Career
Standing at 1.87 m (6"2"), he played at the point guard position. He is a Texas Pan American University alumnus who as an American became the all-time leading scorer and all time leader in performance index rating for Eurocup Basketball. Mire Chatman played for Texas Pan American University from 2000-2002.
He ranked third in the National Collegiate Athletic Association in scoring average (262) and steals per game (36).
Mire Chatman started his pro career in Latvia with BK Ventspils. He made a name in Europe playing in the ULEB competitions (Euroleague, Uleb Cup) with BK Ventspils and Pau Orthez.
A great passer, he led the 2004-2005 Euroleague in assists with 6.2 per game. After starting another season in Dynamo he moved to Italy to play with Virtus Roma. but the following year he switched teams back to Russia to British Columbia Triumph Lyubertsy for one of the largest contracts in European Basketball.
Chatman joined Beşiktaş Cola Turka for the 2008-2009 season.
He played there following two seasons as well. In the 2009-2010 season with Besiktas, Chatman ranked within the top three players in scoring, assists and steals and played alongside Allen Iverson. In the 2011-2012 season Chatman played for Pınar Karşıyaka and led the Turkish Basketball League in assists (64) while also being second in scoring (183) and fourth in steals (19).
In August 2012, he signed a one-year deal with UNICS Kazan.
In August 2014, after taking one season off, he returned to his first pro European team BK Ventspils. On November 26, 2014, he became the all time leading scorer in Eurocup history.
On December 17, 2014, Mire Chatman announced his retirement from basketball. He finished career as Eurocup’s all-time leader in scoring and performance index rating.