HING S AC TAF CO F LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS FRAN O’HANLON HEAD COACH

Full Name: Francis Brian O’Hanlon .. Hometown: Philadelphia, Pa. Birthdate: August 24, 1948 Spouse: Nancy (Callery) O’Hanlon Children: Timothy (14), Grace (13) High School: St. Thomas More College: ’70 Coaching Career: 1983-84 and 1985-86 Head Men’s Coach, Israel Professional League 1984-85 Assistant Women’s Coach, Temple University 1986-89 Head Boy’s Coach, Monsignor Bonner H.S. 1989-95 Assistant Men’s Coach, Univ. of Pennsylvania 1995-Present Head Men’s Coach,

RAN O’HANLON, the longest tenured to O’Hanlon who built the program into head coach, enters his a conference power in the late 1990’s F14th season on College Hill. He led prior to the Patriot League’s change in its the 2007-08 squad to exceed its win total financial aid policy. In the final three years from the previous three seasons and double of the decade, O’Hanlon’s teams won three their victories against Division I opponents Patriot League titles and made two NCAA with a 15-15 overall record. O’Hanlon also Tournament appearances while he earned mentored his third Patriot League Men’s two Patriot League Coach of the Year Scholar Athlete of the Year, in awards. Matt Betley ’08. O’Hanlon took over a non-scholarship In 2007, O’Hanlon joined Kim Anderson program on March 13, 1995, and of Central Missouri and Steve Rider of immediately began building. His first Embry-Riddle as a court coach for the 2007 season on College Hill showed a five-win USA Basketball Pan American Games Team improvement just one season after he Trails. Trials were conducted for the Pan- inherited a team that posted a 2-25 mark in American Games in July before the final 1994-95. Then, in 1996-97 the Leopards team continued training until its departure won 11 games, reaching the double-digit for the games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. win total for the first time since the 1989-90 Lafayette welcomed its first class of season. scholarship student-athletes in the 2006-07 The team success and personal accolades season, placing O’Hanlon and the Leopard began to mount in 1997-98, as O’Hanlon program in the midst of a mission to return won his first Patriot League Coach of the Lafayette to the Patriot League’s upper Year honor. His squad collected 19 wins, echelon. then the most in eight seasons, and won a It has not been a short or easy trip, share of the regular-season title, but fell one but it is a road that is remarkably familiar game short of the NCAA Tournament.

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In 1998-99 O’Hanlon guided Lafayette Three players earned All-Patriot League demanding schedule which featured visits to to a berth into the NCAA Tournament, honors. Georgia Tech and Louisville and ended with a 22-8 record, its second-straight Patriot The 2001-02 season reinforced a 9-19 record, including a season-opening League regular-season title and its first-ever O’Hanlon’s ability to get the most out of his win at Atlantic 10 foe Duquesne. Patriot League Tournament championship. players. He guided a team picked to finish Lafayette’s progress was hampered by The 1998-99 Leopards allowed O’Hanlon’s seventh in the preseason poll to a third-place injuries and slowed by its youth, in 2006- true leadership ability to shine, as he was finish in conference action. The Leopards 07. Two starters in the backcourt missed confronted with the loss of preseason Player advanced to the Patriot League Tournament the majority of the season due to injury, and of the Year Stefan Ciosici for the entire semifinals. Also, in 2001-02, O’Hanlon Lafayette managed a fifth-place conference season and the loss of 1997-98 Rookie of recorded his 100th career win on Dec. 19. finish. the Year Tyson Whitfield for seven games In 2002-03, O’Hanlon coached an over- When O’Hanlon came to Lafayette in the middle of the conference schedule. achieving squad to the semifinals of the in 1995, he brought with him a winning O’Hanlon never flinched, and his peers voted Patriot League Tournament for the second pedigree from the University of Pennsylvania him Patriot League Coach of the Year for the straight season. The strong finish to the where he was an assistant coach under second-straight season, the first ever league season followed a non-conference road win current Temple head coach Fran Dunphy coach to be awarded the honor in consecutive over Massachusetts in December. During the for six seasons. With his assistance, the seasons. season, he was also honored with the Patriot Quakers flourished from 1992-95, earning In 1999-2000, O’Hanlon steered League’s Sportsmanship Award. three consecutive NCAA Tournament berths Lafayette to the most wins ever in the During the 2003-04 season, he guided while recording a perfect 42-0 record in Ivy program’s history with 24. The Leopards a senior-laden squad to an 18-10 record League play. captured their third straight-Patriot League and an undefeated 7-0 clip through the first Prior to joining the Penn staff, O’Hanlon regular-season title and advanced to NCAA round of Patriot League play. The Leopards spent three seasons as the head boy’s coach Tournament for the second year in a row. also registered non-conference wins over La at Monsignor Bonner High School in Drexel Injuries spoiled O’Hanlon’s plans Salle, Drexel and Princeton. Hill, Pa. He led Bonner to the Philadelphia in 2000-01, as two key players missed In 2004-05, O’Hanlon oversaw a Catholic League Tournament in each of his significant stretches in a 12-16 campaign. youthful Leopard team that played a three seasons, winning the title in the 1987- (continued on page 34)

