The 2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by third-year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 24–9, 12–2 in Ivy League play to win a share of the Ivy League regular season championship with Harvard. In the Ivy League tournament, they defeated Yale and Harvard to become Ivy League Tournament champions. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Kansas.
Previous season The Quakers finished the 2016–17 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Dylan Jones 13 F 6'8" 215 Senior Houston, TX Graduate transferred to Rice Shawn Simmons 23 G 6'4" 170 Junior Virginia Beach, VA Eligibility ended Matt Howard 24 G 6'4" 185 Senior Columbia, SC Graduated
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Ivy League tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule
References