2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by third-year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 24–9, 12–2 in Ivy League play to win a share of the Ivy League regular season championship with Harvard. In the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Yale and Harvard to become Ivy League Tournament champions. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kansas.

2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League regular season co-champions
Ivy League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record24–9 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
x-Harvard 12 2   .857 18 14   .563
x-Penn 12 2   .857 24 9   .727
Yale 9 5   .643 16 15   .516
Cornell 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Princeton 5 9   .357 13 16   .448
Columbia 5 9   .357 8 19   .296
Brown 4 10   .286 11 16   .407
Dartmouth 3 11   .214 7 20   .259
x – Ivy League co-champions
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Quakers finished the 2016–17 season 13–15, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the inaugural Ivy League tournament to Princeton.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dylan Jones 13 F 6'8" 215 Senior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to Rice
Shawn Simmons 23 G 6'4" 170 Junior Virginia Beach, VA Eligibility ended
Matt Howard 24 G 6'4" 185 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Salzman
PG
Locust Valley, NY Locust Valley High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Mar 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Eddie Scott
SF
Bowie, MD Gonzaga College High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 29, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jelani Willams
SG
Washington, DC Sidwell Friends School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Eze Dike
#78 PG
Meridian, NH Kimball Union Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Mar 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 62
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Max Rothschild 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr New Hampton Chicago, IL
G 1 Ray Jerome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cheshire Academy Latham, NY
G 2 Antonio Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Summit Country Day Cincinnati, OH
G 3 Jake Silpe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cherry Hill East Cherry Hill, NJ
G 4 Darnell Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Pitman Camden, NJ
G 5 Jackson Donahue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon Pawcatuck, CT
G 10 Caleb Wood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Galena
Lassen CC
Reno, NV
G 11 Tyler Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Cheshire Academy Atlanta, GA
G 12 Devon Goodman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Germantown Academy Laverock, PA
G 13 Eddie Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gonzaga College Washington, D.C.
F 14 Sam Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Gilbert Christian Gilbert, AZ
F 15 Zack Kaminsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Pace Academy Atlanta, GA
G 20 Matt MacDonald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Canisius
Fairleigh Dickinson
Eggertsville, NY
G 21 Ryan Betley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Downington West Downingtown, PA
F 22 Jakub Mijakowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Mountain Mission School Warsaw, Poland
G 23 Jelani Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sidwell Friends Washington, D.C.
F 24 Jarrod Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Moon Area Crescent, PA
F 25 A. J. Brodeur 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Northfield Mount Hermon Northborough, MA
C 35 Mark Jackson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr SLC East Salt Lake City, UT
F 40 Dan Dwyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fenwick River Forest, IL
C 44 Collin McManus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Northfield Mount Hermon Bedford, NH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 11, 2017*
1:00 pm
at Fairfield L 72–80  0–1
Webster Bank Arena 
Bridgeport, CT
Nov 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, NBCSP
La Salle
Big 5
L 71–75 2OT 0–2
Palestra (2,073)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Navy W 66–45  1–2
Palestra (2,051)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 18, 2017*
11:30 am
Penn State Brandywine W 99–40  2–2
Palestra (2,007)
Philadelphia, PA
Nov 20, 2017*
5:00 pm
vs. Northern Illinois
Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals
W 93–80  3–2
Germain Arena (823)
Estero, FL
Nov 21, 2017*
7:30 pm
vs. Towson
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 71–79  3–3
Germain Arena (841)
Estero, FL
Nov 22, 2017*
5:00 pm
vs. UMKC
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
W 68–65  4–3
Germain Arena (868)
Estero, FL
Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Monmouth W 101–96 4OT 5–3
OceanFirst Bank Center (2,425)
West Long Branch, NJ
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, FS2
at No. 4 Villanova
Big 5
L 62–90  5–4
Jake Nevin Field House (2,200)
Villanova, PA
Dec 4, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Howard W 81–68  6–4
Burr Gymnasium (425)
Washington, DC
Dec 6, 2017*
8:00 pm
at Lafayette W 73–68  7–4
Kirby Sports Center (1,328)
Easton, PA
Dec 9, 2017*
3:00 pm, NBCSN
at Dayton W 78–70  8–4
UD Arena (13,350)
Dayton, OH
Dec 27, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Delaware State W 105–52  9–4
Palestra (2,011)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 29, 2017*
4:00 pm
Toledo L 72–85  9–5
Palestra (2,316)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 5, 2018
7:00 pm, NBCSP+
Princeton
Rivalry
W 76–70  10–5
(1–0)
Palestra (3,789)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 12, 2018
8:00 pm
Cornell W 69–61  11–5
(2–0)
Palestra (2,176)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 13, 2018
7:00 pm
Columbia W 77–71  12–5
(3–0)
Palestra (2,084)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 20, 2018*
2:00 pm, NBCSP
Temple
Big 5
L 51–60  12–6
Palestra (7,233)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, NBCSP
Saint Joseph's
Big 5
W 67–56  13–6
Palestra (7,682)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 2, 2018
7:00 pm
Brown W 95–90  14–6
(4–0)
Palestra (2,518)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, NBCSP
Yale W 59–50  15–6
(5–0)
Palestra (2,518)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 6, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPNU
at Princeton
Rivalry
W 82–65  16-6
(6-0)
Jadwin Gymnasium (2,115)
Princeton, NJ
Feb 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Dartmouth W 64–61  17–6
(7–0)
Leede Arena (659)
Hanover, NH
Feb 10, 2018
4:00 pm
at Harvard L 67–76  17–7
(7–1)
Lavietes Pavilion (1,636)
Boston, MA
Feb 16, 2018
7:00 pm
at Columbia W 74–62  18–7
(8–1)
Levien Gymnasium (2,008)
New York, NY
Feb 17, 2018
8:00 pm
at Cornell W 79–71  19–7
(9–1)
Newman Arena (2,283)
Ithaca, NY
Feb 23, 2018
7:00 pm
Dartmouth W 74–46  20–7
(10–1)
Palestra (2,355)
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm
Harvard W 74–71  21–7
(11–1)
Palestra (6,586)
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
at Yale L 79–80  21–8
(11–2)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,380)
New Haven, CT
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at Brown W 99–93  22–8
(12–2)
Pizzitola Sports Center (1,192)
Providence, RI
Ivy League tournament
Mar 10, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) (3) Yale
Semifinals
W 80–57  23–8
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Mar 11, 2018
12:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) (1) Harvard
Championship
W 68–65  24–8
Palestra (5,564)
Philadelphia, PA
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, TBS
(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 4 Kansas
First Round
L 60–76  24–9
Intrust Bank Arena (14,390)
Wichita, KS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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