George Blaney

George Blaney
Personal information
Born	(1939-12-12) December 12, 1939 Jersey City, New Jersey
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Listed weight	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Peter's (Jersey City, New Jersey)
College	Holy Cross (1958–1961)
NBA draft	1961 / Round: 4 / Pick: 33rd overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1961–1967
Position	Point guard
Number	15
Career history
1961–1962	New York Knicks
1962–1964	Trenton Colonials (EPBL)
1964–1966	Camden Bullets (EPBL)
1966–1967	Allentown Jets (EPBL)
Career NBA statistics
Points	117 (3.3 ppg)
Rebounds	36 (1.0 rpg)
Assists	45 (1.3 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

George R. Blaney (born November 12, 1939) is an American former basketball player and coach.^[1]

Blaney played high school basketball at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City.^[2]

After playing basketball at the College of the Holy Cross during the late 1950s and early 1960s, the 6'1" Blaney spent one season with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association. In 1967-68 he served as head coach at Stonehill College and Dartmouth College 1969-1971. From 1972 to 1994, he served as head coach of Holy Cross, compiling a 357-276 overall record. He then became head coach at Seton Hall University, where he led the team to the NIT twice before being fired following the 1996-97 season. In 2000, he began serving as an assistant head coach at the University of Connecticut.

Blaney, while filling in for Jim Calhoun, made history at UConn on January 23, 2010 when UConn defeated the No. 1 ranked University of Texas Longhorns 88-74. It marked the first time that an opponent had come to Gampel Pavilion ranked first in the nation, and was subsequently the first time UConn ousted the nation's top team at home.

Blaney also filled in for Calhoun for 11 games in the 2011-12 season. He is credited with the first three games of the 2011-12 Big East Conference season, when Calhoun sat out a conference-imposed suspension for recruiting violations.^[3] He also served as interim coach throughout February 2012, when Calhoun went on medical leave; those eight games, however, are credited to Calhoun.

Blaney announced his retirement on June 13, 2013.^[4]

References

↑ "George Blaney". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
↑ George Blaney, databaseBasketball.com. Accessed November 4, 2007.
↑ AP (January 5, 2012). "Jim Calhoun not credited with wins". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
↑ "George Blaney announces retirement". ESPN. June 13, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2013.

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Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball 2003–04 NCAA Champions

3 Charlie Villanueva 4 Ben Gordon 5 Marcus Williams 11 Hilton Armstrong 12 Taliek Brown 21 Josh Boone 31 Rashad Anderson 33 Denham Brown 50 Emeka Okafor (MOP) Head Coach Jim Calhoun Assistant Coaches Tom Moore George Blaney

Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball 2010–11 NCAA Champions

3 Jeremy Lamb 5 Niels Giffey 13 Shabazz Napier 15 Kemba Walker (MOP) 22 Roscoe Smith 34 Alex Oriakhi Head Coach Jim Calhoun Assistant Coaches Kevin Ollie George Blaney

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