Chaney Gets 700th Victory
Temple’s John Chaney won his 700th game Wednesday night when the Owls defeated St. Bonaventure, 76-57, at Philadelphia.
“I thought I would be a very old man when this happened,” Chaney told the crowd. “Today, I feel like a very young man.”
Chaney, who turned 72 last week, is 700-278 in 32 seasons as coach at Division II Cheyney State and Temple. He is 475-219 in 22 seasons with the Owls.
The 2001 Hall of Fame inductee joins Bob Knight, Lou Henson, Eddie Sutton and Lute Olson as the only active Division I coaches with 700 victories and is the 21st coach overall to win that many games. Olson, the longtime Arizona coach, joined the club this month.
David Hawkins scored 21 points to lead Temple (7-9, 2-4 Atlantic 10). Patrick Lottin led St. Bonaventure (6-11, 2-4) with 15 points.
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