 He attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he played from 1908–10, leading the Quakers to a 23-4 record and an Ivy League championship in 1908.He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1910, and served in the U.S. Army during World War I.He was the first head men's basketball coach at Villanova University from 1920 to 1926, compiling a 64-30 (.681) record overall.