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{{short description|College men's basketball team representing the University of Pennsylvania}}

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|current = 2024–25 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

|name = Penn Quakers men's basketball

|logo = Penn Quakers logo.svg

|logo_size = 150

|university = University of Pennsylvania

|conference = Ivy League

|location = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|coach = Fran McCaffery

|tenure = 1st

|arena = The Palestra

|capacity = 8,722

|nickname = Quakers

|studentsection = Red & Blue Crew

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|NCAAeliteeight = 1971, 1972, 1979

|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1953, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979

|NCAAroundof32 = 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1994

|NCAAtourneys = 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 = 2018

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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.

File:JaaberRim.jpg senior Ibby Jaaber holds the net, which he cut from the rim, after Penn defeated Yale 86–58 on March 2, 2007, at The Palestra (which win clinched the 2006–07 Ivy League championship and Penn's 25th Ivy crown).]]

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.{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|editor-last=ESPN|publisher=ESPN Books|location=New York, NY|year=2009|page=535|ISBN=978-0-345-51392-2}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/weeklyreleases/2011-12_MBB_Release_Week_2.pdf|title=2011–12 Ivy League Men's Basketball: Week 2 • November 14, 2011|access-date=2011-11-14|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com|page=5|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120312043342/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/weeklyreleases/2011-12_MBB_Release_Week_2.pdf|archive-date=March 12, 2012|url-status=dead}} 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 19 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, {{cbb link|1978|sex=men|team=Syracuse Orangemen|school=Syracuse University|title=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 2025.

=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. Penn’s traditional rival in the Ivy League is Princeton.

Postseason

=NCAA tournament results=

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

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| 1953

Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Notre Dame
DePaul		L 57–69
W 90–70
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| 1970

First RoundNiagaraL 69–79
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| 1971

First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Duquesne
South Carolina
Villanova		W 70–65
W 79–64
L 47–90
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| 1972

First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Providence
Villanova
North Carolina		W 76–60
W 78–67
L 59–73
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| 1973

First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		St. John's
Providence
Syracuse		W 62–61
L 65–87
L 68–69
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| 1974

First RoundProvidenceL 69–84
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| 1975

First RoundKansas StateL 62–69
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| 1978

First Round
Sweet Sixteen		St. Bonaventure
Duke		W 92–83
L 80–84
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| 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
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| 1980

#12First Round
Second Round		#5 Washington State
#4 Duke		W 62–55
L 42–52
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| 1982

#12First Round#5 St. John'sL 56–66
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| 1985

#15First Round#2 MemphisL 55–67
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| 1987

#16First Round#1 North CarolinaL 82–113
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| 1993

#14First Round#3 MassachusettsL 50–54
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| 1994

#11First Round
Second Round		#6 Nebraska
#3 Florida		W 90–80
L 58–70
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| 1995

#12First Round#5 AlabamaL 85–91
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| 1999

#11First Round#6 FloridaL 61–75
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| 2000

#13First Round#4 IllinoisL 58–68
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| 2002

#11First Round#6 CaliforniaL 75–82
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| 2003

#11First Round#6 Oklahoma StateL 63–77
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| 2005

#13First Round#4 Boston CollegeL 65–85
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| 2006

#15First Round#2 TexasL 52–60
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| 2007

#14First Round#3 Texas A&ML 52–68
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| 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.

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Penn Quakers|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}

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| 1981

First RoundWest VirginiaL 64–67

=CBI results=

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

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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Penn Quakers|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}

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| 2012

First Round
Quarterfinals		Quinnipiac
Butler		W 74–63
L 53–63

Coaches

{{main|List of Penn Quakers men's basketball head coaches}}

Player awards

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Ivy League Player of the Year

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Ivy League Rookie of the Year

  • Jordan Dingle (2020)*
  • Tyler Bernardini (2008)
  • Ugonna Onyekwe (2000)
  • Will McAllister (1991)
  • Paul Little (1980)
  • Keven McDonald (1976)
  • Ron Haigler (1973)

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Participations in FIBA competitions

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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  • {{Official website}}

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