DAYTON, Ohio -- Fran Dunphy's three decades of coaching Big Five basketball came to a close Tuesday night with Temple's First Four loss to Belmont.
Dunphy, 70, made plans last year to step away from coaching after one final season with the Owls. He took over at Temple in 2006. He coached at Penn for 17 seasons before moving across town to take the Temple job. Dunphy said Tuesday night that his impending departure had not yet fully sunk in.
"I haven't thought too much about it," he said. "I will reflect in the coming days. I'm very appreciative of what Temple gave to me and what the University of Pennsylvania game to me.