John Chaney
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John Chaney (born January 21, 1932 in Jacksonville, Florida) is a retired American college basketball coach, best known for his tenure at Temple University.
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[edit] Coaching Career
Chaney began his career after graduating from Bethune-Cookman College and spending some time in the Eastern Professional Basketball League. In 2001, Chaney was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Chaney's first team was at the middle school level in 1963. He moved to Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia where he had an impressive 63-23 record. Chaney then moved to college basketball.
The first collegiate position held by John Chaney was at Division II Cheyney State. At Cheyney, Chaney was 225-56. He won his only national title in 1978.
After a decade at Cheyney, Chaney moved to Division I Temple in Philadelphia.[1] Chaney built a reputation as a tough coach who always demanded excellence on and off the court. He is well known for his 6 AM practices, unique match-up zone defense, and winning basketball teams.
Chaney has won a total of 711 career games as of December 12, 2004. He has taken Temple to the NCAA tournament 17 times. His 1987-88 Owls team entered the NCAA tournament ranked #1 in the country, and he has reached the Elite Eight on five different occasions. He was consensus national coach of the year in 1988.
On December 20, 2004, Chaney became the fifth active coach and 19th all-time to appear on the sidelines for 1,000 games, joining Lou Henson (New Mexico State, Illinois), Bob Knight (Army, Indiana, Texas Tech), Eddie Sutton (Creighton, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oklahoma State), and Hugh Durham (Florida State, Georgia, Jacksonville). With the win over Princeton that night, the coach now owns a career record of 724-297.
Looking back on his career that spans four decades and now 1,000 games, Chaney downplayed the numbers. “It’s about names and faces, the people you meet. That’s what it means to me.”
On March 13, 2006, Chaney announced his retirement from coaching at a press conference, to be effective after Temple's play in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Fran Dunphy was named Chaney's successor following the season.
[edit] Controversy
Chaney's behavior has been controversial at times. On February 13, 1994, he said "I'm gonna kick your ass!", and threatening to kill then-University of Massachusetts coach John Calipari at a post-game news conference, nearly assaulting him before security pulled him away, but has since called Calipari a friend. Chaney made headlines in 2005 after ordering seldom-used forward Nehemiah Ingram into the game to commit hard fouls against Saint Joseph's in response to several missed calls by the referees. After the game Chaney admitted to "sending a message" and stated "I'm going to send in what we used to do years ago, send in the goons." John Bryant of Saint Joseph's suffered a reported fractured arm as a result of an intentional foul, though the X-Ray was negative and the MRI film (taken after two days of hard practice) was never released to the public. Following the incident, John Chaney suspended himself for one game, and upon hearing the severity of the reported injury, suspended himself for the remainder of the regular season and the A-10 tournament. Chaney later apologized to Bryant, his family, and Saint Joseph's. He also offered to pay any of Bryant's appropriate medical bills. Bryant returned to play for the Hawks during the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) after Chaney's Owls were eliminated by Virginia Tech.
[edit] Coaching Highlights
- Chaney has led teams to an overall record of 724-297 record and 30 post season berths
- Compiled a 225-59 record at Cheyney State
- NCAA Division II Tournament, 1973, 1974, 1976-80, 1982
- NCAA Division II Tournament National Champions, 1978
- Division II National Coach of the Year, 1978
- State of Pennsylvania Distinguished Faculty Award, 1979
- Has compiled a 499-238 record at Temple
- Has compiled a 327-108 Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Record
- Won his 400th game against No. 1 ranked Cincinnati on Feb. 20, 2000
- NCAA Tournaments, 1984-1988, 1990-2001 (18)
- NCAA Regional Finalists, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001
- National Invitational Tournament, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
- Atlantic 10 regular season Championships, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Championships, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001
- Atlantic 10 Conference Coach of the Year, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000
- Has compiled 15 20-win seasons at Temple
- USBWA National Coach of the Year, 1987, 1988
- Consensus National Coach of the Year, Associated Press Coach of the Year
- Eastern Basketball Coach of the Year, 1993
- Won his 700th game, becoming the first African-American in history with 700 wins
[edit] References
- "Chaney is Named Coach at Temple", New York Times, August 18, 1982.
- "Longtime Temple coach Chaney retires", ESPN.com, March 13, 2006.
- "Temple Coach Chaney Announcing Retirement Today", Washington Post, March 13, 2006.
[edit] Further reading
- Hunt, Donald (2006). Chaney: Playing for a Legend. Triumph Books. ISBN 1-57243-913-0.
- Wartenberg, Steve (1991). Winning Is an Attitude: A Season in the Life of John Chaney and the Temple Owls. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-05538-2.
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| Preceded by Don Casey |
Temple Head Men's Basketball Coach 1982 – 2006 |
Succeeded by Fran Dunphy |
