Former Houston standout Reggie Chaney, the 2022-23 AAC’s Sixth Man of the 12 months for a Cougars group that received a program-best 33 video games in 2022-23, has died, CBS Sports activities’ Matt Norlander confirms. He was 23 years outdated.
Chaney, a Tulsa native who performed on the prolific Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada, initially signed with Arkansas out of highschool. He spent two seasons with the Razorbacks, first underneath former coach Mike Anderson after which underneath Eric Musselman, earlier than transferring to Houston in 2020, the place he completed off his faculty profession.
In three seasons with Houston underneath head coach Kelvin Sampson, Chaney made simply 24 begins in 104 appearances however was considered as one of many cornerstone items of the winningest stretch for this system for the reason that Phi Slama Jama period. In January, Sampson endearingly likened Chaney to a type of forex for his consistency.
“Reggie is like that penny (on the comfort retailer),” mentioned Sampson. “If you want him he is there.”
Chaney averaged 3.6 factors and a pair of.6 rebounds per sport for Houston in his three seasons with this system earlier than graduating in Could with a level in liberal research. Throughout his time there, Houston received 93 video games — greater than any college in faculty hoops throughout that span.