Chaney coaching the Temple Owls in 2006 | |
Biographical details | |
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Born | (1932-01-21)January 21, 1932 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
Died | January 29, 2021(2021-01-29) (aged 89) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1951β1955 | BethuneβCookman |
1955β1963 | Sunbury Mercuries |
1963β1966 | Williamsport Billies |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1963β1966 | William L. Sayre Junior HS (PA) |
1966β1972 | Simon Gratz HS (PA) |
1972β1982 | Cheyney State |
1982β2006 | Temple |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 741β312 (college) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NCAA Division II tournament (1978) 7 A-10 regular season (1984, "1987," 1988, "1990," 1998β2000) 6 A-10 tournament (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001) | |
Awards | |
Division II National Coach of the Year (1978) 2x Henry Iba Award (1987, 1988) NABC Coach of the Year (1988) AP Coach of the Year (1988) UPI Coach of the Year (1988) 5x A-10 Coach of the Year (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000) | |
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2001 | |
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |
John Chaney (January 21, 1932 β January 29, 2021) was an American college basketball coach, best known for his success at Temple University from 1982 through 2006. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001 and the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
Early life and playing careerβ»
Chaney was born in Jacksonville, Florida, but grew up in Philadelphia. He began his career after graduating from BethuneβCookman College and spending some time in the Eastern Professional Basketball League, first with the Sunbury Mercuries from 1955ββto 1963 and Williamsport Billies from 1963ββto 1966.
Coaching careerβ»
Chaney first became a basketball coach in 1963 at William L. Sayre Junior High School (now high school) at 58th and Walnut Street in Philadelphia. His teams had a 59β9 winβloss record in three seasons. Inheriting one-win team in 1966 at Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia, Chaney compiled a 63β23 record in six seasons.
Chaney's first collegiate position was at Cheyney State College, where he coached the Cheyney Wolves in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division II. At Cheyney, Chaney had a 232β56 record. Cheyney won the 1978 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament.
After a decade at Cheyney, Chaney moved on to Temple University in 1982, where he coached the Temple Owls in NCAA Division I. Chaney built a reputation as a tough coach who always demanded excellence on and off the "court." He was well known for his early-morning practices, match-up zone defense, tough non-conference scheduling, and winning basketball teams. He won the Henry Iba Award, given annually to the best college basketball coach by, the United States Basketball Writers Association, in 1987 and 1988.
On February 13, 1994, Chaney threatened to kill then-University of Massachusetts Amherst coach John Calipari at a post-game news conference, where Calipari was speaking at a podium. Chaney entered the conference mid-speech, calling him an "Italian son-of-a-bitch," accusing Calipari of manipulating the referees. When Calipari attempted to respond to the accusations, Chaney yelled, "Shut up...!", and proceeded to charge the stage, before being stopped by security. While being held back, Chaney shouted, "When I see you, I'm gonna kick your ass!" As security restrained Chaney, he repeatedly yelled, "I'll kill you!" and angrily admitted telling his players to "knock your fucking kids in the mouth." Chaney received a one-game suspension for the incident. The two coaches later reconciled. Chaney praised Calipari's coaching ability and defended him over the Derrick Rose controversy at the University of Memphis.
On December 20, 2004, during win over Princeton, 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, San Francisco), and Hugh Durham (Florida State, Georgia, Jacksonville).
In 2005, Chaney ordered backup forward Nehemiah Ingram into the game to commit hard fouls against Big 5 rival Saint Joseph's in response to what he thought were 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 fractured arm as a result of an intentional foul. Following the incident, he suspended himself for one game. And upon hearing the severity of the injury, the university suspended him for the remainder of the regular season. Chaney self-extended the suspension to that year's Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball tournament.
