John Chaney
Alma Mater:
Bethune-Cookman (FL)
Class of:
Hometown:
Philadelphia, PA
High School:
Benjamin Franklin High School
- Earned national coach of the year awards from the USBWA in 1987 and from AP, UPI, NABC and USBWA in 1988
- Coach of third-place team in 2002 NIT
- Coach of NCAA Division II champion in 1978 and third-place finisher in 1979
- Won six Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament titles (1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2000 and 2001)
- Temple's all-time winningest coach
- Final Division I Top 20 Rankings (eight: AP/UPI/USA)--1984 (20/NR/25), 1987 (8/8/17), 1988 (1/1/5), 1993 (NR/NR/13), 1994 (12/12/18), 1998 (24/NR), 1999 (NR/14), 2000 (5/10) and 2001 (NR/16)
- Final Division II Rankings (six)--1976 (11), 1978 (4), 1979 (4), 1980 (7), 1981 (T20) and 1982 (1)
- Major-College All-Americans (four): Nate Blackwell (1987), Mark Macon (1988), Pepe Sanchez (2000) and Terence Stansbury (1984)
- Inducted into Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
Record:
Season | School | Overall | League | Finish | Conference (Division) | Postseason (Record) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheyney State | 23-5 | 12-2 | 1st-E | Pa. Conf. | NCAA DII (1-1) | |
Cheyney State | 19-7 | 11-1 | T-1st-E | Pa. Conf. | DNP | |
Cheyney State | 16-9 | 9-5 | 2nd-E | Pa. Conf. | DNP | |
Cheyney State | 24-5 | 11-1 | 1st-E | Pa. Conf. | NCAA DII (2-1) | |
Cheyney State | 20-8 | 10-2 | 1st-E | Pa. Conf. | NCAA DII (2-1) | |
Cheyney State | 27-2 | 12-0 | 1st-E | Pa. Conf. | NCAA DII (5-0) | |
Cheyney State | 24-7 | 10-2 | 1st-E | Pa. Conf. | NCAA DII (4-1) | |
Cheyney State | 23-5 | 12-0 | 1st-E | Pa. Conf. | NCAA DII (1-1) | |
Cheyney State | 21-8 | 9-3 | T-1st-E | Pa. Conf. | NCAA DII (1-1) | |
Cheyney State | 28-3 | 11-1 | 1st-E | Pa. Conf. | NCAA DII (2-1) | |
14-15 | 5-9 | 3rd | A10 (East) | DNP | ||
26-5 | 18-0 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
25-6 | 15-3 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
25-6 | 15-3 | T-2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
32-4 | 17-1 | 1st | NCAA (1-1) | |||
32-2 | 18-0 | 1st | NCAA (3-1) | |||
18-12 | 15-3 | 2nd | NIT (0-1) | |||
20-11 | 15-3 | 1st | NCAA (0-1) | |||
24-10 | 13-5 | 2nd | NCAA (3-1) | |||
17-13 | 11-5 | 2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
20-13 | 8-6 | T-2nd | NCAA (3-1) | |||
23-8 | 12-4 | 2nd | NCAA (1-1) | |||
19-11 | 10-6 | T-2nd | NCAA (0-1) | |||
20-13 | 12-4 | 2nd | A10 (East) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
20-11 | 10-6 | 4th | A10 (East) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
21-9 | 13-3 | 1st | A10 (East) | NCAA (0-1) | ||
24-11 | 13-3 | 1st | A10 (East) | NCAA (3-1) | ||
27-6 | 14-2 | 1st | A10 (East) | NCAA (1-1) | ||
24-13 | 12-4 | T-2nd | NCAA (3-1) | |||
19-15 | 12-4 | T-1st | NIT (4-1) | |||
18-16 | 10-6 | T-2nd | A10 (East) | NIT (3-1) | ||
15-14 | 9-7 | 2nd | A10 (East) | NIT (0-1) | ||
16-14 | 11-5 | 2nd | A10 (East) | NIT (0-1) | ||
17-15 | 8-8 | T-7th | NIT (0-1) |
- 34-Year Coaching Record: 741-312 (.704) overall
- 225-59 (.792) in 10 years at Cheyney (PA) State
- 516-253 (.671) in 24 years at Temple
- 107-17 (.863) in Pennsylvania Conference
- 298-100 (.749) in Atlantic 10 Conference
- 44-18 (.710) in Atlantic 10 Tournament
- 23-17 (.575) in NCAA Division I Tournament
- 7-6 (.538) in NIT
- 18-7 (.720) in NCAA Division II Tournament