PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania's John R. Rockwell Head Coach of Men's Basketball, Steve Donahue, has announced his recruiting class for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Five young men—Jonah Charles, Jordan Dingle, Max Lorca-Lloyd, Max Martz, and Lucas Monroe—will join the Quakers' men's basketball roster this season as freshmen.
 
"We're always excited when we officially bring in the next class of freshmen," said Donahue, who will be in his fifth season as the Quakers' head coach in 2019-20. "I believe these five individuals will have an extra special impact on our program. Each of these guys committed to the admissions process at Penn at a very early stage, which shows how excited each of them are to become Quakers. Their early buy-in has allowed us to get to know them better than we typically know most guys when they set foot on campus. I think all five guys love the game of basketball and will continue to embrace our gritty mindset.
 
"Looking at them individually, Jonah seems to have all of the tools that will make him a productive player in our offense. Jordan will come in and immediately be the strongest kid on our team and plays with great zeal. Max Lorca-Lloyd has a chance to be one of the most athletically gifted players in our league. Max Martz has a leader's mentality and plays with a tremendous amount of grit and hustle. And Lucas possesses many important basketball qualities that help players thrive in today's game."
 
Penn finished the 2018-19 season with a 19-12 overall record and won its first Big 5 title since 2001-02 with a perfect 4-0 record against defending NCAA champion Villanova, La Salle, Saint Joseph's and Temple. It marked just the program's second 4-0 record in Big 5 play since the 1973-74 season—the other one coming in 2001-02—and it was Penn's 13th Big 5 title overall. In Ivy League play, the Quakers were unable to defend their regular-season and Tournament championships from the 2017-18 season, going 7-7 and tying for fourth place during the regular season and then falling to Harvard in the semifinal round of the Ivy Tourney.
 
JONAH CHARLES
6-4 / 185
Roselle, N.J. / Rutgers Prep
High School: Four-year letter winner in basketball, captain as a senior … High school coach was Matt Bloom, a former Penn men's basketball manager … First-team all-county and all-area as a senior … 2019 Somerset County Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.
Personal: Son of Graceline and Yvens Charles … Older brother, Karl, played basketball at Holy Cross … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
 
JORDAN DINGLE
6-3 / 205
Valley Stream, N.Y. / Blair Academy
High School: Started career at Lawrence Woodmere Academy, played the last two years at Blair … Letter winner and captain in basketball … High school coach at Blair was Joe Mantegna … Helped Blair Academy win Mid Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) titles in 2018 (23-4 record) and 2019 (22-4) as well as the 2019 New Jersey Prep A state championship … Two-time All-MAPL and All-New Jersey … At Woodmere, was the Long Island Freshman Player of the Year in 2015 and first-team All-Long Island and All-New York in 2017.
Personal: Son of Angelique and Dana Dingle … Father played college basketball at UMass and averaged 10.1 points per game for the Minutemen's 1996 Final Four team … Uncle, Daniel, played basketball at Temple … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
 
 
MAX LORCA-LLOYD
6-9 / 210
Melbourne, Fla. / Northfield Mount Hermon
High School: Four-year letter winner at NMH … High school coach was John Carroll … Helped NMH win the New England Prep School Athletic Conference (NEPSAC) Class AAA title in 2016 (29-8 record), 2018 (31-4) and 2019 (32-6) … Two-time NEPSAC Class AAA honorable mention … Played for his native Chile in the 2018 FIBA Americas U-18 Championships averaging 14 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots per game … Leading rebounder at the FIBA South American U-17 Championships in 2017 … Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global Camp invitee in spring 2018.
Personal: Son of Patrice Lorca-Lloyd and Miguel Lorca … Older brother, Michael, played football at Alderson Broaddus … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
 
MAX MARTZ
6-6 / 210
Upper Arlington, Ohio / Upper Arlington
High School: Four-year letter winner and starter at Upper Arlington, captain as a junior and senior … High school coach was Tim Casey … Helped Upper Arlington to three Ohio Capital Conference (OCC) league championships and two district titles during his career … Golden Bears went a combined 70-9 overall during his last three seasons … McDonald's All-American Games nominee as a senior … Named Top 10 Division I Player and Super Team Division I in District 10 as a senior … All-state special mention as a senior … OCC Player of the Year as a senior … Three-time first-team All-OCC … Second-team All-Central District as a senior, third-team All-Central District as a junior … Third-team Dispatch All-Metro as a senior, honorable mention as a junior … MVP of 2019 Ohio North-South All-Star Game … Also selected for 2019 Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game and 2019 District 10 All-Star Game … Booster Club Senior Scholar-Athlete Award recipient … Honor roll student.
Personal: Son of Judy and Michael Martz … Father played college basketball at Nebraska … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
 
LUCAS MONROE
6-6 / 200
Huntingdon Valley, Pa. / Abington Senior
High School: Four-year letter winner, three-year captain … High school coach was Charles Grasty … Helped Abington win three straight District One Class 6A titles each year he was captain, the Ghosts went a combined 79-14 during that time … Abington also won four Suburban One League (SOL) championships, winning the National Division three times and the American Division once and going a combined 51-1 in league play in that time … Third-team PA Sports Writers Class 6A All-State as a senior, fourth-team PA Sports Writers Class 6A All-State as a junior … First-team All-SOL as a junior and senior, third-team All-SOL as a sophomore … USA Today Player of the Week nominee his senior year … National Honor Society member … Mentoring Program … Athletes Helping Athletes member … Abington Reading Clinics participant.
Personal: Son of Tracy and Raymond Monroe … Father played college basketball at East Carolina and Drexel … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.