Basketball
Heelys back in style for Penn women's basketball
The popular wheel-heeled sneakers of elementary school days are making a comeback among team members.
Ivy title on the line as Penn women's basketball enters final stretch
It’s the last week of the season, and there’s currently a tie for first place. Get your popcorn.
Final stretch of Ivy season awaits Penn men's basketball
Over spring break Penn men’s basketball will be seeing many ends.
Matt Howard flourishes under Penn basketball coach Steve Donahue's new system
Setting career-bests in nearly every statistical category imaginable, the 6-foot-4 junior has seized a central role for Penn, leading a team already surpassed last season’s win total in both conference play and the regular season as a whole.
Lauren Whitlatch makes waves as she sinks buckets for Quakers
After attempting just six three-pointers her entire freshman year, Lauren Whitlatch emerged as the Quakers’ new sharpshooter heading into her sophomore season.
Steele | Despite loss, nothing changes for Penn women's basketball
The more things change, the more they stay the same. This was supposed to be the year in which Penn women’s basketball broke what has become the standard in the Ivy League.
In weekend split with Cornell and Columbia, Penn basketball learns a lot about itself
Penn basketball learned who they are last weekend at the Palestra. More importantly, they learned what they must do to get to where they want to be.
After losing first Ivy game at Cornell, Penn women's basketball downs Columbia
NEW YORK — Things are going to be interesting down the stretch for Penn women’s basketball. After losing for the first time in Ivy League play at Cornell on Friday, 51-46, the Quakers rallied to beat down Columbia, 60-42, Sunday afternoon.
Penn basketball falls on senior night, 93-65, to Columbia
It was senior night at the Palestra on Saturday night. Unfortunately for Penn basketball, there wasn’t much more to cheer about after the opening tip as the Quakers would go on to lose to Columbia, 93-65.
Penn basketball falls on senior night, 93-65, to Columbia
It was senior night at the Palestra on Saturday night. Unfortunately for Penn basketball there wasn’t much more to cheer about after the opening tip as the Quakers would go on to lose to Columbia, 93-65.
Penn basketball completes season sweep of Cornell, 79-67
Tremendous hands on defense catalyzed a game-opening 12-0 run for the Quakers, and Penn never looked back from there, leading for all 40 minutes en route to a 79-67 win and a season sweep of the Big Red.
Penn women's basketball's perfect run through Ivy play ends at Cornell
ITHACA — This was certainly a situation they aren’t used to. For the first time in Ivy play, Penn women’s basketball found itself trailing at the half, down, 29-25, at Cornell on Friday.
Cornell and Columbia await as Penn women's basketball hits the road undefeated in Ivy play
The rest of the Ivy League is running out of chances to stop Penn women’s basketball. Nine games into 14-Game Tournament, the Quakers (20-3, 9-0 Ivy) remain perfect — and only Princeton has even kept the game to single digits with a 50-48 decision on Jan.
Penn men's basketball continues homestand with rematches against Cornell, Columbia
They say there’s no “I” in team; all players are created equal. But Penn men’s basketball will be soon be reminded that some players are more equal than others, as the Quakers will take on four of the conference’s top players when Cornell and Columbia visit the Palestra this weekend. The Red and Blue will first square off with the Cornell (9-15, 2-8) on Friday night.
Darien Nelson-Henry embraces his leading role with Penn basketball
Nelson-Henry has as dominating of a presence as life allows.
First-year analytics group boosts Penn basketball behind the scenes
Led by former Penn graduate student and current Penn math professor Nakia Rimmer, the Penn Basketball Analytics Group is in its first year of operation.
Mixed results, but positive signs from Penn Basketball
Penn basketball topped Brown by a score of 79-74 on Friday night at the Palestra before falling 79-58 to first-place Yale on Saturday.
Penn women's basketball takes care of business at Yale, Brown
On Friday, Penn women’s basketball struggled to find the basket. On Saturday, they seemed incapable of doing anything but. And yet both games they cruised to double-digit victories.
Penn basketball hangs with Yale, but only for so long
It was a tough test for the Quakers. And unfortunately, it wasn't curved. Penn basketball fell 79-58 to first-place Yale (18-6, 9-1 Ivy) on Saturday night at the Palestra.