Polykoff leaves Penn basketball for Earlham College

Another Penn basketball assistant has found a new home.

Jason Polykoff, who had spent two seasons as an assistant under coach Jerome Allen, has left to become the head coach at Earlham College, a Division III school in Richmond, Ind.

"Jason's experience at a number of levels gives us confidence that he is a well-rounded coach and understands what it is going to take to become successful," Earlham Athletic Director Mike Bergum said in a press release.

"It is exciting to have Jason at the helm. He will be an integral part of the campus community and be valuable in building relationships with students."

Polykoff is the second assistant in the last month to leave for a new job after Scott Pera joined Mike Rhoades' staff at Rice. At 30 years old, Polykoff will now have his first head coaching job in college basketball after previously being the head coach at Friends Central High School in Pa.

Allen will now need to fill two spots on his bench alongside assistant Ira Bowman. Former Cornell and Boston College assistant Nat Graham is rumored to be the replacement for Pera. Graham played two seasons at Penn from 1993-95 under coach Fran Dunphy.