2000

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Large crowd honors Van Chancellor

By Micbene Scrivener ! 'd \\a' on hand to honor Winston Count) natJ\'e nnd profe, ton.tl ba~ketball coach, Van Chancellor back home on aturda) Chancellor, a native of the ;-.;anih \\ruya romm nr~. wru. greeted by former coaches rang– mg from hi high school ·bac:ketball coach and track coach. to hi junior college coach and an assistant athletic duector from Ole Mis!t. \11 \\Crc on h. H.n r!! -..:1"\Cd for 19 years as head basketball coach for the Ole \1ts~ Lady Rebels, Chancellor led his teams ro 23 plth Van Chancellor Day. maybe I won't have to be J...nown just a~ HcLe 's brother!'' ~ Scv era I pn:-.entations were made to Chancellor throughout the day including one from Mayor Andy Woods who presented him with the keys to the cit) . Supervisor Mike Peterson presenting him with a procla mation from the Win!>ton County Boru·d of Supervi.,ors naming March I8, 2000 as Van Chancellor Da) . Representative Bobby Moody. who read the resoluuon pns!>cd by the legislature proclaiming March 18. 2 :1-.. Van Chancellor Day: and a presentation b) L) nnene Johnson, Ole Miss A%istant Athletic Director. Chancellor also brought "'ith him his nc"' book. Nnthin' Bur A Champiqn, which he personal!~ auto– graphed for .~.II those who purchased a copy. Van Chancellor has gone on to even loftier height' a.-. the fiN coach ofthe WNBA Houston Comets. Cllancellor

made the change lour )Car<. ago .md has never looked b:tck 1llese fust three se.t...ons ha\e brought with them three onsecuuh W~BA champ10n:.hips and has ...een 0\ancellor nruned thtce consecutive ttme~ :h \\':\r:BA

Coach of the Year. Entering hi:, founh sea– son with the Comet~ . Chancellor has a 71-19 regular season mark (.789) and a I0-3 playoff record (.769). In addition, indi\:idual playen. on his team who have achieved great– ness include WNBA's two– time MJSt Valuable Player. Cynthia Cooper and

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I , 1998, the Comch set numerous league record' on the road to a decisive 27-3 finish. Houston dominated on the court, senmg a new scoring record (76.2 ), and recording 15 consc..:utivc wins between June 27 and July 30. The .900 \\inning percentage ts the best finish in the history of prote"ional basketball. men or women. Attcr the 1998 sca~on, Chancellor continued his pres– ence on the basketball court as head coach of the 1998 WNBA Touring "ream. a squad of elite WNBA player:. that pin~ cd again!>t the best teams in Brazil. In hb Cntl!rtaining talJ..., he mentioned several t:Jmes the clo-.ene,., he felt v. ith the people of Winston County. par– ticulurl~ h1~ l~tther. aunts and uncles and in-laws. It \\a-.. clear to all who attended that Van Chancellor jc:; cenatnl) CH!T) thing that hru. been said about him - a great coach, a good - ole Winston County boy and an all around DIC'C £U).

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