2019–20 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2019–20 Penn Quakers men's basketball
2019–20 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	16–11 (8–6 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (5th season);
Associate head coach	Nat Graham
Assistant coaches	Joe Mihalich; Trey Montgomery;
Home arena	The Palestra
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2021–22 →

2019–20 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
x-Yale	11	–	3	.786	23	–	7	.767
Harvard	10	–	4	.714	21	–	8	.724
Princeton	9	–	5	.643	14	–	13	.519
Penn	8	–	6	.571	16	–	11	.593
Brown	8	–	6	.571	15	–	12	.556
Dartmouth	5	–	9	.357	12	–	17	.414
Cornell	4	–	10	.286	7	–	20	.259
Columbia	1	–	13	.071	6	–	24	.200
x – Ivy League champions Ivy League tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

The 2019–20 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represent the University of Pennsylvania in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Donahue, play their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season[edit]

The Quakers finished the 2018–19 season 19–12 overall, 7–7 in Ivy League play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth. They qualified for the Ivy League tournament due to winning the tiebreaker, where they were defeated by Harvard in the semifinals.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2019–20 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	00	Ryan Betley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Downingtown, PA
G	1	Ray Jerome	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Latham, NY
G	2	Jonah Charles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Roselle, NJ
G	3	Jordan Dingle	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Valley Stream, NY
C	4	Max Lorca-Lloyd	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Melbourne, FL
G	5	Jelani Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Washington, D.C.
G	10	Alex Imegwu	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Short Hills, NJ
G	11	Lucas Monroe	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Huntingdon Valley, PA
G	12	Devon Goodman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Laverock, PA
G	13	Eddie Scott	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Bowie, MD
F	14	Max Martz	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Upper Arlington, OH
G	21	Bryce Washington	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Southfield, MI
F	22	Kuba Mijakowski	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Warsaw, Poland
F	23	Michael Wang	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Taiyuan, China
F	24	Jarrod Simmons	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Crescent, PA
F	25	A. J. Brodeur	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Northborough, MA
G	34	Griffin Ryan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Winnetka, IL
C	35	Mark Jackson	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Salt Lake City, UT

Head coach

Steve Donahue (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Nat Graham (Penn)
Joe Mihalich (Nazareth)
Trey Montgomery (Samford)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 4, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	W 81–80	1–0	Coleman Coliseum (11,223) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 9, 2019* 4:30 pm, C-USATV		at Rice	L 61–80	1–1	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,557) Houston, TX
November 13, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		La Salle Philadelphia Big 5	W 75–59	2–1	The Palestra (2,426) Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, PL Network		at Lafayette	L 75–86	2–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,366) Easton, PA
November 23, 2019* 2:30 pm, FS2		at Providence	W 81–75	3–2	Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,649) Providence, RI
November 28, 2019* 8:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. UCF Wooden Legacy quarterfinals	W 68–67	4–2	Anaheim Arena (1,574) Anaheim, CA
November 29, 2019* 11:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 14 Arizona Wooden Legacy semifinals	L 82–92	4–3	Anaheim Arena (2,605) Anaheim, CA
December 1, 2019* 1:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Long Beach State Wooden Legacy 3rd-place game	W 95–79	5–3	Anaheim Arena Anaheim, CA
December 4, 2019* 6:30 pm, FS1		at No. 23 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5	L 69–80	5–4	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
December 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Widener	W 105–57	6–4	The Palestra (2,117) Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2019* 7:00 pm		at Howard	W 81–62	7–4	Burr Gymnasium (659) Washington, D.C.
Ivy League regular season
January 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Princeton	L 64–78	7–5 (0–1)	The Palestra (3,788) Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU		at Princeton	L 58–63	7–6 (0–2)	Jadwin Gymnasium (3,040) Princeton, NJ
January 18, 2020* 2:00 pm, NBCS PHI/ESPN+		Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5	L 81–87	7–7 (0–2)	The Palestra (6,266) Philadelphia, PA
January 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, NBCS PHI/ESPN+		Temple Philadelphia Big 5	W 66–59	8–7 (0–2)	The Palestra (6,524) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Harvard	W 75–72 ^OT	9–7 (1–2)	The Palestra (3,146) Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 54–46	10–7 (2–2)	The Palestra (3,017) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Columbia	W 76–67	11–7 (3–2)	Levien Gymnasium (1,855) New York, NY
February 9, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cornell	W 79–73	12–7 (4–2)	Newman Arena (889) Ithaca, NY
February 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Brown	L 63–75	12–8 (4–3)	The Palestra (2,454) Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Yale	W 69–61	13–8 (5–3)	The Palestra (3,856) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Dartmouth	L 59–66	13–9 (5–4)	Leede Arena (631) Hanover, NH
February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 65–69	13–10 (5–5)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Boston, MA
February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	L 73–76	13–11 (5–6)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,106) New Haven, CT
February 29, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Brown	W 73–68	14–11 (6–6)	Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell	W 78–64	15–11 (7–6)	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
March 7, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Columbia	W 85–65	16–11 (8–6)	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League tournament
March 14, 2020 11:00 am, ESPNU	(4)	(1) Yale Semifinals	Canceled^[2]		Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Men's Hoops Falls to Harvard in #IvyMadness Semifinal, 66-58". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. March 16, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
^ "Ivy League Cancels Basketball Tournaments, Limits Spectators in all Sporting Events". Ivy League. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

[1] "Men's Hoops Falls to Harvard in #IvyMadness Semifinal, 66-58". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. March 16, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2019.

[2] "Ivy League Cancels Basketball Tournaments, Limits Spectators in all Sporting Events". Ivy League. March 10, 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

[3] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics