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Username Post: Fran Dunphy on SportsCenter        (Topic#22250)
Penndemonium 
PhD Student
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Reg: 11-29-04
12-06-18 04:21 PM - Post#268217    

Last night SportsCenter had a really moving tribute to Fran Dunphy. They mentioned a lot about his ties to the big 5 and his time at Penn. In his last game vs. Villanova, Jay Wright tweeted asking Villanova fans to give Fran a standing ovation when he was introduced. Their fans obliged. It was a really classy move.

Wright's comment: "there hasn’t been as many guys that have been successful, respected and as well-liked as him.”

Wright is such an opposite to Massimino. He's a credit to the school and the Big 5.



 
Silver Maple 
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Loc: Westfield, New Jersey
Reg: 11-23-04
12-06-18 06:03 PM - Post#268222    
    In response to Penndemonium

I agree about Wright, but it's not very hard to look good when your point of comparison is Rollie Massimino.

 
Mike Porter 
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Mike Porter
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
Reg: 11-21-04
12-06-18 06:12 PM - Post#268223    
    In response to Silver Maple

In fairness to Wright, he has continually championed the Big 5, even as his team has been steamrolling through it, and gave nothing but respect. Never has shown a glimpse of big timing it unlike their past coaches...

 
Quakers03 
Professor
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Reg: 12-07-04
Fran Dunphy on SportsCenter
12-06-18 11:33 PM - Post#268233    
    In response to Mike Porter

He is pure class. Something that was pretty abnormal after the decades of dealing with that school.

Has anyone seen if it's online?

I hope they start prepping our students now.

 
Penndemonium 
PhD Student
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Reg: 11-29-04
12-07-18 08:22 AM - Post#268246    
    In response to Quakers03

For those who didn't follow Fran (probably not many of us), Fran attended LaSalle, played for the Explorers, and was an assistant to Speedy Morris there. He got his Masters at Villanova. He coached at Penn for 17 seasons and turned around the program to lead us to 10 Ivy League Titles and four 2nd place finishes. He coached at Temple for 12 years (not including this year) and led them to 3 Atlantic 10 championships and 2 regular season championships.

In addition to that, he was an assistant coach at Army, Maryland, and Malvern Prep.

Fran was a class act and the winningest coach in Big 5 history. He is one of 25 active coaches with 500 wins. He has helped mentor a huge number of successful assistant coaches, including our own Steve Donahue.

Penn students, please make sure to honor him when he plays his last Big 5 game against Penn!



 
Penndemonium 
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Reg: 11-29-04
12-07-18 08:26 AM - Post#268247    
    In response to Penndemonium

BTW, Fran is putting together a nice season so far at 7-2, with one of those losses being to Villanova. I hope he wins the A-10.

 
Charlie Fog 
Masters Student
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Age: 55
Loc: Philly
Reg: 11-12-13
12-07-18 08:34 AM - Post#268249    
    In response to Penndemonium

It is a shame that game won't be at the Palestra.

 
palestra38 
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Reg: 11-21-04
12-07-18 09:52 AM - Post#268253    
    In response to Charlie Fog

That's correct--it's at the former Apollo (oh, how I wish they had kept that name). I don't think they are likely to get any Penn students to go up there for the game, despite the fact that they sell beer.

 
Penndemonium 
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Reg: 11-29-04
12-07-18 01:31 PM - Post#268262    
    In response to palestra38

It wouldn't hurt any of these kids to hop on the Septa...

 
palestra38 
Professor
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Reg: 11-21-04
12-07-18 01:42 PM - Post#268263    
    In response to Penndemonium

They wouldn't know what SEPTA is. Uber is the way they travel

 
Charlie Fog 
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Age: 55
Loc: Philly
Reg: 11-12-13
12-07-18 02:07 PM - Post#268267    
    In response to palestra38

not to mention the students today probably don't know Dunph ever coached penn

 
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