HEAD COACH FRAN DUNPHY 5th season La Salle Overall

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3 HEAD COACH FRAN DUNPHY 5th season La Salle Overall Fran Dunphy, one of the all-time winningest coaches in Philadelphia Big 5 history, has left his imprint on the Temple men's basketball team in his four years at the helm. After taking over the reins from Hall of Fame coach John Chaney on April 10, 2006, Dunphy brought the Owls back to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2001 in just his second season when he guided his charges to the 2008 Atlantic 10 Championship. The following year, he again led Temple to the A-10 title, becoming the first conference team to win consecutive championships since In , he became just the second A-10 coach to guide a team to three straight league championships while leading Temple to a #12 ranking in the final Associated Press poll. The 17th head coach in Temple's 108-year history of men's basketball, Dunphy, now in his fifth season with the Cherry and White, is the first person to serve as the head men's basketball coach at two Philadelphia Big 5 institutions. After 17 years, nine NCAA Tournament bids and 310 wins as head coach at Penn, Dunphy moved North to Temple to replace the legendary Chaney. Twice named Eastern College Coach of the Year in his four seasons at Temple, Dunphy led his second Owl squad on a late-season run to the Atlantic 10 Championship. He guided the Cherry and White to a overall mark in , including a second place A-10 regular season finish with an 11-5 conference record. He followed that by directing his charges in to a record, 11-5 in league play, and another conference championship. This past season is one that will go down as one of the best in Temple lore. Picked tied for fifth in the A-10 preseason poll, Dunphy motivated his charges to their first A-10 regular season title (9th overall) since 2002 with a 14-2 record. The 2010 A-10 and NABC District Coach of the Year brought the Owls back into the national spotlight with the program's first national ranking since 2001, with the team staying in the polls for 13 consecutive weeks. His Owls would go on to become just the second A-10 team to win three consecutive conference championships while also posting just the fifth perfect Philadelphia Big 5 season in the program's history. The number one accomplishment achieved by the Temple team was its 29 victories (against six defeats), which ranks third in the school's 114-year history. One of the most respected coaches in the nation, Dunphy, who owns a overall record, has personified success over his coaching career. His impressive resume includes 12 NCAA bids, 13 conference titles, win seasons, five Philadelphia Big 5 City Series titles, seven Conference Players of the Year, three Conference Rookies of the Year, five perfect Conference seasons and 48 All-Conference honorees. Prior to joining Penn's coaching staff, Dunphy served as an assistant under Speedy Morris at his alma mater, La Salle University ( through ). The Philadelphia native's coaching career began at the United States Military Academy ( ), where he served as an assistant under head coach Dan Dougherty. In 1975, he became head coach of his high school alma mater, Malvern Prep. He remained there until becoming Lefty Ervin's assistant at La Salle University ( ). The following year, Dunphy joined current Maryland head coach Gary Williams' staff at American University. He served as an assistant two seasons under Williams, and the final three years under Ed Tapscott, the former head coach of the NBA s Washington Wizards ( ). He returned to La Salle in 1985, serving one more season under Ervin and assisting Morris for two seasons. He left La Salle to become Tom Schneider's assistant at Penn in In 1989, Dunphy was named the 16th head coach at Penn. He would compile a overall record in his 17-year career. His Quaker teams won an unprecedented 48 straight Ivy League games and four league titles from 1992 through His team posted a 25-3 record and earned a Number 25 ranking in the CNN/USA Today Coaches' Poll, the program's first such ranking since the campaign. That year also included a first round upset of sixth-seed Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament. FACT FILE Coaching Experience Temple Head Coach, 2006-present Overall Record: Atlantic 10 Championship (3): 2008, 2009, 2010 NCAA Tournament (3): 2008, 2009, 2010 Phila. Big 5 Champion (2): 2008, 2010 Penn Head Coach, Overall Record: Ivy League Championships (10): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 NCAA Tournament (9): 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006 Philadelphia Big 5 Champion (4): 1992, 1994, 1998, 2002 Assistant Coach, La Salle Assistant Coach, , American Assistant Coach, Malvern Prep Head Coach, Army Assistant Coach, Playing Experience La Salle ( ) Malvern Prep ( ) Personal Birthdate: October 5, 1948 Hometown: Drexel Hill, PA Residence: Villanova, PA Family: wife, Ree; son, J.P. Education American University Completed coursework toward doctorate degree in counseling and student development Villanova University 79 Master of Science, Counseling La Salle University 70 Bachelor of Arts, Marketing Malvern Preparatory School 66 29

