Fran McCaffery To Coach Penn!

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gopher watcher said:
Great match for Fran and Penn. He was a great player there in the 80s - known as “White Magic”
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He was not a "great" player at Penn. He was a great player at the Philadelphia area La Salle High School. First Team All-City in 1977 on an all-star team that included Gene Banks (Duke, NBA), Clarence Tillman (Kentucky and Rutgers), Louis Lloyd (Drake, NBA), Jeff Clark (St. Joseph's, NBA draftee), and Reggie Jackson (Maryland). His collegiate play at Wake Forest and Penn didn't live up to his high school promise.
 



TwistingMyMelon said:
He was not a "great" player at Penn. He was a great player at the Philadelphia area La Salle High School. First Team All-City in 1977 on an all-star team that included Gene Banks (Duke, NBA), Clarence Tillman (Kentucky and Rutgers), Louis Lloyd (Drake, NBA), Jeff Clark (St. Joseph's, NBA draftee), and Reggie Jackson (Maryland). His collegiate play at Wake Forest and Penn didn't live up to his high school promise.
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"McCaffery played three seasons with the Quakers and led the Ivy League in assists (105) and steals (51) as a senior in 1981-82. Penn went 36-6 in Ivy League play across McCaffery's three seasons, winning three conference titles. He played in two NCAA tournaments."

Seems like he was pretty close to a "great" player at Penn to me.
 

Zeppelin Gopher said:
"McCaffery played three seasons with the Quakers and led the Ivy League in assists (105) and steals (51) as a senior in 1981-82. Penn went 36-6 in Ivy League play across McCaffery's three seasons, winning three conference titles. He played in two NCAA tournaments."

Seems like he was pretty close to a "great" player at Penn to me.
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I’d brag about those stats if I had them.
 

He transferred in after one year at Wake Forest when the ACC was all that. His wife was a standout at Derham and then Notre Dame. Quite a basketball family.
 











Holy Man said:
I thought it was Harvard.
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I used Brown because it was the only IVY I actually considered going to. Could have followed in Chris Berman and Steve Jordan's footsteps.

Me considering attending there and actually being admitted would have been a huge leap of faith.
 

I wonder how McCaffery’s arsehole sideline act will play in the brainiac Ivy League.
 


Bobek said:
I wonder how McCaffery’s arsehole sideline act will play in the brainiac Ivy League.
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His vocabulary will be above their heads. They won’t be able to tell he’s losing it.
 


Zeppelin Gopher said:
"McCaffery played three seasons with the Quakers and led the Ivy League in assists (105) and steals (51) as a senior in 1981-82. Penn went 36-6 in Ivy League play across McCaffery's three seasons, winning three conference titles. He played in two NCAA tournaments."

Seems like he was pretty close to a "great" player at Penn to me.
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That’s great
 

Spaulding!No! said:
I do love that football stadium at Penn.
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Went to Philly once and gave myself a tour. It was November. Walked through the stadium as there were intramural flag football games going on. Then walked to the Palestra. I could hear some cheering and the doors were open. I walked in and it was full. Watch the last 1:30 of Wisconsin/Penn in a non conference game. Kind of felt like I walked into the movie Hoosiers.
 

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