On Saturday, when the Quakers take on Big 5 foe Villanova, the man who might be tasked with stopping Rosen is junior point guard Maalik Wayns.
In his 41st year as team statistician, Suss sees what happens during the game better than anyone on the court.
In a normal year, the mismatches would end once the Ivy League season begins in January, but Harvard boasts an extremely athletic squad this year.
While the Quakers certainly expect the same atmosphere that comes with any Big 5 game, when they play the Wildcats’ Saturday night, Penn will be facing an entirely different team than last year’s Villanova squad. LIVEBLOG: Penn men’s hoops vs. Villanova, brought to you by the Blarney StoneVIDEO: This Week on 33rd Street
It was not pretty. In fact, it was ugly. Coach Jerome Allen was less than pleased.
Penn men’s basketball ended its three-game slide with a late comeback, beating Manhattan 75-72 at the Palestra Tuesday. ETHAN ALTER: An unsatisfying win, but a necessary one
Penn men’s basketball ended its three-game slide with a late comeback, beating Manhattan 75-72 at the Palestra Tuesday. ETHAN ALTER: An unsatisfying win, but a necessary one
In his 41st year as team statistician, Suss sees what happens during the game better than anyone on the court.
In a normal year, the mismatches would end once the Ivy League season begins in January, but Harvard boasts an extremely athletic squad this year.
The Quakers will need other options to step up on offense in order to snap out of the funk that has led to a three-game losing streak.
One day after a 20-point loss to Pitt, Penn’s comeback effort came up short in the final minutes against James Madison, as the Quakers fell, 60-58.
The Penn basketball team would need near flawless execution to beat a national power like No. 16 Pittsburgh. Friday night at the Palestra, the Quakers failed to play that perfect game.
The Quakers fell to 3-2 on the season with a loss to the Seahawks Tuesday night at the Palestra. THE BUZZ: The Good, Bad and Ugly from Penn-Wagner
Hurley played a large role in getting Rosen to transfer to St. Benedict’s after the then-junior broke his elbow in his third and final year at Colonia High School.
Yes, over the first four games, Rosen has played out of his mind. But, in a way, this should have been expected.
Zack Rosen and Tyler Bernardini lead the Quakers in the team’s first home victory this season, beating former Penn basketball star Andy Toole’s Colonials, 66-60. THE BUZZ: The Good, Bad and Ugly vs. Robert MorrisKEVIN ESTEVES: Zack Rosen putting it all together
Senior point guard Zack Rosen’s performance last night in a 78-72 overtime win at Rider looked like something out of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. RECAP: Men’s basketball bucks the Broncs in OT
When coach Andrew Toole leads his Robert Morris team into its matchup with Penn on Saturday night, it will mark exactly 10 years to the day since he took to the Palestra floor for the first time as a member of the Red and Blue.
Behind a 27-point burst from Miles Cartwright, the Quakers took down Rider, 78-72, in their second-consecutive overtime game. ELI COHEN: Zack Rosen takes over in the clutch
Zack Rosen does a lot of things for the Penn basketball program. One thing the Quakers don’t want him to be, however, is their only go-to scorer. VIDEO: This Week On 33rd Street
The message-sending win, whose shockwaves would resonate throughout the Big 5? Ruined. The Quakers’ hopes of finally completing the victory that would revive basketball on this campus? Vanished. For a collection of players so determined to mesh into an elite team, the game wasn’t supposed to end the way it did.
With speculation that the Big 5 could be in its final days, this throwback game couldn’t have come at a better time.
In the earliest Big 5 game in history, the Quakers will host the Owls’ season opener Monday night at the Palestra. SEE ALSO: Penn defeats UMBC in season opener
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