4 In his last eight seasons at Penn, Dunphy guided the Quakers to six Ivy League titles and a league record. From , he led Penn to 25 straight league wins, including a perfect 14-0 mark in In , Dunphy's Quakers posted a 25-7 record and won the school's first outright cityseries title with a perfect 4-0 mark since A full-time educator on and off the court, Dunphy is in his fourth year teaching in Temple's prestigious Fox School of Business. He is teamteaching an honors course with Dr. Lynne Anderson, entitled, Management, Theory & Practice: From the Locker Room to the Board Room. He previously had served as a lecturer in the Wharton Executive Education program and in the management department of the Wharton School. Dunphy is one of the leaders in the local Coaches vs. Cancer campaign and was named to the National Council of Coaches vs. Cancer. He was also honored as the 2002 National Coaches vs. Cancer Coach of the Year for his service and tireless dedication to those in need. On Dunphy spoke with legislators on Capitol Hill in September of 2008 to demand that Congress pass legislation regulating tobacco products and boost the federal investment in cancer research. DUNPHY VS. ALL OPPONENTS September 23, 2008, he joined four other coaches to speak to legislators on Capitol Hill on the need for more funding for cancer research. The Owl mentor also devotes time to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Greater Philadelphia's Board of Directors, and his Penn and Temple teams have participated in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program each year. He is also a member of the Philadelphia CYO Hall of Fame. A 1970 La Salle graduate with a degree in marketing, Dunphy was an outstanding player under Explorers' 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. Dunphy and his wife, Ree, reside in Villanova, Pa., with their son, J.P. Akron Alabama American Arizona Arizona State Army Auburn Ball State Boston College Bowling Green Brown Bucknell Buffalo BYU-Hawaii California Canisius Charleston Charlotte Cincinnati Clemson Colgate College of Charleston Colorado Columbia Cornell Dartmouth Davidson Dayton Delaware Detroit Mercy Drexel Duke Duquesne Eastern Illinois Eastern Michigan East Tennessee State Evansville Fairleigh Dickinson Florida Florida International Fordham Georgetown George Washington Georgia Georgia Tech Harvard Haverford Hawaii Hofstra Holy Cross Illinois Illinois-Chicago Indiana State Iona Iowa State Kansas Kentucky Kent State La Salle Lafayette Lehigh Long Beach State Manhattan Marist Maryland Massachusetts Miami (Ohio) Michigan Michigan State Monmouth Navy Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico North Carolina State Northern Illinois Northwestern Ohio Ohio State Oklahoma State Penn Penn State Portland State Princeton Providence Quinnipiac Rhode Island Richmond Rice Rider Rutgers St. Bonaventure St. John s Saint Joseph s Saint Louis Saint Mary s (Calif.) San Francisco Santa Clara Seton Hall Siena Southern California Southern Methodist Temple Tennessee Texas The Citadel Towson Tulane Villanova Virginia Virginia Tech Washington Washington State Western Michigan Wisconsin Xavier Yale

5 DUNPHY AND VS. CANCER Fran Dunphy has been a major contributor of his time to the American Cancer Society through Coaches vs. Cancer over the last several years and is excited to be able to promote the nation s leading voluntary health organization in this way. For his efforts, he was awarded the national Coach of the Year award in The Coaches vs. Cancer program was created in 1993 by the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) in the wake of the death of former North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano along with the news that former Missouri head coach Norm Stewart was battling the disease. The support for Coaches vs. Cancer has become extraordinary over the years, Dunphy said. The events that our region puts on in the Philadelphia area alone helps raise needed funds for the daily battle against this disease. I am proud to be involved in such an outstanding organization. Coaches vs. Cancer leverages the celebrity of the nation s men s and women s basketball coaches to raise