PHILADELPHIA – After an unexpected 22-day break, the University of Pennsylvania men's basketball rings in the New Year with its Ivy League opener on Sunday afternoon at The Palestra.
 
GAME 15 – PENN (4-10, 1-0 Ivy League) vs. CORNELL (9-3, 1-0)
Friday, Jan. 7, 2022 | 7 p.m.
The Palestra | Philadelphia
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Penn Game Notes | Cornell Game Notes
 
GAME 16 – PENN vs. COLUMBIA (3-9, 0-0)
Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022 | 6 p.m.
The Palestra | Philadelphia
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Columbia Game Notes
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Quaker Audio Network (QAN)
Again this season, Penn fans can listen to most of Penn's men's basketball games through the Quaker Audio Network, a free Internet-based audio streaming service. Matt Leon will be on the play-by-play call from The Palestra this weekend, with Penn Athletics Hall of Famer Stan Pawlak offering analysis. To access the Quaker Audio Network, simply type www.pennathletics.com/audio into your computer or device.
 
The Series with Cornell
• The Quakers have a 159-75 lead over the Big Red and have dominated the series the last several years, winning three in a row and 16 of the last 18 meetings.
 
• Penn has won seven in a row over Cornell here at The Palestra, the last loss taking place during the 2012-13 season.
 
• Penn swept the series in 2019-20 with a 79-73 victory in Ithaca on February 9 and a 78-64 win on the final weekend of the season at The Palestra.
 
The Series with Columbia
• The Quakers own a 145-92 record over the Lions. That said, Columbia's 92 wins are second among Ivy programs against Penn; Only Princeton has more, with 117.
 
• Penn has won six of the last eight meetings and are 8-2 at home over the last 10 games played at The Palestra.
 
• Penn swept the 2019-20 series, taking a 76-67 decision in New York City and closing out the campaign with an 85-65 win at The Palestra.
 
Ivy Honors For Smith
After leading Penn with 23 points in the Quakers' 77-73 win over Brown last Sunday, freshman guard George Smith was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Monday. He is the first Penn player to earn a weekly honor from the conference office this season.
 
Penn MBB By The Numbers
1.76 • Penn's assist/turnover ratio over the last four games (58 assists/33 turnovers); the Quakers had just seven turnovers against both Temple and Saint Joseph's, then nine against La Salle and 10 last Sunday vs. Brown.
 
12 • Different players who have made at least one start this season for Penn, which has used nine different starting lineups across 14 games; the only two players to start every game in which they played are senior Jelani Williams and sophomore Jordan Dingle.
 
15 • Penn's 19-player roster features players from 12 different states, the District of Columbia, and two foreign countries (China and Israel).
 
19 • Combined points scored by junior Michael Moshkovitz over Penn's first 12 games, before he went for 13 at La Salle and 16 last Sunday vs. Brown; "Mosh" also has 13 rebounds and 11 assists across the last two games.
 
19.9 • Dingle's points-per-game average this season, tops among Ivy League players; he has nine 20-point games.
 
22 • The number of days between Penn's games with La Salle (Dec. 11) and Brown (Jan. 2), due to the cancellation of games with James Madison and Eastern; the Quakers' game with Howard, scheduled for this past Tuesday, also was canceled.
 
38 • Three-point baskets by junior Jonah Charles so far this season, against just four two-point baskets; his 2.9 treys per game is second among Ivy players, with Columbia's Liam Murphy and Dingle tied for third at 2.8.
 
666 • Days between Ivy League games for Penn; before Sunday's win over Brown, the Quakers' last Ancient Eight game was their 85-65 win over Columbia on March 7, 2020.