# 2011–12 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by third year head coach Jerome Allen, played their home games at The Palestra and are members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 20–13, 11–3 in Ivy League play to finish in second place. They were invited to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Quinnipiac in first round before falling in the quarterfinals to Butler.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Miles Jackson-Cartwright | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Van Nuys, California |
| 1 | Zack Rosen | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Senior | Colonia, New Jersey |
| 2 | Simeon Esprit | Guard | 6–6 | 175 | Freshman | London, England |
| 3 | Henry Brooks | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Freshman | Fairburn, Georgia |
| 4 | Tyler Bernardini | Guard | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Carlsbad, California |
| 11 | Marin Kukoc | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Sophomore | Highland Park, Illinois |
| 12 | Fran Dougherty | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Sophomore | New Britain, Pennsylvania |
| 13 | Larry Loughery | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Senior | Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Keelan Cairns | Forward | 6–10 | 210 | Freshman | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 15 | Camryn Crocker | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Freshman | Cypress, California |
| 20 | Dau Jok | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Sophomore | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 21 | Cameron Gunter | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 205 | Sophomore | Morton, Pennsylvania |
| 22 | Steve Rennard | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Sophomore | Hazlet, New Jersey |
| 23 | Greg Louis | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| 30 | Patrick Lucas-Perry | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Freshman | Grand Blanc, Michigan |
| 33 | Mike Howlett | Center | 6–9 | 220 | Senior | Amesbury, Massachusetts |
| 34 | Rob Belcore | Guard | 6–6 | 224 | Senior | Lake Forest, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 2011* 4:30 pm | Carleton | W 74–72 | — | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 11, 2011* 7:30 pm | at UMBC | W 59–45 | 1–0 | Retriever Activities Center (2,352) Catonsville, MD |
| November 14, 2011* 7:00 pm | Temple Big 5 Game | L 67–73 $^{OT}$ | 1–1 | The Palestra (6,273) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Rider Philly Hoop Group Classic | L 72–78 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Alumni Gymnasium (1,590) Lawrenceville, New Jersey |
| November 19, 2011* 7:00 pm | Robert Morris Philly Hoop Group Classic | W 66–60 | 3–1 | The Palestra (3,089) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | Wagner | L 65–71 | 3–2 | The Palestra (2,144) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 25, 2011* 7:00 pm, TCN | No. 17 Pittsburgh Philly Hoop Group Classic | L 58–78 | 3–3 | The Palestra (6,843) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 26, 2011* 7:00 pm, TCN | James Madison Philly Hoop Group Classic | L 58–60 | 3–4 | The Palestra (2,824) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 29, 2011* 7:00 pm | Manhattan | W 75–72 | 4–4 | The Palestra (1,938) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 3, 2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Villanova Big 5 Game | L 65–73 | 4–5 | The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
| December 7, 2011* 7:00 pm | Delaware | W 66–60 | 5–5 | The Palestra (2,351) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm, FSWest | vs. UCLA | L 73–77 | 5–6 | Honda Center (6,332) Anaheim, CA |
| December 23, 2011* 7:00 pm | Marist | W 84–71 | 6–6 | The Palestra (2,513) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 29, 2011* 7:00 pm | at Davidson | L 70–75 | 6–7 | John M. Belk Arena (4,064) Davidson, NC |
| January 1, 2012* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | at No. 7 Duke | L 55–85 | 6–8 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| January 4, 2012* 7:00 pm | at Lafayette | W 78–73 | 7–8 | Kirby Sports Center (2,037) Easton, PA |
| January 10, 2012* 7:00 pm | La Salle Big 5 Game | L 57–68 | 7–9 | The Palestra (4,480) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 13, 2012 7:00 pm | at Columbia | W 66–64 | 8–9 (1–0) | Levien Gymnasium (2,029) New York City, NY |
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm | at Cornell | W 64–52 | 9–9 (2–0) | Newman Arena (2,029) Ithaca, NY |
| January 21, 2012* 7:00 pm | Saint Joseph's Big 5 Game | W 84–80 | 10–9 | The Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 30, 2012 7:00 pm | Princeton Penn–Princeton Rivalry | W 84–80 | 11–9 (3–0) | The Palestra (6,835) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 3, 2012 7:00 pm | at Yale | L 53–60 | 11–10 (3–1) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (2,012) New Haven, CT |
| February 4, 2012 6:00 pm | at Brown | W 65–48 | 12–10 (4–1) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,075) Providence, RI |
| February 10, 2012 7:00 pm | No. 25 Harvard | L 50–56 | 12–11 (4–2) | The Palestra (7,462) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 11, 2012 7:00 pm | Dartmouth | W 58–55 | 13–11 (5–2) | The Palestra (3,824) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 17, 2012 7:00 pm | Cornell | W 73–66 | 14–11 (6–2) | The Palestra (3,529) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 18, 2012 7:00 pm | Columbia | W 61–59 $^{OT}$ | 15–11 (7–2) | The Palestra (4,103) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 24, 2012 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 57–54 | 16–11 (8–2) | Leede Arena (802) Hanover, NH |
| February 25, 2012 7:00 pm | at Harvard | W 55–54 | 17–11 (9–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| March 2, 2012 7:00 pm | Brown | W 54–43 | 18–11 (10–2) | The Palestra (2,834) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 3, 2012 7:00 pm | Yale | W 68–47 | 19–11 (11–2) | The Palestra (4,962) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 6, 2012 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Princeton Penn–Princeton Rivalry | L 52–62 | 19–12 (11–3) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,590) Princeton, NJ |
| CBI ||||||
| March 14, 2012* 7:30 pm | Quinnipiac First Round | W 74–68 | 20–12 | The Palestra (1,268) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 19, 2012* 8:00 pm, HDNet | Butler Quarterfinals | L 53–63 | 20–13 | The Palestra (3,864) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Post season awards
### All-Ivy

The following players earned Ivy League postseason recognition:

#### Player of the Year

* ^Zack Rosen, Penn (Sr., G, Colonia, N.J.)

#### First Team All-Ivy

* ^Zack Rosen, Penn (Sr., G, Colonia, N.J.)

#### Honorable Mention All-Ivy

* Rob Belcore, Penn (Sr., G, Lake Forest, Ill.)
* ^Unanimous Selection