1920–21 Penn Quakers men's basketball team explained

Sport:	Basketball
Year:	1920–21
Prev Year:	1919–20
Next Year:	1921–22
Team:	Penn Quakers
Conference:	Eastern Intercollegiate Basketball League
Short Conf:	EIBL
Record:	21–2
Conf Record:	9–1
Hc Year:	1st
Champion:	EIBL Champions Helms Foundation National Champions

The 1920–21 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1920–21 NCAA men's basketball season in the United States. The head coach was Edward McNichol, coaching in his first season with the Quakers. The team finished the season with a 21–2 record^[1] and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation.^[2] This was Penn's second consecutive Helms national championship, the previous year's 21–1 team having later been recognized as the Helms (and Premo-Porretta Power Poll)^[3] national champion as well.^[1]

Senior Dan McNichol, Edward's younger brother, was named a consensus All-American at the end of the season.

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

Web site: Pennsylvania Quakers season-by-season results. sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2014. May 19, 2014.
Web site: NCAA Division I Men's Basketball – NCAA Division I Champions. Rauzulu's Street. 2004. May 19, 2014.
Book: ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ESPN. ESPN Books. New York, NY. 2009. 535. 978-0-345-51392-2.
Web site: 2008–09 Penn Quakers Men's Basketball Media Guide. Yearly Results (p. 121). University of Pennsylvania. 2008. PDF. May 19, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140519185632/http://www.pennathletics.com//pdf4/352745.pdf. 2014-05-19. dead.