As the capacity crowd headed out of the Palestra toward 33rd Street after Saturday's Saint Joseph's-Temple game, one man emerged onto the court -- Charlie Copp.
But unlike other players who were granting interviews to Comcast SportsNet or meeting with their families after a hard-fought city series matchup, Copp was quietly practicing his jumper and free throws.
"It doesn't surprise me," Penn coach Fran Dunphy said.
Penn fans are quick to criticize the Quakers' senior guard.
When a disappointed student section headed back to its dorms Friday night after a loss to Brown, the word "Copp" was heard so often I couldn't tell whether I was at a basketball game or a police station.
But what was so bad about Copp's performance?
The Quakers hit just three three-pointers against Brown; Copp had two of them. He also had more points than either Jeff Schiffner or Tim Begley.
The next night, he went on to score a game-high 12 points, again hitting two-thirds of the Quakers' total three-pointers.
But most fans in attendance probably didn't realize Copp was the leading scorer against Yale. He left no Elis defender flummoxed from a mean crossover. He had no gravity defying finger rolls.
Sometimes good old-fashioned hard work goes unrewarded.
"I just want to help my team win," Copp said. "The only way to do that is to work as hard as I can."
The Tulpehocken, Pa., native is not the loudest player on the court. He doesn't come to postgame press conferences with outlandish quotes.
So it's no surprise that his efforts go unnoticed, often by opposing teams.
Copp has the fewest turnovers per minute on the Quakers squad -- almost half the team average.
He's hit some of Penn's biggest shots of the season.
His three-pointer with 38 seconds left against current No. 2 Saint Joseph's brought the Quakers closer than most teams in the nation to knocking off the Hawks.
When Yale cut Penn's lead to just two points late in Saturday's game, Copp hit another three to put the Elis away for good.
Some criticize Copp's lack of scoring and assists.
With Schiffner and Begley on his side, Copp should not have to consistently score in double-digits.
But the guard has shown that he can score if need be. He hit six threes in the first eight minutes of Penn's game with Indiana State -- a statistic even the sharp-shooting Schiffner and Begley have yet to match -- when other scorers didn't step up.
Since the Quakers lead the Ivy League in assists per game, there seems to be no urgent need to increase the amount of assists.
And despite a defensive lapse against Jason Forte last Friday, Copp is normally able to shut down opposing Ivy guards.
Charlie Copp may not be the vocal leader of this Penn team, but the Quakers, both young and old, can all learn a thing or two from the guard's effort.
While Penn fans may not appreciate his hard work, Penn is a better team because of it.
