Finish: 7–7/4th *2017–2018 Overall Record: 24–8 *2017–2018 Ivy League Record/Finish: 14–2/1st *2016–2017 Overall Record: 13–15 *2016–2017 Ivy League Record/Finish: 6–9/4th *2015–2016 Overall Record: 11–17 *2015–2016 Ivy League Record/Finish: 5–9/5th *2014–2015 Overall Record: 9–19 *2014–2015 Ivy League Record/Finish: 4–10/8th *2013–2014 Overall Record: 8–20 *2013–2014 Ivy League Record/Finish: 5–9/6th *2012–2013 Overall Record: 9–22 *2012–2013 Ivy League Record/Finish: 6–8/5th *2011–2012 Overall Record: 20–13 *2011–2012 Ivy League Record/Finish: 11–3/2nd *2010–2011 Overall Record: 13–15 *2011–2012 Ivy League Record/Finish: 7–7/4th *2009–2010 Overall Record: 6–22 *2009–2010 Ivy League Record/Finish: 5–9/5th (3 way tie) *2008–2009 Overall Record: 10–18 *2008–2009 Ivy League Record/Finish: 6–8/6th *2007–2008 Overall Record: 13–18 *2007–2008 Ivy League Record/Finish: 8–6/3rd *2006–2007 Ivy League Record/Finish: 13–1/1st *2005–2006 Ivy League Record/Finish: 12–2/1st *Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/0 *Starters Returning/Lost: 5/0

References

External links

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