2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball
2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League regular season co-champions; Ivy League Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	24–9 (12–2 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Nat Graham; Ira Bowman; Joe Mihalich, Jr.;
Home arena	The Palestra
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Previous season

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

Departures

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

College recruiting information
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
Jordan Salzman PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Eddie Scott SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/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
Jelani Willams SG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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

College recruiting information (2017)
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
Eze Dike #78 PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

Roster

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

Steve Donahue (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Nat Graham (Penn)
Ira Bowman (Penn)
Joe Mihalich, Jr. (Nazareth)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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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References

^ 2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule

[1] 2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule

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v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics