Chancellor at the 2005 Women's Final Four in Indianapolis.
Biographical details
Born
(1943-09-27) September 27, 1943 (age 80) Louisville, Mississippi, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1965–1967
Noxapater HS
1967–1973
Horn Lake HS
1973–1978
Harrison Central HS
1978–1997
Ole Miss
1997–2006
Houston Comets
2002–2004
United States
2007–2011
LSU
Head coaching record
Overall
530–195 (NCAA) 211–111 (WNBA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
4× WNBA champion (1997–2000)
NCAA Regional—Final Four (2008)
Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2007 (profile)
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
Medal record
Coach for Women’s Basketball
United States (head coach)
Olympic Games
2004 Athens
Team
FIBA World Championship for Women
2002 China
Team
Van Winston Chancellor (born September 27, 1943) is an American former college and professional basketball coach. He coached University of Mississippi women's basketball, Louisiana State University women's basketball, and the professional Houston Comets.[1] He was named head coach of the Lady Tigers on April 11, 2007, replacing Pokey Chatman. In 2001, Chancellor was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee.[2] He was enshrined as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2007.[3] Chancellor currently serves as an analyst for Southland Conference games on ESPN3.
^"Van Chancellor Bio @ LSUSports.net". Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved October 12, 2007.
^"WBHOF Inductees". WBHOF. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2009.
^"Van Chancellor – 2007 Naismith Hall of Fame Inductee". Archived from the original on August 8, 2018. Retrieved February 29, 2008.
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rookie head coach to win the WNBA Title. In the WNBA's Inaugural Finals, VanChancellor was a rookie to the WNBA, but had coached in college for nineteen years...
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efforts, Thibault once again earned the Coach of the Year award, joining VanChancellor as the only coaches to win the award three times. On July 7, 2018, when...
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