# 2024–25 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by ninth-year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League.

## Previous season

The Quakers finished the 2023–24 season 11–18, 3–11 in Ivy League play, to finish in seventh place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at NJIT | W 58–57 | 1–0 | Wellness and Events Center (545) Newark, NJ |
| November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 85–84 | 2–0 | The Palestra (932) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lafayette | L 63–65 | 2–1 | Kirby Sports Center (1,575) Easton, PA |
| November 15, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSPHI | Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 2 | L 69–86 | 2–2 | The Palestra (3,056) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock | at Villanova Big 5 Classic Pod 2 | L 49–93 | 2–3 | Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 29, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Navy Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | L 78–86 | 2–4 | The Palestra (1,649) Philadelphia, PA |
| November 30, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Maine Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | W 77–64 | 3–4 | The Palestra (931) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 1, 2024* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Elon Cathedral of College Basketball Classic | L 53–68 | 3–5 | The Palestra (597) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI | vs. Drexel Big 5 Classic – 5th-place game | L 47–60 | 3–6 | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA |
| December 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | VCU | L 47–66 | 3–7 | Siegel Center (7,016) Richmond, VA |
| December 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Rider | W 79–66 | 4–7 | The Palestra (699) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 22, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at George Mason | L 53–85 | 4–8 | EagleBank Arena (2,955) Fairfax, VA |
| December 29, 2024* 1:00 p.m., Peacock | at Penn State | L 66–86 | 4–9 | Bryce Jordan Center (7,862) State College, PA |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | L 70–73 | 4–10 (0–1) | Leede Arena Hanover, NH |
| January 18, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cornell | L 76–86 | 4–11 (0–2) | The Palestra (2,339) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 20, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Harvard | W 82–67 | 5–11 (1–2) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,074) Cambridge, MA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Columbia | W 93–78 | 6–11 (2–2) | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| January 31, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Brown | L 79–88 | 6–12 (2–3) | The Palestra (1,750) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Yale | L 61–90 | 6–13 (2–4) | The Palestra (2,614) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 7, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Princeton Rivalry | L 59–61 | 6–14 (2–5) | The Palestra (3,475) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Yale | L 71–72 | 6–15 (2–6) | John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,409) New Haven, CT |
| February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Brown | L 72–82 | 6–16 (2–7) | Pizzitola Sports Center (953) Providence, RI |
| February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Dartmouth | W 88–75 | 7–16 (3–7) | The Palestra (1,083) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Harvard | L 78–79 $^{OT}$ | 7–17 (3–8) | The Palestra (2,347) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cornell | L 62–90 | 7–18 (3–9) | Newman Arena (1,666) Ithaca, NY |
| March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Columbia | W 92–87 | 8–18 (4–9) | Levien Gymnasium (1,514) New York, NY |
| March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Princeton Rivalry | L 71–95 | 8–19 (4–10) | Jadwin Gymnasium (3,649) Princeton, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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