2024–25 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2024–25 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by ninth-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 8–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place.
ConferenceIvy League
Record8–19 (4–10 Ivy)
Headcoach
- Steve Donahue (9th season)
Associate headcoachNat Graham
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| Conference | Ivy League |
| Record | 8–19 (4–10 Ivy) |
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| Associate head coach | Nat Graham |
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| Home arena | The Palestra |
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| Yale † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cornell | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dartmouth | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Princeton | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvard | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Penn | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Columbia | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Ivy League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
On March 10, 2025, the school fired head coach Steve Donahue.[1] On March 27, the school named former Iowa head coach Penn alum Fran McCaffery the team's new head coach.[2]
Previous season
The Quakers finished the 2023–24 season 11–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play, to finish in seventh place.[3] They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at NJIT | W 58–57 | 1–0 |
Wellness and Events Center (545) Newark, NJ | |||||||
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 85–84 | 2–0 |
The Palestra (932) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Lafayette | L 63–65 | 2–1 |
Kirby Sports Center (1,575) Easton, PA | |||||||
| November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSPHI |
Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 2 |
L 69–86 | 2–2 |
The Palestra (3,056) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Villanova Big 5 Classic Pod 2 |
L 49–93 | 2–3 |
Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Navy Cathedral of College Basketball Classic |
L 78–86 | 2–4 |
The Palestra (1,649) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maine Cathedral of College Basketball Classic |
W 77–64 | 3–4 |
The Palestra (931) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| December 1, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Elon Cathedral of College Basketball Classic |
L 53–68 | 3–5 |
The Palestra (597) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI |
vs. Drexel Big 5 Classic – 5th-place game |
L 47–60 | 3–6 |
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| December 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
VCU | L 47–66 | 3–7 |
Siegel Center (7,016) Richmond, VA | |||||||
| December 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Rider | W 79–66 | 4–7 |
The Palestra (699) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Mason | L 53–85 | 4–8 |
EagleBank Arena (2,955) Fairfax, VA | |||||||
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Penn State | L 66–86 | 4–9 |
Bryce Jordan Center (7,862) State College, PA | |||||||
| Ivy League regular season | |||||||||||
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Dartmouth | L 70–73 | 4–10 (0–1) |
Leede Arena Hanover, NH | |||||||
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Cornell | L 76–86 | 4–11 (0–2) |
The Palestra (2,339) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| January 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Harvard | W 82–67 | 5–11 (1–2) |
Lavietes Pavilion (1,074) Cambridge, MA | |||||||
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Columbia | W 93–78 | 6–11 (2–2) |
The Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Brown | L 79–88 | 6–12 (2–3) |
The Palestra (1,750) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Yale | L 61–90 | 6–13 (2–4) |
The Palestra (2,614) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| February 7, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Princeton Rivalry |
L 59–61 | 6–14 (2–5) |
The Palestra (3,475) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| February 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Yale | L 71–72 | 6–15 (2–6) |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,409) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Brown | L 72–82 | 6–16 (2–7) |
Pizzitola Sports Center (953) Providence, RI | |||||||
| February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Dartmouth | W 88–75 | 7–16 (3–7) |
The Palestra (1,083) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Harvard | L 78–79 OT | 7–17 (3–8) |
The Palestra (2,347) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
| February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cornell | L 62–90 | 7–18 (3–9) |
Newman Arena (1,666) Ithaca, NY | |||||||
| March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Columbia | W 92–87 | 8–18 (4–9) |
Levien Gymnasium (1,514) New York, NY | |||||||
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Princeton Rivalry |
L 71–95 | 8–19 (4–10) |
Jadwin Gymnasium (3,649) Princeton, NJ | |||||||