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
2017–18 Ivy League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
x-Harvard122 .8571814  .563
x-Penn122 .857249  .727
Yale95 .6431615  .516
Cornell68 .4291216  .429
Princeton59 .3571316  .448
Columbia59 .357819  .296
Brown410 .2861116  .407
Dartmouth311 .214720  .259
x – Ivy League co-champions
2018 Ivy League Tournament winner

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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dylan Jones13F6'8"215SeniorHouston, TXGraduate transferred to Rice
Shawn Simmons23G6'4"170JuniorVirginia Beach, VAEligibility ended
Matt Howard24G6'4"185SeniorColumbia, SCGraduated

2017 recruiting class

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: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   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 
Recruiting 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

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: 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:

Roster

2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Max Rothschild 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrNew Hampton Chicago, IL
G 1 Ray Jerome 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCheshire Academy Latham, NY
G 2 Antonio Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSummit Country Day Cincinnati, OH
G 3 Jake Silpe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoCherry Hill East Cherry Hill, NJ
G 4 Darnell Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrPitman Camden, NJ
G 5 Jackson Donahue 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNorthfield Mount Hermon Pawcatuck, CT
G 10 Caleb Wood 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrGalena
Lassen CC
Reno, NV
G 11 Tyler Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrCheshire Academy Atlanta, GA
G 12 Devon Goodman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoGermantown Academy Laverock, PA
G 13 Eddie Scott 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrGonzaga College Washington, D.C.
F 14 Sam Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrGilbert Christian Gilbert, AZ
F 15 Zack Kaminsky 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoPace Academy Atlanta, GA
G 20 Matt MacDonald 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SrCanisius
Fairleigh Dickinson
Eggertsville, NY
G 21 Ryan Betley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoDownington West Downingtown, PA
F 22 Jakub Mijakowski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoMountain Mission School Warsaw, Poland
G 23 Jelani Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSidwell Friends Washington, D.C.
F 24 Jarrod Simmons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMoon Area Crescent, PA
F 25 A. J. Brodeur 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoNorthfield Mount Hermon Northborough, MA
C 35 Mark Jackson 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)250 lb (113 kg) FrSLC East Salt Lake City, UT
F 40 Dan Dwyer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrFenwick River Forest, IL
C 44 Collin McManus 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrNorthfield Mount Hermon Bedford, NH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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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