Basketball
Big 5 basketball legend Joe Bryant, father of Kobe Bryant, dies at age 69
Bryant played two seasons for the La Salle Explorers and was an assistant coach of the team later in his career.
Michael Zanoni of Mercer men’s basketball to transfer to Penn
Zanoni sat down with The Daily Pennsylvanian to discuss his time at Mercer, his transfer to Penn, and what he brings to the table for the Red and Blue.
Red and Blue Rookies: Penn men’s basketball announces freshman class
The Quakers welcome a group of four recruits for the second straight year.
Big 5 adds Drexel women's basketball program, announces adoption of tournament format
Drexel men’s team joined the Big 5 and adopted new tournament format in the 2023-24 season
Penn men’s basketball goes undefeated in Croatia
The Quakers wrapped up their three-city, three-game tour of “The Land of a Thousand Islands” with a 3-0 record.
Former Penn men’s basketball player Jordan Dingle loses eligibility suit against NCAA
Dingle, along with former Harvard forward Chris Ledlum, sought a fifth year of collegiate eligibility.
The Graduation Issue 2024: Best of graduating seniors in women’s sports
The Class of 2024 will see many Red and Blue program staples graduating.
Jordan Obi of Penn women's basketball announces transfer to Kentucky
Obi's 1,142 career points rank 11th in program history.
Women's Rookie of the Year: Mataya Gayle
Gayle took home both Ivy League and Big Five Rookie of the Year.
Game of the Year: Penn men's basketball vs. Villanova
The award goes to the basketball program's biggest win since the last time it beat Villanova back in 2018.
Ethan Roberts of Drake men’s basketball announces transfer to Penn
The former Patriot League Rookie of the Year is joining the Quakers after missing all of his sophomore year due to injury.
It's a storybook ending for former Penn women's basketball star Kayla Padilla
Padilla completed her final year of college eligibility playing for the University of Southern California.
Crain | Tyler Perkins wasn’t the first, and he won’t be the last
Players transferring out of the Ivy League have become an alarming trend in recent years.
Penn men's basketball freshman guard Sam Brown suffers minor knee injury, to miss six to eight weeks
The lone remaining starting guard from last year's team suffers a setback to start the offseason.
Tyler Perkins of Penn men's basketball to transfer to Villanova
The freshman guard set a school record for first-year scoring before entering the portal.
Penn has largest attendance gap between men’s, women’s basketball in Ivy League
Penn men's basketball has averaged 2,819 attendees per home game since 2018.
Clark Slajchert of Penn men's basketball announces graduate transfer to USC
Slajchert led the Quakers with 18 points per game during his senior season.
McKeown | A Sisyphean season: Women’s basketball gets knocked down as they reach the top
After a tremendous effort against Princeton in Ivy Madness, the Quakers fell just short.
Carnathan | What a two-bid Ivy means for the conference’s future in basketball and beyond
Can the conference's success on Selection Sunday balance out its transfer troubles?