Legendary college basketball coach John Chaney passed away today. He was 89. Mike Jensen of the Philadelphia Inquirer first reported this, and was later confirmed by Dana O’Neil of The Athletic.

Chaney had led to Temple to 17 NCAA tournament appearances, and five trips to the Elite Eight, during his 24-year tenure with the Owls. He also won a Division II national title at Cheyney University in 1978.

Chaney was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001. He had a career coaching record of 741-312 (.704) in his 34-years as a head coach.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer: “A flat-out funny man. His press conferences always were can’t-miss affairs — not just the time Chaney stormed into a John Calipari press conference after a Temple-Massachusetts game, famously yelling at Calipari, “I’ll kill you.””

There is no word yet on a memorial service to honor Coach Chaney.