Jim Connolly is in his third year as the head women’s basketball coach at Division II Chestnut Hill College and in a short time he has turned the Griffins into one of the top teams in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference. His coaching career follows his playing days where he starred at Jefferson University, scoring more than 1,500 career points for Hall of Fame coach Herb Magee.

In Episode #117 of “1-on-1 with Matt Leon,” Matt speaks with Connolly over Zoom to talk about his success at the helm of Griffins, how he got into coaching and what it was like playing for Coach Magee.

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