Knicks' Quentin Grimes Mourns College Teammate: 'I Can't Believe This!'

Former Houston Cougars forward Reggie Chaney, a college teammate of New York Knicks starter Quentin Grimes, passed away Monday at the age of 23.

Jeremy Brener | Aug 22, 2023

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New York Knicks guard Quentin Grimes is in mourning after the sudden passing of his former Houston teammate Reggie Chaney. He was 23.

“Man I can’t believe this!” Grimes captioned on his Instagram story. “#RIPREGGIE.”

Grimes and Chaney played together at Houston during the 2020-21 season after the latter transferred from Arkansas after a two-year tenure with the Razorbacks. In the year Grimes and Chaney played together, the Cougars reached the Final Four for the first time since 1984, when Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler led the program. Houston also won its first tournament title since 2010 and its first overall as a member of the American Athletic Conference.

According to Joseph Duarte of the Houston Chronicle, a cause of death has not been listed for Chaney, but it is suspected that no foul play is involved. Chaney was set to move on from the Houston program after his fifth college season and join AE Psychiko, a professional basketball team in Greece.

In 35 games this past season for the Cougars, Chaney averaged 3.0 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.7 steals per game, en route to earning the AAC's Sixth Man of the Year. After Houston's loss to Miami in the Sweet 16, Chaney spoke to the bond he had built with his teammates.

“The loss isn’t the biggest thing,” Chaney said via Mike McDaniel of SI. “Not seeing these guys every day, not playing with these guys on the court ever again, not putting the Houston jersey on, that’s what hurts really bad.”

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Published Aug 22, 2023

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.