PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania men's basketball team begins the six-week gauntlet of Ivy League weekends this Friday and Saturday, hosting Harvard and Dartmouth on Macquarie Court at The Palestra. On Friday, the Quakers and Crimson will tip off at 5 p.m. in a game that will air nationally on ESPNU. On Saturday, the Big Green come to town for a 6 p.m. tipoff that fans can watch on their computers via ESPN+.
 
GAME 16 – PENN (8-7, 0-2 Ivy League) vs. HARVARD (13-4, 2-0)
Friday, Jan. 31 | 5 p.m.
Macquarie Court at The Palestra | Philadelphia
Watch (ESPNU) | Listen (QAN) | Live Stats | Penn Game Notes | Harvard Game Notes
 
GAME 17 – PENN vs. DARTMOUTH (7-10, 0-2)
Saturday, Feb. 1 | 6 p.m.
Macquarie Court at The Palestra | Philadelphia
Watch (ESPN+) | Listen (QAN) | Live Stats | Dartmouth Game Notes
 
Quaker Audio Network (QAN)
New this season, Penn fans can listen to every men's basketball game through the Quaker Audio Network, a free Internet-based audio streaming service. Matt Leon will be on the call this weekend, while former director of operations Brad Fadem provides analysis. To access the Quaker Audio Network, simply type www.pennathletics.com/audio into your computer or device.
 
The Penn-Harvard Series
• This is the 179th meeting between the Quakers and the Crimson, with Penn holding a sizable, 133-45 lead.
 
• That said, Harvard has had the run of it in recent years, going 17-6 over Penn through the last 23 meetings dating back to the 2009-10 season.
 
• Last year, of course, Harvard beat Penn three times: 75-68 in overtime here at The Palestra, 59-53 two weeks later in Cambridge, and then 66-58 in an Ivy League Tournament semifinal at Yale.
 
The Penn-Dartmouth Series
• The Quakers and Big Green are meeting for the 218th time overall, with Penn holding a 155-62 lead in the series.
 
• Penn has won four in a row over Dartmouth, including last year when the Red and Blue took an 82-79 win in overtime here at The Palestra and followed it up 15 days later with a 65-51 victory in Hanover.
 
• Prior to Penn's current run, Dartmouth was 6-3 over a nine-game stretch including wins here in 2013 and 2017.
 
Brodeur in the (Record) Book
Senior AJ Brodeur's position in Penn's all-time record book...
• 2nd in career blocked shots (172) ... Geoff Owens first with 195
• 3rd in career FG made (670) ... Ugonna Onyekwe second with 690
• t-4th in career starts (107) ... Miles Cartwright t-fourth with 107, Jack Eggleston third with 111
• 5th in career scoring (1,623 points) ... Keven McDonald fourth with 1,644
• 7th in career rebounds (825) ... Dick Heylmun sixth with 848
• 8th in minutes played (3,394) ... Ibrahim Jaaber seventh with 3,569
• 10th in career assists (318) ... Ibrahim Jaaber ninth with 321
 
Penn Sweeps Ivy, Big 5 Weekly Awards
Senior forward AJ Brodeur and freshman guard Jordan Dingle helped the Quakers go 3-for-3 on weekly awards Monday, as Brodeur swept the Ivy League and Big 5 Player of the Week honors and Dingle was named the Ivy League's Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season. Brodeur earned the honor after leading Penn's 66-59 win over Big 5 rival Temple with 19 points, 14 rebounds, six assists and two blocked shots. The 14 boards matched his season high—coincidentally, also set against a Big 5 opponent (Villanova)—and in Penn's Big 5 games this season he scored 80 points (20.0 ppg), grabbed 48 rebounds (12.0 rpg) and dished out 19 assists (4.8 apg). Dingle scored 15 points on Saturday, with 11 of them coming in a critical stretch of the second half. Of particular note, his three-pointers on consecutive possessions pushed Penn's lead from 44-38 to a more comfortable 50-38.
 
Penn MBB by the Numbers
2 • Out of the last 12 games, the number in which senior guard Devon Goodman has not reached double figures in scoring (9 points at Providence on Nov. 23, 8 vs. Saint Joseph's on Jan. 18).
 
4/23 • First-half/second-half points scored by freshman guard Jordan Dingle in Penn's last two games, against Saint Joseph's and Temple.
 
9 • Double-doubles by senior forward AJ Brodeur after he had 19 points and tied a season high with 14 rebounds last Saturday vs. Temple; that is the most by a Penn player in a season since Darien Nelson-Henry had nine in 2015-16.
 
9.3 • Penn's three-points baskets per game this season, top among Ivy League teams.
 
14 • Rebounds by senior guard Ryan Betley last Saturday vs. Temple, a career high.
 
28 • Career double-doubles by Brodeur after last Saturday, most by a Penn player since Tony Price had 32 such games during his three-year varsity career from 1977-79.
 
35 • Three-point baskets scored by Betley this season, the team high.
 
36 • Two-point baskets scored by Betley this season.
 
51.2 • Freshman Max Martz's overall three-point field-goal percentage this season (21-41), tops among Ivy League players.
 
72 • Points scored by Brodeur in Penn's three games with Harvard last year (23 on February 16, 24 on March 1, 25 on March 16).
 
76.1 • Penn's scoring offense per game this season, tops among Ivy League teams; Harvard is third (73.5 ppg) while Dartmouth is sixth (66.9).