• Head Coach Herb Magee will enter his 42nd season at the helm of the Philadelphia University men's basketball program in the fall of 2008.
• Magee, a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame nominee, became the number one, all-time Division II men's basketball coach in NCAA history on February 1, 2007, when he earned his 829^th win against Wilmington College, breaking the previous mark of 828 held by legendary Winston-Salem State Head Coach Clarence "Big House" Gaines. 
• Magee's stellar career includes an NCAA Division II record 855 career coaching victories, which also ranks him fourth all-time (first active) in NCAA history, regardless of Division.
• A two-time All-America selection as a player with the Rams, Magee finished his career as the school's all-time leading scorer with 2,235 points at time before the three-point shot and teams played eight fewer games per season.
• While he has since been passed by Randy Stover (2,369 points) in 1992 and Tayron Thomas (2,414) in 2006, Magee still holds the school record for scoring average in a season when he poured in 29.1 ppg in the 1961-62 season.
• Along the way, the Rams posted a 75-17 record that included the Eastern Regional Championship in 1963 under Head Coach Bucky Harris.
• Following graduation, Magee was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 62nd pick of the 1963 NBA draft. However, he opted for a career in coaching and he joined his mentor, Harris, as an assistant coach at then-Philadelphia Textile.
• Magee, who will take a career coaching record of 855-340 (.715) into the 2008-09 season, became the head coach in 1967 at the age of 25 and guided the Rams to a 21-6 record in his first season. In his second season, Textile posted yet another 20-win season, going 20-5, but it was his third year as head coach that made history.
• After losing two of their first three contests to begin the 1969-70 season, Magee's Rams won 28 straight games en route to the NCAA National Championship.  In the title game, the Rams defeated Tennessee State, 76-65, and the team finished with a 29-2 mark. For the season, the Rams' average margin of victory was 24.5 points.
• In his 41 years as head coach, Magee has taken his team to the NCAA Tournament 23 times.  In addition, he has had 28 twenty-plus win seasons and one 30-win season. As a player, assistant coach and head coach at the University, Magee has helped the program to an overall record of 1092-368.

His exploits as a coach have not gone unnoticed, as his list of awards and achievements can attest:

• College Division National Championship (1970)
• Twenty-eight 20 or more win (and one 30-win) seasons
• Twenty-three NCAA Tournament appearances
• Career .719 winning percentage
• Coached 12 All-Americans and 37 1,000 or more point scorers
• Kodak District Coach of the Year (1993)
• New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year (1993, 1994 and 2004)
• Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Coach of the Year (2008)
• Regional Coach of the Year (four times)
• National Coach of the Year (1976)
• Numerous assistant coaches have gone onto head coaching or assistant coaching positions at the collegiate level, including:
  • Al Angelos – Former Head Coach at Ursinus College and Former Head Coach Plymouth Whitemarsh High School – State Champs

  • Jesse Balcer – Current Head Coach at Chestnut Hill College
  • Joe Burke – Current Assistant at US Naval Academy and Former Assistant at Cornell University
  • Dick Delaney – Former Head Coach at West Chester University
  • Steve Donahue – Current Head Coach at Cornell University
  • Dave Duda  - Current Assistant at St Joseph's University and Former Head Coach at Widener University
  • Chuck Hammond – Current Head Coach at Goldey-Beacom College
  • Sean Kearney – Current Associate Head Coach at Notre Dame
  • Bill Lange – Current Head Coach at US Naval Academy and Former Head Coach Merchant Marine Academy
  • Darren Mays – Assistant at Mercyhurst College
  • Gary Rupert – Former Head Coach at Johns Hopkins University
  • Mike Ruane – Current Head Coach University of Bridgeport
  • Corey Stitzel – Current Assistant Coach at James Madison University
  • Casey Stitzel – Current Head Coach, Delaware Valley College

• Coach Magee's Former Players who have gone onto coaching positions:
• Al Angelos – Former Head Coach at Ursinus College and Former Head Coach Plymouth Whitemarsh High School – State Champs
• Jesse Balcer – Current Head Coach at Chestnut Hill College
• Patrick Chambers – Assistant at Villanova University
• Tony Coleman – Assistant at Wilmington College
• David Fields – Former Assistant at Philadelphia University, Abington Friends High School
• Andy Jones – Assistant at Philadelphia University
• Mike Lynam – Former Assistant at Philadelphia University, Bishop Kenrick High School – Catholic League Champs
• Ed Malloy – NBA Official
• Joe Mc Bride – Assistant at Goldey-Beacom College
• Randy Monroe – Head Coach at UMBC
• John Pierantozzi – Former Assistant Philadelphia University
• Brent Welton – Assistant at Neumann College

• Coached the Olympic Festive team along with John Calipari
• Co-Coach of the Year in the Mideast Collegiate Conference (twice)
• Honored at the NCAA Division I Final Four with the NABC's Guardian of the Game Award
• Nationally recognized as a shooting expert, has tutored numerous professional ball players including Hall of Fame member Charles Barkley, current Orlando Magic standout Jameer Nelson, current Boston Celtics guard Sebastian Telfair and current New York Knicks forward Malik Rose.
• Conducted shooting clinics around the country and in Italy and Puerto Rico.
• Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame (to be inducted, November 2008)
• Nominated for the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2006)
• Inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame (1979)
• Inducted into the Philadelphia University Athletic Hall of Fame (2004)
• Inducted into the Philadelphia Area Small College Basketball Hall of Fame (2002)
• Inducted into the West Catholic High School Hall of Fame
• Inducted into the Philadelphia University Hall of Fame (1984)
• Honored by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association (2006 and 2007)
• Selected member of all-small college team, Philadelphia area (1959-60, 60-61, 61-62, 62-63)
• Selected outstanding small-college player, Philadelphia area (60-61, 61-62, 62-63)
• Selected first five all-star team, Quantico Marines Christmas Tournament (1960 and 1961))
• Selected outstanding player, Quantico Marines Christmas Tournament (1960)
• Leading scorer all colleges, Philadelphia Area (Palumbo Trophy)

In addition to his coaching and playing resume, Magee frequently works with NBA players from around the league on the art of shooting, including Hall of Famer Charles Barkley and current Orlando Magic standout Jameer Nelson.

Magee played his high school basketball at Philadelphia's famed West Catholic High, where his teammates included former Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach and current Assistant Coach Jim Lynam and former St. Joseph's coach, the late Jim Boyle.

Magee received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the University in 1963 and a master's in education from St. Joseph's University in 1969. Magee and his wife, Geri, live in Berwyn, Pa.