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Atlantic 10 Conference Announces Inaugural Men's Basketball Legends; Chaney Represents Temple
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Complete List Of A-10 Legends
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Tuesday its Inaugural Men's Basketball Legends. The 2013 class includes 16 former men's basketball student-athletes and coaches who made an immeasurable impact on each A-10 institution and its basketball program.
“The considerable contributions each of these gentlemen made to their institution and its basketball program played an important role in shaping the foundation of men's basketball in the Atlantic 10,” stated A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade.
“Whether it was building a program that eventually became a founding member or furthering the conference as it grew into a basketball power, each of the honorees is a part of the fabric of A-10 history and we're thrilled to be able to honor them.”
Temple is represented by former head coach John Chaney, who is one of two Naismith Hall of Fame Temple men's basketball coaches.
Chaney 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.
Each honoree will be saluted during a celebration awards brunch in the 40/40 Club, beginning at 11 am prior to the A-10 men's semifinal games.
The group includes 11 former players, three head coaches and two individuals that were both a player and a coach for their respective institutions.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The Atlantic 10 Conference announced Tuesday its Inaugural Men's Basketball Legends. The 2013 class includes 16 former men's basketball student-athletes and coaches who made an immeasurable impact on each A-10 institution and its basketball program.
“The considerable contributions each of these gentlemen made to their institution and its basketball program played an important role in shaping the foundation of men's basketball in the Atlantic 10,” stated A-10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade.
“Whether it was building a program that eventually became a founding member or furthering the conference as it grew into a basketball power, each of the honorees is a part of the fabric of A-10 history and we're thrilled to be able to honor them.”
Temple is represented by former head coach John Chaney, who is one of two Naismith Hall of Fame Temple men's basketball coaches.
Chaney 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.
Each honoree will be saluted during a celebration awards brunch in the 40/40 Club, beginning at 11 am prior to the A-10 men's semifinal games.
The group includes 11 former players, three head coaches and two individuals that were both a player and a coach for their respective institutions.
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