# 2012–13 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 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 fourth year head coach Jerome Allen, played their home games at The Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 9–22, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.

## Previous season

The Quakers won 20 games for the first time in five years. This gave them 1,697 wins in the program's history, 10th among all NCAA Division I programs. They were in contention to win the Ivy League, and advanced to the CBI quarterfinals for the first time since 2007.

## Offseason

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Zack Rosen | 1 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Senior | Colonia, NJ | Graduated |
| Rob Belcore | 34 | G | 6'6" | 224 | Senior | Lake Forest, IL | Graduated |
| Tyler Bernardini | 4 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Carlsbad, CA | Graduated |

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Miles Jackson-Cartwright | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Junior | Van Nuys, California |
| 1 | Tony Hicks | Guard | 6–2 | 170 | Freshman | South Holland, Illinois |
| 2 | Simeon Esprit | Guard | 6–6 | 175 | Sophomore | London, England |
| 3 | Henry Brooks | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | Fairburn, Georgia |
| 4 | Jamal Lewis | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Freshman | Springdale, Maryland |
| 5 | Julian Harrell | Forward | 6–5 | 195 | Freshman | Los Angeles, California |
| 10 | Darien Nelson-Henry | Center | 6–11 | 265 | Freshman | Kirkland, Washington |
| 12 | Fran Dougherty | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | New Britain, Pennsylvania |
| 14 | Keelan Cairns | Forward | 6–10 | 210 | Sophomore | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| 15 | Camryn Crocker | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Sophomore | Cypress, California |
| 20 | Dau Jok | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Junior | Des Moines, Iowa |
| 21 | Cameron Gunter | Forward/Center | 6–9 | 205 | Junior | Morton, Pennsylvania |
| 22 | Steve Rennard | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Junior | Hazlet, New Jersey |
| 23 | Greg Louis | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Sophomore | West Palm Beach, Florida |
| 30 | Patrick Lucas-Perry | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Sophomore | Grand Blanc, Michigan |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:00 pm | UMBC | W 80–75 | 1–0 | The Palestra (3,605) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/12/2012* 9:30 pm | vs. Delaware NIT Season Tip-Off First Round | L 69–84 | 1–1 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,568) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/13/2012* 4:30 pm | vs. Fairfield NIT Season Tip-Off loser bracket | L 53–62 | 1–2 | John Paul Jones Arena (8,490) Charlottesville, VA |
| 11/17/2012* 4:00 pm | Drexel | L 59–61 | 1–3 | The Palestra (5,608) Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/19/2012* 6:00 pm | vs. Fordham NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation game | L 68–70 | 1–4 | Stabler Arena (540) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/20/2012* 8:30 pm | at Lehigh NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation game | L 66–73 | 1–5 | Stabler Arena (829) Bethlehem, PA |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Binghamton | W 65–54 | 2–5 | The Palestra (2,712) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/01/2012* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Penn State | L 47–58 | 2–6 | Bryce Jordan Center (3,982) University Park, PA |
| 12/08/2012* 8:00 pm, NBCSN | Villanova | L 55–68 | 2–7 | The Palestra (6,413) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/21/2012* 7:00 pm | at Delaware | L 60–83 | 2–8 | Bob Carpenter Center (2,018) Newark, DE |
| 12/29/2012* 4:00 pm | at Wagner | L 63–68 $^{OT}$ | 2–9 | Spiro Sports Center (1,234) Staten Island, NY |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | at No. 17 Butler | L 57–70 | 2–10 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,406) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/05/2013* 2:00 pm | at La Salle | L 57–74 | 2–11 | Tom Gola Arena (2,422) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/08/2013* 7:30 pm | Lafayette | L 83–85 | 2–12 | The Palestra (2,805) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/12/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN | at Princeton Rivalry | L 53–65 | 2–13 (0–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,577) Princeton, NJ |
| 01/17/2013* 7:30 pm | at NJIT | W 54–53 | 3–13 | Fleisher Center (455) Newark, NJ |
| 01/19/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPNU | vs. Saint Joseph's | L 59–79 | 3–14 | The Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/23/2013* 7:00 pm | at Temple | L 69–76 | 3–15 | Liacouras Center (6,731) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/01/2013 7:00 pm | Columbia | W 62–58 | 4–15 (1–1) | The Palestra (2,403) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | Cornell | L 69–71 | 4–16 (1–2) | The Palestra (3,604) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/08/2013 7:00 pm | Yale | L 59–68 | 4–17 (1–3) | The Palestra (2,810) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | Brown | W 71–48 | 5–17 (2–3) | The Palestra (3,103) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/15/2013 7:00 pm | at Harvard | L 54–73 | 5–18 (2–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Boston, MA |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | W 67–57 | 6–18 (3–4) | Leede Arena (889) Hanover, NH |
| 02/22/2013 7:00 pm | at Cornell | W 79–71 | 7–18 (4–4) | Newman Arena (2,489) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/23/2013 7:00 pm | at Columbia | L 41–58 | 7–19 (4–5) | Levien Gymnasium (2,025) New York City, NY |
| 03/01/2013 7:00 pm | at Dartmouth | L 64–69 | 7–20 (4–6) | Levien Gymnasium (1,867) New York City, NY |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN | Harvard | W 75–72 | 8–20 (5–6) | The Palestra (5,267) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/08/2013 7:00 pm | at Brown | W 66–64 | 9–20 (6–6) | Pizzitola Sports Center (1,324) Providence, RI |
| 03/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Yale | L 65–79 | 9–21 (6–7) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,762) New Haven, CT |
| 03/12/2013 7:30 pm | Princeton Rivalry | L 58–71 | 9–22 (6–8) | The Palestra (4,814) Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||