John Chaney

John Chaney

Player Profile

Hometown:
Philadelphia, Pa.

Last College:
Temple

Position:
Head Coach

Experience:
1982-2006

John Chaney, one of two Naismith Hall of Fame Temple men's basketball coaches, led the Owls to 516 wins, 17 NCAA Tournament appearances and five trips to the Elite Eight in his 24 years at the helm (1982-06).

The school's all-time winningest basketball coach, who retired in 2006 with 741 career wins over 34 seasons, earned consensus National Coach of the Year honors in 1988, the year he led Temple to its first and only #1 national ranking.

He also earned USBWA National Coach of the Year honors in 1987. In all, he led Temple to 23 postseason appearances in 24 seasons.

He won a record 296 Atlantic 10 Conference games and was named A-10 Coach of the Year a record five times.

His Temple teams won eight regular season Atlantic 10 titles and six A-10 Tournament championships.