After leaving with a 48-90 record, Pat Knapp has a successor.
Former Holy Family women's basketball coach Mike McLaughlin will take over the program at Penn, a source close to the situation confirmed.
With a record of 381-55 at the Division II school located in Northeast Philadelphia, McLaughlin's .874 winning percentage is the best at any level of NCAA basketball, regardless of gender.
He also has become the fastest coach in history to reach 100, 200 and 300 career wins. In each of his 13 years at his alma mater, the Tigers have won at least 25 games, including six 30-win years.
And 10 times McLaughlin won the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference title, including this year with an 18-0 record.
One thing Penn athletic director Steve Bilsky is sure to love is McLaughlin's record in the classroom. Last year the Tigers' team grade point average was 3.43.
And if his otherwise outstanding credentials weren't enough, consider that McLaughlin used to play for the Washington Generals and the Harlem Globetrotters.
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