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01-03-2007, 01:47 PM
Comets Chancellor Resigns after 10 Years as Coach
Coach says impending sale of team was part of the reason
Last Edited: Wednesday, 03 Jan 2007, 12:56 PM CST
Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor has told FOX 26 sports that he has resigned after 10 years with the team.
Chancellor led the Comets to the first four WNBA championships and won the league's Coach of the Year award three straight times (1997-99). He had a 211-111 record with the Comets including 20-12 in the playoffs. He also coached Team USA to the Olympic Gold medal in 2002.
The 63-year-old Chancellor said the imminent sale of the team figured in his decision to step down. FOX 26 reported Tuesday that owner Les Alexander is close to an agreement to sell the team to furniture dealer Hilton Koch.
"With new ownership coming in, I want to step back and allow the new owners to take their own direction," Chancellor told FOX, "and this gives me a chance to spend time with my family and decide what I want to do in the future."
Before coming to the Comets, Chancellor spent 19 seasons as head coach of the University of Mississippi where he had a 439-154 record and made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances.
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/Sports/Detail?contentId=1953804&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=6.1.1It doesn't seem possible. The Houston Comets, heck, the WNBA without Van Chancellor.
Coach says impending sale of team was part of the reason
Last Edited: Wednesday, 03 Jan 2007, 12:56 PM CST
Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor has told FOX 26 sports that he has resigned after 10 years with the team.
Chancellor led the Comets to the first four WNBA championships and won the league's Coach of the Year award three straight times (1997-99). He had a 211-111 record with the Comets including 20-12 in the playoffs. He also coached Team USA to the Olympic Gold medal in 2002.
The 63-year-old Chancellor said the imminent sale of the team figured in his decision to step down. FOX 26 reported Tuesday that owner Les Alexander is close to an agreement to sell the team to furniture dealer Hilton Koch.
"With new ownership coming in, I want to step back and allow the new owners to take their own direction," Chancellor told FOX, "and this gives me a chance to spend time with my family and decide what I want to do in the future."
Before coming to the Comets, Chancellor spent 19 seasons as head coach of the University of Mississippi where he had a 439-154 record and made 14 NCAA Tournament appearances.
http://www.myfoxhouston.com/myfox/pages/Sports/Detail?contentId=1953804&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=6.1.1It doesn't seem possible. The Houston Comets, heck, the WNBA without Van Chancellor.