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Conventional wisdom might ask: After being the class of the conference the past three season, why wouldn’t Penn be the favorite to win again? Three reasons—Steve Danley, Ibrahim Jaaber, and Mark Zoller. All three were starters on the past three league champions, the latter duo emerging as the top two players in the Ivies this past season. Unfortunately for the Quakers—but fortunately for everyone else in the league—those three have played their final basketball games in Penn uniforms...
...hopefully not least, is the Crimson. On paper, it should be better than this season, as the team loses just one starter—though that one starter is leading scorer Jim Goffredo. Among the returnees, Drew Housman could be the best point guard in the league with Jaaber gone and Evan Harris should be one of the better frontcourt players in the Ivies (even if he still can’t go to his right). Plus, many freshmen played well in limited minutes towards the end of the year, perhaps setting the stage for big sophomore seasons...
...mark the 37th time in the past 39 years that either Princeton or Penn has earned the Ivy League’s automatic berth to the NCAA tournament. This year’s Penn team just might be in position to make something of its invitation, too. Seniors Ibrahim Jaaber and Mark Zoller, the mighty Quakers who have terrorized the rest of the league over their four-year tenure in Philadelphia, bring the oft-hailed tournament experience to the Big Dance...
...Quakers won’t need this one for the title, but they can’t afford to lose another game for NCAA tournament purposes. The difference between a 15 and a 14 seed lies in trap games like this. Savvy veterans Jaaber and Zoller will ensure the champs won’t fall to coach Miller’s former employer...
Chip and Dale (Ted Kirby): I. Jaaber (PENN), B. Grandieri (PENN), L. Dale (COR), A. Barnett (DAR), E. Harris (HAR), K.J. Matsui...