Francis Brian O'Hanlon (born August 24, 1948) is a retired American college basketball coach who was the head men's basketball coach at Lafayette College from 1995 to 2022.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 24, 1948 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | St. Thomas More (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
| College | Villanova (1967–1970) |
| NBA draft | 1970: 8th round, 131st overall pick |
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | |
| Playing career | 1970–1982 |
| Position | Guard |
| Number | 10 |
| Coaching career | 1982–2022 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1970–1971 | Miami Floridians |
| 1975–1982 | Hageby BK |
| As coach: | |
| 1982–1983 | Panteras de Lara |
| 1983–1984 | Hapoel Haifa |
| 1984–1985 | Temple (women's asst.) |
| 1985–1986 | Maccabi Haifa |
| 1986–1989 | Monsignor Bonner HS |
| 1989–1995 | Penn (assistant) |
| 1995–2022 | Lafayette |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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As Coach:
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Formative years
editBorn in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 24, 1948, O'Hanlon was a 1970 graduate of Villanova University, where he played college basketball, including during an 1970 NCAA Tournament basketball game against Saint Bonaventure in which Bob Lanier was tripped up and injured in a collision with Chris Ford.
Professional career
editO'Hanlon played professional basketball for the Miami Floridians of the ABA in the 1970–71 season[2] despite being a Philadelphia 76ers draft pick in the 8th round of the 1970 NBA draft. He was the only Floridians player whose surname on the back of his jersey didn't need to be embellished with an O' prefix in a publicity stunt for the first game of a Saint Patrick's Day doubleheader versus the Utah Stars at Madison Square Garden in 1971.[3] From 1975 to 1982, O'Hanlon played overseas with Hageby Basket in Sweden.[4]
O'Hanlon was appointed to succeed John Leone as the 21st head coach in Lafayette Leopards men's basketball history on March 13, 1995.[5] He announced on January 21, 2022 his retirement following the conclusion of his 27th season with the Leopards.[6] His final game was an 82–81 overtime home loss to Bucknell at Kirby Sports Center in the Patriot League tournament first round on March 1.[7]
Head coaching record
edit| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Leopards (Patriot League) (1995–2022) | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Lafayette | 7–20 | 4–8 | 5th | |||||
| 1996–97 | Lafayette | 11–17 | 5–7 | T–4th | |||||
| 1997–98 | Lafayette | 19–9 | 10–2 | T–1st | |||||
| 1998–99 | Lafayette | 22–8 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA round of 64 | ||||
| 1999–2000 | Lafayette | 24–7 | 11–1 | T–1st | NCAA round of 64 | ||||
| 2000–01 | Lafayette | 12–16 | 4–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Lafayette | 15–14 | 8–6 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2002–03 | Lafayette | 13–16 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
| 2003–04 | Lafayette | 18–10 | 9–5 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2004–05 | Lafayette | 10–18 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Lafayette | 11–17 | 5–9 | 5th | |||||
| 2006–07 | Lafayette | 9–21 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2007–08 | Lafayette | 15–15 | 6–8 | T–5th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Lafayette | 8–22 | 4–10 | T–7th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Lafayette | 19–13 | 8–6 | 3rd | |||||
| 2010–11 | Lafayette | 13–19 | 6–8 | T-4th | |||||
| 2011–12 | Lafayette | 13–17 | 7–7 | 5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Lafayette | 19–15 | 10–4 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2013–14 | Lafayette | 11–20 | 6–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Lafayette | 20–13 | 9–9 | T–4th | NCAA round of 64 | ||||
| 2015–16 | Lafayette | 6–24 | 3–15 | 10th | |||||
| 2016–17 | Lafayette | 9–21 | 5–13 | T–9th | |||||
| 2017–18 | Lafayette | 10–21 | 7–11 | 7th | |||||
| 2018–19 | Lafayette | 10–20 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Lafayette | 19–12 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
| 2020–21 | Lafayette | 9–6 | 9–5 | 1st (Central) | |||||
| 2021–22 | Lafayette | 10–20 | 7–11 | T-7th | |||||
| Lafayette: | 361–433 (.455) | 204–213 (.489) | |||||||
| Total: | 361–433 (.455) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ Fox, John Jay (March 14, 1995). "Lafayette Job Goes To Penn's Fran O'Hanlon". The Morning Call.
- ^ ABA statistics. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
- ^ O'Brien, Jim, "Floridians' All-Irish Lineup," The Sporting News, February 13, 1971. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "Här är utlänningarna som lyckats bäst i Norrköping". Folkbladet (in Swedish). December 28, 2002. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
- ^ Fox, John Jay. "Lafayette Job Goes To Penn's Fran O'Hanlon," The Morning Call (Allentown, PA), Tuesday, March 14, 1995.
- ^ Feinstein, John. "A college basketball legend announces his retirement, and the sport is worse for it," The Washington Post, Friday, January 21, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
- ^ "Men’s Basketball Season Ends in Overtime Thriller," Lafayette College Athletics, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.