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Tied for the longest tenure among Atlantic 10
Conference assistant coaches, Dan Leibovitz, in his
10th season on Hall of Fame head coach John Chaney’s
staff, is the Owls top assistant coach.
Since Leibovitz joined the Temple staff at the start
of the 1996-97 season, the Owls have made nine
straight postseason appearances, including five NCAA
Tournaments (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) with two
teams advancing to the Elite Eight (1999, 2001).
Temple has also won four Atlantic 10 Conference
regular season championships (1998, 1999, 2000,
2002) in Leibovitz’s tenure and appeared in five
Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Finals (1997,
1999, 2000, 2001, 2003), winning won two (2000,
2001). Overall, the Owls have compiled a 182-109
record for a .625 winning percentage.
Last year, Leibovitz was thrown into the role of
acting coach during the final three regular season
contests and the Owls’ two Atlantic 10 Tournament
games as Chaney served a self-imposed then
University sanctioned suspension. Leibovitz’s calm
demeanor enabled the team to put the distractions in
the background and focus on the game at hand. The
Owls won three of the five contests and ended the
season by advancing to the National Invitation
Tournament.
Leibovitz’s responsibilities as an assistant coach
at Temple include recruiting, advanced scouting and
game preparation, working closely with the academic
advisory staff, handling on-and-off campus
recruiting visits, as well as daily instructional
and coaching duties.
The past 11 summers, Leibovitz has served as an
assistant coach at the John Chaney-Sonny Hill
Basketball Camp. He began his coaching career in
1994 at Episcopal Academy in Merion, Pa.
Leibovitz completed his master’s degree in the Sport
Management and Leisure Studies program at Temple in
1998. He is a 1996 graduate of the University of
Pennsylvania. A product of Bryn Mawr, Pa., Leibovitz
was a three-year varsity letterman in basketball at
Episcopal Academy under Philadelphia coaching great
Dan Dougherty.
Prior to enrolling at Penn for his sophomore year,
Leibovitz attended Franklin & Marshall College in
Lancaster, Pa., where he played on the varsity
basketball team under head coach Glen Robinson.
Leibovitz and his wife, Nancy, reside in
Philadelphia. |
