After 800 wins, Magee is the coach who never left; Philadelphia University fixture has no regrets about staying put.(Main)

Byline: RANDY PENNELL Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA - He built his reputation as a shooter, a jump-shot guru who expects to make every single shot, no matter where he is on the court. But it's his passing that makes Herb Magee so remarkable.

More than 40 years ago, Magee arrived at Philadelphia University as a skinny, undersized freshman with a deft shooting touch - and never left. After 800 wins and numerous offers for big-time college and NBA coaching jobs, he's still at his alma mater - winning games and preaching the gospel of the jump shot.

"Believe me when I tell you that if I warmed up and went out there right now and took 100 shots, I'd expect to miss one or two," said the 64-year-old Magee, pointing through the …