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 2020-21 season. Four young men—Matteus Case, Colin Chambers, Andrew Laczkowski, and Clark Slajchert—will join the Quakers' men's basketball roster this season as freshmen.
 
"I am excited about these four," said Donahue, who will be in his sixth season as the Quakers' head coach in 2020-21. "We obviously lost a lot with the graduation of three All-Ivy players in May, but the talent level among this freshman group is really high and I look forward to getting them into the mix right away.
 
"This has been a difficult spring and early summer for all of us, but one positive has been our ability to incorporate these four into our Zoom calls," he continued. "Whether we are talking about training and other things related to basketball itself or having important conversations about what's going on in our world, these four are involved and finding their voices as they get to know their future teammates better. I think it will only help them feel more comfortable when we finally get back to campus and they're able to take the court."
 
Penn finished the 2019-20 season with a 16-11 record and tied for fourth place in the Ivy League standings with an 8-6 mark, earning the fourth seed in the canceled Ivy League Tournament ahead of Brown.
 
MATTEUS CASE
6-5 / 190
Toronto, Ontario / Chaminade College Prep
High School: Four-year varsity starter in basketball … His coach at Chaminade College Prep was Frank Bennet … Helped team to Ontario Provincial championship in 2018 (32-5 record) and St. Louis District title in 2020 (21-7 record) … Selected to play in Signature All-Canadian Game as a senior before it was canceled due to COVID-19 outbreak … Biosteel All-Canadian as a sophomore … Played on Team Canada's Under-16 Boys' National Team in 2017.
Personal: Son of Andrea Morgan and Dave Case … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
 
COLIN CHAMBERS
6-0 / 180
Malvern, Pa. / Episcopal Academy
High School: Four-year letter winner in basketball … Team captain as a senior … Head coach at Episcopal was Brian Shanahan … EA won Inter-Ac title his freshman year and was Pennsylvania Independent School Athletics Association (PAISAA) runner-up his freshman season … Also lettered in baseball … Three-time honorable mention All-Delco … Spanish Honor Society member.
Personal: Son of Jill and Paul Chambers … Father was an All-Ivy basketball player at Penn and remains among the all-time leaders in assists and steals … Uncle, Tim, played football at Penn and was the 1984 Ivy League Player of the Year … Uncle, Patrick, is the head men's basketball coach at Penn State … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.
 
 
ANDREW LACZKOWSKI
6-6 / 185
Dallas, Texas / St. Mark's School
High School: Four-year letter winner … Two-year captain and two-time team MVP … Head coach at St. Mark's was Greg Guiler … Scored 2,054 points in his high school career … Led St. Mark's to the Southwest Preparatory Conference (SPC) championship as a senior, going 29-4 … McDonald's All-American nominee as a senior … Three-time All-SPC and Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) Large Private School All-State … Helped his AAU team win the Adidas Gauntlet title in 2020, going 30-2 … 2019-20 Thomas S. Adams Athletic Plaque recipient (awarded for consistently fine contributions to the attitudes, the performance standards, and the sportsman-like conduct of St. Mark's Varsity Athletics) … High Honor Roll student … Young Life Student Leader.
Personal: Son of Amy and Tim Laczkowski … Mother played volleyball at North Carolina and Washington University of St. Louis, enjoying a Hall of Fame career at WashU that included three national titles, three first-team All-America honors, two NCAA Division 3 Player of the Year recognitions, the 1995 Honda Award, the 1995 Division III NCAA Woman of the Year, and the NCAA all-division record for hitting percentage … Father played basketball at WashU … Enrolled in the Wharton School of Business.
 
 
CLARK SLAJCHERT
6-1 / 170
Thousand Oaks, Calif. / Oak Park
High School: Four-year letter winner in basketball … Team captain as a senior and led his team to a 27-3 record … Head coach at Oak Park was Aaron Shaw … Scored 2,833 points in his career, finishing second in Ventura County history and 17th in California history … Helped his team to three Coastal Canyon League (CCL) championships … Oak Park went 89-30 during his four years … Led the state of California in scoring (31.0 ppg) and CCL Player of the Year as a senior … Ventura County Coaches Player of the Year and Ventura Country Star Player of the Year as a senior … Third-team MaxPreps All-State … First-team All-CIF Southern Section Division 2 … First-team All-Los Angeles Times and All-Daily News … Led his class in scoring in the state of California as a junior, earning first-team All-CCL, first-team all-county, and first-team All-Daily News … Second-team CIF Southern Section Division 1 as a junior … First-team All-CCL and all-county as a sophomore … SoCal Freshman of the Year and Daily News Newcomer of the Year in 2016-17 … First-team All-CCL and second-team all-county as a freshman … Dean's List.
Personal: Son of Laura and Davis Slajchert … Older brother, Wes, plays basketball at Dartmouth … Older brother, J.D., played basketball at UC Santa Barbara … Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.