&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:JohnChaney.jpg) Chaney coaching the Temple Owls in 2006 | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 21, 1932 Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. |
| Died | January 29, 2021 (aged 89) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1955 | Bethune–Cookman |
| 1955–1963 | Sunbury Mercuries |
| 1963–1966 | Williamsport Billies |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1963–1966 | William L. Sayre Junior HS (PA) |
| 1966–1972 | Simon Gratz HS (PA) |
| 1972–1982 | Cheyney State |
| 1982–2006 | Temple |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 741–312 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| NCAA Division II tournament (1978) 7 A-10 regular season (1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998–2000) 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 – 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.