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Penn's Fran Dougherty (12) and Tyler Bernardini (4) defend SJU's Halil Kanacevic. (Rick Kauffman/Philahoops)

Penn 2011-12 capsule review

Penn's Fran Dougherty (12) and Tyler Bernardini (4) defend SJU's Halil Kanacevic. (Rick Kauffman/Philahoops)

2011-12 SEASON REVIEWS Today’s Penn story and capsule are the first in Philahoops’ seven-day season-ending review. Here is the schedule. Sunday: Penn, Jerome Allen story and season capsule Monday:  La Salle, John Giannini story and season capsule Tuesday: St. Joe’s, Phil Martelli story and season capsule Wednesday: Temple, Fran Dunphy story and season capsule Thursday: Drexel season capsule Friday: Villanova season capsule Saturday: Player of Year story/Philahoops honors – Aaron Bracy – By AARON BRACY [...]

Zack Rosen worked out for the 76ers on Monday. (Josh Verlin/Philahoops File)

Princeton denies Penn their shot at an Ivy title, 62-52

Zack Rosen worked out for the 76ers on Monday. (Josh Verlin/Philahoops File)

By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin The Ivy League is famous for being the only Division I collegiate conference without a postseason tournament, the 14-game league schedule often referred to as a season-long, round-robin tournament to decide the conference’s champion. Penn had a chance to force a true Ivy playoff for the second year [...]

Penn guard Zack Rosen, defending in a game last season, averaged 18.2 points during his senior year. (Philahoops)

Tuesday Preview: Quakers look for share of Ivy League title with win at Princeton

Penn guard Zack Rosen, defending in a game last season, averaged 18.2 points during his senior year. (Philahoops)

By ANDY EDWARDS Philahoops Staff Twitter: @DLNAndyEdwards The University of Pennsylvania men’s basketball team has played 30 games this season. The Quakers have won seven in a row, 12 of their last 14, and 19 in total to achieve the program’s first winning season in five years. Although those games got the Quakers to where [...]

Penn graduate Zack Rosen, right, is scheduled to play in The-BALL showcase game on Aug. 5. (Aaron Bracy/Philahoops)

Weekend Preview: Penn Quakers seek immortality in final Palestra games

Penn graduate Zack Rosen, right, is scheduled to play in The-BALL showcase game on Aug. 5. (Aaron Bracy/Philahoops)

By ANDY EDWARDS Philahoops Staff Twitter: @DLNAndyEdwards For University of Pennsylvania seniors Zack Rosen, Tyler Bernardini, and Rob Belcore, the next five days will stay with them for a long time. When that time is up, their careers could be as well. If so, the Quakers’ stalwart trio will settle into their post-athletic lives with [...]

Zack Rosen led Penn in scoring (18.2 ppg) and assists (5.2 apg). (Josh Verlin/Philahoops file)

Friday Preview: Penn hosts 21st-ranked Harvard in crucial Ivy matchup

Zack Rosen led Penn in scoring (18.2 ppg) and assists (5.2 apg). (Josh Verlin/Philahoops file)

By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin Without a conference tournament to decide who gets a berth in the NCAA Tournament in March, the Ivy League’s regular season means everything. Each team plays each other on both the home and the road, and one loss can be the difference between playing close to April or [...]

Zack Rosen worked out for the 76ers on Monday. (Josh Verlin/Philahoops File)

Saturday recap: Belcore, Penn down Brown, 65-48

Zack Rosen worked out for the 76ers on Monday. (Josh Verlin/Philahoops File)

    By Philahoops Staff Rob Belcore had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead Penn to a 65-48 victory over Brown on Saturday night in Providence, R.I. The Quakers (12-10 overall, 4-1 Ivy League) bounced back from Friday night’s loss at Yale and now have won five of their last six. Zack Rosen contributed [...]

Penn's Fran Dougherty (12) and Tyler Bernardini (4) defend SJU's Halil Kanacevic. (Rick Kauffman/Philahoops)

Verlin: Bernardini’s big night lifts Penn past Saint Joseph’s, 84-80

Penn's Fran Dougherty (12) and Tyler Bernardini (4) defend SJU's Halil Kanacevic. (Rick Kauffman/Philahoops)

By JOSH VERLIN Philahoops Staff Twitter: @jmverlin (Ed Note: Read Aaron Bracy’s column on a Saturday night at the Palestra HERE, and Tim Morgan’s St. Joe’s perspective HERE.) The Penn Quakers have played one of the nation’s toughest schedules this year, including tough road trips to UCLA, Duke and Davidson en route to a 7-9 [...]