Buy from many sellers and get your cards all in one shipment. After his playing career, cheaney has spent time as a coach. Shop comcs extensive selection of calbert cheaney basketball cards. As he now departs the program, that need should no longer apply. Calbert cheaney adds unique dimension to slu coaching staff. Legendary coach branch mccracken, who was an allamerican player at. Ius director of basketball operations calbert cheaney discussed leaving. Apr 02, 2019 calbert cheaney s 2,6 points scored from 198993 still stands as the big ten alltime record.
Calbert cheaney is the alltime leading scorer at indiana university with 2,6 points. The hoosiers finished with an 85 record and a 54 big ten mark. Apr 02, 2019 evansville native, former iu star calbert cheaney to be inducted into collegiate hall staff report published 10. Cheaney ended his career as a threetime allamerican and remains the big tens all. The school competes in the big ten conference in ncaa division i. Jeremy gray talks to calbert cheaney inside the hall. The indiana hoosiers mens basketball team represents indiana university bloomington in ncaa division i college basketball and competes in the big ten conference. Come home, calbert cheaney, and coach the aces cheaney starred at indiana from 198993 under bob knight. Indiana hoosiers ncaa basketball original autographed items. Former iu player calbert cheaney to join national collegiate. Indiana universitys alltime leading scorer calbert cheaney is among six decorated former players and three influential former head coaches who have been selected to the national collegiate basketball. The hoosiers beat the jayhwaks in 1940 by the score of 6042 and then again in 1953 by a final of 6968.
Calbert cheaneys 2,6 points scored from 198993 still stands as the big ten alltime record. Lee corso 2010 indiana university athletics hall of fame. Guided iu to the 2020 taxslayer bowl, the programs first bowl game in the state of florida. And when he left school in 1955, he was the alltime leading scorer at iu and in the big ten, a record that stood for 32 years when indianas steve alford broke it.
Dec 05, 2019 a farranging conversation with calbert cheaney, threetime allamerican at indiana university who swept the national player of the year awards. Sandwiched between two iconic coaches in branch mccracken and bob knight, mccrackens longtime assistant and former lead scorer lou watson coached indiana from 1965 through 1971, with a leave of absence in 1970 where jerry oliver stepped in as acting head coach. Apr 02, 2019 former iu head coach bob knight also was inducted in the inaugural class of 2006. Indiana has won five ncaa championships in mens basketball 1940, 1953, 1976, 1981. Lou watson coached indiana from 19661971, with limited success, but did coach big george mcginnis for his one year in college ball.
I covered that group for twoplus seasons, and it was an amazing time. In 1939, branch mccracken took over the team and coached for the next 26 years excepting a threeyear stint in the army during world war ii, winning two national titles. Calbert cheaney, greg graham, chris reynolds, pat graham, todd leary, chris lawson, lawrence funderburke coming in there was talk of it being the best recruiting class ever. The team was coached by bob knight, with assistants gerry. From 2016 he was an assistant coach at saint louis university, and since 2018, cheaney has been an assistant coach with the erie bayhawks of the nba g league. Evansville, calbert cheaney in serious talks for head. The hoosiers play on branch mccracken court at simon skjodt assembly. Well, i had the final say, and my diploma says indiana university, class of 1980. Dec 20, 2010 cheaney was a pretty good college 3point shooter but never extended his range to the nba 3 point line.
Calbert cheaney spent the past two years working as the director of basketball operations for indiana, the university where he was made three straight allamerica teams before launching on a. Hes a threetime allamerican and remains the big tens alltime leading scorer. Kmox calbert cheaney, a former threetime allamerican at indiana university, national player of the year and year nba veteran. Former coach bob knight also was inducted in the inaugural class of 2006. Those early champions led by branch mccracken in 1940 and 1953 are. In 200910, cheaney became a special assistant with the warriors, and last year he was promoted to assistant coach on the staff of yet another former hoosiers star, keith smart.
