the most of any city high school coach, and also served collegiate coaching stints as the successor to Bob Knight at Army (1972-75) and as an assistant at Villanova (1967-72). Dougherty coached such standouts in the college game as Fran Dunphy, Bruiser Flint, Fran O’Hanlon and Jerome Allen. Three of Chambers’ 11 siblings are Penn State graduates -- brothers Chris and Joe and a sister, Megan, who resides in State College. A nephew, Patrick Flanagan, is a defensive back on the Nittany Lion football team. Chambers’ older brother, Tim, was the 1984 Ivy League Player-of-the-Year as a defensive back on a Penn football team that won three-consecutive Ivy League titles. Another older brother, Paul, was a three-year starting point guard (1989-92) on the Penn basketball team and stands fifth all-time in career assists for the Quakers with 396. Chambers and his wife, Courtney, have three children. They welcomed their second daughter, Caitlin, in March 2012 following their first season in State College. She joined a sister, Grace, and a brother, Ryan.
NCAA
Chambers led Boston University to the America East Tournament Championship and NCAA Tournament in his second season as a head coach.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT PATRICK CHAMBERS “Penn State and Pat Chambers are a perfect match - class, pride and integrity. Pat is a talented coach and an outstanding recruiter. I watched him interact with people and I just liked him, liked his energy. I remember seeing him come in from work and into practice in his shirt and tie (at Episcopal). I remember thinking, ‘Man, this guy’s rushing in from work, coming on the court, bringing energy.’ I just reallly like his passion. As soon as we got him in here, I could tell he was gonna be outstanding. Very detailed, very organized, a relentless worker and a lot of passion. He’s the whole package.” - Jay Wright, _ Villanova Head Basketball Coach “He’s a leader. The success he’s had in his coaching career doesn’t surprise me at all. If you put him in charge of something, it’s going to get done. No one will work harder and his players will do the same. They’re going to get better each year.” - Herb Magee, Philadelphia University Head Basketball Coach, NCAA All-time Victories Leader 2011 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame inductee “It’s hard to imagine Penn State finding a more promising coach and better fit than Patrick Chambers. It certainly helps that he worked for one of the best, classiest coaches in Jay Wright, but Patrick showed in his two years at BU that he could stand on his own as a coach. Penn State has every reason to be thrilled about its basketball future.” - Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News/BTN’s Big Ten Basketball & Beyond
IN THE COMMUNITY
Patrick Chambers has been a very visible and continual presence in the community since arriving at Penn State. He has visited amusement parks, pep rallies, student groups, and classes and thrown out first pitches. Chambers even went as far as to serve free Big Macs to students at State College’s downtown McDonald’s and donned a Penn State football jersey and helmet to fire up the famed “Nittanyville” student campout prior to the Lion football team’s 2011 clash with Alabama. 78 ˜ PENN STATE BASKETBALL
“Every Division I coach in Philadelphia knows Chambers is at Penn State...Chambers can walk into any gym in this city and find people he knows. He has relationships with virtually all the AAU movers and shakers. That energy the students saw (on campus) crosses the Susquehanna and then the Schuykill.” - Keith Pompey, Philadelphia Inquirer
“He was selling for the family business and doing well. But, I just had that feeling he would make a great coach. He was one of those people who love the game so much and know the game so well. He had that Philly ability to recognize situations and know what people should be doing and know what to do with the ball and that intense desire to win. I loved the way he interacted with the players. He’s quick to jump on them if they’re not doing everything exactly the right way. There are no short-cuts with him.” - Dan Dougherty, Former Episcopal Academy Head Coach – Mike Jensen, Philadelphia Inquirer “Pat Chambers has been fortunate enough to play for and work for some of the most successful coaches in the Philadelphia area. Hopefully, in addition to leading Boston University to an NCAA Tournament appearance in his second year as a head college coach, these experiences will provide a toolbook and a resource for him to build a program that will be competitive in the Big Ten on a regular basis and make Penn State fans proud.” - Dick “Hoops” Weiss, New York Daily News “Before I joined ESPN.com, I worked in Philadelphia and watched Chambers tutor alongside Villanova coach Jay Wright. His passion for basketball and his eagerness was so overwhelming that more than one person asked, “Is this guy for real?” The implication being that Chambers’ personality might be somewhat disingenuous. It is not. It is who he is. At Boston University, he coached hard and recruited well, the two biggest tools in a head coach’s tool belt. But, he also recognized that involving the fans and inspiring the campus was key. That’s what Penn State needs. In Chambers, that’s what it has: an architect.” - Dana O’Neil, ESPN.com