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Penn guard Jelani Williams’ first college basketball home game was 1,795 days in the making

After suffering three consecutive ACL tears and enduring a canceled season last year, Jelani Williams, a fifth-year senior, played in his first collegiate home game this month, with an 85-57 win over Lafayette at the Palestra. Williams suffered a torn ACL for the first time as a senior in high school, and it would be nearly five years before he had the chance to play in a real basketball game again.

At the Palestra, Kayla Padilla, wearing her blue Penn jersey, plays defense with her arms stretched out to the side. A teammate stands behind her.

Padilla named Big 5 Player of the Week

The do-it-all guard had 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks, and one steal in the women’s basketball team’s season-opening win against Hartford on Sunday.

Philadelphia Inquirer

The Palestra returns to basketball life for the first time in 619 days

The Quakers men’s and women’s teams played at the historic arena for the first time since March 2020.

Kayla Padilla smiles while holding a basketball in a t-shirt she designed in front of a sign that reads Kobe Bryant Gym.

Basketball player Kayla Padilla is ready for brand ambassadorship

The Wharton junior is one of the first student athletes to take advantage of the new NCAA name, image, and likeness policy, partnering with her long time training program Home Court Edge Basketball on a logo that reflects her Filipino heritage.

Penn plays Villanova at a packed and crowded Palestra. Villanova has the ball just past half court.

Penn Athletics announces winter sport spectator guidelines

All fans are required to wear a mask and all spectators in attendance 12 years old and above must attest to having been vaccinated.

A view from the upper deck of the packed stadium at an Alabama football home game.

Q&A

How the recent NLRB memo affects college athletes

Karen Weaver, an adjunct assistant professor at the Graduate School of Education, discusses the recent memo from the NLRB general counsel stating certain ‘student-athletes’ are actually employees.

Left, Kayla Padilla dribbles the ball to the basketball at an away game at Duke. Right, Jordan Dingle dribbles the ball up the court while guarded by a defender.

Women’s basketball picked 2nd, men 4th, in Ivy preseason poll

Both teams are back in action in November for the first time since March of 2020. Ivy League play for the Quakers begins on Jan. 2 against Brown.

Philadelphia Inquirer

The Palestra awakens after 19-month slumber as Penn finally gears up for a new season

The Penn Quakers plan to play basketball inside the Palestra this winter, after a 19-month hiatus, and a spring semester that was mostly a three-month training camp.

On a wooden bench outside of the Palestra, Andrea Wieland sits while wearing a blue vest with the works Penn on it.

Sports psychologist talks athletes and mental health

Andrea Wieland, the associate athletic director for sports performance at Penn Athletics, discusses athletes and mental health, Simone Biles, Ben Simmons, the yips, and the importance of seeing athletes as whole people.

Playing for Israel against Portugal, Alyssa Baron hangs in the air and prepares to lay the ball in the net.

Alumna Alyssa Baron lifts Israel to FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup 2021

The 2014 graduate came up big in the qualifying round against Switzerland and was one of the top scorers in the women’s category.

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