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Changing of 'le garde'
In Saint-Bruno, Quebec — a French-speaking suburb of Montreal — basketball isn’t exactly the most popular sport. But that didn’t stop Harvard freshman guard Laurent Rivard from taking his talents to the hardwood while growing up in the Canadian neighborhood where ice hockey reigns supreme.Ivy Hoops Roundup: Feb. 1
We lasso together all of the men's basketball action you missed around the league last week.Rosenstein | Quakers show new resolve
The men’s hoops squad showed its fans a lot this weekend, from a steady game of good basketball to a comeback overtime victory.Esteves | Jack and Zack lead the way
Jack Eggleston and Zack Rosen's leadership was on display as they willed a team not playing its best basketball to an 80-78 overtime victory Saturday.Quakers beat Brown, 80-78, in overtime
The men's basketball team rallied from a deficit at halftime to win, 80-78, in overtime. The Quakers are now 2-0 in the Ivy League and have won three games straight.
Yale outdone from onset
The Quakers’ 24-6 lead to open the game turned out to be too much for Yale to overcome, as Penn won its first Ivy game of the season, 66-58.Seifter | One shot at NCAAs
The Ivy League is the only conference that chooses its NCAA representative based on the regular-season champion. You probably won’t see Penn clamoring for a change.
Road to Ivy title kicks off tonight
Fresh off its first Big 5 victory in four years, the men’s basketball team will now set its sights on another goal pending since 2007: an Ivy League championship.Philadelphia forward commits to Penn
On Saturday, Xavier Harris watched Penn beat St. Joe’s at a packed Palestra before 8,000 fans. Before the weekend was over, he committed to play for Penn.Ivy Hoops Roundup
With Ivy play beginning for Penn Friday night, this is our last chance to romp through the Ancient Eight without implications, without being shot down by those roaring Lions of Columbia. So here we go:
Silcox | Statistics before storylines
Sportswriters love a good storyline, but emotion from a last-chance Big 5 victory isn't enough. There’s still many a statistic to be combed through.
Flegenheimer | Hurrah, hurrah, Philadelphia!
Saturday's win against St. Joseph's, which secured seniors Jack Eggleston, Conor Turley and Dan Monckton their first Big 5 win at the eleventh hour, was no small feat.
Bernardini torches Big 5 losing streak
Led by Jack Eggleston’s fiery, physical play, the Quakers finally ended their Big 5 losing streak at 16 games, defeating St. Joseph’s, 73-61.
St. Joseph's mascot wings it
The St. Joseph’s Hawk is a rarity in today’s sports world — and not just because he reveals his identity.
Seifter | Turnovers too costly for Penn
It’s rarely easy to pinpoint just a single weakness in a 17-point loss. But in Penn’s 73-56 loss to Temple last night, the statistics don’t lie.
Quakers get blocked up on Broad Street
The Quakers fell to Temple, 73-56, Wednesday night at the Liacouras Center, marking the seniors’ 15th-career Big 5 loss, and Penn’s 16th in a row dating back to 2007.
Coach Leibo heads back to the nest
Assistant hoops coach Dan Leibovitz returns to Temple Wednesday — where he spent 10 years as a top assistant — as an opponent for the first time.Ivy Hoops Roundup
If you’re a fan of the Eagles (the band, not the disappointment of a football team), you know exactly the motto that traveling partners Penn and Princeton are living by this January: take it easy.