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Head Coach: John O’Connor O’Connor, a Philadelphia native, brings 17 years of Division I coaching experience with him to Holy Family. Prior to accepting the head coaching position, he was an assistant coach at Georgia Tech of the Atlantic Coast Conference. O’Connor started out as men’s basketball director of operations for the 2004-05 season. In June 2005, he was elevated to an assistant coach. The Yellow Jackets made two NCAA Tournament appearances with O’Connor as an assistant. Last season’s Georgia Tech team posted a 23-13 record and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He spent three seasons (2001-04) as an assistant coach under Fran O’Hanlon at Lafayette. O’Connor was the Leopards top assistant in his final two seasons. O’Connor began coaching in 1993 as an assistant coach at Drexel. In the final three of his eight seasons with the Dragons, he was the team’s top assistant. He helped guide the Dragons to three NCAA Tournament appearances, two NIT berths and five America East Conference championship games. O'Connor graduated from Penn State University in 1983 with a bachelor's
degree in health and physical education. He also earned a teaching certificate
at Penn State.
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