Philadelphia, PA- Philadelphia University head men's basketball coach Herb Magee was inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday, November 13th at the Hyatt Regency at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.  Coach Magee was joined countless family members,  along with friends and supporters as he took the stage for his induction speech.  

"I'm an Irish-Catholic kid from West Philly, I went to the greatest high school in the world, West Catholic high school.  I played there, I then went to Philadelphia Textile, I now coach at Philadelphia University, and now I'm being inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. It doesn't get much better than that," said Coach Magee. 

The other Class V inductees included:  the 1929 World Series Champion Philadelphia Athletics, Maurice Cheeks, Lionel Simmons, Leroy Burrell, Stan Hochman, Fred Shero, Harold Carmichael, Tommy Loughran, Mickey Vernon, Ed Delahanty, Dorothy Porter and Al Wistert. 

Magee enters his 42nd season at the helm of the Philadelphia University basketball program in 2008-09.   Magee has the second-most wins of any NCAA Division II coach with 855 victories.  He currently ranks fourth in victories all-time in NCAA history, regardless of division.

His most recent accolades are many and include:  the 2007 NABC's Guardian of the Game Award, nominated for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006 and inducted into the Philadelphia Area Small College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2002.

Click here  to listen to Coach Magee's recent interview on KYW Newsradio 1060