Penn Returns To Action Wednesday To Host Delaware State

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — The University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team will return to the court on Wednesday night as the Quakers host Delaware State at the Palestra.

Penn hasn’t played since December 9th when the Quakers went into Dayton and surprised the Flyers, 78-70. The victory improved Penn to 8-4 on the season with eight wins in their last ten games.

“I think we’re all happy with our progress,” Penn head coach Steve Donahue tells KYW Newsradio, “in particular, after the first two games where we kind of stubbed our toe a little bit out of the gates. Since then we’ve been very good, contributions from different guys, very consistent on the defensive end throughout the games, great rebounding numbers and taking care of the basketball.”

One of the impressive things about the Quakers is their depth. The same five players have started all 12 games for Penn, but Donahue has had many different players step up off the bench at different times throughout the season. In the win over Dayton it was senior Sam Jones making his presence felt as he buried five of six three-point attempts in just 13 minutes of work.

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