2016–17 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2016–17 Penn Quakers men's basketball

Conference	Ivy League
2016–17 record	2–4 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Nat Graham
Assistant coach	Ira Bowman
Assistant coach	Joe Mihalich, Jr.
Home arena	The Palestra

2016–17 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Brown	0	–	0	–	5	–	4	.556
Columbia	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Yale	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Princeton	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Harvard	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Penn	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Cornell	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Dartmouth	0	–	0	–	0	–	6	.000


† 2017 Ivy League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represents the University of Pennsylvania during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by second year head coach Steve Donahue, play their home games at The Palestra and are members of the Ivy League.

Previous Season

The Quakers finished the season 11–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jamal Lewis	4	G	6'0"	160	Senior	Springdale, MD	Graduated
Darien Nelson-Henry	10	C	6'10"	265	Senior	Kirkland, WA	Graduated
Matt Poplawski	21	G	5'10"	165	Junior	Bellevue, WA	Left the team due to personal reasons
Mike Auger	22	F	6'7"	225	Sophomore	Hopkinton, NH	Left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Caleb Wood	10	G	6'4"	180	Junior	Reno, NV	Junior college transferred from Lassen CC

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
A. J. Brodeur #49 PF	Northborough, MA	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
A. J. Brodeur #49 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76
Ryan Betley #85 SG	Downingtown, PA	Downingtown West High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 14, 2015
Ryan Betley #85 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62
Ray Jerome #87 SG	Latham, NY	Cheshire Academy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 17, 2015
Ray Jerome #87 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
Devon Goodman #122 PG	Philadelphia, PA	Germantown Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Oct 2, 2015
Devon Goodman #122 PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 56
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-09-21.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
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
Jordan Salzman PG	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
Eddie Scott SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Jelani Willams SG	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 2016-09-21.

Roster

2016–17 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Rothschild, MaxMax Rothschild	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2.0 !So	New Hampton	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	1	Jerome, RayRay Jerome	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cheshire Academy	Latham, NY
1.5 !G	3	Silpe, JakeJake Silpe	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cherry Hill East	Cherry Hill, NJ
1.5 !G	4	Foreman, DarnellDarnell Foreman	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Pitman	Camden, CT
1.5 !G	5	Donahue, JacksonJackson Donahue	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Northfield Mount Hermon	Pawcatuck, CT
1.5 !G	10	Wood, CalebCaleb Wood	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Galena Lassen CC	Reno, NV
1.5 !G	11	Hamilton, TylerTyler Hamilton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Cheshire Academy	Atlanta, GA
1.5 !G	12	Goodman, DevonDevon Goodman	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Germantown Academy	Laverock, PA
3.5 !F	13	Jones, DylanDylan Jones	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	The Village School	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	14	Jones, SamSam Jones	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Gilbert Christian	Gilbert, AZ
3.5 !F	15	Kaminsky, ZackZack Kaminsky	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Pace Academy	Atlanta, GA
1.5 !G	20	MacDonald, MattMatt MacDonald	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Canisius Fairleigh Dickinson	Eggertsville, NY
1.5 !G	21	Betley, RyanRyan Betley	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Downington West	Downingtown, PA
3.5 !F	22	Mijakowski, JakubJakub Mijakowski	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Mountain Mission School	Warsaw, Poland
1.5 !G	23	Simmons, ShawnShawn Simmons	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Norfolk Academy	Virginia Beach, VA
1.5 !G	24	Howard, MattMatt Howard	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	A.C. Flora	Columbia, SC
3.5 !F	40	Dwyer, DanDan Dwyer	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fenwick	River Forest, IL
5.0 !C	44	McManus, CollinCollin McManus	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Northfield Mount Hermon	Bedford, NH

Head coach

Steve Donahue (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Nat Graham (Pennsylvania)
Ira Bowman (Pennsylvania)
Joe Mihalich, Jr. (Nazareth)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	at Robert Morris	W 67–50	1–0	Charles L. Sewall Center (1,691) Moon Township, PA
11/19/2016* 4:00 PM, ACCN Extra	at Miami (FL)	L 62–74	1–1	BankUnited Center (6,753) Coral Gables, FL
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM	at Central Connecticut	W 87–65	2–1	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,164) New Britain, CT
11/26/2016* 2:00 PM	at Navy	L 68–70	2–2	Alumni Hall (787) Annapolis, MD
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM, CSN	No. 2 Villanova	L 57–82	2–3	Palestra (7,787) Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2016* 4:00 PM, ASN	at Temple	L 62–70	2–4	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
12/07/2016* 8:00 PM	Lafayette			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
12/10/2016* 2:00 PM, ESPN3	George Mason			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
12/12/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	at UCF			CFE Arena Orlando, FL
12/28/2016* 4:00 PM, TCN	Drexel Battle of 33rd Street			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
12/30/2016* 4:00 PM	Fairfield			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
01/07/2017 5:00 PM, ONEWS	at Princeton Rivalry			Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
01/13/2017 8:00 PM	Yale			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
01/14/2017 8:00 PM	Brown			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
01/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Saint Joseph's			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
01/25/2016* 7:00 PM	at La Salle			Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2017 7:00 PM	at Harvard			Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	at Dartmouth			Leede Arena Hanover, NH
02/07/2017 7:00 PM	Princeton Rivalry			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
02/10/2017 7:00 PM	Columbia			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
02/12/2017 1:00 PM, ASN	Cornell			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
02/17/2017 8:00 PM	at Brown			Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
02/19/2017 1:00 PM, ASN	at Yale			Payne Whitney Gymnasium New Haven, CT
02/24/2017	at Cornell			Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
02/25/2017	at Columbia			Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY
03/03/2017 7:00 PM, ONEWS	Dartmouth			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	Harvard			Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Ivy Men's Tournament
03/11–12/2017				Palestra Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ 2016–17 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule

Penn Quakers men's basketball

Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)

Rivalries	Drexel Princeton

Culture & lore	History "Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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