His priorities then did not sound that different from those of many young guys. He's just always been good at achieving his goals.
"I was chasing the almighty dollar, driving a luxury car, a BMX X5," Chambers said. "Back then, it was a big deal."
The change did not come right away. Chambers hid after the attack, fear and vanity keeping him home, he said. He was quiet, which isn't him. He was part-owner of the family printing business, working a lot of sales, helping out part-time with the basketball team at his old school, Episcopal Academy. That cocktail glass had cut his neck and opened his eyes. Chambers decided to leave the business and pursue basketball.
"I realized what I wanted to do," Chambers said. "It wasn't about chasing money. It was about being part of something bigger than myself."
Here, his luck turned. A job opened up at Villanova as director of basketball operations. Chambers knew Billy Lange, who had the job and had just been named head coach at Navy. Lange recommended Chambers to Jay Wright, who used to play pickup games with Chambers at the Palestra. It didn't hurt his job prospects - "I'm sure it helped," Chambers said - that Villanova's top recruiting targets that year, Wayne Ellington and Gerald Henderson, also were at Episcopal Academy.
Life has its twists. Henderson went to Duke, Villanova's Sweet 16 victim. Ellington is at North Carolina, up next for 'Nova on Saturday.
