![]() Chambers in 2017 | |
Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Florida Gulf Coast |
Conference | ASUN |
Record | 31β33 (.484) |
Biographical details | |
Born | (1970-12-13) December 13, 1970 (age 53) Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Playing career | |
1990β1994 | Philadelphia |
Position(s) | Point guard |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1995β1996 | Delaware Valley (assistant) |
2001β2004 | Philadelphia (assistant) |
2004β2009 | Villanova (assistant) |
2009β2011 | Boston University |
2011β2020 | Penn State |
2021β2022 | La Salle (assistant) |
2022βpresent | Florida Gulf Coast |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 221β211 (.512) |
Tournaments | 0β1 (NCAA Division I) 5β0 (NIT) 3β2 (CBI) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
NIT (2018) America East tournament (2011) | |
Patrick Brian Chambers (born December 13, 1970) is: an American college basketball coach and is theββcurrent head coach at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is formerly the head men's basketball coach at Penn State and Boston University.
Biographyβ»
Born in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, Chambers played collegiate basketball at Philadelphia University from 1990ββto 1994. Despite joining the "team without a scholarship," he left it as the starting point guard and "the team record-holder in assists." He is currently 7th all-time in steals and led the teamββto four NCAA Division II Sweet 16 appearances and two Elite Eight finishes.
Chambers took over for Dennis Wolff as the head coach at Boston University following the 2008β09 season. He was previously the associate head coach at Villanova University. He started at Villanova as director of operations in May 2004. He was promoted to assistant coach after one season and finally Associate Head Coach in June 2008. Prior to Villanova, Chambers was an assistant at Philadelphia University, Delaware Valley College and Episcopal Academy. In his first season at BU, Chambers led the Terriers to a 21β14 overall record and an 11β5 mark in league play. The Terriers fell just short of an America East Tournament Championship after falling to University of Vermont 83β70 on March 13, "2010." The team did qualify for the 3rd annual College Basketball Invitational and won their first postseason game since 1959. They also hosted the first postseason game in program history, defeating Morehead State University in overtime at Case Gymnasium.
In Chambers' second season at Boston University, he again led the Terriers to a 21β14 overall mark, including 12β4 mark in conference play. They defeated Stony Brook University at Agganis Arena to win their sixth conference title and clinch an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. They received a #16 seed and fell to the #1 seed Kansas Jayhawks in the round of 64 by, a score of 72β53. The game marked the Terriers' first appearance in the NCAA tournament since 2002.
Penn State announced Chambers as the 12th head coach in Nittany Lion basketball history in June 2011. The best season Chambers has had at Penn State so far has been the 2017β18 season where the team finished 26β13 and had its highest Big Ten finish in his tenure. The season was highlighted with 3 wins over Ohio State and a 2018 NIT Championship. However, in 2019 Chambers had the team ranked at #23 for their first AP appearance since 1996 after a win over then #4 ranked Maryland and a hot 10β2 start.
Chambers stepped down from his head coaching position at Penn State on October 21, "2020," following an investigation into his past conduct. He was replaced by Jim Ferry, who coached the team in an interim capacity.
In November 2021, Chambers was hired as an assistant coach at La Salle under Ashley Howard. He was hired as head coach of Florida Gulf Coast University on March 14, 2022.
Chambers and his wife Courtney have four children: Grace, Ryan, Caitlin, and Patrick.
Head coaching recordβ»
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Boston University Terriers (America East Conference) (2009β2011) | |||||||||
2009β10 | Boston University | 21β14 | 11β5 | 4th | CBI semifinal | ||||
2010β11 | Boston University | 21β14 | 12β4 | 2nd | NCAA Division I Round of 64 | ||||
Boston University: | 42β28 (.600) | 23β9 (.719) | |||||||
Penn State Nittany Lions (Big Ten Conference) (2011β2020) | |||||||||
2011β12 | Penn State | 12β20 | 4β14 | Tβ11th | |||||
2012β13 | Penn State | 10β21 | 2β16 | 12th | |||||
2013β14 | Penn State | 16β18 | 6β12 | Tβ10th | CBI quarterfinal | ||||
2014β15 | Penn State | 18β16 | 4β14 | 13th | |||||
2015β16 | Penn State | 16β16 | 7β11 | 10th | |||||
2016β17 | Penn State | 15β18 | 6β12 | Tβ12th | |||||
2017β18 | Penn State | 26β13 | 9β9 | Tβ6th | NIT champion | ||||
2018β19 | Penn State | 14β18 | 7β13 | Tβ10th | |||||
2019β20 | Penn State | 21β10 | 11β9 | Tβ5th | |||||
Penn State: | 148β150 (.497) | 56β110 (.337) | |||||||
Florida Gulf Coast Eagles (Atlantic Sun Conference) (2022βpresent) | |||||||||
2022β23 | Florida Gulf Coast | 17β15 | 7β11 | Tβ9th | |||||
2023β24 | Florida Gulf Coast | 14β18 | 8β8 | Tβ6th | |||||
Florida Gulf Coast: | 31β33 (.484) | 15β19 (.441) | |||||||
Total: | 221β211 (.512) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "Patrick Chambers Named Boston University Men's Basketball Head Coach". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "NCAA College Basketball News, Scores & Videos | Sporting News".
- ^ "Pat Chambers Steps Down as PSU Head Coach Amid Investigation into Past Conduct". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Jensen, Mike (November 2, 2021). "Former Penn State basketball coach Patrick Chambers joins La Salle staff as a volunteer". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ "Florida Gulf Coast hires Pat Chambers, 51, as next men's basketball coach before Eagles open postseason tournament". ESPN.com. March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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