Roosevelt Chapman

Roosevelt "Velvet" Chapman (born April 6, 1962) is an American former college basketball player who, while attending the University of Dayton from 1980 to 1984, became the university's all-time leading scorer with 2,233 points. Through the 2019–20 season it is a record that still stands. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Chapman played basketball at Westinghouse High School.

Roosevelt Chapman
Personal information
Born (1962-04-06) April 6, 1962
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolWestinghouse (Brooklyn, New York)
CollegeDayton (1980–1984)
NBA draft1984 / Round: 3 / Pick: 54th overall
Selected by the Kansas City Kings
PositionSmall forward
Number22
Career history
1984–1985Cincinnati Slammers
Career highlights and awards

College career

As a freshman in 1980–81, Chapman averaged 12.8 point per game (ppg) and 5.8 rebounds per game (rpg) as the Flyers posted an 18–11 record and advanced to the second round of the National Invitation Tournament (NIT).[1]

As a sophomore, Chapman increased those averages to 18.1 ppg and 8.0 rpg and was named the Flyers Most Valuable Player. The Flyers again earned an NIT berth and advanced to the third round, ending the season 23–9.[2][3][4]

In 1982–83, his junior year, Chapman averaged 23.0 ppg and 9.6 rpg and was again Dayton's MVP.He also led the Flyers, who posted an 18–10 record, with a .562 field goal percentage.

As a senior in 1983–84, Chapman earned team MVP for the third time, averaging 21.8 ppg and 9.1 rpg. He became the all-time leading scorer in Flyers history, surpassing Don May's previous record of 1,980. Chapman eventually totaled 2,233 points and remains Dayton's top all-time scorer. He is eighth in career rebounds with 956.[5]

Chapman led the Flyers to the 1984 West Regional final game of the 1984 NCAA tournament. The No. 10-seeded Flyers' unexpected run started in Salt Lake City, Utah with a 74–66 win over LSU. It was followed two days later with an 89–85 win over the Oklahoma that featured a career personal-best 41 points by Chapman.[6] The next weekend, the Flyers defeated Washington 64–58 to advance to the Elite Eight. The Flyers eventually fell to eventual champion Georgetown, 61-49.[7] The team's performance that year earned it the rank of No. 7 on Hall of Fame Magazine's list of "Cinderella Stories".[8] Chapman scored 105 points in the four tournament games as the Flyers' season ended with a 23-11 record.[9][10]

Chapman was referred to by Dayton students by his nickname, "Velvet", which is both a play on his first name and a description of his smooth playing style. He received a bachelor's degree from Dayton in 1990. In 1994, he was inducted into the University of Dayton Athletic Hall of Fame.[11] He is the all-time leading scorer at the University of Dayton and also for being on the latter's basketball Hall of Fame.[12]

Professional career

Chapman was drafted in the third round of the 1984 NBA draft (54th pick overall) by the Kansas City Kings.[13] He played the 1984–85 season for the Cincinnati Slammers of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA), averaging 12.5 points and 2.8 rebounds over 24 games.[14]

Post-playing career

Chapman later earned a master's degree in Educational Leadership through the University of Dayton. He lived in Dayton for many years and was a teacher at Arise Academy Charter High School.[15] In March 2012 he returned to Dayton to film a series of promotional ads for the NCAA First Four, the first two games of the NCAA men's Division I basketball tournament held annually in Dayton.[16] He later moved to South Dakota where he became a teacher and basketball coach at the Crazy Horse School on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.[17]

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  8. Top 10 NCAA Hoop Cinderella Men Archived December 21, 2010, at WebCite
  9. Espn (2009). ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. ISBN 9780345513922.
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  12. ROOSEVELT CHAPMAN FEATURED AS ONE OF THE TOP ALL-TIME CINDERELLA STORIES :: Hall of Fame Magazine Lists Chapman Among Best Stories in NCAA Tournament History Archived December 21, 2010, at WebCite
  13. http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/77
  14. "1985–86 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 220". Continental Basketball Association. Fall 1985. Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  15. http://ohio2006elections.blogspot.com/2006/08/cong-oh-3-four-candidates-identified.html
  16. http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/blog/2012/03/qa-ud-basketball-legend-roosevelt.html?page=all
  17. Archdeacon, Tom (May 16, 2019). "Hall-of-Fame bound Flyers legend Roosevelt Chapman trades in basketball for billiards". Dayton Daily News. Retrieved June 29, 2020.
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