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One Tough Owl: Chaney Closes in on 500

Monday, November 14, 2005 3:58:41 PM
By DAN GELSTON

 Temple head coach John Chaney directs his team during the Temple-Va Tech National Invitational Tournament first round basketball game at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va., in a Tuesday March 15, 2005 photo. With a win against Army in the first round of the Preseason NIT on Tuesday, John Chaney will have 500 career victories at Temple. A father figure and a mentor to the scores of players he's recruited from inner-city homes and bad schools, Chaney also has been a lightning rod for criticism for his controversial antics.  (AP Photo/Steve Helber, file)PHILADELPHIA (AP) - One of John Chaney's first decisions at Temple was letting his players decide when to practice.

Some preferred the afternoon, others the evening and a few didn't care. When no unanimous decision could be reached, Chaney stepped in.

"He looked around and said, 'OK, I'll make one for you. Everyone be here at 5 o'clock — in the morning!'" former Owls standout Ed Coe said. "So that's how that all started."


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