Former Houston and Arkansas basketball player Reggie Chaney died Monday, according to several reports. He is 23 years old.
The cause of death was not immediately available, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Chaney played three seasons for Houston from 2020-23 and two for Arkansas from 2018-20. He was a member of the Cougars team that made the Final Four in 2021 and the 2023 team that entered the NCAA tournament as a No.
It was Chaney was named the AAC’s Sixth Man of the Year last season on a team that finished 31-3. He is set to play professional basketball with Psychiko BC in Greece, according to the Chronicle. Chaney born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and played high school basketball in Texas before transferring as a senior to Findlay Prep in Nevada. He committed to Arkansas as a three-star prospect in 2017 and transferred to Houston after his sophomore season.
After a Sweet 16 loss to Miami ended his college career in March, Chaney talked about his relationship with his teammates.
“Losing is not the biggest thing,” Chaney said. “Not seeing these guys every day, not playing with these guys on the court anymore, not wearing the Houston jersey, that hurts a lot.”
Chaney’s friends, coaches and teammates remembered him fondly upon news of his death. Arkansas head coach Eric Musselman wrote on social media that Chaney “is a relentless worker and is loved by his teammates.”
It was Chaney born to parents Chandra Chaney and Reggie Lee and have two sisters, Aubrey Lee and Damia Chaney, and one brother, Carter Lee.