# 2021–22 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous season

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ivy League chose not to conduct a season in 2020–21.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2021* 5:00 p.m. | | East Stroudsburg | W 91–83 | – | The Palestra (523) Philadelphia, PA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 10, 2021* 9:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 20 Florida State | L 70–105 | 0–1 | Donald L. Tucker Center (9,746) Tallahassee, FL |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at George Mason | L 66–87 | 0–2 | EagleBank Arena (4,053) Fairfax, VA |
| November 14, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bucknell | W 73–68 | 1–2 | Sojka Pavilion (1,406) Lewisburg, PA |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lafayette | W 85–57 | 2–2 | The Palestra (1,791) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 18, 2021* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Utah State Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinals | L 79–87 $^{2OT}$ | 2–3 | HTC Center (1,156) Conway, SC |
| November 19, 2021* 2:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Davidson Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation second round | L 60–72 | 2–4 | HTC Center (1,131) Conway, SC |
| November 21, 2021* 12:30 p.m., ESPNews | | vs. Old Dominion Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th-place game | W 71–63 | 3–4 | HTC Center Conway, SC |
| November 23, 2021* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | | at Towson | L 61–76 | 3–5 | SECU Arena (1,121) Towson, MD |
| November 28, 2021* 3:00 p.m., SECN | | at No. 13 Arkansas | L 60–76 | 3–6 | Bud Walton Arena (19,200) Fayetteville, AR |
| December 1, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | No. 6 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5 | L 56–71 | 3–7 | The Palestra (6,255) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 4, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Temple Philadelphia Big 5 | L 72–81 | 3–8 | Liacouras Center (4,421) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5 | L 71–78 | 3–9 | Hagan Arena (1,450) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 11, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at La Salle Philadelphia Big 5 | L 74–76 | 3–10 | Tom Gola Arena (2,617) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 28, 2021* 2:00 p.m. | | James Madison | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at James Madison | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at James Madison | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| December 31, 2021* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at Eastern | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at Eastern | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| January 2, 2022 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Brown | W 77–73 | 4–10 (1–0) | The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 4, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at Howard | Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols at Howard | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| January 7, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cornell | W 79–65 | 5–10 (2–0) | The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 8, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Columbia | L 69–73 | 5–11 (2–1) | The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 15, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Dartmouth | W 78–68 | 6–11 (3–1) | The Palestra (150) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 17, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Princeton | L 64–74 | 6–12 (3–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (167) Princeton, NJ |
| January 22, 2022 4:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSPHI+ | | Yale | W 76–68 | 7–12 (4–2) | The Palestra (125) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 28, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPNU | | at Harvard | W 78–74 | 8–12 (5–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,636) Allston, MA |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Columbia | W 81–66 | 9–12 (6–2) | Levien Gymnasium (101) New York, NY |
| February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cornell | W 73–68 | 10–12 (7–2) | Newman Arena (899) Ithaca, NY |
| February 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSPHI+ | | Harvard | W 82–74 | 11–12 (8–2) | The Palestra (2,776) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 18, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Yale | L 72–81 | 11–13 (8–3) | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT |
| February 19, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Brown | W 89–88 | 12–13 (9–3) | Pizzitola Sports Center (710) Providence, RI |
| February 26, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dartmouth | L 70–84 | 12–14 (9–4) | Leede Arena (784) Hanover, NH |
| March 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSPHI+ | | Princeton | L 70–93 | 12–15 (9–5) | The Palestra (3,911) Philadelphia, PA |
| Ivy League tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) Yale Semifinals | L 61–67 | 12–16 | Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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