Temple University Athletics
SHAWN TRICE NAMED ASSISTANT MEN'S BASKETBALL COACH
5.18.06 | Men's Basketball
PHILADELPHIA -- Shawn Trice, an assistant on Fran Dunphy's Penn staff in 2005-06, joins Dunphy at Temple University as one of his assistant men's basketball coaches. Trice is the second former Quaker assistant to make the move to North Broad Street, reuniting with Matt Langel, who was announced as an Owl assistant on May 15.
"Shawn made a tremendous impact on our staff at Penn in his first season and I am looking forward to him doing the same here at Temple," Dunphy said. "He is an extremely hard worker and has a good approach to the game."
A 1995 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Trice, in his first season as an assistant coach, helped lead the Quakers to an Ivy League championship and NCAA Tournament appearance in 2005-06. Prior to entering the coaching profession, Trice worked as a sports coordinator for the YMCA in his hometown of Detroit, Mich. for seven years.
Trice was a two-time All-Ivy League honoree during his career, earning second-team honors as a senior and honorable mention honors as a junior. He played a part in three-straight undefeated Ivy League seasons and participated in three NCAA Tournaments. The Red and Blue went 85-24 overall during his career and 42-0 in his final three seasons of Ancient Eight action.
As a senior, Trice scored a career-high 26 points against rival Princeton. He also led the team in rebounding in 14 of Penn's 28 games and had 10 or more rebounds in five contests. He finished his career averaging 7.7 points per game, 6.0 rebounds per game and shot 51.6 percent from the field for his career.
Prior to returning to Detroit, Trice played professional basketball overseas. He played for Kvarnby Evergreen in Sweden for a season and for Yulon Dragons in Taiwan for several months.