awareness of key cancer issues and to raise money for the American Cancer Society s mission. Coaches and basketball teams from the six Division I Philadelphia schools Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph s, Temple and Villanova participate in several events throughout the year and have helped the program raise over $1 million to benefit the American Cancer Society with events including the Jim Maloney Golf Classic, Coaches vs. Cancer Challenge, Midnight Practice Events, March Madness Breakfast, coaches clinics and local game activities. In , the Big 5 coaches raised nearly $1.2 million and was the No. 1 Coaches vs. Cancer program in the nation in All proceeds from the events go directly toward the Society s research, advocacy and patient service programs in each coach s local community. YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD Penn Record Pct. Ivy Pct. Ivy Finish t-3rd t-3rd nd Ivy League Champions Ivy League Champions Ivy League Champions Ivy League Champions th nd Ivy League Champions Ivy League Champions t-2nd Ivy League Champions Ivy League Champions t-2nd Ivy League Champions Ivy League Champions Temple Record Pct. A-10 Pct. A-10 Finish t-10th Atlantic 10 Champions Atlantic 10 Champions Atlantic 10 Champions Penn Totals seasons Temple Totals Four seasons Overall seasons 31

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7 ASSISTANT COACH DAVE DUKE 5th season Villanova 74 Dave Duke, the longest tenured assistant among Philadelphia Big 5 schools, is in his fifth season as an assistant coach at Temple University and 13th overall in the city. Duke previously served eight seasons as an assistant at Penn during Fran Dunphy's tenure at the school. Duke, who played an instrumental part of the development of six Ivy League championship basketball teams at Penn, has used his basketball acumen to help reestablish the Owls' program. His role includes assisting in the preparation of practices, primarily in the advanced film scouting of the Temple's opponents. Duke also plays a major part in the Owls' recruiting efforts, as well as developing the team's perimeter players. Prior to his arrival at Penn in 1998, Duke served two seasons as an assistant basketball coach and director of player personnel of the Atlantic City Seagulls of the United States Basketball League (USBL). He played a key role in the program's back-to-back USBL championship seasons (1997 and 1998), as he was responsible for evaluating players and scouting the talent of the CBA, college basketball and Europe. At the college level, Duke spent eight seasons as the head coach at Lehigh University. At the time of his departure in 1996, he was the school's second all-time winningest coach with 90 wins. When Duke took over the Lehigh program in 1989, he earned a reputation for maximizing his team's talent. Lehigh had lost two of its top scorers to graduation, but he quickly rebuilt the team. Picked to finish seventh in the preseason coaches' poll, he guided Lehigh to an record in the season and a place in the ECC championship game. In 1991, his first season in the Patriot League, Duke's squad finished in the regular season and 12-2 in league play. In he earned East Coast Conference and NABC Area Coach of the Year honors while in he led LU to an ECC regular season championship. Off the court, Duke established the Lehigh Athletic Department's academic monitoring program, with his program boasting a 100 percent graduation rate. Duke recruited and coached eight 1,000-point career scorers and developed five of the top 10 leading scorers in Mountain Hawk basketball history. Duke began his collegiate coaching career at Lehigh as an assistant coach ( ). In his last season as an assistant, he was an integral part in Lehigh earning a bid to the 1988 NCAA Tournament with an East Coast Championship and the most wins in 98 years (21). Duke also served as the coordinator of the Lehigh basketball camps and Fall Clinic. A 1974 graduate of Villanova, Duke went to Lehigh from St. John Neumann (now Neumann-Goretti) High School in Philadelphia, where he served as the head basketball coach for five seasons. He directed Neumann to the Philadelphia Catholic League championship in , and was honored by the Philadelphia Inquirer as the Coach of the Year. In his last two seasons at Neumann, Duke's teams were Duke also coached in the 1993 McDonald's East-West High School All-Star game in Atlanta, and the Philadelphia Catholic All-Star Games in 1982 and Duke is the father of two daughters, Christine and Kelly Ann, and resides in Springfield, Pa. 33

