Penn Quakers men's basketball


The Penn Quakers men's basketball team is the college basketball program representing the University of Pennsylvania. As the twentieth-winningest men's basketball program of all-time, the team from Penn had its greatest success from 1966 to 2007, a period of over 40 years. Penn plays in the Ivy League in NCAA Division I.
On March 20, 1897, Penn and Yale played in the first basketball game with five players on a team. Prior to the formation of the Ivy League in 1956 Penn was a member of the Eastern Intercollegiate League from 1903 through 1955. Penn won 13 EIL Regular Season Championships – 1906, 1908, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1928, 1929, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1945, 1953. Penn was retroactively recognized as the pre-NCAA Tournament national champion for the 1919–20 and 1920–21 seasons by the Helms Athletic Foundation and for the 1919–20 season by the Premo-Porretta Power Poll.
Penn has appeared in one Final Four, in 1979. Penn and Princeton are tied for the most Ivy League regular season championships with 26 each.. Penn has won 21 outright championships to Princeton's 18 outright championships. Their main Ivy League rivalry is with Princeton, whom they used to always play as the last regular season game. Combining the EIL and Ivy Championships Penn leads with 39 championships; Princeton 32; Columbia 14; Yale 13; Dartmouth 12; Cornell 8; Harvard 6; and Brown 1.
One of Penn's most memorable seasons came in 1979 when the Quakers advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four. With players such as Tony Price, the Quakers stunned the nation with victories over, North Carolina,, and to advance to the Final Four. The Quakers faced Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Michigan State in the national semifinals in Salt Lake City, Utah, but ultimately were met with defeat, 101–67. Other notable Penn teams include the team led by guards Matt Maloney and Jerome Allen during the mid-1990s and the nationally ranked teams of the early 1970s led by Dave Wohl, Steve Bilsky, Corky Calhoun and Bob Morse. Penn's 1970–71 team completed an undefeated regular season and advanced to the Eastern Regional Final in the NCAA Tournament, losing there to a Villanova team it had defeated during the regular season. Villanova lost to UCLA in the national championship game, but was later found to be using an ineligible player, Howard Porter.
The last NCAA Tournament victory for the Quakers came on March 17, 1994, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The No. 11 Red and Blue defeated the No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 90–80, in the first round. The Quakers fell in the second round to No. 3 Florida on March 19, 1994, as the Gators prevailed, 70–58.

Rivalries

The Quakers, a member of the Big 5, have long-standing rivalries with a multitude of institutions such as Temple University, La Salle University, Saint Joseph's University, and Villanova University. Another rival is Drexel University, which is a member of the City 6.
In the Ivy League the Penn-Princeton Basketball rivalry is a classic. They have met 239 times since 1903. Penn leads in the series 126 victories to Princeton's 113 victories.

History

TeamOverall RecordFirst MeetingNotes
BrownPenn 107–271902
ColumbiaPenn 142–911902
CornellPenn 156–741904
DartmouthPenn 153–621905
HarvardPenn 133–421903
PrincetonPenn 126–1131903
YalePenn 149–801897

NCAA tournament results

The Quakers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 24 times. Their combined record is 13–26.
1953Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		Notre Dame
DePaul		L 57–69
W 90–70
1970First RoundNiagaraL 69–79
1971First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Duquesne
South Carolina
Villanova		W 70–65
W 79–64
L 47–90
1972First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		Providence
Villanova
North Carolina		W 76–60
W 78–67
L 59–73
1973First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game		St. John's
Providence
Syracuse		W 62–61
L 65–87
L 68–69
1974First RoundProvidenceL 69–84
1975First RoundKansas StateL 62–69
1978First Round
Sweet Sixteen		St. Bonaventure
Duke		W 92–83
L 80–84
1979#9First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game		#8 Iona
  1. 1 North Carolina
  2. 4 Syracuse
  3. 10 St. John's
  4. 2 Michigan State
  5. 2 DePaul
W 73–69W 72–71
W 84–76
W 64–62
L 67–101
L 93–96
1980#12First Round
Second Round		#5 Washington State
  1. 4 Duke
W 62–55L 42–52
1982#12First Round#5 St. John'sL 56–66
1985#15First Round#2 MemphisL 55–67
1987#16First Round#1 North CarolinaL 82–113
1993#14First Round#3 MassachusettsL 50–54
1994#11First Round
Second Round		#6 Nebraska
  1. 3 Florida
W 90–80L 58–70
1995#12First Round#5 AlabamaL 85–91
1999#11First Round#6 FloridaL 61–75
2000#13First Round#4 IllinoisL 58–68
2002#11First Round#6 CaliforniaL 75–82
2003#11First Round#6 Oklahoma StateL 63–77
2005#13First Round#4 Boston CollegeL 65–85
2006#15First Round#2 TexasL 52–60
2007#14First Round#3 Texas A&ML 52–68
2018#16First Round#1 KansasL 60–76

NIT results

The Quakers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.
1981First RoundWest VirginiaL 64–67

CBI results

The Quakers have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational one time. Their record is 1–1.
2012First Round
Quarterfinals		Quinnipiac
Butler		W 74–63
L 53–63

Coaches

Player awards

Ivy League Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Ivy League Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year