Temple basketball has enjoyed national prominence over the years and Jim Maloney played an important role in the Owl's success. Considered one of basketball's finest strategists, he coached at Temple from 1973 until his untimely death on May 3rd, 1996. He was an assistant coach at Temple under both Don Casey and John Chaney and also assisted Lefty Driesell at Maryland. During his career, he developed outstanding guards like Eddie Jones, Aaron Mckie, Mark Macon, Terence Stansbury, Nate Blackwell and Howie Evans. While head coach at Niagara, he tutored Calvin Murphy. He helped Temple and Maryland get to 23 post-season tournaments, 17 NCAA and six NIT. As a player, he finished as the eighth all-time leading scorer at Niagara where he received both his bachelor's and master's degrees. "Jim was one of the nation's finest coaches," said Chaney.
