Fran Dunphy

Fran Dunphy
Sport(s)	Basketball
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Temple
Biographical details
Born	October 5, 1948 (1948-10-05)
Place of birth	Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania, USA
Playing career
1967–1970	La Salle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1971–1975 1975–1979 1979–1980 1980–1984 1985–1988 1988–1989 1989–2006 2006–present	Army (asst.) Malvern Prep La Salle (asst.) American (asst.) La Salle (asst.) Penn (asst.) Penn Temple
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Ivy League Regular Season Championship (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006) Atlantic Ten Conference Tournament Championship (2008, 2009, 2010)

Fran Dunphy (born October 5, 1948(1948-10-05)) is an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head men's basketball coach at Temple University. He succeeded John Chaney in 2006.

Coaching career

Dunphy's coaching career began at the United States Military Academy (1971–72), where he served as an assistant under head coach Dan Dougherty. In 1975, he left Army to become head coach of his high school alma mater, Malvern Prep. He remained there until becoming Lefty Ervin’s assistant at La Salle University (1979–80). The following year, Dunphy joined current Maryland head coach Gary Williams’ staff at American University. He returned to La Salle in 1985, serving one more season under Ervin and assisting Speedy Morris for two seasons. He left La Salle to become head coach Tom Schneider's top assistant at Penn in 1988. Dunphy succeeded Schneider as Penn head coach a year later.

Penn

In 1989, Dunphy was named the 16th head coach at Penn. He compiled a 310–163 overall record and won 10 Ivy League titles in his 17-year career. Dunphy's 310 wins are the most by any Penn coach and are second all-time in the Ivy League to Princeton's Pete Carril. His Quaker teams won 48 straight Ivy League games and four league titles from 1992 through 1996. His 1993–94 team had a 25–3 record and was ranked 25th in the CNN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll, the program’s first such ranking since 1978–79. In 1994, Penn upset sixth-seeded Nebraska 90–80 in the NCAA Tournament.

Dunphy vs. the Ivy League

• Brown 28-6
• Columbia 28-6
• Cornell 30-4
• Dartmouth 30-4
• Harvard 29-5
• Princeton 20-15
• Yale 26-9

Temple

Dunphy was introduced as the head coach at Temple on April 10, 2006 after legendary Owls coach John Chaney retired the previous month. By taking the job, Dunphy became the first man ever to lead two Big 5 basketball programs.

In 2008, Dunphy coached Temple to the Atlantic 10 tournament championship. He also won the Herb Good Eastern Coach of the Year Award for the 2007–08 season. They lost a close game to Michigan State (who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen) in the first round of the 2008 NCAA tournament. The 2009 team placed 2nd in the A10 conference for the second straight season. The Owls repeated as Atlantic 10 tournament champions 2009; Temple University is the first A10 team to repeat as A10 tournament champions since TU accomplished this task under the reign of John Chaney 2000–01. Dunphy's 2009-10 Temple team won 11 of its first 13 games, including a victory over cross-town rival and then-third ranked Villanova, before falling to top-ranked Kansas. The 2009-10 team also ranked in the top twenty-five for more than eleven straight weeks in both major polls, and won its third consecutive Atlantic 10 tournament title. However, for the third straight season, Dunphy's Owls lost in the first round of NCAA tournament, this time to Ivy League champion Cornell.

Education

Dunphy attended St. Dorothy's grade school in Drexel Hill, PA, and then went on to attend Malvern Preparatory School in Malvern, Pennsylvania. He is a 1970 La Salle graduate with a degree in marketing. While at La Salle, he played under head coach Tom Gola. As a junior, he helped the Explorers to a 23–1 record. He served as a co-captain his senior year when he averaged 18.6 ppg and led the team in assists, while also being named the MVP of the annual Quaker City Basketball Tournament. In 1979, he earned a Master’s degree in counseling and human relations from Villanova University. In addition, he completed his coursework toward his doctorate in counseling and student development at American University.

Personal

Dunphy and his wife, Ree, reside in Villanova, Pennsylvania with their son, J.P. He is very close to his family. The Dunphy family as well as extended family including his mother Josephine, his sisters Jane and Joanne, and brother, Philadelphia business legend, Dennis Dunphy are regulars at the Temple games. Dunphy is good friends with Saint Joseph's University head coach Phil Martelli.

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Penn (Ivy League) (1989–2006)
1989–1990	Penn	12–14	7–7	T–3rd
1990–1991	Penn	9–17	6–8	T–3rd
1991–1992	Penn	16–10	9–5	2nd
1992–1993	Penn	22–5	14–0	1st	NCAA First Round
1993–1994	Penn	25–3	14–0	1st	NCAA Second Round
1994–1995	Penn	22–6	14–0	1st	NCAA First Round
1995–1996	Penn	17–10	12–3	T–1st	Lost one–game playoff with Princeton
1996–1997	Penn	12–14	8–6	4th
1997–1998	Penn	17–12	10–4	2nd
1998–1999	Penn	21–6	13–1	1st	NCAA First Round
1999–2000	Penn	21–8	14–0	1st	NCAA First Round
2000–2001	Penn	12–17	9–5	T–2nd
2001–2002	Penn	25–7	12–3	T–1st	NCAA First Round
2002–2003	Penn	22–6	14–0	1st	NCAA First Round
2003–2004	Penn	17–10	10–4	T–2nd
2004–2005	Penn	20–9	13–1	1st	NCAA First Round
2005–2006	Penn	20–9	12–2	1st	NCAA First Round
Penn:		310–163	191–48
Temple (Atlantic 10 Conference) (2006–present)
2006–2007	Temple	12–18	6–10	10th
2007–2008	Temple	21–13	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
2008–2009	Temple	22–12	11–5	T–2nd	NCAA First Round
2009–2010	Temple	29–6	14–2	1st	NCAA First Round
2010–2011	Temple	26–8	14–2	2nd	NCAA Third Round
Temple:		110–57	56–24
Total:		420–210
National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

External links

• Fran Dunphy at Temple University Athletics website