Indiana hoosiers basketball history coaches database. Branch mccracken june 9, 1908 june 4, 1970 was an american basketball player and coach. Information about indiana hoosier legends, coaches, seasons, games, and other iu basketball related information both the past and the present. The hiring of everett dean as head coach in 1925 kicked off the tradition of excellence for indiana basketball. Apr 02, 2019 national collegiate basketball hall of fame to induct ius calbert cheaney kansas city, mo. Lee corso 2010 indiana university athletics hall of.
Due to covid19, all shipping is experiencing significant delays. Ironically, both games were played in kansas city and branch mccracken was the iu coach in each of them. Calbert cheaney, indiana universitys alltime leading scorer, is among six. Calbert cheaney adds unique dimension to slu coaching. Mike woodson as we like to do from timetotime with an open thread, were curious to know your list of top 10 players in iu basketball history down in the comments. Ius calbert cheaney would later break alfords mark in 1993. Calbert cheaney named billiken assistant coach cbs st. Back during july of 93 for calbert s rookie year i was able to get his autograph during the summer at the doral arrowwood hotel in westchester, ny. Jan 25, 2016 a former player and assistant under branch mccracken, lou watson was iu s coach for five seasons. A former player and assistant under branch mccracken, lou watson was ius coach for five seasons. Former coaches homer drew, lute olson and the late rick majerus will. Mccracken had decided to retire following the 196465 season after 24 seasons in bloomington. Former iu head coach bob knight also was inducted in the inaugural class of 2006. The hoosiers play on a court bearing his name, and before he won ius first two national titles as a coach 1940, 1953, he was a heck of a player.
The indiana hoosiers mens basketball team is the intercollegiate mens basketball program representing indiana university iu. Calbert cheaney 199192 game log college basketball at. Indiana university mens basketball team was founded in 1898. Mar 18, 2020 and when he left school in 1955, he was the alltime leading scorer at iu and in the big ten, a record that stood for 32 years when indianas steve alford broke it. Ius first great head coach, everett dean, was at first a standout player who. Calbert cheaney to be inducted into college basketball. Evansville native, iu standout calbert cheaney to be. The hoosiers play on branch mccracken court at simon skjodt assembly hall in bloomington, indiana on the indiana university bloomington campus. Barry carroll, were pretty darn good themselves under coach lee rose. Calbert cheaney headed to the college basketball hall of fame. Calbert cheaney to be inducted into college basketball hall of. When he was hired in june 2011, it was posited indiana needed calbert cheaney.
Back during july of 93 for calberts rookie year i was able to get his autograph during the summer at the doral arrowwood hotel in westchester, ny. On march 4,1993, cheaney broke the big ten basketball alltime scoring record, a mark that still stands 25 years later. File photo the 197172 season was always going to mark a new chapter in indiana basketball. Iu s director of basketball operations calbert cheaney discussed leaving the basketball program aug. Cheaney will be inducted into the national collegiate basketball hall of fame later this year. He was a righthanded calbert cheaney before calbert cheaney and he. The indiana hoosiers are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of indiana university bloomington, named after the colloquial term for people from the state of indiana. Mccrackens indiana hoosiers teams twice won the ncaa championship, in 1940 and 1953. Evansville native, iu standout calbert cheaney to be inducted. Calbert cheaney college stats college basketball at sports.
Calbert nathaniel cheaney is a retired american basketball player and a former assistant coach at saint louis university. He always ate jim jacksons lunch in college when iu played ohio state. We welcome you to use a comc account to combine your purchases and ship them at a later time. Calbert cheaney 26 steve alford 2438 don schlundt 2192 a. Ct april 2, 2019 connect tweet linkedin comment email more. Deans teams won three big ten titles in thirteen years for the hoosiers. He served as the head basketball coach at ball state university from 1930 to 1938 and at indiana university bloomington from 1938 to 1943 and again from 1946 to 1965.
