At the helm of the Penn State Nittany Lions program for nine seasons, Pat Chambers joined the Explorers coaching staff prior to the 2021-22 campaign. Chambers accumulated 148 wins in State College, lifting an NIT Championship in the 2017-18 season after posting a 26-13 record. In his ninth season at the helm of the Nittany Lions, Chambers led his squad to an eight-game win streak in Big Ten action, earning as high of a rank as #9 in the country, finishing 21-10 on the year. The NCAA tournament berth was disrupted after the season was ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
At Boston, Chambers recorded a 42-28 record over two seasons, becoming the fastest coach in program history to earn a conference championship en route to the program's first NCAA Tournament berth in more than a decade.
During Chambers’ five seasons on Jay Wright’s Villanova staff, he was instrumental in helping lead the Wildcats to a 126-45 record (.737), including the institution’s single-season win record of 30-8 in 2008-09. The Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Tournament all five seasons of Chambers’ tenure and posted a 56-28 (.667) record in Big East Conference games. Chambers had responsibilities in all facets of the program, including recruiting, scouting, on-court instruction and player development.
He served as a part-time assistant at Episcopal Academy (HS), Director of Operations at Villanova, assistant coach at Villanova, associate head coach on Jay Wright’s 2009 NCAA Final Four team, head coach at Boston University and Penn State before coming to 20th and Olney.
Chambers began his coaching career as an assistant coach at Delaware Valley (Pa.) College in 1995-96. He left coaching to help operate the family business, but returned in 1999 after being named the top varsity assistant coach at Episcopal Academy, a position he held through 2004.
A standout guard under Magee at Philadelphia University, Chambers graduated from the university in 1994 with a degree in marketing and a minor in finance. He joined the NCAA Division II university’s basketball team as a walk-on in 1990 and went on to have an outstanding career, becoming the team’s starting point guard, earning first-team All-ECAC honors and leaving as the school record holder in assists with 709. Chambers helped lead the Rams to four NCAA Division II Sweet 16 appearances and two Elite Eight appearances.
Chambers and his wife, Courtney, have four children, Grace, Ryan, Caitlin and Patrick.
