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Men's Basketball

11/18/20 8:11pm
For the first time in 55 years of games at the Palestra, the squad would start off the season with newly replaced floors since its construction.
11/15/20 11:02pm
Beck was born and raised in Philadelphia and chose to attend Penn over offers from other Big 5 schools Villanova and La Salle, along with Notre Dame. 
11/15/20 9:01pm
The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Penn men's basketball’s Mark Jackson 15 questions about his sport, his time at Penn, and his life overall. Here's what the senior had to say.
11/15/20 7:40pm
As another Ivy League title launched Penn into the national spotlight, the Quakers set their sights on dominating all the way to the NCAA Tournament finals in San Diego.
11/12/20 6:52pm
Citing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League has canceled the full winter sports season, league sources confirmed to CBS Sports Thursday evening and the conference announced shortly after.
11/10/20 9:21pm
Over the years, numerous talented men have been at the helm of the team that calls the Palestra home. We take a look at Red and Blue's greatest coaches of all time.
11/10/20 9:20pm
The year is 1980. Penn men’s basketball is in the midst of one of its most successful eras. Having won back-to-back titles, the lights were shining extremely bright on these Quakers.
11/09/20 8:32pm
The impact of coach Chuck Daly continues to be felt in the basketball community, as he left behind a legacy of impressive achievements and a model of powerful mentorship that current coaches aspire to emulate. 
11/09/20 8:30pm
1978 was a turbulent year for Penn men’s basketball, but timely decisions and quick recoveries from tough losses brought an Ivy League title to the Red and Blue. 
11/09/20 8:10pm
Coming into the 1973-74 Penn men’s basketball season, saying that expectations were high was an understatement. 
11/08/20 8:29pm
After creating a Penn men’s basketball all-time starting five, with so many talented players coming through the program over the decades, it only makes sense to present a second lineup. 
11/08/20 8:12pm
The 1970s were the golden age of Penn men’s basketball, as the team reached the NCAA Tournament eight times in the decade. 
11/04/20 10:11pm
The very first NCAA Tournament, with just eight teams, was held in 1939. As a result of the small bracket, the Palestra hosted three out of the seven total games.
11/02/20 8:06pm
Penn men's basketball alumnus Michael Jordan is no exception. He has always wanted to return home to Philadelphia at some point in his career. 
10/28/20 9:35pm
As a part of the Daily Pennsylvanian's look backs into the history of Penn sports, we compiled men's basketball's all-time starting five.
10/28/20 9:29pm
With the departure of co-captains Corky Calhoun and Bob Morse, Daly would turn towards the accomplished sophomores during his second season at Penn — and perhaps another talent yet to fully emerge from the shadows.
10/26/20 9:14pm
Led by an all-star lineup, the Red and Blue still proved to be one of the best teams in the country in 1972, and also found a new coach and leader in Chuck Daly.
10/26/20 9:12pm
In Dick Harter's last year as coach of Penn men's basketball, he produced perhaps his finest season with a 28-1 record and Elite Eight appearance. 
10/25/20 7:31pm
The Daily Pennsylvanian asked Penn men's basketball’s Jarrod Simmons 15 questions about his sport, his time at Penn, and his life overall. Here's what the senior had to say.
10/20/20 7:47pm
When Penn men’s basketball stepped on the court for its first practice of the 1969-70 season, excitement was high.