2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2017–18
Team:Penn Quakers
Conference:Ivy League
Short Conf:Ivy
Record:24–9
Conf Record:12–2
Hc Year:3rd
Asst Coach1:Nat Graham
Asst Coach3:Joe Mihalich, Jr.
Bowl Result:First Round

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 Graduate transferred to Rice
Shawn Simmons 23 G 6'4" 170 Junior Eligibility ended
Matt Howard 24 G 6'4" 185 Senior Graduated

2018 recruiting class

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League tournament|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.pennathletics.com/schedule.aspx?path=mbball 2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule