11/15
Basketball
Quakers fall in second round of WNIT
Quakers fall in second round of WNIT
Penn defeated American on Friday at the Palestra but fell to Providence on Sunday in Rhode Island.
Ivy League honors four Quakers
Ivy League honors four Quakers
Penn picks up the Coach of the Year award, the Defensive Player of the Year award, and All-Ivy honors.
Brodeur, Goodman awarded All-Ivy honors
Brodeur, Goodman awarded All-Ivy honors
Juniors A.J. Brodeur (unanimous first-team All-Ivy) and Devon Goodman (second-team All-Ivy) are the Penn picks for the 2018-19 All-Ivy teams.
Powerful play propels Parker to Ivy Co-Player of the Week
Powerful play propels Parker to Ivy Co-Player of the Week
The sophomore forward put up impressive numbers against Yale and a conference title-clinching win against Brown.
Brodeur named conference Player of the Week
Brodeur named conference Player of the Week
Heroics by the junior forward helped the defending champion Quakers return to the Ivy League Tournament.
Champs and madness: Quaker basketball teams win big and advance
Champs and madness: Quaker basketball teams win big and advance
Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams had a winning weekend, and will face Harvard in the Ivy League Tournaments.
School spirit with Maya Moore
School spirit with Maya Moore
The junior flyer on the cheerleading team discusses the training and practice required for the sport, flipping and flying through the air, and her interest in health and medicine.
Courtside with Princess Aghayere
Courtside with Princess Aghayere
The senior forward discusses growing to love basketball, how her game has improved, and moving from sixth woman into the starting five.
Remaining men’s basketball home games to be broadcast in Mandarin
Remaining men’s basketball home games to be broadcast in Mandarin
Four Penn graduate students who are Chinese natives and fluent in Mandarin will serve as announcers, with the video available on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet.
Big 5 big-ups Brodeur
Big 5 big-ups Brodeur
The junior forward has been named Big 5 Co-Player of the Week.
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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