Courtesy: Mount St. Mary's Sports Information Release: 09/18/2006
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Player Profile
High School: La Salle College High School '47 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Honors: All-Catholic League, 1946, 1947; All-City, 1947
College: La Salle College '51 (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Honors: All-Philadelphia, 1949, 1950, 1951; Honorable Mention All-America, 1951; Inducted into the La Salle Hall of Athletes in 1964; Captain on 1951 NIT Squad
Military: Quantico Marines, 1951-53 (Fought in Korean War)
Honors: Marine Corps MVP, 1952; All-Armed Forces, 1952; All-Marine Corps team, 1952, 1953
Professional: Philadelphia Warriors, 1953-54 (8th pick by Philadelphia in 1951 Draft); Pottstown Packers (Eastern League), 1953-54
Coaching Profile
Assistant Coach: La Salle College, 1953-54
Highlights: Team won NCAA Championship
Head Coach: Mount St. Mary's College, 1954-2003
Highlights:
• 830 wins is 7th all-time among Division I and 10th all-time at all levels
• Second all-time in NCAA Division I with 1,354 college basketball games coached
• Only person to coach 49 years at one school in NCAA Division I
• Nineteen 20-win seasons
• His 69-16 record (.812) in his first three seasons
• NCAA College Division National Championship, 1962
• NCAA College Division Coach of the Year, 1962
• NCAA Division II Coach of the Year, 1981
• NCAA District 2 Coach of the Year, 1981, 1985, 1986
• Northeast Conference Coach of the Year, 1996
• Northeast Conference co-Coach of the Year, 1993
• Northeast Conference Championship, 1995, 1999
• NCAA Division I Tournament Bid, 1995, 1999
• National Invitation Tournament Bid, 1996
• Over 90% of his recruits have earned degrees
• The Clair Bee Coach of the Year, 1998 (presented By Basketball Hall of Fame)
| Date |
Opponent
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Milestone |
| December 41954 |
St. Francis (N.Y.) |
Victory No. 1 |
| February 19, 1959 |
Catholic |
Victory No. 100 |
| March 24, 1962 |
Sacramento State |
NCAA Championship |
| February 28, 1964 |
Bridgewater |
Victory No. 200 |
| February 22, 1969 |
Loyola |
Victory No. 300 |
| January 28, 1976 |
George Mason |
Victory No. 400 |
| January 11, 1982 |
St. Thomas Aquinas |
Victory No. 500 |
| February 17, 1986 |
Pittsburgh-Johnstown |
Victory No. 600 |
| January 10, 1991 |
Wagner |
1,000th Game |
| February 28, 1993 |
Wagner |
Victory No. 700 |
| December 28, 1994 |
Virginia Commonwealth |
1,106th game (2nd all-timer) |
| March 5, 1995 |
Rider |
NEC Championship |
| March 16, 1995 |
Kentucky |
NCAA Division I Tournament |
| March 16, 1996 |
Illinois State |
National Invitational Tournament |
| March 1, 1999 |
Central Connecticut State |
Victory No. 800/NEC Championship |
| March 12, 1999 |
Michigan State |
NCAA Division I Tournament |
| November 25, 2000 |
Columbia |
1,276th game (1st all-time) |
| February 24, 2001 |
Monmouth |
1,300th game |
| March 1, 2003 |
Central Connecticut State |
1,354th game and 830th win |