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(continued from page 33) 88 season. A two-time Catholic League Coach of the Year, he compiled an overall record of 36-23 at Bonner. Basketball has taken O’Hanlon to Scandinavia, South America and the Middle East. During the 1983-84 and 1985-86 seasons, he served as head men’s coach of two entries (Hapoel Haifa & Maccabi Haifa) in the Israel Professional League, and was twice tabbed with Coach of the Year laurels. O’Hanlon’s experience with sport on the international stage has inspired a number of former Lafayette players to continue their basketball careers in the professional ranks overseas. Almost a dozen past Leopards have gone on to play in Australia, England, France, Hungry, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Romania, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland. Paul Cummins ’08 and Betley will be playing in Europe immediately after graduation. Selected in the eighth round of the 1970 NBA draft by the , O’Hanlon played with the Miami Floridians of the American Basketball Association for one season before journeying overseas. He went on to play for the Hageby Basketball Club in Sweden for seven seasons, while coaching its farm team. Following his time in Sweden, O’Hanlon took over coaching FRAN O’HANLON COACHING TREE duties for Panteras De Lara in Barquisimeto, Elliott Broadnax – Second Assistant at Hartford Venezuela in 1982, where his squad captured the league title. Pat Brogan – Out of college coaching; coached at A 1970 graduate of Villanova University Penn State and Georgia Tech with a bachelor of science degree in Mike Burden – Top assistant, Maine Education, O’Hanlon averaged 13.1 points Drew Dawson – Top assistant, Hartford per game and served as team co-captain for the 1969-70 Wildcat squad that reached the Steve Donahue* – Head coach, Cornell NCAA Tournament quarterfinals. O’Hanlon, John Gallagher – Top assistant, Penn who prepped at Philadelphia’s St. Thomas Rob Jackson – Scout, San Antonio Spurs More, still holds the Villanova school record for assists in a game (16 vs. Toledo, 1969-70) John Kirkorian – Head coach, U.S. Merchant and finished his collegiate career with 689 Marine Academy points. He was inducted into the Villanova Mike Longabardi – Assistant coach, Boston Celtics Hall of Fame in 1992. Van Macon – Top assistant, Hofstra University O’Hanlon and his wife, the former Nancy Callery, reside in the College Hill area with Mike McKee – Associate head coach, Denver their son, Timothy, and daughter, Gigi. John O’Connor – Top assistant, Georgia Tech Andy Toole – Top assistant, Robert Morris * O’Hanlon’s assistant at Monsignor Bonner H.S.

