UConn s Isaiah Whaley named Big East co-Defensive Player of Year, Tyler Polley top sixth man
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UConn’s Isaiah Whaley (5) and Villanova’s Brandon Slater leap for a rebound during a game earlier this season.Matt Slocum / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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UConn’s Isaiah Whaley, right, and Villanova’s Jeremiah Robinson-Earl leap for a rebound during a game earlier this season.Matt Slocum / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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UConn’s Tyler Polley (12) is fouled as he makes a basket against Providence earlier this season.David Butler II / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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In UConn’s first year back in the Big East, it has claimed an award it dominated back in its heyday.
Temple s John Chaney left an enormous legacy in Philadelphia and throughout college basketball
Temple s John Chaney left an enormous legacy in Philadelphia and throughout college basketball
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Longtime Temple coach John Chaney dies at 89 (1:27)
Vince Carter and Kendrick Perkins react to the death of former Temple basketball coach John Chaney. (1:27) Contributor to SportsCenter, ESPN Insider Published first public bracket in 1995
PHILADELPHIA You didn t have to like John Chaney to respect him. And you didn t have to agree with him to understand the man s impact on college basketball, Temple University and the countless lives he touched.
When Temple president Peter Liacouras went outside the box and tapped Chaney to lead the Owls in 1982, many in Philadelphia thought it was another example of the controversial Liacouras missing the mark. This was the same president who had promised a Sugar Bowl by 1985, and the same basketball program which hadn t won an NCAA tournament g