Wayne Chapman (basketball)

Wayne G. Chapman (born June 15, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player.

Wayne Chapman

Personal information
Born	(1945-06-15) June 15, 1945 (age 80) Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school	Daviess County (Owensboro, Kentucky)
College	Western Kentucky (1965–1968)
NBA draft	1968: 9th round, 110th overall pick
Drafted by	Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1968–1972
Position	Guard / forward
Number	10, 22, 40, 32
Career history
As a player:
1968–1970	Kentucky Colonels
1970–1971	Denver Rockets
1971–1972	Indiana Pacers
As a coach:
1972–1973	Daviess County HS (assistant)
1973–1978	Apollo HS
1978–1980	Hancock County HS
1980–1985	Kentucky Wesleyan (assistant)
1985–1990	Kentucky Wesleyan
Career highlights
As player: OVC Player of the Year (1968) 2× First-team All-OVC (1967, 1968) As coach: 2x NCAA Division II champion (1987, 1990)
Career ABA statistics
Points	1,432 (6.9 ppg)
Rebounds	505 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	316 (1.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball Reference

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 9th round (110th pick overall) of the 1968 NBA draft and by the Kentucky Colonels in the 1968 American Basketball Association draft.

He played for the Kentucky Colonels (1968–70), Denver Rockets (1970–71) and Indiana Pacers (1970–71 and 1971–72) in the American Basketball Association 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.^[1]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers (Great Lakes Valley Conference) (1985–1990)
1985–86	Kentucky Wesleyan	22–8	12–4	2nd	NCAA Div II First Round
1986–87	Kentucky Wesleyan	28–5	13–3	1st	NCAA Div II Champion
1987–88	Kentucky Wesleyan	23–7	12–4	T–1st	NCAA Div II Sweet 16
1988–89	Kentucky Wesleyan	24–7	13–3	1st	NCAA Div II Elite Eight
1989–90	Kentucky Wesleyan	31–2	16–2	1st	NCAA Div II Champion
Kentucky Wesleyan:		128–29	66–16
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