Men's Basketball
Previewing the winter sports season
With winter sports right around the corner, here's a look at which Penn teams will be in action this upcoming season.
Penn men's basketball brings in new players to form well-rounded team
After adding many talented pieces to the team, Penn men's basketball is ready to play a full season at the Palestra once again.
Experienced junior forward Michael Moshkovitz adds foreign flair to Penn men's basketball
Despite his unusual path, Penn men's basketball forward Michael Moshkovitz is planning on bringing his unique experiences and talents to help the Quakers reclaim the Ivy League crown in the upcoming season.
Ma | Penn basketball's five biggest games of the upcoming season
Basketball is finally back for the Red and Blue. Penn men’s basketball enters the season fourth in preseason polls in the Ivy League while the women will start ranked second in the conference. Here are five of the biggest games of the season.
Q & A with Penn men's basketball coach Steve Donahue
With Penn’s season opener at Florida State only weeks away, The Daily Pennsylvanian spoke with coach Steve Donahue to see what can be expected from the team this year.
Joffe | Preseason men's basketball Ivy League rankings
After a year-long hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivy League basketball is back this fall, as the Quakers look to make their first trip to March Madness since 2018. Here’s how the Ancient Eight teams stack up heading into the 2021-2022 season.
10 things everyone should know about Penn Athletics
After reading this list, expect to be a little more fluent in Quaker jargon — from the program’s storied past to its ever-changing present.
NBA Champion Milwaukee Bucks’ ownership group laden with Penn ties
Despite Penn's lack of on-court presence, the school is well represented amongst the Bucks' front office, which includes two Penn alums and one significant Penn donor.
Penn men's basketball announces Class of 2025 recruits
After a year in which the Quakers saw no playing time, they prepare to board on a group of recruits that include three frontcourt players and two backcourt players.
From open practices to the playoffs: looking back at the 76ers' history with the Palestra
In 1967, the East Division Finals between the Sixers and Celtics began at the Palestra with the Sixers' typical arena occupied for the night. Decades later, the Sixers would also hold some open practices at the the Palestra.
Belgrad | Grizzlies’ recent victories prove progress is perfection
In all likelihood, the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference Memphis Grizzlies will fall short of a ring this year, but the team’s 2020-21 campaign embodies the motto “Progress is perfection.”
Penn alum Taylor Jenkins leads Memphis Grizzlies to first playoff berth in four years
In Taylor Jenkins' second year as head coach of the Grizzlies, he has led the team to an impressive feat, given the roster's apparent youth and lack of experience.
Penn basketball alumnus Dylan Jones graduates from shooting basketballs to shooting videos
Almost seven years after his first start for Penn in his freshman year, Jones is now a video coordinator for the Houston Rockets.
The City of Brotherly Love and Basketball: the history of the Big 5
In 1954, Penn president Dr. Gaylord Probasco Harnwell – the namesake of Harnwell College House – announced the formation of a new method of intercollegiate basketball competition. Rather than playing in a conference, five Philadelphia-area schools would play a round-robin series of games for a city championship.
Before his national title with Villanova, Rollie Massimino coached three years at Penn
In 1973, Massimino leveraged his time under Daly to become the head coach at Villanova, where he went on to win a national championship in 1985 after leading the eighth-seeded Wildcats to a number of upsets.
Student-athletes react to Penn's in-person fall announcement
Ten days after a return to in-person classes for fall 2021 was announced, the Quakers moved into Ivy Phase IV and spring sports teams are now being allowed to have in-person competitions against local universities. As shifts towards a post-pandemic college atmosphere occur, we take a look at what the fall will look like on campus.
How Tony Price took Penn men’s basketball to the Final Four in 1979
Arguably the best campaign in Penn history, the Red and Blue finished the 1978-1979 regular season with a 13-1 Ivy record and a 21-5 mark overall, entering the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament as Ivy League and Philadelphia Big 5 champions. And leading the way for this historic Quakers team was junior Tony Price.
Origin stories: Penn men's basketball
On March 20, 1897, the Quakers faced off against Yale in their first-ever basketball game, which also served as one of the first intercollegiate five-on-five basketball games ever. Penn lacked a coach or captains for that game, and dropped the contest in the Bulldogs' home court by a score of 10-32.
Wharton alum David Blitzer's role with the 76ers is just one his successes in the sports world
Graduating magna cum laude in 1991, David Blitzer is the Head of Tactical Opportunities and Senior Managing Director of the Blackstone Group, the largest private equity firm in the world.