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YEAR-BY-YEAR BREAKDOWN

1995-96 | 7-20 (.259) | Fifth 4-8 2001-02 | 15-14 (.517) | Third 8-6 • Posted 7-20 record after going 2-25 the previous • Brian Burke named to All-Patriot League First Team season • Kenny Grant named to Patriot League • Stefan Ciosici unanimously selected Patriot League All-Rookie Team Rookie of the Year • Team picked to fi nish seventh in league ended • Craig Kowadla named All-Patriot League First Team season third • Advanced to Patriot League Tournament semifi nals 1996-97 | 11-17 (.393) | Fourth 5-7 • Brian Ehlers named to Patriot League All-Rookie 2002-03 | 13-16 (.448) | Sixth 6-8 Team • Justin DeBerry named All-Patriot League Second Team • Team advanced to Patriot League Tournament 1997-98 | 19-9 (.679) | First 10-2 semifi nals • Selected as Patriot League Coach of the Year • Team tied for regular-season title • Lost in the Patriot League Tournament Final 2003-04 | 18-10 (.643) | Third 9-5 • Stefan Ciosici named Patriot League Player of the • Justin DeBerry and Winston Davis named Year All-Patriot League First Team • Tyson Whitfi eld named Patriot League Rookie of the • Mike Farrell named All-Patriot League Second Team Year • Brian Ehlers earns All-Patriot League Second Team honors 2004-05 | 10-18 (.357) | Fifth 6-8

1998-99 | 22-8 (.733) | First 10-2 • Selected as Patriot League Coach of the Year 2005-06 | 11-17 (.393) | Fifth 5-9 • Won Patriot League regular-season title outright • Andrei Capusan named All-Patriot League Second • Won the Patriot League Tournament Team • Advanced to NCAA Tournament for fi rst time • Andrew Brown selected to Patriot League All-Rookie since 1957 Team • Brian Ehlers named Patriot League Player of the Year and Patriot League Tournament MVP 2006-07 | 9-21 (.300) | Eighth 3-11 • Ted Cole selected All-Patriot League First Team

1999-2000 | 24-7 (.774) | First 11-1 2007-08 | 15-15 (.500) | Fifth 6-8 • Tied for Patriot League regular-season title • Won a school-record 24 games • Won the Patriot League Tournament THE BOTTOM LINE • Advanced to NCAA Tournament in consecutive 186-188 (.497) | 13 Seasons seasons • Two Patriot League Coach of the Year Honors; fi rst • Brian Ehlers named Patriot League Player of the Year coach to win award consecutively • Stefan Ciosici named All-Patriot League Second Team • Three Patriot League regular-season titles and Patriot League Tournament MVP • Two NCAA Tournament appearances • Three Patriot League Player of the Year award 2000-01 | 12-16 (.429) | Fifth 4-8 winners • Frank Barr, Tim Bieg, Tyson Whitfi eld named to the • 17 All-Patriot League fi rst-team and second-team All-Patriot League Second Team selections • Senior class graduates with 77 wins over four years • Five Patriot League All-Rookie Team selections

35 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS JOSH LOEFFLER ASSISTANT COACH

Full Name: Joshua Alan Loeffl er Hometown: West Grove, Pa. Birthdate: July 22, 1981 Spouse: Helen (Leitner) Loeffl er High School: Wilmington Friends (Delaware) College: Swarthmore College ’03 Coaching Career: 2008-Present Assistant: Lafayette College 2006-08: Stevens Institute of Technology 2005-06: Williams College 2004-05: St. Lawrence University 2003-04: Hamilton College

OSH LOEFFLER begins his first season as the top assistant on Fran O’Hanlon’s J coaching staff. Loeffler spent the past two seasons as the head coach at Stevens Institute of Technology and led the Division III institution in Hoboken, N.J., to a 46-13 mark during his tenure. In his first season as a collegiate head coach in 2006-07, Loeffler guided Stevens to a 23-7 record and a share of the Skyline Conference title. His squad earned an season title with Ithaca College. After losing After his stop at Hamilton, Loeffler at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament to eventual champion Nazareth College in moved on to St. Lawrence University in where it knocked of 18th ranked Worcester the semifinals of the conference tournament Canton, N.Y. where he was an assistant Polytechnic Institute and Ramapo College to and missing out a second straight NCAA bid, coach from 2004-05. He spent the 2005-06 reach the Sweet 16 before losing to eventual the Ducks received the top overall seed for season at Williams College in Williamstown, national champion Amherst College. Stevens the ECAC Division III Metro Championship. Mass., under two-time NABC Division III finished the year ranked 24th in the country Loeffler went on to lead Stevens to three Coach of the Year Dave Paulsen. and 1st in the NCAA Atlantic Region in the straight victories and the ECAC Metro title. Loeffler is a 2003 graduate of D3hoops.com poll while Loeffler was named Loeffler got his coaching start as an Swarthmore College in Media, Pa., where the Atlantic Region Coach of the Year by the assistant at Hamilton College in Clinton, he earned a bachelor of arts degree in same organization. N.Y., in 2003-04. He also served as the Economics. He earned four varsity letters In 2007-08, Loeffler’s squad tied the defensive line coach with the football team as a forward on the basketball and one in school record for wins in a season with a for one season. While at Hamilton, Loeffler football as a tight end in his sophomore year. 23-6 record. Stevens made the switch to the helped lead the basketball team to a 19-8 A native of West Grove, Pa., Loeffler is Empire 8 Conference and shared the regular- mark and an NCAA Tournament appearance. married to the former Helen Leitner.

