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2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by first year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.
Quick Facts Penn Quakers men's basketball, Conference ...
| 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 11–17 (5–9 Ivy) |
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| Home arena | The Palestra |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x-Yale † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| x – Ivy League champions † – NCAA Tournament participant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Quakers finished the season 9–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.
More information Name, Number ...
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Camyrn Crocker | 15 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Senior | Cypress, CA | Graduated |
| Greg Louis | 23 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Senior | West Palm, Beach, FL | Graduated |
| Patrick Lucas-Perry | 30 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Senior | Grand Blanc, MI | Graduated |
| Preston Troutt | 32 | G | 5'11" | 165 | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Left the team due to personal reasons |
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Incoming Transfers
More information Name, Number ...
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Matt MacDonald | G | 6'5" | 200 | Junior | Buffalo, NY | Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson. Under NCAA transfer rules, MacDonald will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
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More information Name, Hometown ...
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jake Silpe #67 PG |
Cherry Hill, NJ | Cherry Hill High School East | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 30, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 | ||||||
| Jackson Donahue #99 SG |
Pawcatuck, CT | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | May 15, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 | ||||||
| Jule Brown #108 SF |
Ardmore, PA | Lower Marion High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | May 8, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 | ||||||
| Collin McManus #74 C |
Bedford, NH | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 8, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
| Morris Esformes PG |
Miami Beach, FL | Hebrew Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | Mar 3, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Tyler Hamilton SG |
Norcross, GA | Cheshire Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 15, 2014 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2016
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| A. J. Brodeur #47 PF |
Northborough, MA | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
| Ryan Betley #78 SG |
Downingtown, PA | Downingtown West High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | ||
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2017
More information US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits, Name ...
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| Jordan Salzman PG |
Locust Valley, NY | Locust Valley High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Mar 2, 2015 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Opponent ...
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Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| 11/13/2015* 5:30 pm |
Robert Morris | W 76–75[1] | 1–0 |
The Palestra (2,587) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 11/15/2015 4:00 pm |
Central Connecticut | W 77–61[2] | 2–0 |
The Palestra (1,246) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Delaware State | W 60-54[3] | 3–0 |
Memorial Hall (1,058) Dover, DE | |||||||
| 11/21/2015* 3:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington | L 67–104 | 3–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,495) Seattle, WA | |||||||
| 11/25/2015* 7:00 pm |
La Salle | W 80–64 | 4–1 |
The Palestra (3,122) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 11/29/2015* 2:00 pm |
at Lafayette | L 86–92 | 4–2 |
Kirby Sports Center (1,573) Easton, PA | |||||||
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm |
Navy | L 59–65 | 4–3 |
The Palestra (1,377) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 12/05/2015* 6:00 pm |
at George Mason | L 44–63 | 4–4 |
EagleBank Arena (3,838) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| 12/09/2015* 7:00 pm |
Temple | L 73–77 | 4–5 |
The Palestra (4,378) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 12/19/2015* 2:30 pm |
Ursinus | W 73–66 | 5–5 |
The Palestra (1,407) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm |
at Drexel Battle of 33rd Street |
L 52–53 OT | 5–6 |
Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,334) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at No. 16 Villanova | L 57–77 | 5–7 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA | |||||||
| 01/02/2016* 1:00 pm |
Binghamton | W 80–45 | 6–7 |
The Palestra (2,104) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 01/09/2016 4:30 pm, FS1 |
Princeton Rivalry |
L 71–73 | 6–8 (0–1) |
The Palestra (5,029) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 01/20/2016* 9:00 pm |
Saint Joseph's | L 60–75 | 6–9 |
The Palestra (8,030) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 01/29/2016 7:00 pm |
at Yale | L 58–81 | 6–10 (0–2) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,666) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| 01/30/2016 8:00 pm, ASN |
at Brown | L 83–89 | 6–11 (0–3) |
Pizzitola Sports Center (2,165) Providence, RI | |||||||
| 02/05/2016 6:00 pm, ASN |
Dartmouth | W 71–64 | 7–11 (1–3) |
The Palestra (2,889) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm |
Harvard | W 67–57 | 8–11 (2–3) |
The Palestra (4,018) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm |
at Columbia | L 53–63 | 8–12 (2–4) |
Levien Gymnasium (2,505) New York City, NY | |||||||
| 02/13/2016 6:00 pm |
at Cornell | W 92–84 | 9–12 (3–4) |
Newman Arena (1,237) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
| 02/19/2016 7:00 pm |
Brown | W 79–74 | 10–12 (4–4) |
The Palestra (3,335) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm |
Yale | L 58–79 | 10–13 (4–5) |
The Palestra (3,246) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 02/26/2016 7:00 pm |
Cornell | W 79–67 | 11–13 (5–5) |
The Palestra (2,058) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm |
Columbia | L 65–93 | 11–14 (5–6) |
The Palestra (3,378) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm |
at Dartmouth | L 64–72 | 11–15 (5–7) |
Leede Arena (922) Hanover, NH | |||||||
| 03/05/2016 7:00 pm |
at Harvard | L 56–74 | 11–16 (5–8) |
Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
| 03/08/2016 8:00 pm |
at Princeton Rivalry |
L 71–72 | 11–17 (5–9) |
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ | |||||||
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- "Penn holds on to beat Robert Morris 76-75". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- "Men's Basketball Runs Past CCSU, 77-61". Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- "Men's Basketball Holds On to Beat Del State, 60-54". Archived from the original on 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.