Penn Quakers men's basketball

Infobox CBB Team
name = Penn Quakers

logo_size = 150px
university = University of Pennsylvania
conference = Ivy League
conference_short = Ivy League
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city = Philadelphia
stateabb = PA
state = Pennsylvania
coach = Glen Miller
tenure = 3rd
arena = The Palestra
capacity = 8,722
nickname = Quakers
color1 = Blue
color2 = Red
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NCAAchampion =
NCAAfinalfour = 1979
conference_tournament =
conference_season = 1953, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007

General

*Name of School: University of Pennsylvania (Penn)
*Location (Zip): Philadelphia, Pa. (19104)
*Founded: 1740
*Enrollment: 9,900
*Nickname: Quakers
*School Colors: Red and Blue
*Arena/Capacity: The Palestra / 8,722
*Affiliation: NCAA Division I
*Conference: Ivy League
*Other Affiliation: Big 5
*President: Dr. Amy Gutmann
*Athletic Director: Steve Bilsky (Penn ‘71)
*Athletic Department Phone: [phone]
*Ticket Office Phone: [phone]

Recent news

ESPN.com recently released its historical rankings of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams announcing that the University of Pennsylvania came in at No. 34 in its "Prestige Rankings."

Penn was credited with 102 points using ESPN’s point system. The Quakers were just ahead of Alabama from the Southeastern Conference (SEC), and just behind Georgia Tech from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Penn is the highest-ranking Ivy League program in the website’s rankings; Princeton is second at No. 40, with 93 points.

The rankings take into account the past 24 seasons, since the NCAA Tournament field expanded to 64 teams for the 1984-85 campaign.

The University of Pennsylvania’s John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men’s Basketball, Glen Miller, has announced his recruits for the Class of 2012. Five players will join the Quaker program as freshmen for the 2008-09 season.

“Our coaching staff is pleased with the talent level and upside this class brings to our basketball program,” said Miller, who will enter his third season at the helm in 2008-09. “The group includes players at all positions and has a few players who can play in multiple spots. We have managed to improve our versatility, physical strength and competitiveness. As a result, practices will be spirited and will better reflect game conditions. We are looking forward to what we believe will be an exciting and successful season.”

In assembling his second recruiting class at Penn, Miller and his staff stayed local to pick up Larry Loughery (Gwynedd Valley, Pa.), who attended St. Joseph’s Prep before attending the Academy of the New Church this past year. Miller also went up the road to North Jersey to land Zack Rosen (Colonia, N.J.), who played on a St. Benedict’s team that was ranked No. 1 for a portion of the 2006-07 season and finished that season ranked fifth nationally by USA Today. Mike Howlett (Amesbury, Mass.) has spent the last two years at New Hampton School in New Hampshire after earning All-Scholastic honors at St. John’s Prep in Massachusetts. Garvin Hunt is a relative newcomer to the game, playing the last few years at Sagemont Upper School in Florida after growing up in the Bahamas. Finally, Rob Belcore comes from the Midwest, where he starred for a Loyola Academy team that has won four consecutive regional championships in the Chicago suburbs.

Penn enters the 2008-09 season with all but three players back from a squad that went 8-6 in the Ivy League and finished third in the Ancient Eight, despite having by far the youngest and most inexperienced roster in the conference. The Quakers return the Ivy League and Philadelphia Big 5 Rookie of the Year in Tyler Bernardini, but must replace Brian Grandieri who was a second-team All-Ivy and All-Big 5 selection in 2007-08. One of Penn's most memorable season came in 1979 when the Quakers advanced to the NCAA Tournament Final Four. With players such as Tony Price, the Quakers stunned the nation with victories over Iona, North Carolina, Syracuse, and St. John's to advance to the Final Four. The Quakers faced Earvin "Magic" Johnson and Michigan State in the national semifinals in Salt Lake City, Utah, but ultimately were met with defeat, 101-67. Other notable Penn teams include the team lead by guards Matt Maloney and Jerome Allen during the mid-1990s and the nationally-ranked teams of the early 1970s led by Dave Wohl, Steve Bilsky, Corky Calhoun and Bob Morse. Penn's 1970-71 team completed an undefeated regular season (26-0) and advanced to the Eastern Regional Final in the NCAA Tournament, losing there to Villanova.

The last NCAA Tournament victory for the Quakers came on March 17, 1994, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. The No. 11 Red and Blue defeated the No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 90-80, in the first round. The Quakers fell in the second round to No. 3 Florida on March 19, 1994, as the Gators prevailed, 70-58.

2006-07 Season gallery

Coaching staff

*Head Coach: Glen Miller (Connecticut '86)
*Record at Penn/Years: 34-28/2
*Career Record: 222-185
*Basketball Office Phone: [phone]
*Assistant Coaches:
*Mike Martin (Brown '04)
*John Gallagher (Saint Joseph's '99)
*Perry Bromwell (Penn '87)
*Director of Basketball Operations: Julie Greger
*Athletic Trainer: Phil “Sam” Samko

Team information

*2007-2008 Overall Record: 12-19(9-8 home/3-11 away)
*2007-2008 Ivy League Record/Finish: 8-6/3rd
*2006-2007 Ivy League Record/Finish: 13-1/1st
*2005-2006 Ivy League Record/Finish: 12-2/1st
*Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1
*Ivy League Honorees Returning/Lost: 1/1

History

*First Year of Basketball: 1897-98
*Overall All-Time Record: 1,646-932-2
*National Championships: 1 (1919-1920)
*Final Four Appearances: 1 (1979)
*Ivy League Championships: 25
*NCAA Tournament Appearances (Last): 23 (2007)
*NIT Appearances (Last ): 1 (1981)
*Last Postseason Opponent: Texas A&M (2007 NCAA Tournament)
*Result: Lost 68-52 in first round

Athletic communications

*Director/Men’s Basketball Contact: Mike Mahoney
*Office Phone: [phone]
*Office Fax: [phone]
*E-Mail: [e-mail]
*Associate Director: Tim Flynn
*Associate Director: Jen Werner
*Assistant: Matt Kirsch
*Assistant: Casey Snedecor
*Press Row Phone: [phone]
*Office Mailing Address:Weightman Hall,235 S. 33rd Street,Philadelphia, PA 19104-6322
*Overnight Mailing Address: Same as above

Roster

University of Pennsylvania 2008-09 schedule

External links

* [http://www.pennathletics.net/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=1700&KEY=&SPID=539&SPSID=8624 Penn Quakers men's basketball]