Basketball

The Palestra featuring LeBron James

While a senior in high school in 2002, the NBA great played at the Palestra in a showdown pitting Akron, Ohio’s St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish against Philadelphia’s Strawberry Mansion Knights.

Greg Johnson

Jewel Clark: Where are they now?

The former women’s basketball standout chats about her Hall of Fame career, twice playing in the NCAA Tournament, her flair for getting to the free throw line, and why she’s still putting in work on the hardwood.

Greg Johnson

Ivy League cancels winter sports season

In addition, fall sports will not be played during the spring semester, and spring sports are postponed through at least the end of February 2021.

Penn Today Staff

From coaching West Philly kids to the NBA

A student outreach project in West Philly and a timely internship helped launch Penn alum Taylor Jenkins’ NBA career as head coach of the Memphis Grizzlies.

The Pennsylvania Gazette



In the News


Marketplace (NPR)

The success of women’s college basketball is more than just Caitlin Clark

Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that women’s college basketball needs to cultivate more superstars and superstar matchups like Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese to keep investors bought in and fans engaged.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

How managing nine younger siblings prepared Mataya Gayle to run Penn’s offense

Gayle is the Quakers’ second-leading scorer and has started every game this season. 

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Philadelphia Inquirer

A curious mind and a bit of meditation have helped Sam Brown start strong at Penn

First-year Brown starred at Lower Merion while his father led the 76ers.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Call it Palestra magic, but understand how Penn’s Big 5 upset of Villanova came about

Penn’s zone defense and some big individual efforts carried the Quakers to a Big 5 upset, beating Villanova 76-72.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Former Eagles star Connor Barwin leaves Wharton with an MBA and a stake in an Italian basketball team

Former Eagles linebacker Connor Barwin and five fellow graduates of the Wharton School’s MBA program have pooled $5 million together to purchase 90% of Pallacanestro Trieste, an Italian basketball team.

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Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn leading scorer Kayla Padilla transferring to USC

Padilla, the most prolific three-point shooter in Penn women's basketball history, is exercising her final year of graduate eligibility to return to California and play for USC.

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