# 2019–20 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

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

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.

## Schedule and results

| 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 | Canceled | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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