Penn coach Jerome Allen resigns after 5-plus seasons

Penn coach Jerome Allen will resign following the end of yet another losing season with the Quakers.

Allen’s resignation will be effective after Penn’s season finale Tuesday against Princeton. The Quakers are 9-18 overall and 4-9 in the Ivy League.

Allen, a two-time Ivy League player of the year with the Quakers, led them to his only winning season in 2011-12 with a 20-13 record.