Fran Fraschilla

Fran Fraschilla is a college basketball game and studio analyst at ESPN, primarily for Big 12 Conference men’s basketball games.

Fraschilla head coached at the collegiate level for 23 years -- at the University of New Mexico, St. John’s University and Manhattan College -- posting an overall record of 175-100. When he joined ESPN, he ranked as the 34th winningest active coach in men’s college basketball. His teams made eight postseason appearances in nine years, including three NCAA Tournaments (1993, 1995 and 1998).

Before becoming a head coach, Fraschilla worked as an assistant basketball coach for five teams, including Providence College, Ohio State University, Ohio University, University of Rhode Island and New York Tech.

Active in several charity organizations, Fraschilla has participated in the NABC/American Cancer Society’s “Coaches vs. Cancer 3-Point Attack,” NY State Special Olympics, The O’Hara Foundation, St. John’s Bread and Life and White Plains Parks and Recreation. He was chairman of the NABC Committee on Academics from 1994-2002 and served as an Honorary Chairman for the 2000 New Mexico Special Olympics Summer Games, as well as the Honorary Chairman for the UNM Library Development program.

Fraschilla is a graduate of Brooklyn College, where he received a bachelor’s degree in American history.