Troy University Athletics
2006 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Richard Chaney
- Position:
- G
- Ht./Wt.:
- 6-4 / 205
- Class:
- Senior
2005-06: Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer regulations.
At Utah: Started 48 of 94 games during his three years with the Utes... a member of three NCAA Tournament teams... tallied 708 points, an average of 7.5 per game... helped the Utes to a 29-6 record and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance as a junior... appeared in 28 games with 15 starts, averaging 23.2 minutes per game... missed seven games with a broken hand... tied for first in the MWC in free throw percentage (85.7)... was fifth on the team in scoring average (7.8 ppg)... posted a pair of 20-point games and nine double-figure scoring games... ... tallied a season-best 21 points and four assists at Cal Poly... had 20 points, four rebounds, three steals and three assists against Montana-Western... dished out a career-high four assists in the NCAA First Round game against UTEP.... started 31 games as a sophomore, earning All-Mountain West Conference Tournament honors... MWC Player of the Week for Jan. 4-11, 2003... had five or more rebounds in nine games... tallied 22 points against Southern Utah and 21 points vs. Stony Brook... started two games as a freshman, averaging 18.4 minutes per contest... averaged 5.4 points per game, reaching double figures six times... season high was 17 points (in 17 minutes) against Weber State... tallied at least five rebounds in 10 contests.
High School: Named league’s Most Valuable Player in 2002... first team all-CIF and first team all-conference as a junior and senior ... averaged 25 points, 12 rebounds, two assists and four blocked shots per game as a senior... averaged double figures in points the other three years... led Verbum Dei to the CIF title in 2001-02 and the third round of the state playoffs in 2000-01... played on conference championship teams his last two years.
Personal: Born Jan. 23, 1984 in Long Beach, Calif.,... son of Richard Sr. and Esther Chaney... was married this summer to the former Lindsey Watts... a distant cousin to Don Chaney, former head coach of the New York Knicks... majoring in social science.
