In college basketball, the scene of an African-American coach cutting down nets to celebrate a national title is nothing new.

They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service.

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