Articles by Brian Kotloff
05/10/12 7:42pm
Kotloff | #LifeOfASportswriter
I also leave having swallowed my share of reality doses when it comes to my dream job. I like to label them with #LifeOfASportswriter. 04/25/12 1:04am
Brian Kotloff | Batting .333 may be good for baseball, but not predictions
While I’ve spent the past several months in Witness Protection, now I’m being asked to revisit said predictions. In case anyone who read them needed a reminder of how awful they were. 02/01/12 12:59am
Brian Kotloff | Last year’s lessons stick with Penn
Last year, everything the Quakers built during a trio of league wins crumbled to pieces in a nightmarish week. Penn believes this year will be different. 01/30/12 9:05pm
Penn basketball races past Princeton, 82-67
No Penn player has ever graduated without beating Princeton at the Palestra. In a 82-67 win Monday night, Quakers seniors Tyler Bernardini and Zack Rosen quickly made sure they didn’t become the first. 12/08/11 11:24pm
Tyler Bernardini and Miles Cartwright enjoy SoCal homecoming
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 12/07/11 9:01pm
Penn defense takes out Delaware
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 11/28/11 11:32pm
Brian Kotloff | Outsmarting Harvard?
In a normal year, the mismatches would end once the Ivy League season begins in January, but Harvard boasts an extremely athletic squad this year. 11/25/11 9:05pm
Penn basketball loses to No. 16 Pittsburgh, 78-58
The Penn basketball team would need near flawless execution to beat a national power like No. 16 Pittsburgh. Friday night at the Palestra, the Quakers failed to play that perfect game. 11/15/11 1:49am
Brian Kotloff | Penn's shining moment vanishes yet again
The message-sending win, whose shockwaves would resonate throughout the Big 5? Ruined. The Quakers’ hopes of finally completing the victory that would revive basketball on this campus? Vanished. For a collection of players so determined to mesh into an elite team, the game wasn’t supposed to end the way it did. 11/14/11 12:35am
Penn basketball set to take on Big 5 heavyweight Temple
In the earliest Big 5 game in history, the Quakers will host the Owls’ season opener Monday night at the Palestra. SEE ALSO: Penn defeats UMBC in season opener 11/11/11 3:07am
Cartwright and Jok's hoop dreams reach the City of Brotherly Love
One pair of brothers grew up in the prototypical basketball environment. The other rarely even encountered the sport in their home country. Yet both the Cartwrights and Joks found their callings in basketball, which has carried them to unforeseen heights. 11/10/11 12:28am
Do you smell what Nawrocki's cookin'?
The Nawrocki brothers’ parents “discouraged” them from watching pro wrestling, Penn senior Luke recalls, but the boys always found ways around it. Soon enough, the whole family watched as Chris tried out for the WWE on the “Tough Enough” reality show. 10/24/11 10:25pm
Fran Dougherty, basketball's new big man on campus
The first thing teammates and coaches noticed about the new-and-improved Fran Dougherty was his body. Over the offseason, the timid, slight freshman has grown into a sturdy sophomore. 10/21/11 1:04am
Yale quarterback Patrick Witt presents stiff test for Penn defense
Saturday at Franklin Field, Penn faces the unenviable task of defending top-notch Yale QB Patrick Witt, an NFL prospect. 09/30/11 12:30am
M. Hoops receives big commitment from 6-foot-10 center
Even after Jerome Allen reeled in seven intriguing recruits, the glaring need for a legitimate big man remained. That changed Thursday. 09/27/11 12:08am
Philadelphia ref shares Palestra spotlight with NBA stars
Though just as colorful off the court, Keith “Showtime” Saunders doesn’t view his own animated refereeing as a show at all — it’s just a second job. 09/26/11 2:32am
Brian Kotloff | Palestra comes alive in spectacular showcase
Sunday night, Palestra folklore became reality, as NBA stars brought the magic back to the legendary arena. 09/23/11 3:21pm
Palestra set for Battle for I-95
DP’s resident NBA junkies debate what’s in store for Sunday’s NBA scrimmage, which features LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul. 09/22/11 12:43am
Villanova barrage downs Penn field hockey
The Wildcats outshot the Quakers, 18-6, over the course of the game. 09/22/11 12:33am