Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1971
During the 1970-1971 season, the Quakers were a perfect 26-0 in the regular season, reaching all the way to No.3 in the country. Credit: DP Archives https://www.thedp.com/article/2020/10/penn-mens-basketball-ivy-league-title-look-back-1971 The Quakers reached the Elite Eight and finished 28-1 overall By Andrea Mendoza The Daily Pennsylvanian - 10/26/20 9:12pm In Dick Harter's last year as coach of Penn men's basketball, he produced perhaps his finest season . Many key players were returning, including Bob Morse, Dave Wohl, Steve Bilsky, Corky Calhoun, and Jim Wolf. The squad was getting ready for a season to be remembered for decades to come. For the Quakers' season opener, Harter ordered new sneakers to start the season off right, but they didn’t arrive on time, and the team was forced to play in their old sneakers against Rutgers. Nevertheless, Penn still won by a score of 85-71 at the Palestra. “There are a lot of things we can do better,” Harter said. “Move to the...