Penn Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Penn Quakers
 
Ivy League (18-11, 9-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 3/14 vs Havard (62-60), 3/15 vs Yale (88-84)
Bad Losses: 11/9 at American (78-84), 1/5 at Princeton (76-78)
Coach: Fran McCaffery
 
Probable Starters:
Augustus Gerhart, Junior, Forward, 5.6 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
Michael Zanoni, Senior, Forward, 11.6 ppg, 2.0 rpg
TJ Power, Junior, Forward, 16.8 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 2.4 apg
AJ Levine, Sophomore, Guard, 8.3 ppg, 4.0 apg, 3.2 rpg, 1.9 spg
Cam Thrower, Senior, Guard, 5.7 ppg, 1.3 apg, 1.5 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Lucas Lueth, Sophomore, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Jay Jones, Freshman, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 1.2 apg, 2.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.7 (176th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 72.9 (149, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.0 (252, 7)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.2 (238, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.9 (172, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.1 (19, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 68.5 (305, 7)
Rebound Margin: 0.5 (199, 5)
Assists Per Game: 13.9 (178, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (107, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Kansas
2012CBIFirst Round win over Quinnipiac
2012CBIQuarterfinal loss to Butler
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas A&M
2006NCAARound of 64 loss to Texas
2005NCAARound of 64 loss to Boston College
2003NCAARound of 64 loss to Oklahoma State
2002NCAARound of 64 loss to California
 
*all team stats through 3/8