2025–26 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

2025–26 Penn Quakers men's basketball
2025–26 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Conference	Ivy League
Record	6–4 (0–0 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	0	–	0	–	11	–	1	.917
Columbia	0	–	0	–	9	–	2	.818
Penn	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Cornell	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Dartmouth	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
Harvard	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Brown	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Princeton	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231

† 2026 Ivy League tournament winner As of December 16, 2025

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	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			Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
December 28, 2025* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at George Mason			EagleBank Arena Fairfax, VA
December 31, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	NJIT			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League regular season
January 5, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Princeton Rivalry			Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ
January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Brown			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 17, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dartmouth			Leede Arena Hanover, NH
January 19, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Harvard			Lavietes Pavilion Boston, MA
January 24, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Yale			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Columbia			Levien Gymnasium New York, NY
January 31, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cornell			Newman Arena Ithaca, NY
February 7, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Princeton Rivalry			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 13, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Columbia			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cornell			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Yale			John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT
February 27, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Dartmouth			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Harvard			The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
March 6, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Brown			Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, RI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. 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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