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Glenn Robinson
Head Coach
717-291-4106

A 1967 graduate of West Chester University, Robinson became the all-time wins leader in Division III history by recording his 667th victory on February 14, 2004 at home versus Muhlenberg College.

Robinson is 10th among all active NCAA coaches in victories and has already surpassed legendary UCLA coach John Wooden (664-112) for 24th on the all-time NCAA wins list. Historically, Robinson guided the Diplomats to the Division III Final Four in 1979, 1991, 1996 and 2000 and was named the Basketball Times Division III "Coach of the Year" in 1991. He has earned conference and NABC "Coach of the Year" honors 12 times, including the 2004 award for guiding the Diplomats to a 26-4 record, the Centennial Conference title and an NCAA Elite Eight berth.

Currently, he holds the eighth best winning percentage in NCAA history as his mark has been bettered by only Kentucky's Adolph Rupp (.822), UCLA's John Wooden (.804), UNLV/Fresno State's Jerry Tarkanian (.784), North Carolina's Dean Smith (.776), Duke's Mike Krzyewski (.745), Northern State's Don Meyer (.743) and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim (.743).

A 2004 inductee to the West Chester University Sports Hall of Fame, Robinson grew up in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, and played high school basketball at nearby Aldan Lansdowne High before attending West Chester. At WCU, he was a standout collegiate baseball and basketball player before graduating in 1967 and earning a masters degree a year later.

"I think that the thing that impresses me most when I look at F&M is the kind of program that Glenn Robinson has built and maintained," said Hope College coach Glenn Van Wieren prior to facing the Diplomats in the 1996 Final Four. "He's truly one of college basketball's best coaches at any level."

He joined the F&M basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach in 1968 under Hall of Fame coach and athletic trainer Chuck Taylor. In the fall of 1971, he took over the Diplomats' varsity program when Taylor resigned to focus on his athletic training responsibilities.

But Robinson's road to NCAA history did not look realistic in the beginning.

Following a year which saw F&M finish 4-16, its seventh consecutive losing season, Robinson led the 1971-72 Diplomats to a 7-14 improvement with wins over Western Maryland, Eastern, Penn State-Harrisburg, Haverford, Juniata, Messiah and a season concluding 68-51 victory over Drexel University. In 1973, the Diplomats improved to 11-13, the eighth straight losing season in program history as the Diplomats last finished .500 or better in in 1962-62 when the squad notched a 10-9 record.

Finally, in 1974, Robinson and the Diplomats broke through for a 13-11 mark, the team's best record since a 13-6 performance in 1959.

In 1976, Robinson reset the school win record with a 17-8 record. However, the record did not stand for long as he broke it again in 1977 with 22, 1979 with 27, 1991 with 28 and 1996 with 29 victories.

Part of his success has been the personnel with which he has had to work as Will Lasky (1991 honorable mention, 1992 first team), Donnie Marsh (1977 & 1979 second team), Jeremiah Henry (1996 first team), Dave Jannetta (1994 honorable mention, 1995 third team), Brad Markey (1989 second team), Dennis Westley (1981 second team), Terry Scott (1988 third team), Phil Hoeker (1989 honorable mention), Chris Finch (1991 & 1992 honorable mention), Charlie Detz (1994 & 1995 honorable mention), Mike Mehaffey (1996 honorable mention), Alex Kraft (2000 first team, 2001 honorable mention), Steve Juskin (2004 honorable mention) and Duran Searles (2004 honorable mention) all earned All-America honors under Robinson.

"If you look at F&M over the years, you'll see that there's rarely a player with an average of more than 17 points per game," noted Henry. "The best way to play basketball is for all five people on the floor to function completely as a unit. We really stress teamwork and the ability to play together and that comes through Coach Robinson's system."

Unlike most Division I schools, which measure graduation rate based on the percentage of four-year players who get a degree, Robinson has a different standard. During his tenure, all but one player to earn a varsity letter in basketball has earned a degree, a statistic which few, if any, other college in the nation can boast.

In addition to basketball, Robinson also serves as Franklin & Marshall's varsity men's golf coach.

Chris Rogers
Assistant Coach
717-291-7166
College: Penn State

Chris Rogers enters his fifth season as an assistant coach for the Diplomats.

Rogers played for Penn State from 1992-1996 under head coaches Bruce Parkhill and Jerry Dunn. With the Nittany Lions, Rogers was a Big Ten Scholar Athlete and earned PSU's Coaches Award in 1996. He helped lead PSU to the National Invitational Tournament (NIT) semifinals in 1995 and the NCAA Championships in 1996. Following graduation, Rogers was a member of the Sundance All-Stars, a Division I exhibition team.

His coaching resume includes stints with Central Pennsylvania's 17-Under AAU club and Aspen High School in Colorado. While attaining his master's degree in sports and athletic administration from West Chester University, Rogers worked as an operations assistant at both Villanova University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Rogers graduated from Penn State in January 1997 with a bachelor of science in kinesiology.

Dan Fahringer
Assistant Coach
717-291-7166
College: Shippensburg

Fahringer joined the F&M coaching staff in the 1990-1991 basketball season after four seasons in the Elizabethtown School District. A 1984 graduate of Shippensburg University, Fahringer helps direct the F&M summer basketball camp and also serves as head JV coach and a clinician at other area basketball camps.