36 2008-09 PETE SCHWETHELM ASSISTANT COACH

Full Name: Peter Boone Schwethelm Hometown: Houston, Texas Birthdate: June 8, 1975 High School: Alamo Highs College: Trinity, 1999 Coaching Career: 2007-Present: Assistant Coach, Lafayette College 2006-2007: USMMA 2004-2006: Georgia Tech 2003-2004: Rice 1996-1998: Schreiner College

ETE SCHWETHELM brings over a decade of coaching experience Pto Lafayette as he embarks on his second season with the Leopards. He was an assistant at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), a Division III school in New York prior to joining Fran O’Hanlon’s coaching staff for the 2007-08 season. At the Academy, Schwethelm was involved with all aspects of the program, working with former Lafayette assistant and current USMMA head coach John Krikorian. Prior to his stint in New York, he worked as the video coordinator at Georgia Tech and Rice University, respectively. It was during Shapiro at Schreiner College in Kerrville, Charlie Boggess, Schwethelm knew early on his time in Atlanta that Schwethelm first Texas, for two years. Immediately after that he wanted to coach, joining the Texas became familiar with Lafayette’s basketball graduation, he coached with Bobby Sanders Association of Basketball Coaches as a senior tradition, as he worked alongside another at Episcopal High School in Houston for one in high school. Years later, he helped found member of O’Hanlon’s coaching tree in year before accepting a head coaching job the Georgia Basketball Coaches Association current Georgia Tech assistant coach John at The Winston School in Dallas. After two (www.gbca.us), and Dreams Within Reach O’Connor. years at the small private school, Schwethelm (www.dreamswithinreach.org), a non-profit Before his time at Rice, Schwethelm worked with Texas coaching legend JD Mayo foundation designed to help at-risk youths. spent several years as a small college and high for one season at Dallas Skyline High School. Schwethelm received his bachelor’s school coach in Texas. While enrolled in Thanks in large part to his former degree in History from Trinity University undergraduate courses, he worked under Rob high school coaches David Balderrama and in 1999.

37 LAFAYETTE LEOPARDS PERSHIN WILLIAMS ASSISTANT COACH

Full Name: Pershin Williams Hometown: Columbus, Ga. Birthdate: March 3, 1982 High School: Spencer College: North Florida ’05 Coaching Career: 2008-Present: Lafayette College 2007-08: United States Merchant Marine Academy 2005-07: Georgia Tech

ERSHIN WILLIAMS joins the Lafayette coaching staff after spending Pthe previous season as an assistant coach at the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA). While with the USMMA, Williams worked under John Krikorian, a former Lafayette assistant coach under Fran O’Hanlon. Prior to arriving at Kings Point, N.Y., Williams served as a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech where he coached with Schwethelm and current Tech assistant and former Lafayette assistant John O’Connor. He served roles in player instruction, recruiting development and basketball operations. Prior to starting his coaching career, Williams was a standout at North Florida. A transfer point guard from the D-I program, he set single-season school records for assists (161) and steals (69). Williams spent his The Columbus, Ga. native received first three seasons at Columbus State (Ga.). his bachelor of arts degree in Education of There he helped the squad to a 27-5 record Sports Leadership from North Florida in and top-national ranking as the point guard 2005 and is working toward his masters in in his junior season. Sports Administration at Georgia Tech.

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