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After an improbable Sweet Sixteen run in the NCAA tournament to end his collegiate career, the younger Wittman is taking his sharp-shooting show on the road to try to gain some more exposure before the June 24 draft.
Officially Harriet Joseph is the Associate Director of the University Scholars program. But unofficially, she is the Penn men’s basketball team’s Jewish mother.
On his first day on the job, new assistant coach Dan Leibovitz was at work at 7 a.m., conditioning with the men’s basketball team on the track. After 14 hours in his new position, he said "Today was good."
The same day that Hartford announced former Penn assistant John Gallagher would replace Dan Leibovitz as head coach, Penn announced it had hired Leibovitz to fill Gallagher's assistant position.
ESPN’s Andy Katz reported last night that Leibovitz had resigned from his position at Hartford, opting out of a contract that lasted until 2014. Leibovitz is expecting to return to Penn.
For months, the Penn community has assumed that former men’s basketball coach Glen Miller was fired for inadequate performance. He had insufficient drive, critics complained, and had trouble breeding positive relations. If only.
According to Red and Blue Crew leader Justin Chang, Jerome Allen’s role as a public figure on campus will allow students to feel more invested in the team’s success and motivate them to come to games.
On Wednesday, Athletic Director Steve Bilsky will formally name Jerome Allen as the John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Penn Men’s Basketball at a press conference at the Palestra.