PRINCETON, N.J. - The Ivy League is pleased to announce the second annual 16-member class of Legends of Ivy League Basketball. These Legends contributed significantly to—and left a lasting impact on—their respective basketball programs, universities and chosen professions. Each member of the Ancient Eight is represented by one male and one female honoree, as selected by their university athletic department.
 
The University of Pennsylvania will be represented this year by Alyssa Baron on the women's side, and Keven McDonald on the men's side. Click here to see the full list of Legends.
 
This year's class includes six Ivy League Rookies of the Year, seven Ivy League Players of the Year and thirteen 1,000-point scorers. It also features the winningest coach of any Dartmouth women's program, a two-time Sports Business Journal award-winner, the co-founder of office supply chain superstore Staples and the co-owner of the Women's National Basketball Association's (WNBA) Seattle Storm.
 
"This Legends of Ivy League Basketball class exemplifies the impact of the Ivy League model and the path to lifelong success the experience enables," said Executive Director Robin Harris. "We look forward to recognizing and celebrating this group's extraordinary achievements, both on and off the court, at the Ivy League Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments in March."
 
Four legends will be formally honored during each semifinal game at the 2018 Ivy League Men's and Women's Basketball Tournaments on Saturday, March 10, at The Palestra in Philadelphia. A variety of ticket offerings—including multi-session passes ranging from $30 - $295 and single-session tickets ranging from $20 - $160—are on sale online at IvyMadness.com/Tickets or by calling the Ivy League Box Office at (215) 703-3231.
 
Meet Penn's Legends…
 
ALYSSA BARON
The second-leading scorer in Quaker women's history with 1,806 career points, Alyssa Baron was the catalyst for a program turnaround during her four-year career. The season prior to her arrival at Penn, the Quakers went 2-26. By her senior year, the Quakers matched the then-school record with 22 wins en route to an Ivy League title and NCAA Tournament appearance.
 
A two-time First Team All-Ivy and Academic All-Ivy selection, Baron was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 2010-11 and the Ivy League Player of the Year in 2013-14. She was also a four-time First Team All-Big 5 pick and capped her Quaker career with a Philadelphia Big 5 Player of the Year nod in 2013-14.
 
Baron graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in communication in 2014. Since then, the resurgent Quakers have won two more Ivy League titles in the last three years and Baron has embarked on a professional basketball career in Israel. She is in the midst of her fourth season in the Israeli Female Basketball Premier League, where she has competed for Ramat Hasharon and Maccabi Ramat Hen.

KEVEN McDONALD
A three-time First Team All-Ivy selection, Keven McDonald was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year in 1975-76; the Robert V. Geasey Trophy winner as the most outstanding player in the Philadelphia Big 5 in 1976-77; and the Ivy League Player of the Year in 1977-78. He led the Quakers in scoring in each of his three varsity seasons, amassing 1,644 career points—fourth on Penn's all-time list.
 
As a senior in 1977-78, McDonald captained the Quakers to the first of a string of five-straight Ivy League titles, with the season culminating in a run to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16. McDonald scored a career-high 37 points—the fifth-highest scoring total by an Ivy League student-athlete in the NCAA Tournament—in Penn's 92-83 opening round win over St. Bonaventure.
 
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's degree in pre-law in 1978, McDonald was selected in the second round of the National Basketball Association (NBA) draft by the Seattle SuperSonics, but did not appear in the league. Instead, he followed his passion into the legal profession, earning his J.D. from Rutgers University, while holding a full-time job.