Wayne Chapman (basketball)

Wayne Chapman
Personal information
Born (1945-06-15) June 15, 1945 (age 81)
Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight
190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High schoolDaviess County
(Owensboro, Kentucky)
CollegeWestern Kentucky (1965–1968)
1968: 9th round, 110th overall pick
Drafted byBaltimore Bullets
Playing career
1968–1972
PositionShooting guard / small forward
Number10, 22, 40, 32
Career history
Playing
1968–1970Kentucky Colonels
1970–1971Denver Rockets
1971–1972Indiana Pacers
Coaching
1972–1973Daviess County HS (assistant)
1973–1978Apollo HS
1978–1980Hancock County HS
1980–1985Kentucky Wesleyan (assistant)
1985–1990Kentucky Wesleyan
Career highlights
As player:

As coach:

  • 2× NCAA Division II champion (1987, 1990)
Career ABA statistics
Points1,432 (6.9 ppg)
Rebounds505 (2.5 rpg)
Assists316 (1.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata

Wayne G. Chapman (born June 15, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played four seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and won two college national titles as the head coach for the Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers.

Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, Chapman graduated from Daviess County High School and played collegiately for Western Kentucky University.

He was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 16th round (156th pick overall) of the 1967 NBA draft, by the Baltimore Bullets in the ninth round (110th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1968 ABA draft.

He played for the Kentucky Colonels (1968–70), Denver Rockets (1970–71) and Indiana Pacers (1970–71 and 1971–72) in the ABA for 206 games.

He coached Apollo High School basketball in the late 1970s and was the head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College from 1985 to 1990, winning two NCAA Division II National Championships.

He is the father of former NBA player Rex Chapman.

Head coaching record

Record table
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1985–1990)
1985–86 Kentucky Wesleyan 22–812–42ndNCAA Div II First Round
1986–87 Kentucky Wesleyan 28–513–31stNCAA Div II Champion
1987–88 Kentucky Wesleyan 23–712–4T–1stNCAA Div II Sweet 16
1988–89 Kentucky Wesleyan 24–713–31stNCAA Div II Elite Eight
1989–90 Kentucky Wesleyan 31–216–21stNCAA Div II Champion
Kentucky Wesleyan: 128–2966–16
Total:128–29

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

  1. ↑ Story, Mark (March 12, 2012). "Mark Story: Ex-coach Wayne Chapman revels in Ray Harper's success at WKU". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved October 3, 2017.