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By Matthew Fine · Nov. 13, 2015

With just over 12 seconds left in Friday season opener, Penn men’s basketball had a one point lead as Robert Morris called a timeout to draw up one final play. As everyone in the Palestra held their breath, all the questions surrounding the team came back to mind.





During practice, sophomore Mike Auger and his teammates wear vests from GPSports underneath their practice jerseys.

Coach Steve Donahue is not the only new fixture at the Palestra these days for Penn men’s basketball. Since the dawn of the official 2015-16 season, the Quakers have welcomed another newcomer into their practices, this one a little more technologically advanced than the new head coach.






NMH vs NMH

Though Penn men’s basketball’s recruiting class of 2019 has been more or less clear for several months now, coach Steve Donahue made it official last week, when he announced the six freshman who will be arriving on campus this fall.


When Penn women’s basketball coach Mike McLaughlin announced a trip to Hawaii for the upcoming season, he talked about providing an experience for his players during their four years at Penn. Now he’s added a meaningful experience a little closer to home. The Red and Blue announced a home-and-home series with Duke for the next two seasons, beginning with a Nov.


Men's Hoops Penn v Princeton

Before Penn basketball practice starts, it is every man for himself.  Each player begins warming up, doing what each needs to do in order to feel ‘ready’ for the next two hours.





In what will likely be Penn women's basketball's final game at the Palestra this season, senior forward Kara Bonenberger suffered a knee injury late in the second half. Her status is unknown and Penn fell to Princeton, 55-42.

They're perfect for a reason. Penn women's basketball found that out the hard way...again. Despite a strong effort in the game's first 25 minutes and energized play from forwards Michelle Nwokedi and Sydney Stipanovich, the Red and Blue could not overcome a run from Princeton midway through the second half, falling, 55-42, in the teams' regular season finale.