Don Chaney

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Don Chaney
Personal information
Born (1946-03-22) March 22, 1946 (age 78)
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight 210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school McKinley (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
College Houston (1965–1968)
NBA draft 1968 / Round: 1 / Pick: 12th overall
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career 1968–1980
Position Guard
Number 12, 42
Career history
As player:
1968–1975 Boston Celtics
1975–1976 Spirits of St. Louis (ABA)
1976–1977 Los Angeles Lakers
1977–1979 Boston Celtics
As coach:
1984–1987 Los Angeles Clippers
1988–1992 Houston Rockets
1993–1995 Detroit Pistons
2001–2004 New York Knicks
Career highlights and awards
As player:

As coach:
Career NBA and ABA statistics
Points 6,663 (8.4 ppg)
Rebounds 3,147 (4.0 rpg)
Assists 1,762 (2.2 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Donald Ray Chaney (born March 22, 1946) is an American former professional basketball player and coach, most notable for his long stints as a player on the Boston Celtics.

Career as a player

While at Houston, #24 Chaney blocks a shot against UCLA in the 1968 Game of the Century at the Astrodome

Chaney played basketball in college for the University of Houston, where he was a teammate of future Basketball Hall-of-Famer Elvin Hayes. Chaney played all 40 minutes of the famed "Game of the Century" at the Astrodome. That year Chaney became the first-round pick (12th overall) of the Boston Celtics in the 1968 NBA Draft; he was also drafted by the Houston Mavericks of the American Basketball Association.

Don became a 1969 NBA Finals champion with the Boston Celtics during his rookie year. He would also help the Celtics toward winning the 1974 NBA Finals. He had two stints with the Boston Celtics (1968–1975, and 1977–1980), for which he is most notable. He also had a short two season stint with the Los Angeles Lakers from 1976–1978, and also played in the ABA for one year with the Spirits of St. Louis from 1975-1976. Chaney was mostly known for his defensive skills, providing adequate numbers in minutes off the bench.

Chaney is the only Boston Celtic who played with both Bill Russell (1956–1969) and Larry Bird (1979–1992).

Career as a coach

22 seasons as a coach (12 as NBA head coach):

Awards

Head coaching record

Legend
Regular season G Games coached W Games won L Games lost W–L % Win-loss %
Post season PG Playoff games PW Playoff wins PL Playoff losses PW–L % Playoff win-loss %
Team Year G W L W–L% Finish PG PW PL PW–L% Result
L.A. Clippers 1984–85 21 9 12 .429 5th in Pacific — — — — Missed playoffs
L.A. Clippers 1985–86 82 32 50 .390 4th in Pacific — — — — Missed playoffs
L.A. Clippers 1986–87 82 12 70 .146 6th in Pacific — — — — Missed playoffs
Houston 1988–89 82 45 37 .549 2nd in Midwest 4 1 3 .250 Lost in First Round
Houston 1989–90 82 41 41 .500 5th in Midwest 4 1 3 .250 Lost in First Round
Houston 1990–91 82 52 30 .634 3rd in Midwest 3 0 3 .250 Lost in First Round
Houston 1991–92 52 26 26 .500 (fired) — — — — —
Detroit 1993–94 82 20 62 .244 7th in Central — — — — Missed playoffs
Detroit 1994–95 82 28 54 .341 7th in Central — — — — Missed playoffs
New York 2001–02 63 20 43 .317 7th in Atlantic — — — — Missed playoffs
New York 2002–03 82 37 45 .451 6th in Atlantic — — — — Missed playoffs
New York 2003–04 39 15 24 .385 (fired) — — — — —
Career 831 337 494 .406 11 2 9 .182

References

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