Penn Quakers
2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania
Head coachSteve Donahue (8th season)
ConferenceIvy League
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
ArenaThe Palestra
(Capacity: 8,722)
NicknameQuakers
Student sectionRed & Blue Crew
ColorsRed and blue[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


Pre-tournament Premo-Porretta champions
1920
Pre-tournament Helms champions
1920, 1921
NCAA tournament Final Four
1979
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
1971, 1972, 1979
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1953, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1979
NCAA tournament round of 32
1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1994
NCAA tournament appearances
1953, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018
Conference tournament champions
2018
Conference regular season champions
1906, 1908, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1945, 1953, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018

The Penn Quakers men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Pennsylvania. As the twentieth-winningest men's basketball program of all-time, the team from Penn had its greatest success from 1966 to 2007, a period of over 40 years. Penn plays in the Ivy League in NCAA Division I.

Prior to the formation of the Ivy League in 1956 Penn was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League (EIBL) from 1903 through 1955. Penn won 13 EIBL regular season championships (1906, 1908, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1945, 1953). Penn was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA tournament national champion for the 1919–20 and 1920–21 seasons by the Helms Athletic Foundation and for the 1919–20 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.[2]

Penn has appeared in one Final Four, in 1979. Penn and Princeton are tied for the most Ivy League regular season championships with 26 each.[3] Their main Ivy League rivalry is with Princeton, whom they used to always play as the last regular season game. Combining the EIL and Ivy Championships Penn leads with 39 championships; Princeton 32; Columbia 14; Yale 13; Dartmouth 12; Cornell 8; Harvard 6; and Brown 1.

The last NCAA tournament victory for the Quakers came on March 17, 1994, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The No. 11 Quakers defeated the No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 90–80, in the first round. The Quakers then fell in the second round to No. 3 Florida on March 19th as the Gators prevailed, 70–58.

Notable seasons

1979 Final Four

One of Penn's most memorable seasons came in 1978–79 when the Quakers advanced to the NCAA tournament Final Four. Player Tony Price led the Quakers, who stunned the nation with victories over Iona, North Carolina, Syracuse, and St. John's to advance to the Final Four. The Quakers faced Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Michigan State in the national semifinals in Salt Lake City, Utah, but were met with defeat, 101–67. They are the last Ivy League team to advance to the Final Four and Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament as of 2023.

Others

Other notable Penn teams include the team led by guards Matt Maloney and Jerome Allen during the mid-1990s and the nationally ranked teams of the early 1970s led by Dave Wohl, Steve Bilsky, Corky Calhoun and Bob Morse. Penn's 1970–71 team completed an undefeated regular season (26–0) and advanced to the Eastern Regional Final in the NCAA tournament, losing there to a Villanova team it had defeated during the regular season. Villanova lost to UCLA in the national championship game, but was later found to be using an ineligible player, Howard Porter.

Rivalries

The Quakers, a member of the Philadelphia Big 5, have long-standing rivalries with a multitude of institutions such as Temple University, La Salle University, Saint Joseph's University, and Villanova University. Another rival is Drexel University, which is a member of the City 6.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Quakers have appeared in the NCAA tournament 24 times. Their combined record is 13–26.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1953Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game
Notre Dame
DePaul
L 57–69
W 90–70
1970First RoundNiagaraL 69–79
1971First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Duquesne
South Carolina
Villanova
W 70–65
W 79–64
L 47–90
1972First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Providence
Villanova
North Carolina
W 76–60
W 78–67
L 59–73
1973First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game
St. John's
Providence
Syracuse
W 62–61
L 65–87
L 68–69
1974First RoundProvidenceL 69–84
1975First RoundKansas StateL 62–69
1978First Round
Sweet Sixteen
St. Bonaventure
Duke
W 92–83
L 80–84
1979#9First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game
#8 Iona
#1 North Carolina
#4 Syracuse
#10 St. John's
#2 Michigan State
#2 DePaul
W 73–69
W 72–71
W 84–76
W 64–62
L 67–101
L 93–96
1980#12First Round
Second Round
#5 Washington State
#4 Duke
W 62–55
L 42–52
1982#12First Round#5 St. John'sL 56–66
1985#15First Round#2 MemphisL 55–67
1987#16First Round#1 North CarolinaL 82–113
1993#14First Round#3 MassachusettsL 50–54
1994#11First Round
Second Round
#6 Nebraska
#3 Florida
W 90–80
L 58–70
1995#12First Round#5 AlabamaL 85–91
1999#11First Round#6 FloridaL 61–75
2000#13First Round#4 IllinoisL 58–68
2002#11First Round#6 CaliforniaL 75–82
2003#11First Round#6 Oklahoma StateL 63–77
2005#13First Round#4 Boston CollegeL 65–85
2006#15First Round#2 TexasL 52–60
2007#14First Round#3 Texas A&ML 52–68
2018#16First Round#1 KansasL 60–76

NIT results

The Quakers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1981First RoundWest VirginiaL 64–67

CBI results

The Quakers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2012First Round
Quarterfinals
Quinnipiac
Butler
W 74–63
L 53–63

Coaches

Player awards

Participations in FIBA competitions

References

  1. "Elements of the Penn Logo". Branding.Web-Resources.UPenn.edu. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
  2. ESPN, ed. (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. New York, NY: ESPN Books. p. 535. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  3. "2011–12 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 2 • November 14, 2011" (PDF). IvyLeagueSports.com. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
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