Fran O'Hanlon

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.

Fran O'Hanlon
Personal information
Born (1948-08-24) August 24, 1948
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolSt. Thomas More
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
CollegeVillanova (1967–1970)
NBA draft1970: 8th round, 131st overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career1970–1982
PositionGuard
Number10
Coaching career1982–2022
Career history
As player:
1970–1971Miami Floridians
1975–1982Hageby BK
As coach:
1982–1983Panteras de Lara
1983–1984Hapoel Haifa
1984–1985Temple (women's asst.)
1985–1986Maccabi Haifa
1986–1989Monsignor Bonner HS
1989–1995Penn (assistant)
1995–2022Lafayette
Career highlights and awards
As Player:
  • Swedish Basketball League champion (1980)

As Coach:

  • Venezuelan league champion (1983)
  • 3× Patriot League tournament champion (1999, 2000, 2015)
  • 3× Patriot League regular season champion (1998–2000)
  • Patriot League Central division champion (2021)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, O'Hanlon played college basketball at Villanova University, from where he graduated in 1970. O 'Hanlon played in an infamous 1970 NCAA Tournament basketball game against Saint Bonaventure, when Bob Lanier was tripped up and injured in a collision with Chris Ford.

He played professional basketball for the Miami Floridians of the ABA in the 1970–71 season 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. From 1975 to 1982, O'Hanlon played overseas with Hageby Basket in Sweden.

O'Hanlon was appointed to succeed John Leone as the 21st head coach in Lafayette Leopards men's basketball history on March 13, 1995. He announced on January 21, 2022 his retirement following the conclusion of his 27th season with the Leopards. His final game was an 8281 overtime home loss to Bucknell at Kirby Sports Center in the Patriot League tournament first round on March 1.

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