Larry Loughery leaves Penn basketball program

Larry Loughery has left the Penn men's basketball team, coach Jerome Allen told me Friday. Here's what Allen had to say about the fifth-year senior:

Larry has decided to leave the program. He's not going to play this year, but in my opinion he's still a part of the program. He's been very instrumental just in terms of his commitment to battling through adversity. He's been a great example to some of the other guys who've had opportunities taken away from them because of injury. He's had courage to keep coming back, and he's been fun to be around. I wish it went a little different, but I appreciate all he gave to this program.

Loughery played in seven games as a freshman, three as a sophomore and one as a junior. Each of his seasons at Penn has been cut short due to injury, and he sat out all of last year. Overall, he's played just 78 minutes in his four years at Penn with 16 points and 15 rebounds.

Loughery is the second player to leave the program this year. In September, junior Marin Kukoc quit the team. Loughery was also the last member of the team to have played under previous head coach Glen Miller.

The Quakers now have no seniors on their roster.