Editing Big 5 Basketball (section)

== The Schools ==

=== La Salle University Explorers ===

* '''Location*** — Olney, Northwest Philadelphia
* '''Nickname*** — Explorers
* '''Arena*** — Tom Gola Arena
* '''Conference*** — Atlantic 10
* '''Glory years*** — 1950s-1980s
* '''Legend*** — '''Tom Gola*** (Hall of Famer, 1954 champion)
* '''Notable*** — 1954 NCAA champion

=== University of Pennsylvania Quakers ===

* '''Location*** — University City
* '''Nickname*** — Quakers
* '''Arena*** — The Palestra
* '''Conference*** — Ivy League
* '''Glory years*** — 1970s-80s under Chuck Daly
* '''Notable*** — Ivy League power, Palestra's home

=== Saint Joseph's University Hawks ===

* '''Location*** — Merion Station/Philadelphia
* '''Nickname*** — Hawks
* '''Arena*** — Hagan Arena
* '''Conference*** — Atlantic 10
* '''Glory years*** — 1960s, 2004
* '''Legend*** — '''Jameer Nelson*** (2004 Player of Year candidate)
* '''Notable*** — 2004 undefeated regular season (27-0)

=== Temple University Owls ===

* '''Location*** — North Philadelphia
* '''Nickname*** — Owls
* '''Arena*** — Liacouras Center
* '''Conference*** — American Athletic
* '''Glory years*** — 1980s-2000s under John Chaney
* '''Legend*** — '''John Chaney*** (Hall of Fame coach)
* '''Notable*** — Multiple Elite Eight appearances

=== Villanova University Wildcats ===

* '''Location*** — Villanova (Main Line)
* '''Nickname*** — Wildcats
* '''Arena*** — Finneran Pavilion
* '''Conference*** — Big East
* '''Glory years*** — 1985, 2016, 2018
* '''Legend*** — '''Jay Wright*** (Hall of Fame coach)
* '''Notable*** — 3 NCAA championships (1985, 2016, 2018)