Men's Basketball
Penn men's basketball set to host Yale, Brown
In a heartbreaking loss at Ivy League favorite Princeton on Saturday, Penn men’s basketball proved that it could compete with the league’s finest. The next step for coach Steve Donahue’s squad? Showing it can beat the best.
Roundtable | Which team had the best winter break?
While most of us were off relaxing over winter break, Penn sports teams were busy at work. Our editors debate: Which team had the best winter break?
Takeaways from Penn men's basketball's loss to Princeton
Penn men's basketball opened up its season against Princeton on Saturday, and it didn't take long for it to get back to full intensity. Here are our first-ever stars of the game, as well as other important takeaways.
Penn men's basketball loses Ivy opener to Princeton, 61-52, despite big comeback
You know those times when no matter what you do, even if you do almost everything right, things just don’t quite seem to work out in your favor? Penn men’s basketball had one of those nights when it traveled up to Princeton on Saturday night.
Princeton awaits Penn men's basketball in Ivy League opener
Out with the old and in with the new. The 2016 portion of the Penn men’s basketball season is over, and with it the bulk of the non-conference schedule.
Late comeback boosts Penn basketball to win over Fairfield
Everything looks better from above .500. Penn men’s basketball topped visiting Fairfield, 74-68, today in its second and final winter break home matchup. Freshman AJ Brodeur led the Quakers to a hard-fought victory with a career-high 27 points.
Penn men's basketball downs Drexel in Battle for 33rd Street
Only 0.6 miles separate the basketball facilities of Penn and Drexel, and somehow that proximity is reflected on the scoreboard whenever the two teams play.
Penn men's basketball hosts two non-league foes over the holidays before Ivy play begins
Penn men’s basketball will take a vacation over the next few weeks, with its next game coming December 28 against Drexel at the Palestra.
Penn men's basketball stuns UCF in Orlando upset, 58-49
All season long, Penn men's basketball appeared to be on the verge of improvement in coach Steve Donahue’s second year in charge, but the Quakers still needed that signature win to prove to the college basketball world that they were for real. Thanks to a breakout performance from junior Sam Jones, that big-time victory is in the books.
Roundtable: What was the best Penn Athletics moment of 2016?
Sports Editor-elect Jonathan Pollack: For me, the best part of Penn Athletics this year was sprint football winning its first outright CSFL title since 2000, so the best moment should come from that season.
Late run sees Penn men's basketball fall to George Mason, 79-60
With 8:42 remaining in the second half, junior guard Darnell Foreman’s jumper put Penn within two points of George Mason at 57-55. Between that moment and senior guard Matt Howard’s free throw with 3:07 left, the Quakers scored zero points on nine missed shots and a turnover.
Brodeur, Howard fuel Penn basketball's blowout of Lafayette
It was poetic, almost, the transfer of dominance. After senior guard Matt Howard lit things up in the first half, scoring 12 of Penn’s first 15 points, freshman forward AJ Brodeur took over in the second period, tallying 16 of his 22 after intermission.
Lafayette set to pay a visit to Penn basketball
Penn men’s basketball knew that its opening set of non-conference games to start the season would be challenging. The Quakers were right.
Penn basketball's managers quietly run a smooth ship
It's early on a Saturday morning. While you're asleep, Garrett Colvin is hard at work. He’s taken on the responsibility of being one of the few, the proud, the Penn basketball managers. Student managers are a rare breed.
Transfers settle in for Penn basketball
Penn basketball juniors Matt MacDonald and Caleb Wood are wearing the Red and Blue for the first time this year — but that’s about all they have in common. Despite their age, the two juniors are in their first year on Penn's men's basketball team after they both arrived via transferring from other schools.
Early in his career, AJ Brodeur shines with Penn basketball
Undoubtedly, there are many people across Penn’s campus and the greater basketball landscape who are surprised by the immediate impact made by freshman AJ Brodeur. Just don’t count the 6-foot-8 power forward or his coach among them.
Buchta | Penn basketball lost to Temple for the same reason they made it close
There's something about Penn-Temple basketball. No matter how good or bad the teams are, you can always count on it being just about the best non-conference game featuring the Quakers all year.
Penn basketball loses close game to Temple after falling behind early
PHILADELPHIA — Penn basketball fought hard after falling behind big early, but fell short in a 70-62 loss against a superior Temple team on Saturday at the Liacouras Center. After falling behind 21-4 early in the game, the Red and Blue (2-4) rallied and had it within two points in the game's final minute, but were unable to complete the comeback against the Owls (6-2).
Penn basketball set for second straight Big 5 tilt against Temple
In order to move on from their defeat at the hands of Villanova, the Penn men’s basketball team must internalize the immortal words of the great Chumbawamba: “You get knocked down, you get up again.”
