A familiar face

Just a day after a few more recruits were unofficially announced, Penn's getting another newcomer.

Well, he's not so new.

After playing in the NBA and Europe, Jerome Allen (Class of 1995) will return as an assistant coach, the team's Twitter feed announced earlier today. Allen -- who was enshrined in the Big 5 Hall of Fame back in February -- most recently participated in the Delaware County Pro-Am League. In addition to playing, he also coached a team stock full of Quakers: Zack Rosen, Jack Eggleston and incoming freshmen Carson Sullivan, Brian Fitzpatrick, Malcolm Washington and Jack's younger brother Tommy all were on Allen's Trad Jazz team.

Back in June, Rosen said Allen's "really kind of taken me and the other guys under his wing and taken it upon himself to make us better." Good news for Quakers fans.

Allen is one of the all-time greats at Penn, as he owns the all-time Penn assists record (504) and was first all-time in steals (166) before Ibby Jabber shattered his record with 303. He also was the last Ivy League draft pick, as Minnesota selected him 49th overall in 1995.

You can read some classic Allen stories as well as FGM's reaction to the hiring.

But perhaps this ode to Allen best sums it up. The 2,100-word reflection on Allen's career ends with the line "Here at Penn, he will always have a home." Looks like he's returning home.