Basketball
Basketball Supplement | Penn women's basketball hopes success will start in frontcourt
In college athletics, change is inevitable. After graduating the team’s two best shooters, Penn women’s basketball’s offense now runs through the post.
Basketball Supplement | After a year off, transfer preps for starting role
On March 7, 2014, then-sophomore Kasey Chambers took the floor in the second round of the MAAC Tournament with her Monmouth women’s basketball teammates.
Basketball Supplement | Penn men's hoops is "vest" in show
Coach Steve Donahue is not the only new fixture at the Palestra these days for Penn men’s basketball. Since the dawn of the official 2015-16 season, the Quakers have welcomed another newcomer into their practices, this one a little more technologically advanced than the new head coach.
Basketball Supplement | Penn men's basketball welcomes interconnected, multi-talented freshman class
It’s no secret: there are some fresh faces at the Palestra.
Penn basketball coach Steve Donahue ‘agreed to disagree’ with former captain Hicks
Tony Hicks was objectively the most talented player on Penn basketball’s roster.
Penn Athletics performing past expectations
In addition to the branding overhaul of the University, Grace Calhoun is quietly upgrading – no, revolutionizing – what it means to practice for Penn Athletics.
Former Penn coach Jerome Allen to join Boston Celtics as assistant
The Boston Celtics announced this week that former Penn men’s basketball coach Jerome Allen will join the team in an assistant coaching role.
Men's basketball officially unveils Class of 2019
Though Penn men’s basketball’s recruiting class of 2019 has been more or less clear for several months now, coach Steve Donahue made it official last week, when he announced the six freshman who will be arriving on campus this fall.
Women's basketball announces matchups with Duke
When Penn women’s basketball coach Mike McLaughlin announced a trip to Hawaii for the upcoming season, he talked about providing an experience for his players during their four years at Penn. Now he’s added a meaningful experience a little closer to home. The Red and Blue announced a home-and-home series with Duke for the next two seasons, beginning with a Nov.
Carrying a teammate on your back
Before Penn basketball practice starts, it is every man for himself. Each player begins warming up, doing what each needs to do in order to feel ‘ready’ for the next two hours.
Steve Donahue officially introduced as next Penn basketball coach
15 years after leaving the Red and Blue to take over the head coaching position at Cornell, former Penn basketball assistant Steve Donahue was formally introduced as the Quakers' next coach at a press conference at the Palestra on Tuesday.
Harvard beats Yale, 53-51, in thrilling Ivy League playoff at Palestra
33.2 seconds. Tie game. An NCAA Tournament bid on the line. In the end, experience trumped all as senior forward Steve Moundou-Missi drained a midrange jumper in the final 10 seconds to help Harvard claim its fourth straight automatic NCAA Tournament bid.
How Penn fared against Harvard and Yale
With Harvard and Yale playing a one-game playoff for the Ivy League's NCAA Tournament bid, here's a look at each team's two games against Penn.
Penn women's basketball can't hand Tigers first loss
They're perfect for a reason. Penn women's basketball found that out the hard way...again. Despite a strong effort in the game's first 25 minutes and energized play from forwards Michelle Nwokedi and Sydney Stipanovich, the Red and Blue could not overcome a run from Princeton midway through the second half, falling, 55-42, in the teams' regular season finale.
Tydings | Allen displays pure class after final game
Person after person, alum after alum, player after player, everyone kept coming up to Jerome Allen.
Allen's dismissal ends an era, disappoints Penn basketball alumni
Many of those connected to the program are upset by Allen's firing, especially given his ties to Penn basketball as a standout in the early 1990s.
Former teammate reflects on Penn basketball coach's firing
Tim Krug played for the Penn basketball program from 1992 through 1996, including a three-year period in which he played alongside two-time Ivy League Player of the Year and current coach Jerome Allen.
Replacing Jerome Allen: A look at potential replacements
With Jerome Allen out as Penn basketball head coach after Tuesday’s game against Princeton, Athletic Director Grace Calhoun is already on the lookout for a new head coach.
Penn basketball alum, board member speaks about Allen firing
Stan Greene played for the Penn basketball program from 1974 through 1978, winning two Ivy League titles while playing for Chuck Daly in his first three seasons before playing under coach Bob Weinhauer in his senior campaign.