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According to his Twitter bio, former Penn basketball player Justin Reilly is a “Wharton Grad. Entrepreneur. Poet. Activist. Writer. Retired D1 Athlete.”
College freshman and New Orleans native Henry Brooks lost everything to Hurricane Katrina. His life, education and ability to play the game he loves are blessings that he does not take for granted.
Too many times this year, the Quakers have been on the brink of victory but have fallen just short. But against the Big Red — finally — Penn was firing on all cylinders.
On Friday night, the annual Levien Gymnasium tilt welcomed an unscathed Penn team primed for its brand new Ivy season run, and the Quakers emerged with a 66-64 victory.
The Quakers appeared to have a case of the pre-semester jitters in a loss to La Salle. They simply couldn’t execute with any regularity, and now will likely be relegated to another winless season in the city round robin.
Although the Quakers cut their opponent’s lead down to five after some clutch offensive rebounds late in the second half, it was too little and too late for the Red and Blue. Penn ultimately suffered a 68-57 Big 5 loss to La Salle.
To get a sense of how popular Penn guard Miles Cartwright is in Southern California, consider this: When the Quakers travel to Anaheim to play UCLA on Saturday, the sophomore — though wary of making a “huge assumption” — said, “I feel like there might be more Penn fans than UCLA fans.”
VIDEO: This Week on 33rd Street: Dec 9
The Penn men’s basketball team is headed to Los Angeles looking to make it big. But they’ll be trading Hollywood for Westwood — actually Anaheim — when they face UCLA (2-5) at the Honda Center Saturday evening.
VIDEO: This Week on 33rd Street: Dec 9
Be ready when your number is called. It’s what all bench players are told, but it’s hard to understand until they get their opportunity.On Wednesday night at the Palestra, Steve Rennard got that opportunity.
After a shoddy five-game stretch that included four losses, the Penn basketball team got its mojo back at the Palestra Wednesday night.
Post-game presser: Penn vs. Delaware
While the University of Delaware isn’t exactly high up in the standings, Blue Hens sophomore guard Devon Saddler is — ranking second in the nation in scoring at 24.7 points per game.