John Chaney, Templeโs commanding basketball coach and Jacksonville native, dies
PHILADELPHIA โ John Chaneyโs raspy, booming voice drowned out the gym when he scolded Temple players over a turnover โ at the top of his basketball sins โ or inferior effort. โCoach Chaney was like a father to me,โ McKie said. AdIn 1994, he had a heated exchange following a game against UMass in which he threatened to kill coach John Calipari. โCoach Chaney and I fought every game we competed โ as everyone knows, sometimes literally โ but in the end he was my friend,โ Calipari tweeted. โJohn Chaney was more than just a Hall of Fame Basketball coach.