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advancing to play for the league Championship with a semifinal upset
of top-seed Marist. McCaffery has orchestrated the turnaround with
Fran McCaffery Quick Facts
stellar recruiting and bold vision. His first recruit – Kenny Hasbrouck
– graduated as the most important player in program history. He was
Born May 23, 1959, in Philadelphia, Pa.
named MAAC Rookie of the Year as a freshman, MAAC Second
Graduated LaSalle High School, 1977
Team and All-Tournament Team as a sophomore,
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Undergraduate degree from Pennsylvania, 1982 (Bachelor of
Mid Major Player of the Year, MAAC First Team and MAAC Tourna -
Science in Economics, The Wharton School)
ment MVP as a junior and MAAC Player of the Year, MAAC Tour -
Graduate degree from Lehigh, 1985 (Master of Education)
nament MVP, NABC All-District and MAAC First Team as a senior
Head coach at Lehigh, 1985-88. Posted a record of 49-39 and
last season. His second class (first full class) is widely regarded as
made an NCAA Tournament appearance in 1988.
one of the best in program history. Led by senior standout Edwin
Assistant coach at Notre Dame, 1988-99. Involved in
Ubiles, a two-time MAAC First Team, NABC All District and MAAC
recruitment of Pat Garrity and Troy Murphy. Both were
Tournament Team selection and the 2007 MAAC co-Rookie of the
Big East Players of the Year
Year, the class is on pace to graduate as the winningest in program
Assistant coach at Lehigh, 1983-85
history. Alex Franklin, a 2008 and 2009 Second Team All-MAAC
Assistant coach at Penn, 1982-83
and MAAC Tournament Team pick, and starting point guard Ronald
Married to the former Margaret Nowlin (Notre Dame, ’92, ’99)
Moore, a 2009 MAAC Second Team selection and the pulse of the
on July 4, 1997. She is a former Notre Dame star (ranked
team, complete the decorated Class of 2010. In total, four Saints
12th on Notre Dame’s all-time scoring list with 1,312 career
were named to either the First or Second All-MAAC team in 2009.
points and sixth on all-time rebounding list with 826 career
Newcomer Kyle Downey was an All-Rookie selection and Clarence
rebounds entering this season) and played professionally
Jackson was named MAAC Sixth Man of the Year.
overseas. The two began dating while she was serving as an
assistant coach on Muffet McGraw’s staff
McCaffery was introduced as Siena’s 14th head men’s basketball coach
Three sons, Connor John, born July 13, 1998, in South Bend,
on April 1, 2005. For over 20 years, he has enjoyed great success
Ind., Patrick Dickerson, born March 20, 2000, in Greensboro,
coaching Division I basketball and developing student-athletes on
and Jonathan Francis Nowlin, born July 14, 2006 in Albany
and off the court. McCaffery has recruited and coached several
Daughter, Marit Katherine, born August 14, 2002, in Greensboro
players who have gone on to play basketball professionally, some at
Father worked in The Palestra as Fran and his brother, Jack,
the highest level. McCaffery came to Siena from UNC-Greensboro,
grew up
where he posted a 90-87 record in six seasons. In his first year at
Brother, Jack, is a sportswriter in the Philadelphia area at
the helm, Greensboro compiled a 15-13 overall record and a 9-7
the Delaware County Daily Times, covering the city’s
Southern Conference mark, good for third place in the North Division.
professional teams
It was the 18th-most improved record nationally among NCAA
Division I teams. In McCaffery’s second season, he guided the eventual tournament champion, Davidson, in the conference tour-
Spartans to unprecedented heights with a 19-12 record and the nament semifinals, the Spartans were awarded a berth into the
2001 SoCon Tournament Championship. The Spartans defeated 2002 NIT, where they lost to eventual champion, Memphis. In his
Chattanooga, 67-66, in the finals and received the SoCon’s auto- final year in Greensboro, McCaffery guided the Spartans to the
matic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The following year (2001-2002), brink of the NCAA Tournament before a SoCon Championship
McCaffery led the Spartans to their first 20-win season since joining game loss to Chattanooga. He led UNCG to a victory over
the conference. It marked the first time the program claimed a share Davidson in the semifinals, defeating a team that
of the SoCon North Division title as well. After falling to had been 16-0 in conference play. A big part of
that success was SoCon Freshman of the Year,
Kyle Hines. Hines set UNCG and SoCon records
for blocked shots, and also broke several other
UNCG single-game and freshman single-season
marks. McCaffery spent the 11 years prior to
his arrival at Greensboro at the University of
Notre Dame as an assistant coach and recruit-
ing coordinator, working on the staffs of
Richard “Digger” Phelps and John MacLeod.
Among the players he recruited to play for
Notre Dame were Pat Garrity, CoSIDA
Academic All-American of the Year in 1998,
and Troy Murphy, the Big East Player of the
Year in 2000 and an eventual first-round NBA
draft pick. Garrity was also a first-round NBA
draft pick and the Big East Player of the Year
in 1997. In addition to Murphy and Garrity,
McCaffery was involved in recruiting NBA
First Round picks LaPhonso Ellis (1992 Draft,
No. 5 Denver), Monty Williams (1994 Draft,
No. 24 New York) and Ryan Humphrey
(2002 draft, No. 19 Utah Jazz). He helped
the Irish to NCAA Tourna ment appearances
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