Background
DeChellis, Ed was born on November 14, 1958 in Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard and Audrey DeChellis.
men's college basketball coach
DeChellis, Ed was born on November 14, 1958 in Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Richard and Audrey DeChellis.
Bachelor in Secondary Education, Pennsylvania State University, 1982.
Previously he was the head coach at Penn State from 2003-2011 and at East Tennessee State from 1996-2003. At Penn State, DeChellis led the Nittany Lions to an National Institute of Technology Title in 2009 and a National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament berth in 2011. DeChellis" years at East Tennessee State yielded three conference division titles and one National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament berth.
He was named the head coach at Navy in 2011, following the departure of Billy Lange.
DeChellis was the head coach of the East Tennessee State University Men's Basketball program from 1996 to 2003, winning three Southern Conference north division titles (2000-2003). Prior to joining East Tennessee State, DeChellis served as an assistant coach at Salem College (West Virginia) and Penn State University.
In 2003, DeChellis inherited a Penn State team that had gone 7–21 the previous two seasons. During this time, DeChellis recruited Geary Claxton and Jamelle Cornley to PSU. In 2007-2008, Penn State entertained hopes of being a dark-horse contender in the Big Ten and possibly even winning enough games to get into the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament.
Those hopes were quickly disintegrated when senior forward Geary Claxton went down with an anterior cruciate ligament injury in January.
The Lions were plagued with more injuries, when junior forward Jamelle Cornley battled a bruised knee all season. The Lions went 15–16 in the 2007-2008 season in a team that started four freshman in the education Highlights included upset wins over top-10 ranked Michigan State and top-20 ranked Indiana.
DeChellis led the Lions to a 21–10 regular season in 2008-2009, equaling the Penn State record for regular-season wins.
The Nittany Lions were 10-8 in the Big Ten, the most for Penn State since 1995-1996. In the 2010-2011 season, DeChellis" Nittany Lions earned a spot in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Tournament, the school"s first since 2000-2001.
The 10th-seeded Lions fell in the opening round to the 7th-seed Temple Owls. On May 23, 2011, it was announced that DeChellis would leave Penn State to become the head coach at Navy.
DeChellis holds a bachelor"s degree from Penn State University.
Active Coaches versus Cancer.
Married Kim DeChellis. Children: Casey, Erin, Lauren.