List of Penn Quakers men's basketball head coaches

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Former coach Glen Miller talks to an official during a game in 2006.

The Penn Quakers men's basketball program is a college basketball team that represents the University of Pennsylvania. The team plays at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). They compete in the Ivy League of the NCAA, where they have been since 1897. [1] They play their home games at Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, named after palaestra, the ancient Greek wrestling school. [1]

The men's team has had 19 official head coaches in its history. The team has played in 2,831 games over 116 seasons of collegiate play from the 1896–97 season to the 2016–17 season (excluding 1897 to 1901, when the Quakers did not play due to low attendance and lack of interest), compiling a record of 1742–1088–1 (.615). [1]

For the first five years they played, the team had no coach. Russell Smith became the first head coach for the team in 1905. In Smith's four seasons as head coach, the team went 74–22–0 (.771), the best winning record out of any of the coaches in team history. [2] The team made their first NCAA tournament appearance in 1953, under Howard Dallmar. [3] [1] 17 years later, Dick Harter was the next coach to bring the team to an NCAA Tournament bid. [4] Under coaches Chuck Daly (1971–1977) and Bob Weinhauer (1977–1982), the team made nine tournament bids in 11 years, including an appearance in the Final Four. [5] [1] Fran Dunphy (1989–2006) compiled the most conference and overall wins as head coach with 310 wins and 191 wins, respectively. [6] He also has the most NCAA Tournament appearances out of any head coach (10), but in nine of those appearances, the team was knocked out in the first round. [1] As of 2017, Steve Donahue is the current head coach for the team. In his two seasons as head coach, he has compiled a record of 24–32–0 (.429). [7]

List of coaches

OverallConference
NameYearsWon–LostPct.Won–LostPct.Note
No coach1897; 1902–0533–28–2.5407–11.389
R. B. Smith1905–0973–22.76823–5.8212× EIL Champs
Charles "Kid" Keinath 1909–1236–25.59011–7.611
Arthur Kiefaber1912–1410–24.2945–13.278
Lon Jourdet 1914–20; 1930–43227–143.614105–86.5506× EIL Champs
Edward McNichol 1920–30186–63.74762–40.6083× EIL Champs
Donald Kellett 1943–4846–31.59723–15.6051945 EIL Champs
Robert Dougherty1945–467–10.4124–4.500
Howard Dallmar 1948–54105–51.67348–26.6491953 EIL Champs
Ray Stanley1954–5631–19.62019–10.6551955 Ivy League Champs
Jack McCloskey 1956–66146–105.58287–53.6211966 Ivy League Champs, 1× Big 5 Champs
Dick Harter 1966–7188–44.66749–21.7002× Ivy League Champs, 2× Big 5 Champs
Chuck Daly 1971–77125–38.76774–10.8814× Ivy League Champs, 4× Big 5 Champs
Bob Weinhauer1977–8299–45.68862–9.8735× Ivy League Champs, 2× Big 5 Champs
Craig Littlepage 1982–8540–39.50628–14.6671985 Ivy League Champs
Tom Schneider1985–8951–54.48636–20.6431987 Ivy League Champs
Fran Dunphy 1989–06310–163.655191–49.79610× Ivy League Champs, 3× Big 5 Champs
Glen Miller 2006–0945–52.41227–15.6432007 Ivy League Champs
Jerome Allen 2009–201565–104.38438–46.452
Steve Donahue 2015–present123–109.50359–56.5132018 Ivy League Champs, 2019 Big 5 Champs

Source: [8]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017–18 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018–19 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2018–19 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Donahue. The Quakers finished the season 19–12, 7–7 in Ivy League play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Ivy League tournament, they lost in the semifinals to Harvard.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019–20 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2019–20 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represent the University of Pennsylvania in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 5th-year head coach Steve Donahue, play their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1999–2000 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1999–2000 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 11th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 21–8, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Illinois.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021–22 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1992–93 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1992–93 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 4th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–5, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to No. 3 seed UMass.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1994–95 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 6th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to No. 5 seed Alabama.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1993–94 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1993–94 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 5th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–3, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated No. 6 seed Nebraska in the opening round before losing to No. 3 seed and eventual Final Four participant Florida in the second round.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022–23 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2022–23 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represents the University of Pennsylvania in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by seventh-year head coach Steve Donahue, play their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2002–03 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 14th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 22–6, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Oklahoma State.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1998–99 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 1998–99 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 10th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 21–6, 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First round to Florida.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2001–02 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2001–02 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 13th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 25–7, 11–3 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to California.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005–06 Penn Quakers men's basketball team</span> American college basketball season

The 2005–06 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 17th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 20–9, 12–2 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to No. 2 seed Texas.

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "University of Pennsylvania". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Russell Smith Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Howard Dallmar Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Dick Harter Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Steve Donahue Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Fran Dunphy Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Steve Donahue Statistics and History". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Penn Quakers men's basketball coaches". Sports-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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