On March 13, 2006, Chaney announced his retirement from coaching at a press conference, effective after Temple's play in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). Fran Dunphy was named Chaney's successor following the season. Chaney was later inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame, which recognizes the best in Philadelphia's college basketball history. Chaney won a total of 741 career games. He took Temple to the NCAA tournament 17 times. His 1987β88 Owls team entered the NCAA tournament ranked #1 in the country, and he reached the Elite Eight on five occasions. In 2001, Chaney was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Personal lifeβ»
Chaney and his wife, Jeanne, had a daughter, Pamela and two sons,Darryl and John Jr. Chaney died on January 29, 2021, at the age of 89.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Cheyney State Wolves (Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference) (1972β1982) | |||||||||
1972β73 | Cheyney State | 23β5 | 12β2 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA College Regional third place | ||||
1973β74 | Cheyney State | 19β7 | 11β3 | Tβ1st (Eastern) | |||||
1974β75 | Cheyney State | 16β9 | 9β5 | 2nd (Eastern) | |||||
1975β76 | Cheyney State | 24β5 | 11β1 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
1976β77 | Cheyney State | 20β8 | 10β2 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
1977β78 | Cheyney State | 27β2 | 12β0 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA Division II champion | ||||
1978β79 | Cheyney State | 24β7 | 10β2 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA Division II Third Place | ||||
1979β80 | Cheyney State | 23β5 | 12β0 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA Division II Regional third place | ||||
1980β81 | Cheyney State | 21β8 | 9β3 | Tβ1st (Eastern) | NCAA Division II Regional third place | ||||
1981β82 | Cheyney State | 28β3 | 11β1 | 1st (Eastern) | NCAA Division II Elite Eight | ||||
Cheyney State: | 225β59 (.792) | 107β19 (.849) | |||||||
Temple Owls (Atlantic 10 Conference) (1982β2006) | |||||||||
1982β83 | Temple | 14β15 | 5β9 | 3rd (East) | |||||
1983β84 | Temple | 26β5 | 18β0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1984β85 | Temple | 25β6 | 15β3 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1985β86 | Temple | 25β6 | 15β3 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1986β87 | Temple | 32β4 | 17β1 | 1st | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1987β88 | Temple | 32β2 | 18β0 | 1st | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1988β89 | Temple | 18β12 | 15β3 | 2nd | NIT First Round | ||||
1989β90 | Temple | 20β11 | 15β3 | 1st | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1990β91 | Temple | 24β10 | 13β5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1991β92 | Temple | 17β13 | 11β5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1992β93 | Temple | 20β13 | 8β6 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1993β94 | Temple | 23β8 | 12β4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1994β95 | Temple | 19β11 | 10β6 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1995β96 | Temple | 20β13 | 12β4 | 2nd (East) | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1996β97 | Temple | 20β11 | 10β6 | 4th (East) | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
1997β98 | Temple | 21β9 | 13β3 | 1st (East) | NCAA Division I First Round | ||||
1998β99 | Temple | 24β11 | 13β3 | 1st (East) | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
1999β00 | Temple | 27β6 | 14β2 | 1st (East) | NCAA Division I Second Round | ||||
2000β01 | Temple | 24β13 | 12β4 | Tβ2nd | NCAA Division I Elite Eight | ||||
2001β02 | Temple | 19β15 | 12β4 | Tβ1st (East) | NIT Third Place | ||||
2002β03 | Temple | 18β16 | 10β6 | Tβ2nd (East) | NIT Quarterfinal | ||||
2003β04 | Temple | 15β14 | 9β7 | 2nd (East) | NIT First Round | ||||
2004β05 | Temple | 16β14 | 11β5 | 2nd (East) | NIT First Round | ||||
2005β06 | Temple | 17β16 | 8β8 | Tβ7th | NIT Opening Round | ||||
Temple: | 516β253 (.671) | 296β100 (.747) | |||||||
Total: | 741β312 (.704) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Coaching treeβ»
Assistant coaches under Chaney who became NCAA. Or NBA head coaches
- Dan Leibovitz - Hartford (2006-2010)
- Mark Macon - Binghamton (2009-2012)
See alsoβ»
- ^ "John Chaney". Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ Cherner, Reid (January 13, 2004). "Chaney a teacher first 'who cares so much'". USA Today. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ "John Chaney". Temple University Athletics. Archived from the original on April 28, 2006. Retrieved April 3, 2016.
- ^ "Chaney Is Named Coach at Temple". The New York Times. August 18, 1982. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
- ^ "Hall of Fame Temple basketball coach John Chaney dies at 89". January 29, 2021.
- ^ Moran, Malcolm (February 14, 1994). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Chaney Lambastes UMass's Calipari". The New York Times. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Temple's Chaney Is Suspended : Basketball: The coach apologizes for threatening to kill Massachusetts' Calipari after game". Los Angeles Times. February 15, 1994.
- ^ S.L. Price (March 14, 2011). "Too Slick, Too Loud, Too Successful Why John Calipari Can'T Catch A Break - Sports Illustrated Vault". Vault.si.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "Temple's Chaney steams toward 1,000th game as collegiate coach | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com.
- ^ "The Madness of John Chaney". Philadelphia Magazine. July 5, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ^ "Chaney won't coach in Atlantic 10 tourney". ESPN.com. February 28, 2005.
- ^ "Temple coach Chaney retires". ESPN.com. March 13, 2006.
- ^ Jensen, Mike (January 29, 2021). "John Chaney, legendary Temple University basketball coach, dies at 89". Inquirer.com. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "O'Neil: Chaney's disappearing act". ESPN.com. September 16, 2008.
- ^ "John Chaney, Temple's commanding basketball coach, dies at 89". NBA.com. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
- ^ "PSAC year-by-year men's basketball champions" (PDF). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
- ^ "MBB PSAC NCAA Playoff History" (PDF). Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
- ^ "2013-14 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball" (PDF). Atlantic 10 Conference. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
Further readingβ»
- 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.
- "Temple Coach Chaney Announcing Retirement Today", Washington Post, March 13, 2006.
- A Century of Greatness, Denise Dennis. Publisher The Urban League of Philadelphia-P.181, at Sayre rec. of 59&9
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