# 2016–17 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by second-year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–15, 6–8 in Ivy League play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the semifinals of the inaugural Ivy League tournament to Princeton.

## Previous season

The Quakers finished the 2015–16 season 11–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jamal Lewis | 4 | G | 6'0" | 160 | Senior | Springdale, MD | Graduated |
| Darien Nelson-Henry | 10 | C | 6'10" | 265 | Senior | Kirkland, WA | Graduated |
| Matt Poplawski | 21 | G | 5'10" | 165 | Junior | Bellevue, WA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Mike Auger | 22 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | Hopkinton, NH | Left the team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Caleb Wood | 10 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Reno, NV | Junior college transferred from Lassen CC |

### 2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| A. J. Brodeur #49 PF | Northborough, MA | Northfield-Mt. Hermon School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Ryan Betley #85 SG | Downingtown, PA | Downingtown West High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 14, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 62 ||||||
| Ray Jerome #87 SG | Latham, NY | Cheshire Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 17, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60 ||||||
| Devon Goodman #122 PG | Philadelphia, PA | Germantown Academy | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Oct 2, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 56 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. ||||||

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordan Salzman PG | Locust Valley, NY | Locust Valley High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Mar 2, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Eddie Scott SF | Bowie, MD | Gonzaga College High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 29, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Jelani Willams SG | Washington, DC | Sidwell Friends School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Sep 4, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Robert Morris | W 67–50 | 1–0 | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,691) Moon Township, PA |
| 11/19/2016* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra | | at Miami (FL) | L 62–74 | 1–1 | BankUnited Center (6,753) Coral Gables, FL |
| 11/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Central Connecticut | W 87–65 | 2–1 | William H. Detrick Gymnasium (1,164) New Britain, CT |
| 11/26/2016* 2:00 pm | | at Navy | L 68–70 | 2–2 | Alumni Hall (787) Annapolis, MD |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 pm, CSN | | No. 2 Villanova Philadelphia Big 5 | L 57–82 | 2–3 | Palestra (7,787) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/03/2016* 4:00 pm, ASN | | at Temple Philadelphia Big 5 | L 62–70 | 2–4 | Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/07/2016* 8:00 pm | | Lafayette | W 81–52 | 3–4 | Palestra (1,677) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/10/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | George Mason | L 60–79 | 3–5 | Palestra (2,273) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/12/2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UCF | W 58–49 | 4–5 | CFE Arena (3,088) Orlando, FL |
| 12/28/2016* 4:00 pm, TCN | | Drexel Battle of 33rd Street | W 75–67 | 5–5 | Palestra (3,386) Philadelphia, PA |
| 12/30/2016* 4:00 pm | | Fairfield | W 74–68 | 6–5 | Palestra (2,304) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/07/2017 5:00 pm | | at Princeton Rivalry | L 52–61 | 6–6 (0–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,814) Princeton, NJ |
| 01/13/2017 8:00 pm | | Yale | L 60–68 | 6–7 (0–2) | Palestra (2,903) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/14/2017 8:00 pm | | Brown | L 70–82 | 6–8 (0–3) | Palestra (2,843) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/21/2017* 7:00 pm | | Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5 | L 71–78 | 6–9 | Palestra (8,590) Philadelphia, PA |
| 01/25/2017* 7:00 pm | | at La Salle Philadelphia Big 5 | W 77–74 | 7–9 | Tom Gola Arena (1,984) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/03/2017 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 59–69 | 7–10 (0–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (2,195) Cambridge, MA |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | at Dartmouth | L 71–74 | 7–11 (0–5) | Leede Arena (951) Hanover, NH |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 pm | | Princeton Rivalry | L 49–64 | 7–12 (0–6) | Palestra (6,215) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/10/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Columbia | W 70–62 | 8–12 (1–6) | Palestra (3,890) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/12/2017 1:00 pm, ASN | | Cornell | W 82–63 | 9–12 (2–6) | Palestra (4,190) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/17/2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Brown | W 96–72 | 10–12 (3–6) | Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI |
| 02/19/2017 1:00 pm, ASN | | at Yale | W 71–55 | 11–12 (4–6) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,567) New Haven, CT |
| 02/24/2017 7:00 pm | | at Cornell | W 69–66 | 12–12 (5–6) | Newman Arena (1,008) Ithaca, NY |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Columbia | L 67–70 | 12–13 (5–7) | Levien Gymnasium (2,544) New York City, NY |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 pm, ONEWS | | Dartmouth | L 74–76 | 12–14 (5–8) | Palestra (2,326) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Harvard | W 75–72 | 13–14 (6–8) | Palestra (4,451) Philadelphia, PA |
| Ivy League tournament ||||||
| 03/11/2017 1:30 pm, ESPNU | (4) | vs. (1) Princeton Semifinals | L 64–72 $^{OT}$ | 13–15 | Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||