Legendary Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan dies at 92

Legendary Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan dies at 92
Field Level Media
17 Jun 2021, 05:19 GMT+10
Longtime Mount St. Mary's head basketball coach Jim Phelan passed away in his sleep at home, the school announced Wednesday. He was 92.
Known for his ever-present bow tie, Phelan won 830 games during his 49-season career at Mount St. Mary's from 1954-2003. Phelan coached the school to a 58-57 win over Sacramento State in the 1962 Division II national championship, and later guided Mount through the transition into a Division I program.
The Mount's basketball court at Knott Arena is named after Phelan.
"It is with sincere sadness that I share that Coach Phelan, our legend, has passed away," Mount St. Mary's current coach Dan Engelstad said in a statement. "... I thought about how fortunate I am to coach at the place that Coach Phelan built and grateful that he built it on family. I get to share his desk and I get to coach in the gym that he changed lives in -- what an honor."

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