John Chaney (basketball, born 1932)

John Chaney
Biographical details
Born	January 21, 1932 (age 92); Jacksonville, Florida
Head coaching record
Overall	741-312 (.704)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
	NCAA Division II Tournament Championship (1978); Elite Eight Appearances (1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001); Olympic Games (1984); Atlantic 10 Season Championship (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002) ; Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001)
Awards
	Division II National Coach of the Year (1978); Henry Iba Award (1987, 1988); Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year (1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000); NABC Coach of the Year (1988)
	Basketball Hall of Fame; Inducted in 2001

John Chaney (born January 21, 1932) is an American retired college basketball coach, best known for his success at Temple University.

Coaching career

Chaney was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He began his career after graduating from Bethune-Cookman College and spending some time in the Eastern Professional Basketball League. Chaney's first team was at the middle school level ^[1] He moved to Simon Gratz High School in Philadelphia where he had a 63-23 record. Chaney then moved on to college basketball.

The first collegiate position held by Chaney was at Division II Cheyney State. At Cheyney, Chaney was 232-56. He won a national title in 1978.

After a decade at Cheyney, Chaney moved on to Division I Temple in Philadelphia.^[2] Chaney built a reputation as a tough coach who always demanded excellence on and off the court. He was well known for his 6 AM practices, match-up zone defense, tough non-conference scheduling, and winning basketball teams.

Chaney won a total of 741 career games. He took Temple to the NCAA tournament 17 times. His 1987-88 Owls team entered the NCAA tournament ranked #1 in the country, and he reached the Elite Eight on five different occasions.

In 2001, Chaney was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

On December 20, 2004, during a 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).

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. He has since been inducted into the Big 5 Hall of Fame, which recognizes the best in Philadelphia's college basketball history.

Controversy

On February 13, 1994, controversy ensued when he threatened to fight then-University of Massachusetts coach John Calipari at a post-game news conference, where Calipari was speaking at a podium.

Chaney entered the conference mid-speech, accusing Calipari of manipulating the referees. When Calipari attempted to respond to the accusations, Chaney yelled, “Shut up goddammit!”, 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.

Chaney made headlines in 2005 after ordering backup forward Nehemiah Ingram into the game to commit hard fouls against 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. Temple then later extended the suspension to the Atlantic 10 tournament. He returned for a farewell season that ended in a loss to Saint Joseph's in the A-10 Tournament.

Coaching highlights

Chaney has led teams to an overall record of 741-312 and 31 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
Compiled a 516-253 record at Temple
Compiled a 296-100 Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season Record
Won his 400th game at Temple against No. 1 ranked Cincinnati on Feb. 20, 2000
NCAA Tournaments, 1984–1988, 1990-2001 (17)
NCAA Regional Finalists, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2001
National Invitational Tournament, 1989, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,2006
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

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Cheyney State (PSAC) (1972–1982)
1972-1973	Cheyney State	23-5			NCAA Div. II Tournament
1973-1974	Cheyney State	19-7			NCAA Div. II Tournament
1974-1975	Cheyney State	16-9
1975-1976	Cheyney State	24-5			NCAA Div. II Tournament
1976-1977	Cheyney State	20-8			NCAA Div. II Tournament
1977-1978	Cheyney State	27-2			NCAA Div. II National Champions
1978-1979	Cheyney State	24-7			NCAA Div. II Tournament (3rd place)
1979-1980	Cheyney State	23-5			NCAA Div. II Tournament
1980-1981	Cheyney State	21-8
1981-1982	Cheyney State	28-3			NCAA Div. II Tournament
Cheyney State:		225-59
Temple (A-10) (1982–2006)
1982-1983	Temple	14-15	5-9	3rd (East)
1983-1984	Temple	26-5	18-0	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1984-1985	Temple	25-6	15-3	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1985-1986	Temple	25-6	15-3	T-2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
1986-1987	Temple	32-4	17-1	1st	NCAA 2nd Round
1987-1988	Temple	32-2	18-0	1st	NCAA Elite 8
1988-1989	Temple	18-12	15-3	2nd	NIT 1st Round
1989-1990	Temple	20-11	15-3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1990-1991	Temple	24-10	13-5	2nd	NCAA Elite 8
1991-1992	Temple	17-13	11-5	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
1992-1993	Temple	20-13	8-6	T-2nd	NCAA Elite 8
1993-1994	Temple	23-8	12-4	2nd	NCAA 2nd Round
1994-1995	Temple	19-11	10-6	T-2nd	NCAA 1st Round
1995-1996	Temple	20-13	12-4	2nd (East)	NCAA 2nd Round
1996-1997	Temple	20-11	10-6	4th (East)	NCAA 2nd Round
1997-1998	Temple	21-9	13-3	1st (East)	NCAA 1st Round
1998-1999	Temple	24-11	13-3	1st (East)	NCAA Elite 8
1999-2000	Temple	27-6	14-2	1st (East)	NCAA 2nd Round
2000-2001	Temple	24-13	12-4	T-2nd	NCAA Elite 8
2001-2002	Temple	19-15	12-4	T-1st (East)	NIT Semifinal
2002-2003	Temple	18-16	10-6	T-2nd (East)	NIT Quarterfinal
2003-2004	Temple	15-14	9-7	2nd (East)	NIT 1st Round
2004-2005	Temple	16-14	11-5	2nd (East)	NIT 1st Round
2005-2006	Temple	17-16	8-8	T-7th	NIT Opening Round
Temple:		516-253	296-100
Total:		741-312
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

References

^ at Sayre Jr. High in Philadelphia, with Joey Goldenberg 1960- 1963.
^ "Chaney Is Named Coach at Temple". The New York Times. August 18, 1982. Retrieved May 6, 2010.

External links

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[1] t Sayre Jr. High in Philadelphia, with Joey Goldenberg 1960- 1963.

[2] "Chaney Is Named Coach at Temple". The New York Times. August 18, 1982. Retrieved May 6, 2010.

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