Temple University Athletics
Men's Basketball
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- ltrice@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-7453
Shawn Trice, who was a standout player under Fran Dunphy at Penn, is in his 12th year as an assistant coach at Temple, and 13th overall. Trice was a first-year aide on Dunphy's Penn staff during the 2005-06 season.
At Temple, Trice has helped in the development of the Owls' frontcourt players, in particular Lavoy Allen, a 2011 Philadelphia 76ers selection, who has been in the NBA the last seven seasons.
Instrumental in the recruitment of Allen, Trice helped the Morrisville, Pa. native become the program's all-time leading rebounder and one of only three TU players to score 1000 points and pull down 1000 rebounds.
Besides Allen, Trice has worked to improve the skills of former Owls Micheal Eric (2008-12), who is currently playing in Europe, and Sergio Olmos (2005-09), who is playing professionally in Spain.
A 1995 Penn graduate, 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.
Trice lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Traci, and their sons, Caleb and Carter.
