Philadelphia High School Basketball
Alma Maters of Catholic League Coaches, 1970-forward
Full Stints Listed for Those Who Also Coached Beforehand
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| ARCHBISHOP CARROLL | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Barry Kirsch | St. Francis (Clearfield, Pa.) | 1970-81 |
| Mike Brown | Cardinal O'Hara | 1982-87 |
| Phil Eisenmann | Bishop Kenrick | 1988 |
| Chet Walsh | Harriton | 1989-91 |
| Tom Ingelsby | Cardinal O'Hara | 1992-97 |
| Fran Ingelsby | Monsignor Bonner | 1998 |
| John "J.R." Roe | Monsignor Bonner | 1999-02 |
| Paul Romanczuk | Archbishop Carroll | 2003-04, 2006-18 |
| Lou Becht | Cardinal O'Hara | 2005 |
| Francis Bowe | St. Pius X (Pottstown) | 2019-22 |
| ARCHBISHOP RYAN | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| George Paull | Cardinal Dougherty | 1968-76 |
| John Miller | Reading Central Catholic | 1977-85 |
| Dave "D.J." Mulholland | Cardinal Dougherty | 1986-94 |
| Joe "Burger" Heinbach | Cardinal Dougherty | 1994 |
| Ron Zawacki | Father Judge | 1995-00 |
| Bernie Rogers | Archbishop Ryan | 2001-15 |
| Joe Zeglinski | Archbishop Ryan | 2016-22 |
| ARCHBISHOP WOOD | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Jim Mullen | Bishop Neumann | 1970-72 |
| Sam King | Father Judge | 1973 |
| Bill McFadden | St. Joseph's Prep | 1974-77 |
| Ed Givnish | Abraham Lincoln | 1978-84 |
| Fran Schluckebier | Archbishop Wood | 1984-87 |
| Jim "Mo" Connolly | Father Judge | 1988-89 |
| Joe Blair | Bishop Egan | 1990-94 |
| Joe Sette | St. Joseph's Prep | 1995-08 |
| Sean Tait | Father Judge | 2009 |
| Jack Walsh | Archbishop Wood | 2010-13 |
| John Mosco | Bishop Neumann | 2014-22 |
| BISHOP McDEVITT | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Steve Chapman | Bishop McDevitt | 1967-70 |
| Jim Siegler | Bishop McDevitt | 1971-73 |
| Ed Holzer | Cardinal Dougherty | 1974-75 |
| Eddie Burke | St. Joseph's Prep | 1976 |
| Pat Knapp | Bishop McDevitt | 1977-80 |
| Joe Sette | St. Joseph's Prep | 1981-89 |
| John Mostak | Archbishop Ryan | 1990-95 |
| Jack Rutter | Cardinal Dougherty | 1996-05, 2006-14 |
| Sean Ryan | Bishop McDevitt | 2005, 2015-17 |
| Will Chavis | Engineering and Science | 2018-21 |
| BONNER-PRENDIE | ||
| (Msgr. Bonner through '12) | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Paul Gallagher | Monsignor Bonner | 1968-70 |
| Dick Bernhart | Lansdowne-Aldan | 1971-75, 1985 |
| Fran Docherty | Monsignor Bonner | 1976-77 |
| Jim Huggard | West Catholic | 1978-79 |
| Ed "Shot" Stefanski | Monsignor Bonner | 1980-83 |
| Art Hunter | Monsignor Bonner | 1984 |
| John Miller | Reading Central Catholic (Pa.) | 1986 |
| Fran O'Hanlon | St. Thomas More | 1987-89 |
| Kevin McCormick | Monsignor Bonner | 1990-91 |
| Jack Concannon | Monsignor Bonner | 1992-96, 2015-18 |
| Jim "Goose" Welde | Monsignor Bonner | 1997-05 |
| Brian Daly | Monsignor Bonner | 2006-09 |
| Tom Meakim | Monsignor Bonner | 2010-14 |
| Kevin Funston | St. Joseph's Prep | 2019-22 |
| CARDINAL DOUGHERTY | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Bob Harrington | Cardinal Dougherty | 1967-82 |
| Mark Heimerdinger | Archbishop Ryan | 1983-09 |
| Bill Day | Abraham Lincoln | 2010 |
| CARDINAL O'HARA | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Jim Purcell | St. Thomas More | 1965-72 |
| Bob Palestini | St. James | 1973-75 |
| Steve Maiocco | Cardinal O'Hara | 1976 |
| Harry "Bud" Gardler | Monsignor Bonner | 1977-08 |
| Tim Kelly | Cardinal O'Hara | 2009-13 |
| Steve Cloran | Cardinal O'Hara | 2014-16 |
| Jason Harrigan | Burlington City (N.J.) | 2017-18 |
| Ryan Nemetz | Bishop Hoban (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) | 2019-22 |
| CONWELL-EGAN | ||
| (Bishop Egan through '93) | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Bill McFadden | St. Joseph's Prep | 1969-71 |
| Billy Jackson | Cardinal Dougherty | 1972-73 |
| Ron Stewart | Cheltenham | 1974-75 |
| Joe Rapczynski | North Catholic | 1976-81 |
| Jim Fenerty | Cardinal Dougherty | 1982-89 |
| Dave Schafer | Bishop Egan | 1990-93 |
| Bob DiFlorio | St. Joseph's Prep | 1994-01 |
| Rich Schafer | Bishop Egan | 2002-07 |
| Rick Sabol | Conwell-Egan | 2008-13 |
| Frank Sciolla | St. Joseph's Prep | 2014-16 |
| Eric Kindler | Trinity (Camp Hill, Pa.) | 2017 |
