Penn senior forward Fran Dougherty named second-team All-Ivy

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It's no secret that Fran Dougherty's senior season with Penn basketball didn't go as planned.

Expected to finish second in the Ivy League when the season started, the Quakers struggled all year, and managed single digit victories for the second consecutive year. 2013-14 also saw Penn lose nine of 14 Ivy contests.

And while Dougherty has played his last game as a member of the Red and Blue, the senior forward has received some recognition for his efforts with Penn this season.

On Wednesday, the New Britain, Pa., native was named second-team All-Ivy, the first and only All-Ivy award of the big man's career. Dougherty was the only Penn basketball player to be honored by the Ivy League based on the Quakers performance this season.

Dougherty was twice named Ivy Player of the Week during the season. The senior forward finished the season averaging 12.7 points per game and 7.3 boards per contest. He was second on the squad in scoring (behind Tony Hicks) and led the team in rebounding.

After a junior season marred by both illness and injury, Dougherty recovered nicely during the 2013-14 campaign. The senior scored in double figures in 18 of Penn's 28 contests, including 11 of the Quakers 14 Ivy games.

Dougherty is joined on the second-team All-Ivy squad by three Harvard players: sophomore guard Siyani Chambers, junior forward Steve Moundou-Missi and senior guard Laurent Rivard. Columbia's Maodo Lo also was honored.

Though Dougherty's career is now over, the forward is able to ride off into the sunset with the most notable award of his stellar Penn career.