Wayne Chapman (basketball)

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

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Wayne Chapman

Personal information
Born	(1945-06-15) June 15, 1945 (age 79) 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
Selected by the Baltimore Bullets
Playing career	1968–1972
Position	Guard / forward
Number	10, 22, 40, 32
Career history
As player:
1968–1970	Kentucky Colonels
1970–1971	Denver Rockets
1971–1972	Indiana Pacers
As 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 and awards
As player: OVC Player of the Year (1968) 2× First-team All-OVC (1967, 1968)
Career ABA statistics
Points	1,432 (6.9 ppg)
Rebounds	505 (2.5 rpg)
Assists	316 (1.5 apg)
Stats at Basketball Reference

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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]