| Bryan Caver | McCorristin (Trenton, N.J.) | 2018 |
| Adam Bowen | Council Rock North | 2019-22 |
| FATHER JUDGE | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Charley Greenberg | La Salle | 1964-74 |
| Bob Degnan | Camden Catholic (N.J.) | 1974 |
| Bill Fox | La Salle | 1975-85, 1987-99, 2001-05 |
| Ron Zawacki | Father Judge | 1986 |
| Rich Miller | Father Judge | 2000 |
| Frank Cahill | North Catholic | 2006-09 |
| Sean Tait | Father Judge | 2010-21 |
| Chris Roantree | Father Judge | 2022 |
| KENNEDY-KENRICK | ||
| (Bishop Kenrick through '93) | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Harry "Bud" Gardler | Monsignor Bonner | 1969-75 |
| Mike Lynam | Monsignor Bonner | 1976-78 |
| Phil Martelli | St. Joseph's Prep | 1979-85 |
| Tom Kehoe | Bishop Kenrick | 1986-93 |
| Bob McTamney | Bishop McDevitt | 1994-00 |
| Marc Turner | Lower Merion | 2001 |
| David Neeld | Bishop Kenrick | 2002-04 |
| Mike Fink | Abington | 2005-06 |
| Jack Flanagan | Bishop Kenrick | 2007-10 |
| LANSDALE CATHOLIC | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Bernie Fitzgerald | La Salle | 2009-11 |
| Ed Enoch | Penn Charter | 2012-14 |
| Chris Podsobinski | Lansdale Catholic | 2015 |
| Joe Corbett | Haverford School | 2016-22 |
| LA SALLE | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Charles "Obie" O'Brien | West Catholic | 1944-70 |
| Mike Osborne | La Salle | 1971-77 |
| Dave "Lefty" Ervin | Abington | 1978-79 |
| Bill Michuda | Marquette (Milwaukee, Wisc.) | 1980-81 |
| Les Burke | La Salle | 1982-86 |
| Marty Jackson | Cardinal Dougherty | 1987-91, 1994-01, 2003-04 |
| Bernie Fitzgerald | La Salle | 1992-93, 2002 |
| Joe Dempsey | Archbishop Kennedy | 2005-18 |
| Mike McKee | Roman Catholic | 2019-22 |
| NORTH CATHOLIC | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Fran Dougherty | North Catholic | 1970 |
| Tony Costantino | Father Judge | 1971-79 |
| Iggy Brodzinski | North Catholic | 1980-81 |
| Joe Rapczynski | North Catholic | 1982-88 |
| Pete Bilinsky | North Catholic | 1989-93 |
| Brother Jim Williams | Father Judge | 1994-02 |
| Mike McCarron | North Catholic | 2003-09 |
| Guy Moore | Roman | 2010 |
| ROMAN CATHOLIC | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Bill "Speedy" Morris | Roman | 1968-81 |
| Barry Brodzinski | North Catholic | 1982-86 |
| Dennis Seddon | North Catholic | 1987-08 |
| Chris McNesby | Roman | 2009-16, 2022 |
| Matt Griffin | St. Joseph's Prep | 2017-21 |
| ST. JAMES | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Ed Givnish | Abraham Lincoln | 1970-74 |
| Paul Makovsky | Allentown Central Catholic (Pa.) | 1975 |
| Tom Stewart | Monsignor Bonner | 1976-93 |
| Ss. NEUMANN-GORETTI | ||
| (Neumann through '04) | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Al DiGiacomo | St. Joseph's Prep | 1963-71 |
| Jim Stinger | Bishop Neumann | 1972-80 |
| Dave Duke | Malvern | 1981-85 |
| Bob DiFlorio | St. Joseph's Prep | 1986-93 |
| Mike Doyle | Cardinal O'Hara | 1994 |
| Tom Dougherty | West Catholic | 1995-98 |
| Carl Arrigale | Penn Charter | 1999-22 |
| ST. JOSEPH'S PREP | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Eddie Burke | St. Joseph's Prep | 1969-71, 1993-99 |
| Fred Douglas | Overbrook | 1972-74 |
| Tom Lynch | Father Judge | 1975-77 |
| Paul Lynch | Father Judge | 1978-81, 1986-89 |
| John Ostick | Cardinal O'Hara | 1982-85 |
| Kevin Touhey | Dover (N.J.) | 1990 |
| Bill Tomasco | Malvern Prep | 1991-92 |
| Kevin Kelly | Sun Valley | 2000-01 |
| Bill "Speedy" Morris | Roman | 2002-20 |
| Jason Harrigan | Burlington City (N.J.) | 2021-22 |
| ST. THOMAS MORE | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Paul Croley | St. Joseph's Prep | 1969-71 |
| Eddie Burke | St. Joseph's Prep | 1972-75 |
| WEST CATHOLIC | ||
| Coach | Alma Mater | Years |
| Billy Hoy | St. Thomas More | 1969-73 |
| Joe McFadden | St. Thomas More | 1974-76 |
| Eddie Burke | St. Joseph's Prep | 1977 |
| Pat Cassidy | West Catholic | 1978-85 |
| Joe Donahue | St. Joseph's Prep | 1986-93 |
| Bill Ludlow | St. James | 1994-10 |
| Guy Moore | Roman | 2011-13 |
| Jasmine "Jazz" Williams | West Catholic | 2014-16 |
| Jason Hasson | Bishop Guilfoyle (Altoona, Pa.) | 2017-18 |
| Miguel Bocachica | Imhotep Charter | 2019-22 |
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