2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by eighth-year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	11–18 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (8th season)
Associate head coach	Nat Graham
Assistant coaches	Joe Mihalich Jr. Kris Saulny
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ivy League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Princeton	12	–	2		.857			24	–	5		.828
Yale †	11	–	3		.786			23	–	10		.697
Cornell	11	–	3		.786			22	–	8		.733
Brown	8	–	6		.571			13	–	18		.419
Harvard	5	–	9		.357			14	–	13		.519
Columbia	4	–	10		.286			13	–	14		.481
Penn	3	–	11		.214			11	–	18		.379
Dartmouth	2	–	12		.143			6	–	21		.222
† 2024 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

The Quakers finished the 2022–23 season 17–13, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual champions Princeton in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Clark Slajchert 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Los Angeles, California G 1 Colin Chambers 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Malvern, Pennsylvania F 3 Johnnie Walter 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Agoura Hills, California G 4 Tyler Perkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Lorton, Virginia G 5 Cam Thrower 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Manhattan Beach, California G/F 10 Eddie Holland III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 11 Sam Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Merion Station, Pennsylvania F/C 13 Nick Spinoso 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Port Washington, New York G 15 Andrew Laczkowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Dallas, Texas G 22 Jake Hsu 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Ambler, Pennsylvania G 24 Reese McMullen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Memphis, Tennessee F 25 Augustus Gerhart 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Denver, Pennsylvania F/C 34 Chris Ubochi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Lagos, Nigeria G/F 35 Niklas Polonowski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr La Grange, Illinois G 40 George Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Salem, New Hampshire	Head coach Steve Donahue (Ursinus) Assistant coach(es) Nat Graham (Penn) Joe Mihalich Jr. (Nazareth) Kris Saulny (Widener) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		John Jay	W 102–57	1–0	The Palestra (636) Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bucknell	W 80–61	2–0	The Palestra (1,571) Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+/NBCSPHI		at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 61–69	2–1	Hagan Arena (2,738) Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSPHI		No. 21 Villanova Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 76–72	3–1	The Palestra (6,723) Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2023* 4:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 80–83 OT	3–2	Hytche Athletic Center (1,883) Princess Anne, MD
November 24, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Lafayette Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	W 74–72	4–2	The Palestra (1,883) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Belmont Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	L 79–84 OT	4–3	The Palestra (1,534) Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+		Monmouth Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	W 76–61	5–3	The Palestra (840) Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 2023* 4:45 pm, NBCPHI+/Peacock		vs. La Salle Big 5 Classic third place game	L 92–93 OT	5–4	Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		FDU–Florham	W 111–57	6–4	The Palestra (628) Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 16 Kentucky Malone's Classic	L 66–81	6–5	Wells Fargo Center (9,007) Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Howard	W 78–68	7–5	The Palestra (1,062) Philadelphia, PA
December 23, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	W 77–73 OT	8–5	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at No. 3 Houston	L 42–81	8–6	Fertitta Center (7,216) Houston, TX
January 2, 2024* 9:00 pm, SECN		at No. 25 Auburn	L 68–88	8–7	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 80–51	9–7 (1–0)	The Palestra (1,949) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	L 60–77	9–8 (1–1)	Newman Arena (1,462) Ithaca, NY
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Harvard	L 61–70	9–9 (1–2)	The Palestra (4,960) Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	L 81–84	9–10 (1–3)	Levien Gymnasium (2,076) New York, NY
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Brown	L 61–70	9–11 (1–4)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,284) Providence, RI
February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	L 58–74	9–12 (1–5)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,784) New Haven, CT
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Princeton Rivalry	L 70–77	9–13 (1–6)	Jadwin Gymnasium (5,290) Princeton, NJ
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Yale	L 62–76	9–14 (1–7)	The Palestra (2,203) Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	L 64–71	9–15 (1–8)	The Palestra (1,966) Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 82–69	10–15 (2–8)	Leede Arena (733) Hanover, NH
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 70–74	10–16 (2–9)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA
March 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	L 81–87	10–17 (2–10)	The Palestra (1,995) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	W 84–72	11–17 (3–10)	The Palestra (1,488) Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton Rivalry	L 83–105	11–18 (3–11)	The Palestra (4,488) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3][4]