In 24 seasons as Temple’s head basketball coach, John Chaney’s team was left out of the NCAA or NIT tournament precisely once. He won consistently despite having only one consensus All-American… Sports News Summaries.
(Newser) – In 24 seasons as Temple’s head basketball coach, John Chaney’s team was left out of the NCAA or NIT tournament precisely once. He won consistently despite having only one consensus All-American in that time—Mark Macon, a guard. «Many of my players came from environments where people said they couldn’t do it,» he later said, adding: «So many of them were able to change who they were. They ended up being what Temple’s statement has always been. Young acres of diamonds, right from the neighborhood, being told they could have the same kind of opportunity as everyone else.
