2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball

Conference	Ivy League
2015–16 record	11–17 (5–9 Ivy)
Head coach	Steve Donahue (1st year)
Assistant coach	Nat Graham
Assistant coach	Ira Bowman
Assistant coach	Joe Mihalich, Jr.
Home arena	The Palestra

2015–16 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
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
† – NCAA Tournament participant

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.

Previous Season

The Quakers finished the season 9–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
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

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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.

Recruiting

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Jake Silpe #67 PG	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
Jackson Donahue #99 SG	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
Jule Brown #108 SF	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
Collin McManus #74 C	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
Morris Esformes PG	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
Tyler Hamilton SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.

Recruiting class of 2016

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
A. J. Brodeur #47 PF	Northborough, MA	Northfield-Mt. Hermon School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
A. J. Brodeur #47 PF	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)
Ryan Betley #78 SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.

Recruiting class of 2017

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordan Salzman PG	Locust Valley, NY	Locust Valley High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Mar 2, 2015
Jordan Salzman PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-10-02.

Roster

2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Rothschild, MaxMax Rothschild	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Hampton	Chicago, IL
1.5 !G	1	Silpe, JakeJake Silpe	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cherry Hill East	Cherry Hill, NJ
1.5 !G	2	Woods, AntonioAntonio Woods	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Summit Country Day	Cincinnati, OH
1.5 !G	3	Foreman, DarnellDarnell Foreman	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2.0 !So	Pitman	Camden, CT
1.5 !G	4	Lewis, JamalJamal Lewis	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Sidwell Friends	Springdale, MD
1.5 !G	5	Donahue, JacksonJackson Donahue	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Pawcatuck, CT
5.0 !C	10	Nelson-Henry, DarienDarien Nelson-Henry	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Lake Washington	Kirkland, WA
3.5 !F	13	Jones, DylanDylan Jones	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	The Village School	Houston, TX
3.5 !F	14	Jones, SamSam Jones	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Gilbert Christian	Gilbert, AZ
1.5 !G	21	Poplawski, MattMatt Poplawski	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lakeside School	Bellevue, WA
3.5 !F	22	Auger, MikeMike Auger	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	New Hampton	Hopkinton, NH
1.5 !G	23	Simmons, ShawnShawn Simmons	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Norfolk Academy	Virginia Beach, VA
1.5 !G	24	Howard, MattMatt Howard	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	A.C. Flora	Columbia, SC
1.5 !G	25	Hamilton, TylerTyler Hamilton	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Cheshire Academy	Atlanta, GA
3.5 !F	40	Dwyer, DanDan Dwyer	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Fenwick	River Forest, IL
5.0 !C	44	McManus, CollinCollin McManus	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Northfield Mount Hermon	Bedford, NH
1.5 !G		MacDonald, MattMatt MacDonald (I)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Canisius Fairleigh Dickinson	Eggertsville, NY

Head coach

Steve Donahue (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Nat Graham (Pennsylvania)
Ira Bowman (Pennsylvania)
Joe Mihalich, Jr. (Nazareth)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular season
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

↑ "Penn holds on to beat Robert Morris 76-75". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
↑ "Men's Basketball Runs Past CCSU, 77-61". Retrieved 19 November 2015.
↑ "Men's Basketball Holds On to Beat Del State, 60-54". Retrieved 19 November 2015.
↑ 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule

Penn Quakers men's basketball

Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)

Rivalries	Drexel Princeton

Culture & lore	History "Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1896–97 1897–98 1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 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 1999–00 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

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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