RIP John Chaney

[Deepster]

Yeah thank god Calhoun never tried to intimidate an official. Good lord what a stupid post for a thread about a guy who just died.

Chaney was a good man and a hell of a coach. To take a school like Temple to a bunch of Elite Eights and have them nationally relevant is no small accomplishment, and he made a positive impact in a ton of peoples' lives. Not a bad legacy. Plus he tried to kill Calipari.

A killer 8/9 seed or an 11-12 seed team no one liked seeing in their bracket.

 

[ElmCity40th]

Prayers up & RIP to a game changer and true mentor to young men.

 

[AZHuskiePop]

I saw them in Boston in 1999. We though UConn would be there but Duke beat us out for the 1 seed in the East.
Still it wasn’t a disappointment as I got to see
Cheney , Huggins,Keady,and Hamilton. All huge personalities, it was a privilege to see them in person. I think Keady/Hamilton are both HOF candidates this year. Huggy should be in if he is not Already.
Miami and Cinncy were both incredibly athletic.
But Huggy and Hamilton were out coached by the other two ,to come out of that region.
In fact it was the Temple / Duke final 8 game that gave me cofidence we could beat Duke.
Temple hung with them and I was confident we were better than Cheney’s team.

 

[HooperScooper]

Enjoyed him back in the day. Temple was tough as nails as was Chaney. I believe in a press conference after a tough loss to UMass he went after Calipari. The look on Caipari's was priceless, almost got to him to. RIP.

See the 4th post in this thread. I just wish nobody stepped in front of Chaney.

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

A killer 8/9 seed or an 11-12 seed team no one liked seeing in their bracket.

A miserable team to play against when they were good, with the deliberate offense and the matchup zone.

 

[Hoophound]

I can’t remember the situation there with Calipari, but Chaney, like Jim Calhoun, saw through the bs. I’m pretty sure JC would have lost his mind if he was in the same conference with Calipari.

 

[gtcam]

One hell of a coach and personality who got your attention even if you tried to ignore him. I love him for almost taking The Squids head off. His Temple teams always competed. Saw a lot of Calhoun in him and vice versa. RIP Coach

 

[TheChamps990411]

My first memory of Temple was the Marc Macon team 1990-91 that made a run to the elite 8 and lost to Carolina. I remembered this intense wild eyed coach and Macon just carrying that team. Of course over the next few years they had that Aaron Mckie/Eddie Jones teams which were pretty good. RIP to a coaching legend.

 

[G0UCONN]

HOF Coach.

Never liked him. Except when he attacked Calipari.

 

[Stinger92860]

Guaranteed he is giving god crap

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

You know what they say, stay at a school
long enough and you start looking like the mascot. RIP to one of the legends of Northeast CBB

 

[Scoe]

The greatest coach to never make a final four. It always seemed to me that Temple had always had a Duke or a UNC team in the way of the FF. His teams played you to the bone you were gonna be in a street fight against his teams. Calipari is very lucky Cheney didn’t get to him would’ve been a 1st round KO. RIP coach Cheney.

 

[FatHank]

RIP John...

First time ever seeing this. Oh my. Chaney was ready to beat him into the ground then spit on him. Man, would that have been a sight to see. RIP coach.

 

[XLCenterFan]

Yeah thank god Calhoun never tried to intimidate an official. Good lord what a stupid post for a thread about a guy who just died.

I was thinking the same thing as I read it.

 

[XLCenterFan]

Calapari was shook. He would have gotten trashed there.

 

[Waquoit]

I remembered that Temple had some great teams but I also remember that they were always at least good when Chaney was at the helm. So I just checked his record and it turn out the only time he didn't exceed .500 in 24 years was his first season when he was 14-15. His 2nd season he went 26-5.

 

[mauconnfan]

RIP Coach couldn’t help but respect the man. He did it right, coached hard but also was out to make them better men. Heard a few interviews over the years a good story teller and a good man!

 

[Kolumbo]

He spent 10 years coaching at Cheyney State. I did not know that.

He was a character like many of the coaches in the Big East and it would have been interesting to see how he and Temple would have done in the Big East rather than in the A-10.

 

[August_West]

A miserable team to play against when they were good, with the deliberate offense and the matchup zone.

Boeheim wishes he knew how to employ his zone

 

[Travelman6]

Wasn't he famous for running 5 am or 6 am practices? And I read they were very tough, character building.

