Charles ‘Chuck’ Granby (1934 - 2016) was a renowned New York City basketball coach who had 722 victories over 45 years and coached a number of future NBA players. He coached at Campus Magnet High School (formerly Andrew Jackson High School), in Cambria Heights and won 24 division titles and 7 borough titles in the New York Public Schools Athletic League. Between 1972 and 1985, his teams did not lose a home game. In the 1980s, Granby coached at the Empire State Games in Syracuse, which showcased some of New York’s most talented players; his teams featured the collegiate stars Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson, Kenny Anderson and Pearl Washington, all of whom went on to the N.B.A.

Granby was born in Edenton, N.C. in 1934. He attended Morris High School in the Bronx and New York City Community College before enlisting in the Army, where he served for two years. In 1958 he enrolled at Bradley University in Illinois and played basketball where he won the National Invitation Tournament in 1960. He joined Campus Magnet HS, in 1969 as a physical education teacher and coach. Granby was inducted into the New York City Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012