Kansas City, MO - Former La Salle University head men's basketball coach
Fran Dunphy, '70, HON '20, t
he all-time winningest coach in Philadelphia Big 5 history, will be part of the the The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Tournament Advisory Committee, a group of former coaches who will provide season-long feedback and team evaluations to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee.
The NABC Tournament Advisory Committee roster is comprised of eight former head coaches with backgrounds spanning all levels of the Division I landscape. The Committee will meet and provide feedback directly to the NCAA at various checkpoints throughout the season, with a primary focus on evaluating teams potentially warranting consideration for the NCAA Tournament's first quadrant – the bracket's top four seed lines.
The NABC Tournament Advisory Committee's feedback will include rankings submitted to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Committee immediately prior to its January, February and March meetings.
Former coaches who will serve on the committee for the 2025-26 season are: Scott Davenport (Bellarmine) Ed DeChellis (East Tennessee State, Penn State, Navy), Fran Dunphy (Penn, Temple, La Salle), Jeff Jones (Virginia, American, Old Dominion), Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph's, Michigan), Norm Roberts (St. John's), Tubby Smith (Tulsa, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Texas Tech, Memphis, High Point), and Gary Waters (Kent State, Rutgers, Cleveland State).
Dunphy retired as La Salle's head men's basketball coach at the conclusion of the 2024-25 season and currently serves as special assistant to the president at La Salle.
Dunphy, a member of the Philadelphia Big 5, La Salle Athletics, Penn Athletics, and Philadelphia Sports Writers Halls of Fame, amassed more than 600 victories over his 30 years as head coach at Penn (1989-06), Temple (2006-19), and three seasons at La Salle (2022-2025). He is the only coach to oversee multiple Big 5 men's programs, and his teams have competed in 17 NCAA Tournaments.
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