Jim Phelan (basketball)
Philadelphia Warriors | |
1954 | Pottstown Packers |
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As coach: | |
1953–1954 | La Salle (assistant) |
1954–2003 | Mount St. Mary's |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Career coaching record | |
College | 830–524 (.613) |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2008 |
James Joseph Phelan (March 19, 1929 – June 15, 2021) was an American college
Early life
Born in Philadelphia, Phelan graduated from La Salle College High School in 1947 and La Salle University in 1951. From 1951 to 1953, during the Korean War, Phelan served in the United States Marine Corps.[2]
Professional playing career
Selected in the eighth round (77th overall) in the
Coaching career
Phelan coached his entire career at
On February 17, 1986, Phelan earned his 600th win as Mount St. Mary’s head coach.
Phelan got his 800th win in the
Coaching highlights
- 830 wins (14th most all time)
- 1,354 games coached (4th most all time)
- 5 Final Fours
- 16 NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances
- 2 NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances
- 2 Championship games coached
- 1962 NCAA Division II Champions
- 1962 National Coach of the Year
Players coached
Notable players that Phelan coached include Fred "Mad Dog" Carter, Jack Sullivan, and Jon O'Reilly. The 1962 team won the school's only national championship. Phelan earned his first of two coach of the year awards in '62. In the book, King of the Mount: The Jim Phelan Story, the 1980-1981 season is a highlight.
Acknowledgments
Collegeinsider.com, in 2003, renamed its coach of year award the "
Mount Saint Mary's University has also renamed its court "Jim Phelan Court", complete with his years coached and his signature bow tie painted on each end of the court. A new banner was also revealed in the ARCC Arena (MSMU's home court) with a Phelan bow tie and signifying his 830 wins.
The Northeast Conference Coach of the Year award is named after Jim Phelan.
In November 2008, Phelan was inducted into the
Personal life
Phelan and his wife Dottie had five children (Jim, Lynne, Carol, Larry, and Bobby) and ten grandchildren.
Phelan died on June 15, 2021, at the age of 92 at his home in Emmitsburg.[8][9]
Career playing statistics
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
NBA
Source[3]
Regular season
Year | Team | GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | PPG |
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1953–54 | Philadelphia | 4 | 8.3 | .000 | .500 | 1.3 | .5 | .8 |
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1954–1978) | |||||||||
1954–55 | Mount St. Mary's | 22–3 | 14–1 | ||||||
1955–56 | Mount St. Mary's | 20–8 | 12–2 | ||||||
1956–57 | Mount St. Mary's | 27–5 | 12–1 | NCAA College Third Place | |||||
1957–58 | Mount St. Mary's | 16–9 | 9–3 | ||||||
1958–59 | Mount St. Mary's | 15–12 | 8–4 | ||||||
1959–60 | Mount St. Mary's | 19–6 | 14–2 | ||||||
1960–61 | Mount St. Mary's | 26–5 | 15–0 | NCAA College Fourth Place | |||||
1961–62 | Mount St. Mary's | 24–6 | 12–2 | NCAA College champion | |||||
1962–63 | Mount St. Mary's | 13–12 | 8–6 | NCAA College Regional Fourth Place | |||||
1963–64 | Mount St. Mary's | 18–7 | 12–3 | ||||||
1964–65 | Mount St. Mary's | 20–5 | 15–2 | ||||||
1965–66 | Mount St. Mary's | 21–6 | 15–2 | ||||||
1966–67 | Mount St. Mary's | 18–9 | 12–4 | ||||||
1967–68 | Mount St. Mary's | 21–6 | 15–2 | ||||||
1968–69 | Mount St. Mary's | 20–8 | 12–1 | 1st[10] | NCAA College Regional Final | ||||
1969–70 | Mount St. Mary's | 20–6 | 9–3 | NCAA College Regional Fourth Place | |||||
1970–71 | Mount St. Mary's | 10–14 | 6–6 | ||||||
1971–72 | Mount St. Mary's | 6–17 | 5–6 | ||||||
1972–73 | Mount St. Mary's | 15–10 | 10–4 | ||||||
1973–74 | Mount St. Mary's | 17–10 | 8–5 | ||||||
1974–75 | Mount St. Mary's | 14–11 | 7–6 | ||||||
1975–76 | Mount St. Mary's | 16–12 | 10–6 | ||||||
