Reggie Chaney #32 of the Houston Cougars in action against the UCF Knights during the second half of a game at Fertitta Center on January 17, 2021 in Houston, Texas.Photo:Carmen Mandato/Getty
Carmen Mandato/Getty
Reggie Chaney, a former basketball star for the University of Houston, died unexpectedly at 23 on Monday, according to multiple reports.
Information about his cause of death has not been made available.
A fundraising page has been set up onGoFundMeto cover the costs of Chaney’s funeral expenses.
“Reggie Chaney was a force both on the court and off. He was born on September 6, 1999, and left this world unexpectedly on August 21, 2023. This GoFundMe was created with the permission of his mother, Mikki, to help with unplanned expenses that no mother should have to worry about in this time of unimaginable grief,” the description for the page states.
All donations from the fundraiser will go “directly to Reggie’s immediate family,” according to the description.
Reggie Chaney #32 of the Houston Cougars dunks against the Norfolk State Spartans at Fertitta Center.Bob Levey/Getty
Bob Levey/Getty
Former teammates and coaches have begun reacting to Chaney’s death on social media.
In a post on X, Houston sports journalist Chancellor Johnsonwrote, “Just to speak to who Reggie Chaney was as a person and as a player, here was Kelvin Sampson last October: ‘If I told Reggie to run through a brick wall, he would say ‘coach can I get a running start.’’
In a post on X, University of Houston President Renu Khator said, “Cougar family mourns the loss of Reggie Chaney, the giant among giants of Houston basketball… the news has left us with sad and heavy hearts.”
New York Knicks guardQuentin Grimes, who played with Chaney in Houston, posted a tribute to his late teammate in an Instagram story.
“Man I can’t believe this,” Grimes, 23, wrote above a photo of himself and Chaney competing on Houston’s 2021 Final Four team.
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Chaney came to Houston after two seasons with the Arkansas Razorbacks.
According to theHouston Chronicle, he was preparing to play in Greece for the professional team AE Psychiko.
source: people.com
