2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball
2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	11–18 (3–11 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (8th season);
Associate head coach	Nat Graham
Assistant coaches	Joe Mihalich Jr.; Kris Saulny;
Home arena	The Palestra
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by eighth-year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

2023–24 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Princeton	12	–	2	.857	24	–	5	.828
Yale †	11	–	3	.786	23	–	10	.697
Cornell	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
Brown	8	–	6	.571	13	–	18	.419
Harvard	5	–	9	.357	14	–	13	.519
Columbia	4	–	10	.286	13	–	14	.481
Penn	3	–	11	.214	11	–	18	.379
Dartmouth	2	–	12	.143	6	–	21	.222

† 2024 Ivy League tournament winner

Previous season

The Quakers finished the 2022–23 season 17–13, 9–5 in Ivy League play to finish in third place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual champions Princeton in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Clark Slajchert	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
G	1	Colin Chambers	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Malvern, Pennsylvania
F	3	Johnnie Walter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Agoura Hills, California
G	4	Tyler Perkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Lorton, Virginia
G	5	Cam Thrower	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Manhattan Beach, California
G/F	10	Eddie Holland III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	11	Sam Brown	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Merion Station, Pennsylvania
F/C	13	Nick Spinoso	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Port Washington, New York
G	15	Andrew Laczkowski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Dallas, Texas
G	22	Jake Hsu	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Ambler, Pennsylvania
G	24	Reese McMullen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	25	Augustus Gerhart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Denver, Pennsylvania
F/C	34	Chris Ubochi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Lagos, Nigeria
G/F	35	Niklas Polonowski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	La Grange, Illinois
G	40	George Smith	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Salem, New Hampshire

Head coach

Steve Donahue (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Nat Graham (Penn)
Joe Mihalich Jr. (Nazareth)
Kris Saulny (Widener)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	John Jay	W 102–57	1–0	The Palestra (636) Philadelphia, PA
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Bucknell	W 80–61	2–0	The Palestra (1,571) Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+/NBCSPHI	at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 1	L 61–69	2–1	Hagan Arena (2,738) Philadelphia, PA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+/NBCSPHI	No. 21 Villanova Big 5 Classic Pod 1	W 76–72	3–1	The Palestra (6,723) Philadelphia, PA
November 18, 2023* 4:00 pm	at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 80–83 ^OT	3–2	Hytche Athletic Center (1,883) Princess Anne, MD
November 24, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Lafayette Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	W 74–72	4–2	The Palestra (1,883) Philadelphia, PA
November 25, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Belmont Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	L 79–84 ^OT	4–3	The Palestra (1,534) Philadelphia, PA
November 26, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	Monmouth Cathedral of College Basketball Classic	W 76–61	5–3	The Palestra (840) Philadelphia, PA
December 2, 2023* 4:45 pm, NBCPHI+/Peacock	vs. La Salle Big 5 Classic third place game	L 92–93 ^OT	5–4	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	FDU–Florham	W 111–57	6–4	The Palestra (628) Philadelphia, PA
December 9, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN2	vs. No. 16 Kentucky Malone's Classic	L 66–81	6–5	Wells Fargo Center (9,007) Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Howard	W 78–68	7–5	The Palestra (1,062) Philadelphia, PA
December 23, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rider	W 77–73 ^OT	8–5	Alumni Gymnasium (1,650) Lawrenceville, NJ
December 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 3 Houston	L 42–81	8–6	Fertitta Center (7,216) Houston, TX
January 2, 2024* 9:00 pm, SECN	at No. 25 Auburn	L 68–88	8–7	Neville Arena (9,121) Auburn, AL
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Dartmouth	W 80–51	9–7 (1–0)	The Palestra (1,949) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Cornell	L 60–77	9–8 (1–1)	Newman Arena (1,462) Ithaca, NY
January 20, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Harvard	L 61–70	9–9 (1–2)	The Palestra (4,960) Philadelphia, PA
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Columbia	L 81–84	9–10 (1–3)	Levien Gymnasium (2,076) New York, NY
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Brown	L 61–70	9–11 (1–4)	Pizzitola Sports Center (1,284) Providence, RI
February 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Yale	L 58–74	9–12 (1–5)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,784) New Haven, CT
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Princeton Rivalry	L 70–77	9–13 (1–6)	Jadwin Gymnasium (5,290) Princeton, NJ
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Yale	L 62–76	9–14 (1–7)	The Palestra (2,203) Philadelphia, PA
February 17, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Brown	L 64–71	9–15 (1–8)	The Palestra (1,966) Philadelphia, PA
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Dartmouth	W 82–69	10–15 (2–8)	Leede Arena (733) Hanover, NH
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Harvard	L 70–74	10–16 (2–9)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Cambridge, MA
March 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	Cornell	L 81–87	10–17 (2–10)	The Palestra (1,995) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Columbia	W 84–72	11–17 (3–10)	The Palestra (1,488) Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Princeton Rivalry	L 83–105	11–18 (3–11)	The Palestra (4,488) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
^ "Men's Basketball Falls Late To Princeton in ILT Semifinal, 77-70". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
^ "Pennsylvania Quakers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[2] "Men's Basketball Falls Late To Princeton in ILT Semifinal, 77-70". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

[4] "Pennsylvania Quakers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 7, 2023.

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