Jack Eggleston approaches a milestone

Preseason, when Jack Eggleston was named a captain of the Quakers' basketball team, he humbly noted how he didn't yet belong among the great list of names that also claimed that title.

Not for long.

Entering tonight's Big 5 kickoff with Villanova, Eggleston sits just 17 points shy of 1000 career points, a feat only 34 other Quakers have accomplished in program history — most recently, Mark Zoller, oddly enough against 'Nova at the Palestra. Averaging 14.9 points per game, Eggleston is due to either hit the mark with a big game tonight, or pass it early when Penn travels to Delaware on Dec. 22.

I'm sure he'd love it to be in front of the home crowd tonight.