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Navy coach Ed DeChellis introduced his retirement on Wednesday after teaching 426 video games over 14 seasons on the Academy.
DeChellis, 66, surpassed Ben Carnevale (417) for many video games coached on the faculty earlier this season. He went 196-230 at Navy, together with 15-19 this season.
“It has been an important honor to serve on the Naval Academy and I really feel very lucky to have had the chance to educate so many distinctive younger males,” DeChellis stated within the information launch. “I want to thank (athletic director) Chet Gladchuk for giving me that chance 14 years in the past and for his help and extraordinary management throughout my tenure.
“The Naval Academy represents a set of timeless values that type the bedrock of our nation. I’m proud to have performed a small function in advancing these values by sport. I owe a debt of gratitude to all the gamers that positioned their belief in me and to the gifted coaches and different employees members that labored alongside me to assist every of our gamers attain their full potential on and off the courtroom.”
DeChellis additionally coached East Tennessee State (1996-2003) and Penn State (2003-2011) previous to this stint at Navy. Each these colleges made the NCAA Event in his remaining season as coach. In 2009, he guided Penn State to the NIT title.
Total, DeChellis had a 415-461 file and topped 100 wins at every of the faculties he coached.
DeChellis’ streak of 29 consecutive seasons as head coach is the sixth-longest in NCAA Division I historical past, trailing Rick Barnes (38 seasons), Dana Altman (36), Invoice Self (32), Tom Izzo (30) and Steve Alford (30).
Affiliate coach Jon Perry was named interim coach. Navy stated it should conduct a nationwide seek for a brand new coach.
–Subject Stage Media