Penn basketball memories: Harvard 2OT 2011

The Penn basketball season tips off in 10 days and to put you in the mood, we're going to relive some your favorite moments from Quakers history. To start, we'll relive one of the few memories I was actually able to witness, Penn's epic double-overtime loss to Harvard at the Palestra last year. It was one of the few corner-packers in recent Palestra memory. Feel free to leave your memories of that February night in the comments. Check back tomorrow and every day until tip-off for more!

Your favorite moment in Penn basketball history?

The home Harvard game last year, where it was a close game throughout, Penn came back to tie the game and send it to overtime. At this point the Palestra was as loud as I can remember (although I don't have much to base it off of). Even after we lost, as I left the Palestra without my voice and disappointed, I knew that I had experienced something awesome. I had seen the true spirit of the Palestra.

-Jonathan Cousins, Engineering Class of 2014

I have never seen the team play with such heart as they did that night. The team was on their A-game as were the fans. It was an atmosphere unlike any other, and one that I wish would flood the Palestra more. It was like the good old days when I was a little kid coming to the Palestra with my Dad and brothers. It was the Cathedral at it's finest. There haven't been many games like that in the past couple of years, but it gave me hope that the Palestra can be and always will be able to be filled with screaming, hopeful, and supportive fans.

-Anonymous