Fran Dunphy Fran Dunphy ( born ) 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 1977 he became the head basketball coach and accounting teacher 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 former 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 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 . Dunphy is good friends with Saint Joseph ' s University head coach Phil Martelli .