John Chaney (basketball, born 1920)

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This article is about the basketball player. For other people named John Chaney, see John Chaney (disambiguation).

John Louie Chaney (February 29, 1920 – August 9, 2004) was an American basketball player and coach.

He played collegiately for the Louisiana State University.

Upon graduation, John suited up for the Syracuse Nationals of the National Basketball League. He played in 141 games for the Nats from 1946 to 1949.

He played for the Tri-Cities Blackhawks and Sheboygan Redskins (1949–50) in the NBA for 16 games.

Following his basketball playing career, Chaney became possibly the first-ever assistant men's basketball coach at LSU. He played a significant role in the Tigers' 1953 first-ever NCAA Final Four appearance and SEC Championship and 1954 SEC Co-Championship.

External links

  • Career statistics and player information from NBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.com
  • Career statistics and player information from WNBA.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). and Basketball-Reference.comLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).


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