Fran Fraschilla
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 30, 1958 Brooklyn, New York |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1992–1996 | Manhattan |
| 1996–1998 | St. John's |
| 1999–2002 | New Mexico |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 176–99 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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2 MAAC regular season (1993, 1995) MAAC Tournament (1993) | |
| Awards | |
| MAAC Coach of the Year (1995) | |
Francis John Fraschilla (born August 30, 1958) is an American basketball commentator and former college basketball coach.
Career
Fraschilla was an assistant coach at Providence College for current University of Tennessee coach Rick Barnes. He then served as head men's basketball coach at Manhattan College, St. John's University and the University of New Mexico before joining ESPN as a broadcast analyst. He currently serves as a game analyst, mostly on Big 12 action, and as a studio analyst for ESPN college basketball programming. He also covers the NBA Draft, focusing mostly on foreign players. His co-broadcaster on many Big 12 games previously was Brent Musburger. Fraschilla also serves as ESPN's analyst for its broadcasts of FIBA tournaments.
Personal life
Fraschilla's son, James Fraschilla, played for the University of Oklahoma men's basketball team and was nominated for the Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year Award. His younger son, Matthew Fraschilla, played basketball at Harvard University. Fraschilla's wife, Meg O'Connell Fraschilla, is a former publicist at the Southwest Conference and Louisiana State University.
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| Manhattan Jaspers (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1992–1996) | |||||||||
| 1992–93 | Manhattan | 23–7 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| 1993–94 | Manhattan | 20–10 | 10–4 | T–2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
| 1994–95 | Manhattan | 26–5 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
| 1995–96 | Manhattan | 17–12 | 9–5 | 3rd | NIT First Round | ||||
| Manhattan: | 86–34 (.717) | 43–13 (.768) | |||||||
| St. John's Red Storm (Big East Conference) (1996–1998) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | St. John's | 13–14 | 8–10 | 5th (BE6) | |||||
| 1997–98 | St. John's | 22–10 | 13–5 | 2nd (BE6) | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
| St. John's: | 35–24 (.593) | 21–15 (.583) | |||||||
| New Mexico Lobos (Mountain West Conference) (1999–2002) | |||||||||
| 1999–00 | New Mexico | 18–14 | 9–5 | 3rd | NIT Second Round | ||||
| 2000–01 | New Mexico | 21–13 | 6–8 | T–5th | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
| 2001–02 | New Mexico | 16–14 | 6–8 | 6th | NIT First Round | ||||
| New Mexico: | 55–41 (.573) | 21–21 (.500) | |||||||
| Total: | 176–99 (.640) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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