• 17 NCAA Tournament Appearances

• 5x 10 Atlantic coach of the year

• Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee in 2001

• Coach of the year for 1988

• Countless NCAAers and NBAers produced by him, and his system.

Coach John Chaney is known for his well-organized defenses and his tough minded philosophy that left no place for mistakes and misunderstandings. His teams show the lowest stats in turnovers and his main target has always been to improve their vision of the game, and take advantage of all the mistakes that the opponents did. His defenses were focused on creating hard situations for the opposition, and leave no free space for their offensive plays. He coped successfully with almost any man to man or zone defense.

However, his main contribution has been his defensive strategies. His match-up zone defense is indicative of his total philosophy, which is presented in the best possible way in his “Discipline, Vision and Coaching Wisdom” that I would suggest to all those who are looking forward to making a professional career in basketball coaching. The first word (“Discipline”) includes his whole philosophy, as well as his whole approach of his players. With Discipline you can succeed in any task, without it you are nothing! Therefore, no matter what team you coach, Discipline is the means to succeed.

His Temple University Match-up zone has helped a lot the Temple University to succeed in multiple NCAA seasons. Its main principles are the following:

1. No holes, no mistakes, read the game and the opposite offense, and take advantage of their gaps and mistakes.
2. Ball Pressure, Ball Pressure, Ball Pressure…
3. Be aware, help your teammates and be aware of your team ballside defense.
4. If you do the above, time will be with you.
5. Do not expect to rest if you play zone. It’s harder than man to man if implemented correctly.
6. “Kill” post players. Don’t leave space for opponents to act or even think.
7. Rival coaches are 100% sure not to be prepared for this. They will never expect you to play this defense.
8. Drown your opponents.

Last week I launched an offer on the Temple University, coach John Chaney’s Match-Up Zone Defense. There I stress the pros and cons (although it doesn’t really have any disadvantages) of this defense.

Here you can find a link to coach Chaney’s “Discipline, Vision and Coaching Wisdom” in Amazon.com