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Allen ready to commence
As an assistant, Jerome Allen enrolled at Penn for the fall semester to fulfill the final credits he needed to graduate.
Cornell basketball cracks top 25, ends 12-year Ivy drought
The Big Red climbed into the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ poll at No. 25 after receiving 53 votes.
Klitzman | Allen must believe in change
If M. Hoops wants to prolong its celebration, it must address lineup changes, slow starts and 3-pointers.Bulldogs’ fast start bites in Ivy opener
With Zack Rosen starting on the bench, the Quakers fell into a hole and weren’t able to dig themselves out, as the Bulldogs cruised to a 61-48 victory.
Providential stunner: Penn wins at buzzer
Despite controversy surrounding referee Kevin Quirk’s decision to count the bucket, the Quakers left the Pizzitola Sports Center Saturday night with a thrilling 55-54 victory over Brown.Ivy Hoops Briefs | Weekend update — around the league
The Big Red (18-3, 4-0 Ivy) made quick work of a Harvard (14-4, 3-1) team that was predicted to be their most formidable Ivy opponent. Columbia broke a five-game skid Saturday night with a 63-51 victory over Dartmouth. Princeton bullied the Elis 58-45 Saturday in New Haven, Conn.
New slate in Ancient Eight
For sophomore point guard Zack Rosen and the Quakers, this weekend’s contests at Yale and Brown present something of a clean slate.Ivy Hoops Preview | No defense in this Lions’ den
Columbia went 6-8 in non-conference play before losing to defending Ivy League champion Cornell twice this month.
Ivy Hoops Preview | Tigers hope to reclaim title
Princeton’s 9-5 non-conference showing has certainly put it on the right track toward the Ivy title.Ivy Hoops Preview | No big surprises with Big Red
Cornell opened its quest for a third straight Ivy title with a statement: the road to the Ivy basketball championship still goes through Ithaca, N.Y.Klitzman | Big 5 back in the day
Senior Zach Klitzman looks back on the Men's Basketball team's last Big 5 win, in his freshman year.
Ivy Hoops Preview | Crimson aiming to dethrone Big Red
When Harvard hired former Duke standout and Michigan coach Tommy Amaker after the 2006-07 season, hopes were high, but the Crimson’s win total stayed mediocre as usual.Ivy Hoops Preview | Four new bears breathe new life into Brown
After just two Ivy League games, the Brown basketball team is one third of the way towards matching its 2008-09 Ivy win total.
Rosen shut down in loss
St. Joseph's coach Phil Martelli had only one goal in mind: keep the ball out of the hands of Penn’s lone playmaker, point guard Zack Rosen.
Sanfilippo | Two roads diverge for Quakers
Today marks a new season. Penn begins Ivy League play this Friday with an 0-0 record.Ivy Hoops Preview | Yale rebounds to start Ivies
The Bulldogs enter this year fallowing a surprisingly strong showing in the Ivy League last season, finishing second in the Ivies in 2008-09.
Penn blown out by St. Joseph's, 85-64
The Quakers were trounced, 85-64, by a Saint Joseph’s team that has struggled mightily this year, dropping non-conference games to both Cornell and Princeton.
Big 5 test may predict Ivy future
The Quakers can halt their historic Big 5 losing streak and prevent a third consecutive winless Big 5 season tonight against St. Joseph's.