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Magee played his high school basketball at Philadelphia’s famed West Catholic High, where his teammates included former Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Jim Lynam and former St. Joseph's coach Jim Boyle. |
Magee played his high school with Cherie warley basketball at Philadelphia’s famed West Catholic High, where his teammates included former Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Jim Lynam and former St. Joseph's coach Jim Boyle. |
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As a five-foot-ten inch, 150-pound [[Philadelphia Textile]] player, he scored 2,235 points (before the introduction of the 3-point shot), leading his team to 75 victories. Magee was a two-time All-American and drafted by the [[Boston Celtics]] (the 62nd pick of the 1963 NBA draft) but chose to pass up the NBA for a college coaching career. |
As a five-foot-ten inch, 150-pound [[Philadelphia Textile]] player, he scored 2,235 points (before the introduction of the 3-point shot), leading his team to 75 victories. Magee was a two-time All-American and drafted by the [[Boston Celtics]] (the 62nd pick of the 1963 NBA draft) but chose to pass up the NBA for a college coaching career. |
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Herb Magee, commonly referred to as the Shot Doctor, is a Division II men's college basketball coach at his alma mater, Philadelphia University, known as Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science until 1999. He will be entering his 43rd year as head coach and 50th year as both a player and a coach, amassing 1117 wins all at the same University. During his lengthy coaching career he has amassed more wins than any coach in NCAA history, besting the previous record of 902 wins held by Bobby Knight.
Career
Playing
Magee played his high school with Cherie warley basketball at Philadelphia’s famed West Catholic High, where his teammates included former Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach Jim Lynam and former St. Joseph's coach Jim Boyle.
As a five-foot-ten inch, 150-pound Philadelphia Textile player, he scored 2,235 points (before the introduction of the 3-point shot), leading his team to 75 victories. Magee was a two-time All-American and drafted by the Boston Celtics (the 62nd pick of the 1963 NBA draft) but chose to pass up the NBA for a college coaching career.
Coaching
Magee achieved his 903rd win on Feb. 23 and became the winningest NCAA men's basketball coach in the country when he passed Bobby Knight's wins record of 902. Coach Magee became the head coach of what was then Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science -- it became Philadelphia University in in 1999) in 1967 at the age of 25 and guided the Rams to a 21-6 record in his first season. In his third season, after losing two of their first three contests, Magee's Rams won 28 straight games en route to the 1970 NCAA National Championship. In the title game, the Rams defeated Tennessee State, 76-65, and the team finished with a 29-2 mark. For the season, the Rams' average margin of victory was 24.5 points. Over his tenure as head coach, he has had twenty-nine 20 or more win seasons and 24 NCAA Tournament appearances.
A Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame nominee, Magee became the NCAA's all-time wins leader in Division II men's basketball on February 1, 2007, when he earned his 829th win against Wilmington College, breaking the previous mark of 828 held by legendary Winston-Salem State Head Coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines.
He has coached over 30 1,000-point scorers and 10 All-Americans. For over thirty years, he has been nationally renowned as a shooting instructor in demand at basketball camps and clinics and he has tutored professional ball players from the Pacers, Kings, Nets, Spurs and 76ers. One player who Magee has coached was Sebastian Telfair. He ranks fourth behind Steve Alford as one the top shooting coaches(Andy Enfield, Mark Price, Steve Alford, Herb Magee) in the USA.
His Philadelphia University Rams clinched the CACC (Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference) championship in 2009 and lost to C.W. Post in the Northeast Regional first round.
Accomplishments
His exploits as a coach have not gone unnoticed, as his list of awards and achievements can attest. The Kodak District Coach of the Year in 1993, Magee was also tabbed New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year that season and again in 1994. In addition, he has been honored as regional Coach of the Year four times, national Coach of the Year twice, and Co-Coach of the Year in the Mideast Collegiate Conference twice. He was also inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 1979. He led the Rams to the College Division National Championship in 1970.
Coach Magee was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame (2008), Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1979), Philadelphia University and West Catholic High School Halls of Fame, and honored by numerous organizations throughout his career. He coached the Olympic Festive team along with John Calipari and was co-coach of the Year in the Mideast Collegiate Conference (twice). The NABC honored him with the Guardian of the Game Award. Coach Magee was awarded the honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters by President Stephen Spinelli Jr. at Philadelphia University's 125th Commencement on May 17, 2009 in recognition of his accomplishments and years of dedication and service.
Magee received a Bachelor of Science in marketing from Philadelphia University in 1963 and a Master's in Education from St. Joseph's University in 1969.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Philadelphia () (1967–present) | |||||||||
| 1967-68 | Philadelphia College | 21-6 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1968-69 | Philadelphia College | 20-5 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1969-70 | Philadelphia College | 29-2 | -- | -- | NCAA 5-0 | ||||
| 1970-71 | Philadelphia College | 22-7 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1971-72 | Philadelphia College | 22-7 | -- | -- | NCAA 2-1 | ||||
| 1972-73 | Philadelphia College | 25-4 | -- | -- | NCAA 0-2 | ||||
| 1973-74 | Philadelphia College | 10-14 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1974-75 | Philadelphia College | 21-6 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1975-76 | Philadelphia College | 25-3 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1976-77 | Philadelphia College | 22-6 | -- | -- | NCAA 0-2 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Philadelphia College | 18-10 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1978-79 | Philadelphia College | 20-8 | -- | -- | NCAA 0-2 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Philadelphia College | 13-13 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1980-81 | Philadelphia College | 15-12 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1981-82 | Philadelphia College | 13-14 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1982-83 | Philadelphia College | 23-7 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Philadelphia College | 21-8 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1984-85 | Philadelphia College | 24-7 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Philadelphia College | 16-14 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1986-87 | Philadelphia College | 16-14 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1987-88 | Philadelphia College | 20-10 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1988-89 | Philadelphia College | 24-7 | -- | -- | NCAA 0-2 | ||||
| 1989-90 | Philadelphia College | 22-8 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1990-91 | Philadelphia College | 24-8 | -- | -- | NCAA 2-1 | ||||
| 1991-92 | Philadelphia College | 28-4 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1992-93 | Philadelphia College | 30-2 | -- | -- | NCAA 2-1 | ||||
| 1993-94 | Philadelphia College | 29-2 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 1994-95 | Philadelphia College | 26-5 | -- | -- | NCAA 2-1 | ||||
| 1995-96 | Philadelphia College | 19-9 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1996-97 | Philadelphia College | 13-14 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1997-98 | Philadelphia College | 18-10 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1998-99 | Philadelphia University | 21-6 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 1999-00 | Philadelphia University | 17-10 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 2000-01 | Philadelphia University | 24-7 | -- | -- | NCAA 1-1 | ||||
| 2001-02 | Philadelphia University | 19-0 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 2002-03 | Philadelphia University | 16-12 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 2003-04 | Philadelphia University | 26-8 | -- | -- | NCAA 0-1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Philadelphia University | 21-9 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 2005-06 | Philadelphia University | 20-11 | -- | -- | None | ||||
| 2006-07 | Philadelphia University | 20-10 | -- | -- | NCAA 0-1 | ||||
| 2007-08 | Philadelphia University | 22-12 | -- | -- | NCAA 0-1 | ||||
| 2008-09 | Philadelphia University | 25-6 | -- | -- | NCAA 0-1 | ||||
| Philadelphia University: | 880-346 (.718) | ||||||||
| Total: | 880-346 (.718) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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