2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Penn Quakers Penn Quakers logo.svg 150 Ivy League Ivy 11–17 5–9 Steve Donahue 1st Nat Graham Ira Bowman Joe Mihalich, Jr. The Palestra The 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by first year head coach Steve Donahue, played their home games at The Palestra and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 11–17, 5–9 in Ivy League play to finish in fifth place. Previous season The Quakers finished the season 9–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in a tie for seventh place. Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Camyrn Crocker 15 G 6'3" 170 Senior Cypress, CA Graduated Greg Louis 23 F 6'7" 215 Senior West Palm, Beach, FL Graduated Patrick Lucas-Perry 30 G 5'11" 165 Senior Grand Blanc, MI Graduated Preston Troutt 32 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Dallas, TX Left the team for personal reasons Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Matt MacDonald G 6'5" 200 Junior Buffalo, NY Transferred from Fairleigh Dickinson. Under NCAA transfer rules, MacDonald will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Recruiting no 2015 Jake Silpe #67 PG Cherry Hill, NJ Cherry Hill High School East 6 2 170 07/30/2014 0 0 70 Jackson Donahue #99 SG Pawcatuck, CT Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 1 05/15/2014 0 0 65 Jule Brown #108 SF Ardmore, PA Lower Marion High School 6 6 05/08/2014 0 0 60 Collin McManus #74 C Bedford, NH Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 10 230 05/08/2014 0 0 59 Morris Esformes PG Miami Beach, FL Hebrew Academy 5 10 03/03/2014 0 0 NR Tyler Hamilton SG Norcross, GA Cheshire Academy 6 3 180 12/15/2014 0 0 NR 2015 Penn Quakers Commit List for 2015 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Penn Qukers Basketball Recruiting 2015 2015-10-02 yes Recruiting class of 2016 yes 2016 A. J. Brodeur #47 PF Northborough, MA Northfield-Mt. Hermon School 6 8 215 0 3 76 Ryan Betley #78 SG Downingtown, PA Downingtown West High School 6 4 170 0 0 62 2016 Penn Commit List for 2016 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Penn Quakers Basketball Recruiting 2016 2015-10-02 yes Recruiting class of 2017 yes 2017 Jordan Salzman PG Locust Valley, NY Locust Valley High School 5 10 150 03/02/2015 0 0 NR 2017 Penn Commit List for 2017 Men's Basketball Recruiting ESPN – Penn Quakers Basketball Recruiting 2017 2015-10-02 yes Roster 2015 Penn Quakers y y Max Rothschild 0 F 6 8 225 FR Chicago, IL New Hampton Jake Silpe 1 G 6 2 185 FR Cherry Hill, NJ Cherry Hill East Antonio Woods 2 G 6 1 180 SO Cincinnati, OH Summit Country Day Darnell Foreman 3 G 6 1 175 SO Camden, NJ Pitman Jamal Lewis 4 G 6 0 160 SR Springdale, MD Sidwell Friends Jackson Donahue 5 G 6 0 175 FR Pawcatuck, CT Northfield Mount Hermon Darien Nelson-Henry 10 C 6 10 265 SR Kirkland, WA Lake Washington Dylan Jones 13 F 6 8 215 JR Houston, TX The Village School Sam Jones 14 F 6 7 175 JR Gilbert, AZ Gilbert Christian Matt Poplawski 21 G 5 10 165 JR Bellevue, WA Lakeside School Mike Auger 22 F 6 7 225 SO Hopkinton, NH New Hampton Shawn Simmons 23 G 6 4 170 SO Virginia Beach, VA Norfolk Academy Matt Howard 24 G 6 4 185 JR Columbia, SC A.C. Flora Tyler Hamilton 25 G 6 4 195 FR Atlanta, GA Cheshire Academy Dan Dwyer 40 F 6 8 225 SO River Forest, IL Fenwick Collin McManus 44 C 6 10 230 FR Bedford, NH Northfield Mount Hermon Matt MacDonald G 6 5 200 JR Eggertsville, NY CanisiusFairleigh Dickinson yes I Steve Donahue (Ursinus) Nat Graham (Penn) Ira Bowman (Penn) Joe Mihalich, Jr. (Nazareth) http://www.pennathletics.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=1700&SPID=539&SPSID=8627 Schedule no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#95001A; color:#01256E;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 5:30 pm yes no Robert Morris The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 2,587 76–75Penn holds on to beat Robert Morris 76-75 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=400843615 ESPN.com 14 November 2015 1–0 11/15/2015 4:00 pm no Central Connecticut The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 1,246 77–61Men's Basketball Runs Past CCSU, 77-61 http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=8624&SPID=539&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=210501251 19 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151118162130/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=8624&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=210501251&SPID=539&DB_OEM_ID=1700 18 November 2015 dead dmy-all 2–0 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Delaware State Memorial Hall Dover, DE 1,058 60-54Men's Basketball Holds On to Beat Del State, 60-54 http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=8624&SPID=539&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=210508890 19 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151120010316/http://www.pennathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=8624&SPID=539&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=1700&ATCLID=210508890 20 November 2015 dead dmy-all 3–0 11/21/2015 3:00 pm yes yes no Washington Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA 6,495 P12N 67–104 3–1 11/25/2015 7:00 pm yes no La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 3,122 80–64 4–1 11/29/2015 2:00 pm yes yes no Lafayette Kirby Sports Center Easton, PA 1,573 86–92 4–2 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes no Navy The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 1,377 59–65 4–3 12/05/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no George Mason EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA 3,838 44–63 4–4 12/09/2015 7:00 pm yes no Temple The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 4,378 73–77 4–5 12/19/2015 2:30 pm yes no Ursinus The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 1,407 73–66 5–5 12/22/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Drexel Daskalakis Athletic Center Philadelphia, PA Battle of 33rd Street 1,334 52–53 OT 5–6 12/28/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Villanova 16 The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 57–77 5–7 01/02/2016 1:00 pm yes no Binghamton The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 2,104 80–45 6–7 01/09/2016 4:30 pm no Princeton The Palestra Philadelphia, PA Rivalry 5,029 FS1 71–73 6–8 0–1 01/20/2016 9:00 pm yes no Saint Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 8,030 60–75 6–9 01/29/2016 7:00 pm yes no Yale John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT 1,666 58–81 6–10 0–2 01/30/2016 8:00 pm yes no Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI 2,165 ASN 83–89 6–11 0–3 02/05/2016 6:00 pm no Dartmouth The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 2,889 ASN 71–64 7–11 1–3 02/06/2016 7:00 pm no Harvard The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 4,018 67–57 8–11 2–3 02/12/2016 7:00 pm yes no Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York City, NY 2,505 53–63 8–12 2–4 02/13/2016 6:00 pm yes no Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, NY 1,237 92–84 9–12 3–4 02/19/2016 7:00 pm no Brown The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 3,335 79–74 10–12 4–4 02/20/2016 7:00 pm no Yale The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 3,246 58–79 10–13 4–5 02/26/2016 7:00 pm no Cornell The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 2,058 79–67 11–13 5–5 02/27/2016 7:00 pm no Columbia The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 3,378 65–93 11–14 5–6 03/04/2016 7:00 pm yes no Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, NH 922 64–72 11–15 5–7 03/05/2016 7:00 pm yes no Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, MA 2,195 56–74 11–16 5–8 03/08/2016 8:00 pm yes no Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ Rivalry   71–72 11–17 5–9 AP Poll Eastern Time 2015–16 Penn Quakers men's basketball schedule References Category:Penn Quakers men's basketball seasons Penn Penn Quakers Penn Quakers