1976–77 | Mount St. Mary's | 9–18 | 5–7 | ||||||
1977–78 | Mount St. Mary's | 16–11 | 7–3 | ||||||
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (NCAA Division II independent) (1978–1983) | |||||||||
1978–79 | Mount St. Mary's | 18–10 | NCAA D-II First Round
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1979–80 | Mount St. Mary's | 22–7 | NCAA D-II First Round
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1980–81 | Mount St. Mary's | 28–3 | NCAA Division II Runner-Up
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1981–82 | Mount St. Mary's | 20–8 | NCAA Division II First Round
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1982–83 | Mount St. Mary's | 18–9 | |||||||
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Mason–Dixon Conference) (1983–1988) | |||||||||
1983–84 | Mount St. Mary's | 21–9 | 5–5 | ||||||
1984–85 | Mount St. Mary's | 28–5 | 9–3 | NCAA D-II Final Four
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1985–86 | Mount St. Mary's | 26–4 | 11–1 | NCAA D-II First Round
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1986–87 | Mount St. Mary's | 26–5 | 8–2 | NCAA Division II First Round
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1987–88 | Mount St. Mary's | 20–8 | 8–2 | ||||||
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers ( NCAA Division I independent ) (1988–1989)
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1988–89 | Mount St. Mary's | 12–15 | |||||||
Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (Northeast Conference) (1989–2003) | |||||||||
1989–90 | Mount St. Mary's | 16–12 | 10–6 | T–3rd | |||||
1990–91 | Mount St. Mary's | 8–19 | 6–10 | 6th | |||||
1991–92 | Mount St. Mary's | 6–22 | 3–13 | 9th | |||||
1992–93 | Mount St. Mary's | 13–15 | 10–8 | T–3rd | |||||
1993–94 | Mount St. Mary's | 14–14 | 9–9 | T–7th | |||||
1994–95 | Mount St. Mary's | 17–13 | 12–6 | T–2nd | NCAA Round of 64
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1995–96 | Mount St. Mary's | 21–8 | 16–2 | 1st | NIT First Round | ||||
1996–97 | Mount St. Mary's | 14–13 | 10–8 | T–4th | |||||
1997–98 | Mount St. Mary's | 13–15 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
1998–99 | Mount St. Mary's | 15–15 | 10–10 | T–5th | NCAA Round of 64
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1999–2000 | Mount St. Mary's | 9–20 | 7–11 | T–7th | |||||
2000–01 | Mount St. Mary's | 7–21 | 7–13 | T–9th | |||||
2001–02 | Mount St. Mary's | 3–24 | 2–18 | 12th | |||||
2002–03 | Mount St. Mary's | 11–16 | 6–12 | T–10th | |||||
Total: | 830–524 (.613) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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See also
References
- ^ Jim Phelan. Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved on November 24, 2012.
- ^ a b "Jim Phelan File". Mount St. Mary's University. September 18, 2006. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ Basketball Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ^ "Jim Phelan, who coached Mount St. Mary's basketball for 49 years, dies at 92". ESPN. June 16, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "Jim Phelan Biography". Mount St. Mary's University. September 18, 2006. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Jim Phelan". Mount St. Mary's University. 2002. Archived from the original on December 30, 2003.
- ^ "Jim Phelan To Be Inducted Into The National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame". Northeast Conference official site. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
- ^ "Longtime Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan dies at age 92". Associated Press. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
- ^ Menton, Paul (1969), "Mason-Dixon Conference", The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball Guide, 1970 (74th ed.), Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service, p. 28