Ed DeChellis enjoying the challenge of rebuilding Navy program
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When Ed DeChellis became head coach at his alma mater, Penn State, in 2003 one would have surmised that he had landed his dream job.
And while DeChellis did have success with the Nittany Lions — a NIT postseason tournament title in 2009 and the program’s first NCAA berth in ten years in 2011, the 1982 Penn State grad left to take over a struggling program...
Ed DeChellis grasping for answers to Navy's 14-game slide
ANNAPOLIS — Navy forward Worth Smith barely practiced entering Saturday's game against Bucknell, consigned to the sideline while wearing a walking boot to deal with a stress reaction in his right foot. Then the freshman scored a career-high 16 points in the Midshipmen's latest loss. "I thought he had a ...
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January 29, 2012
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Jordan Brickman's Navy hoops career sets sail after two-year delay
ANNAPOLIS — Navy basketball coach Ed DeChellis didn't know who would play point guard for the Midshipmen as he started his first season. It turns out the answer might have been at the academy for the past two years. The Midshipmen (2-3), who take a three-game losing streak into Friday's ...
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November 23, 2011
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Navy Men's Basketball Victorious In DeChellis Debut, 78-70
Jordan Sugars scored 21 points to lead five players in double figures and the Midshipmen shot 54.0 percent to give Navy men's basketball coach Ed DeChellis a 78-70 victory over Longwood in his Navy coaching debut.
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November 11, 2011
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College basketball preview: Navy Midshipmen
NAVY MIDSHIPMEN Coach: Ed DeChellis. First season Key player: G Jordan Sugars. The senior already has 1,015 career points and has a chance to crack the top 10 in points in school history. Considering the roster's other juniors and seniors have a combined 27 points in their career, he'll be ...
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November 09, 2011
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M. Basketball. First-Year Coach Ed DeChellis Leads Young Navy Team Into Season
Media Guide | Schedule | Roster | Ticket Info | Promotions | Media CenterEd Dechellis enters his first year as the Navy head coach with an interesting dynamic. He inherits just nine returning players and five that saw significant action from a 2010-11 squad that went 11-20 overall and 6-8 in the Patriot League standings, good for fourth place in the league race.
First-Year Coach Ed DeChellis Leads a Young Navy Team Into Season
Media Guide | Schedule | Roster | Ticket Info | Promotions | Media CenterEd Dechellis enters his first year as the Navy head coach with an interesting dynamic. He inherits just nine returning players and five that saw significant action from a 2010-11 squad that went 11-20 overall and 6-8 in the Patriot League standings, good for fourth place in the league race.
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November 08, 2011
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Penn St set to begin new hoops era with Chambers
Penn State ushers in a new regime on the basketball court this season with Patrick Chambers taking over as coach.
Chambers replaces Ed DeChellis, who surprised his bosses in late May when he bolted his alma mater for the same job at Navy. It came two months after Penn State made its first NCAA tournament in a decade.
DeChellis leaves behind a potentially tough rebuilding job. Four...
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October 27, 2011
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DeChellis Discusses First Week of Practice With NavySports.com
Coach DeChellis Podcast (10-19-11) | Navy Athletics on ITunes | Navy PodcastsNavy men's basketball head coach Ed DeChellis sat down with NavySports.com on Tuesday to discuss his team's opening weekend of practice. The squad began official workouts on Friday, October 14, at 5:00 pm and through Tuesday's practice, have had seven team sessions.
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October 19, 2011
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M. Basketball. DeChellis Discusses First Week of Practice With NavySports.com
Coach DeChellis Podcast (10-19-11) | Navy Athletics on ITunes | Navy PodcastsNavy men's basketball head coach Ed DeChellis sat down with NavySports.com on Tuesday to discuss his team's opening weekend of practice. The squad began official workouts on Friday, October 14, at 5:00 pm and through Tuesday's practice, have had seven team sessions.
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