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
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
† 2018 Ivy League Tournament winner x – Ivy League co-champions

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	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Eddie Scott SF	Bowie, MD	Gonzaga College High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 29, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Jelani Willams SG	Washington, DC	Sidwell Friends School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sep 4, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved November 21, 2017.

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (62)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. 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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