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9 ASSISTANT COACH MATT LANGEL 5th season Penn 00 Matt Langel, one of the rising young coaches in the Atlantic 10 Conference, is in his fifth year as an assistant men's basketball coach with the Owls. A two-year member of Temple head coach Fran Dunphy's Penn staff where he helped guide his alma mater to two consecutive Ivy League Championships, Langel came over to the Temple program with his mentor for the season. A first team all-ivy League player as a senior at Penn, Langel, a 2000 graduate of the Wharton School of Business, helped lead the Quakers to two Ivy League titles and NCAA Tournament appearances during his four-year career ( ). The Quakers went 27-1 in Ivy League action in his junior and senior campaigns and sported a overall record. Langel was named Ivy League and Big Five Player of the Week numerous times and received the Big Five's Most Improved Player Award. He was also named to the Holiday Festival All-Tournament team (1998) and the University of California Golden Bear Holiday Classic All-Tournament Team (1999). Langel etched his name in the Penn record books in several different categories. He is a member of the 1,000-point club with 1,191 points in a Red and Blue uniform. He stands second all-time in Penn basketball history in three-pointers made in a game with eight, is eighth in three-pointers made in a season with 70, and fourth in career three-pointers made with 201. Upon graduation, Langel was drafted by Atlantic City of the USBL in 2000 and worked out in the Seattle SuperSonics camp. Following that, he made the trip across the Atlantic Ocean to test the professional ranks in Europe, playing for Chene BC in Switzerland and ALM Evreux Basket in France Pro A. The Moorestown, N.J. native participated in the Philadelphia 76ers summer camp in 2001, but returned to Europe to play for the MBC and Hagan in German Bundesliga I. His last professional stop before returning to Penn as an assistant coach was playing for the Eiffel Towers in Holland. A member of the Friars Senior Society and the University Student-Athlete Advisory Committee while at Penn, Langel, 32, and his wife, Tara, reside in Philadelphia. With their three-year-old daughter, Logan Anne, and one-year-old son, Lucas. 35

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11 ASSISTANT COACH SHAWN TRICE 4th season Penn 95 Shawn Trice, the youngest member of the Temple University staff in terms of coaching experience, is in his fifth year as an assistant with the Owls, and sixth overall. Trice was a first-year aide on Fran Dunphy's Penn staff during the season. A 1995 Penn graduate, Trice, in his first season as an assistant coach, helped lead the Quakers to an Ivy League championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in Prior to entering the coaching profession, Trice worked as a sports coordinator for the YMCA in his hometown of Detroit, Mich. for seven years. Trice was a two-time All-Ivy League honoree during his career, earning second-team honors as a senior and honorable mention honors as a junior. He played a part in three-straight undefeated Ivy League seasons and participated in three NCAA Tournaments. The Red and Blue went overall during his career and 42-0 in his final three seasons of Ancient Eight action. As a senior, Trice scored a career-high 26 points against rival Princeton. He also led the team in rebounding in 14 of Penn's 28 games and had 10 or more rebounds in five contests. He finished his career averaging 7.7 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game and shot 51.6 percent from the field for his career. Prior to returning to Detroit, Trice played professional basketball overseas. He played for Kvarnby Evergreen in Sweden for a season and for Yulon Dragons in Taiwan for several months. 37

12 SUPPORT STAFF Jeff Wilson Dir. of Operations 5th season Jeff Wilson, who served as the coordinator of men s and women s basketball operations at the University of Pennsylvania in , is in his fourth year as the director of men s basketball operations at Temple University. Wilson, a 2004 Temple graduate with a bachelor of science degree in sports and recreation management (summa cum laude), previously worked in the Owls sports media relations office as a student assistant. Prior to his year at Penn, Wilson served as a regional scout for Marty Blake and Associates/The Court Report. He spent the basketball season traveling throughout the Mid-Atlantic region evaluating talent for NBA teams. In the summer of 2004, Wilson was the general manager for the Philadelphia Fusion of the American Basketball Association. Besides his work with Temple athletics as an undergraduate, Wilson served as a public relations intern for the Philadelphia 76ers from January 2003 to January 2004 before moving on to become the franchise s basketball operations