General | June 16, 2021

Former men's basketball student-athlete and La Salle University Hall of Athletes member, Jim Phelan '51, passed away peacefully overnight at the age of 92.
 
Phelan made the All-Philadelphia team for three straight years as an Explorer. He then went into the Marine Corps and led the Marine Cagers from Quantico to the All-Marine Championship. He was named the Most Valuable Player in the Corps. After his discharge, Phelan played briefly with the Philadelphia Warriors of the NBA and the Pottstown Packers of the old Eastern League.
 
Phelan went on to become the head coach at Mount St. Mary's and is one of the winningest coaches in NCAA history at No. 9 all-time.