2025–26 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2025–26 Penn Quakers men's basketball
2025–26 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Ivy League
Record	18–11 (9–5 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran McCaffery (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Tristan Spurlock; Ben Luber; Ronald Moore;
Home arena	The Palestra

2025–26 Ivy League men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Yale	11	–	3	.786	24	–	7	.774
Harvard	10	–	4	.714	17	–	12	.586
Penn †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
Cornell	8	–	6	.571	15	–	13	.536
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	16	–	12	.571
Dartmouth	5	–	9	.357	11	–	16	.407
Princeton	5	–	9	.357	9	–	20	.310
Brown	3	–	11	.214	9	–	18	.333

† 2026 Ivy League tournament winner As of March 17, 2026

The 2025–26 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represents the University of Pennsylvania during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by first-year head coach Fran McCaffery, play their home games at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League.

Previous season

The Quakers finished the 2024–25 season 8–19, 4–10 in Ivy League play to finish in seventh place. They failed to qualify for the Ivy League tournament.^[1]

On March 10, 2025, the school fired head coach Steve Donahue.^[2] On March 27, the school named former Iowa head coach and Penn alum Fran McCaffery as the team's new head coach.^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	AJ Levine	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Elmhurst, Illinois
G	2	Dylan Williams	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Columbia, South Carolina
F	3	Johnnie Walter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Agoura Hills, California
G	4	Jay Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
G	5	Cam Thrower	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Manhattan Beach, California
G/F	7	Michael Zanoni	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Charlotte, North Carolina
G/F	10	Ryan Altman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
G	11	Alex Massung	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	West Orange, New Jersey
F	12	TJ Power	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
F/C	13	Dalton Scantlebury	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
F	15	Bradyn Foster	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania
G	21	Payton Kamin	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	23	Ethan Roberts	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Arlington Heights, Illinois
F	25	Augustus Gerhart	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Denver, Pennsylvania
F	30	Lucas Lueth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Ames, Iowa
C	33	Michelangelo Oberti	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Riva di Solto, Italy
C	34	Chris Ubochi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Lagos, Nigeria
G/F	35	Niklas Polonowski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	La Grange, Illinois
F	40	William Kruse	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Nesbru, Norway

Head coach

Fran McCaffery (Penn)

Assistant coach(es)

Tristan Spurlock (Central Florida)
Ben Luber (Penn State)
Ronald Moore (Siena)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Rowan	W 119–72	1–0	The Palestra (1,568) Philadelphia, PA
November 9, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at American	L 78–84	1–1	Bender Arena (1,621) Washington, D.C.
November 11, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Providence	L 81–106	1–2	Amica Mutual Pavilion (9,472) Providence, RI
November 17, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSPHI		Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 2	W 83–74	2–2	The Palestra (2,387) Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2025* 7:00 p.m., FloCollege/NBCSPHI		at Drexel Big 5 Classic Pod 2, Battle of 33rd Street	W 84–68	3–2	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,984) Philadelphia, PA
November 28, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		Merrimack Cathedral Classic	W 77–65	4–2	The Palestra (1,440) Philadelphia, PA
November 29, 2025* 4:30 p.m., ESPN+		La Salle Cathedral Classic	W 73–71	5–2	The Palestra (1,989) Philadelphia, PA
November 30, 2025* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+		Hofstra Cathedral Classic	L 60−77	5−3	The Palestra (973) Philadelphia, PA
December 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., Peacock/NBCSPHI		vs. Villanova Big 5 Classic Championship	L 63–90	5–4	Xfinity Mobile Arena (10,361) Philadelphia, PA
December 8, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lafayette	W 74–72	6–4	The Palestra (934) Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2025* 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Rutgers	L 69–70	6–5	Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000) Piscataway, NJ
December 28, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at George Mason	L 79–83	6–6	EagleBank Arena (3,860) Fairfax, VA
December 31, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		NJIT	W 80–61	7–6	The Palestra (1,125) Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League regular season
January 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Princeton Rivalry	L 76–78	7–7 (0–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium (2,438) Princeton, NJ
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brown	W 81–73	8–7 (1–1)	The Palestra (1,325) Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 84–74	9–7 (2–1)	Leede Arena Hanover, NH
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Harvard	L 63–64	9–8 (2–2)	Lavietes Pavilion (1,299) Boston, MA
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Yale	L 60–77	9–9 (2–3)	The Palestra (2,806) Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Columbia	L 67–72	9–10 (2–4)	Levien Gymnasium (1,918) New York, NY
January 31, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cornell	W 91–81	10–10 (3–4)	Newman Arena (1,202) Ithaca, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPNU		Princeton Rivalry	W 61–60	11–10 (4–4)	The Palestra (3,887) Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Columbia	W 76–67	12–10 (5–4)	The Palestra (1,365) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cornell	W 82–76	13–10 (6–4)	The Palestra (1,837) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Yale	L 70–74	13–11 (6–5)	John J. Lee Amphitheater (2,285) New Haven, CT
February 27, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Dartmouth	W 80–71	14–11 (7–5)	The Palestra (1,530) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Harvard	W 64–61	15–11 (8–5)	The Palestra (2,877) Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Brown	W 82–61	16–11 (9–5)	Pizzitola Sports Center (707) Providence, RI
Ivy League Tournament
March 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPNews	(3)	vs. (2) Harvard Semifinals	W 62–60 ^OT	17–11	Newman Arena (2,277) Ithaca, NY
March 15, 2026 12:00 p.m., ESPN2	(3)	vs. (1) Yale Championship	W 88–84 ^OT	18–11	Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
NCAA Tournament
March 19, 2026 9:25 p.m., TNT	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 13 Illinois Round of 64			Bon Secours Wellness Arena Greenville, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
^ "Penn hoops coach Donahue out after 9 seasons". ESPN.com. March 10, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
^ "McCaffery brings fiery brand to alma mater Penn". ESPN.com. March 27, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
^ "Pennsylvania Quakers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved November 5, 2024.

[2] "Penn hoops coach Donahue out after 9 seasons". ESPN.com. March 10, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[3] "McCaffery brings fiery brand to alma mater Penn". ESPN.com. March 27, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

[5] "Pennsylvania Quakers 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 31, 2025.

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Penn Quakers men's basketball
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Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Penn Pep Band Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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