Notable seasons:
1986-87: 32-4 (17-1 A10), 2nd round (upset by 10 seed LSU)
1987-88: 32-2 (18-0 A10), elite 8 as a 1 seed (10 point loss to 2 seed Duke)
1990-91: 24-10 (13-5 A10), elite 8 as a 10 seed (3 point loss to UNC)
1992-93: 20-13 (8-6 A10), elite 8 as a 7 seed (5 point loss to Michigan)
1998-99: 24-11 (13-3 A10), elite 8 as a 6 seed, (21 point loss to Duke)
2000-01: 24-13 (12-2 A10), elite 8 as an 11 seed (7 point loss to Michigan St)

(A10 regular season champs 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002)
(A10 Tournament champs 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001)

Honorable mention seasons: 1999-2000 (27-6, upset by 10 seed Shall), 1993-94 (23-8), and a 3 year stretch from 1983-86 where he went a combined 76-17 (48-6 A10) but sadly just 3-3 in the tourney.

Overall his best season ever was by far 1987-1988 where his two losses were to #8 UNLV by 1 and to Duke in the Elite 8 by 10. Imagine getting to the elite 8 FOUR times as a 6 seed or lower, TWICE as a double-digit seed.

Notable awards:
1988 NCAA coach of the year
A10 coach of the year: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000

Temple struggled from 2001-06 with 19-15 being his best season during that time but overall he was 516-253 at Temple, not an easy feat for a coach outside the Power 5 and overall 741-312 for his career and just one losing season in 24 seasons at Temple.

0-5 in the elite 8 must be painful especially since 3 of those losses are by a combined 15 points (and just running into a buzz saw in 1999 vs Duke) but perhaps the best coach not to make the final 4?

Seemed like an intense, solid coach, he always looked like an owl to me too.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

Wasn't he famous for running 5 am or 6 am practices? And I read they were very tough, character building.

Notable seasons:
1986-87: 32-4 (17-1 A10), 2nd round
1987-88: 32-2 (18-0 A10), elite 8
1990-91: 24-10 (13-5 A10), elite 8
1992-93: 20-13 (8-6 A10), elite 8
1998-99: 24-11 (13-3 A10), elite 8, took Duke to the wire
2000-01: 24-13 (12-2 A10), elite 8
(A10 regular season champs 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002)
(A10 Tournament champs 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000, 2001)

Honorable mentions: 1999-2000 (27-6), 1993-94 (23-8), and a 3 year stretch from 1983-86 where he went a combined 76-17 (48-6 A10) but sadly just 3-3 in the tourney.

Notable awards:
1988 NCAA coach of the year
A10 coach of the year: 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 2000

Temple struggled from 2001-06 with 19-15 being his best season during that time but overall he was 516-253 at Temple, not an easy feat for a coach outside the Power 5 and overall 741-312 for his career and just one losing season in 24 seasons at Temple.

0-5 in the elite 8 must be painful but perhaps the best coach not to make the final 4? Overall his best season ever was by far 1987-1988.

Seemed like an intense, solid coach, he always looked like an owl to me too.

I’m pretty sure the temple logo is modeled after him

 

[Travelman6]

The greatest coach to never make a final four. It always seemed to me that Temple had always had a Duke or a UNC team in the way of the FF. His teams played you to the bone you were gonna be in a street fight against his teams. Calipari is very lucky Cheney didn’t get to him would’ve been a 1st round KO. RIP coach Cheney.

Yes, 2 losses to Duke, 1 to UNC, 1 to Michigan, and 1 to Michigan St. UNC was an especially heartbreaking 3 point loss but Michigan was tough too just 5 points. Plus they had a very promising 2 seed team get upset by 10 seed Seton Hall in the round of 32 by 2 in overtime in 2000 and in 87, as a 2 seed, lost to 10 seed LSU.

 

[Dove]

Usually you let the body at least go cold before crapping on a deceased person's legacy.

Not here.

On the Women's Board it took 11 minutes for this video to get posted. Here, it took 18 minutes.

 

[Dove]

Guaranteed he is giving god crap

Why would he give God crap?

 

[boog204]

Saw them in NCAA opening rounds at the HCC in '88 ish. Chaney got mad at a ref, so during a timeout while his team was in the huddle he stood on the sideline and just stared/sneered at the official in an attempt to intimidate him. Bush league move.

Huh? JC literally did this every game for 25 years.