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- ↑ Tom Moore (29 January 2019). "John Chaney's impact goes way beyond his success coaching basketball at Temple University". Bucks County Courier Times . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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- ↑ "2021 22 MBB Record Book (PDF)" (PDF). Temple University Athletics. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ↑ Kevin Callahan (20 January 2020). "Vreeswyk growing into his dad's shoes for on-the-rise George School". cityofbasketballlove.com. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ Mike Sielski (24 March 2018). "Thirty years after Temple's missed opportunity, an Owl gains perspective on the loss, and his coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer . Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ↑ 1993-94 Official CBA Guide and Register, page 351
- ↑ Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame
- ↑ Owl Sports
- ↑ "2010 Honorees | Bucks County Sports Hall of Fame".