One of 22 semifinalists for the 2019 george munger college coach of the year award, tom allens 18 wins are the most for an indiana head coach over his first three seasons. Calbert cheaney was a consensus player of the year at indiana, where he was one of bob knights greatest players and became the big tens alltime leading scorer. Evansville native, iu standout calbert cheaney to be inducted into. The other five are isiah thomas, branch mccracken, walt bellamy. Cheaney was able to reach the 1,000point milestone in just 53 games, the 4th quickest hoosier to do so.
Cheaney was never a star in the nba, but he gave washington six solid years after being drafted seventh overall. Hoosiers win 1953 national title with thrilling win. Indiana universitys alltime leading scorer calbert cheaney is among six decorated former players and three influential former head coaches who have been selected to the national collegiate basketball hall of fame class of 2019. Usa today sports indiana university and big ten alltime leading scorer calbert cheaney is. Tom allen head coach staff directory indiana university. He starred as a player for the indiana hoosiers from 198993 under coach bob knight. The 196667 team, which won a big ten championship, was known as the cardiac.
Sep 10, 2019 watson, a former player under iu coaching legend branch mccracken, went on to succeed his college coach in the fall of 1965. Calbert cheaney wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. His teams also won four regular season big ten titles and went to the. Bellamy, though he missed out on the best of the hoosiers team success, was a. Cheaney selected to college basketball hall of fame. Calbert cheaney to be inducted into college basketball hall. The class of 2018 arrives as one of the alltime best at. The evansville native will be the sixth former iu player enshrined, joining isiah thomas 2006, branch mccracken 2006, walt bellamy 2006, quinn buckner 2016 and scott may 2017 as members of the hall of fame. With tuesdays announcement, cheaney becomes the sixth former iu player to be inducted into the hall of fame. Feb 07, 2020 well, i had the final say, and my diploma says indiana university, class of 1980. An indepth statistical breakdown of the rivalry between.
Those early champions led by branch mccracken in 1940 and 1953 are great, as are. In terms of individual achievements, the hoosiers boast national players of the year such as scott may and calbert cheaney, while top coaching honors have gone to. Cheaney to be inducted into national collegiate basketball. Ius 41point victory came in the 199192 season, which featured thenplayer, nowhead coach matt painter. Hoosiers have been fortunate enough to make the front cover of sports illustrated, but 1993 ncaa player of the year, calbert cheaney, was not one of them. Discussion in premium iu hoop forum started by stu jackson, aug 18, 2017.
Cheaney played small forward for the indiana university hoosiers for head coach bob knight. Calbert cheaney college stats college basketball at. An indepth statistical breakdown of the rivalry between iu. Kmox calbert cheaney, a former threetime allamerican at indiana university, national player of the year and year nba veteran, has been named an assistant coach on jim. In terms of individual achievements, the hoosiers boast national players of the year such as scott may and calbert cheaney, while top coaching honors have gone to the likes of branch mccracken, bob knight, and tom crean. The hoosiers participate in division i of the national collegiate athletic association ncaa in 24 sports and became a member of the big ten conference on december 1, 1899.
Cheaney ended his career as a threetime allamerican and remains the big tens alltime leading scorer with 2,6 career points. Bellamy, though he missed out on the best of the hoosiers team success, was a hall of famer who averaged 20. Cheaney was a pretty good college 3point shooter but never extended his range to the nba 3 point line. While they didnt all work out, this class formed the nucleus of a 1992 final four team, and one of the best iu teams to not win a national title in 1993. Evansville native, former iu star calbert cheaney to be inducted into collegiate hall staff report published 10. Calbert nathaniel cheaney born july 17, 1971 is an american basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the college park skyhawks of the nba g league. Watson, a former player under iu coaching legend branch mccracken, went on to succeed his college coach in the fall of 1965. Branch mccracken head coach indiana university athletics.