intern. The 26-year-old Wilson resides in the Manayunk section of Philadelphia. Dion Dacons Graduate Manager/Coord. of Student Development 3rd season Dion Dacons, the Most Valuable Player of the Temple men s basketball team, is in his second year as the program s Coordinator of Student Development/Manager position. A four-year letterwinner with the Cherry and White, Dacons came into his own in his final season. The undersized (6 6 ) post player led the Owls and ranked 12th in the Atlantic 10 Conference with a 6.9 rebound average. The native of Statesville, N.C. started all 30 games that season, averaging 7.1 points while leading the squad with a 54.4 field goal percentage. Dacons, who scored more points as a senior (213) than in his three previous seasons combined (110), also was the recipient of the 2007 Big 5 Sportsmanship Award as well as earning the Academic Award at the Temple men s basketball banquet. Following his senior year, he played professionally with Club Malvin in Uruguay. Raheem Mapp Administrative Coordinator 1st season Raheem Mapp is in his first full year as an Administrative Coordinator for the Temple University men's basketball team. In his role, Mapp coordinates all video functions, including breaking down game film and overseeing film exchange program, while assisting in the program's day-to-day operation. A 2009 Temple graduate, Mapp served three seasons ( ) as a manager of the men's basketball team before working in the office during the season to help fill the void left by the departute of then Assistant Director of Basketball Operations Dwayne Killings. A Philadelphia native, Mapp worked with the basketball team at his alma mater, Central High ('05), helping Coach Haviland Harper during his team's run to the 2005 Public League Championship. While at Central High, he also served as a bat boy for the Philadelphia Phillies for three years ( ) and did some video work for the club during the 2007 season. John Poulous Athletic Trainer 1st season John Poulos, Jr., who earned a master s degree from Temple University in 2010, is in his first year as an assistant athletic trainer at Temple. Poulos, who spent the last two years as a graduate extern in sports medicine, is now the primary athletic trainer for the men's basketball program. In charge of the athletic health care for the basketball program, Poulos is responsible for the coordination of the health care of the Owls and overseeing the prevention, care, and rehabilitation of injuries. Working both individually and collectively with the basketball players, he helps maintain their overall health and well-being by implementing alternative conditioning and fitness programs. Upon graduating with a bachelor s degree in athletic training at Catawba College, the Rockville, Md., native enrolled in the master s program at Temple. While at Temple over the last two years, Poulos worked with the women s field hockey team, women s lacrosse team, and football team. He was a part of the sports medicine staff for the 2010 Eagle Bank Bowl. Essie Davis Secretary Marc Proto Strength & Conditioning Coach 4th season Marc Proto enters his third season at Temple University overseeing the Owls' 21 Olympic sports. Proto develops and implements a comprehensive strength and conditioning program for the Temple baseball team. He has been successful in developing dynamic mobility, core strength, and explosive power specific to the demands of the sport. A graduate of Connecticut College in 1996, Proto earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. While at Connecticut College, Proto lettered in basketball and track & field. He was a two-time conference champion in the long jump and holds the school record in that event. Post-college, he competed nationally as an amateur athlete. In 2006, he finished third in the year old age group at the 2006 Sprint National Championships in Guntersville, Alabama. For his performance, he was named honorable mention All-America by USA Triathlon. Proto is a certified NCSA Strength and Conditioning Specialist and USA Olympic Weightlifting Sports Performance and Club Coach. He is also recently received certification as a National Academy of Sports Medicine Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES), National Academy of Sports Medicine Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES), National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) and Certified Specialist in Speed and Explosion through the National Association of Speed and Explosion (NASE). Proto is currently working toward a Master s of Science in Kinesiology/Sport Psychology from Temple, and looks to finish in the Spring of Larry Dougherty Athletic Communications Nick Plack Academic Support 38