Temple’s Fran Dunphy to step down after 2018-19 season

By ADAM ZAGORIA

SAN ANTONIO — Temple coach Fran Dunphy will step down following the 2018-19 season and will be replaced by Aaron McKie, according to The Fieldhouse.

BREAKING: Temple University will soon announce that basketball coach Fran Dunphy will step aside after next season and be succeeded by current assistant Aaron McKie, The Fieldhouse has learned. @TheAthleticCBB @TUMBBHoops
— Seth Davis (@SethDavisHoops) March 30, 2018

Dunphy, 69, has a combined record of 557-315 (.639) at Penn and Temple.

La Salle previously said it was parting ways with head coach Dr. John Giannani, and ESPN analyst Tim Legler and Villanova assistant Ash Howard are among those linked to the opening.

Photo: USA Today Sports

Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter

And Like ZAGS on Facebook

Written by Adam Zagoria

[email protected]

Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.