Career
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Chapman played basketball at Westinghouse High School. As a freshman in 1980-1981, 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 (National Institute of Technology). 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 National Institute of Technology berth and advanced to the third round, ending the season 23–9.
In 1982-1983 as a junior, Chapman averaged 23.0 ppg and 9.6 rpg and was again Dayton"s Most Valuable Player.He also led the Flyers, who posted an 18–10 record, with a.562 field goal percentage. As a senior in 1983-1984, Chapman earned team Most Valuable Player 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.
Chapman led the Flyers to the 1984 West Regional final game of the 1984 National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament. The Number. The next weekend, the Flyers defeated Washington 64–58 to advance to the Elite Eight. The team"s performance that year earned it the rank of Number.
7 on Hall of Fame Magazine"s list of "Cinderella Stories".
Chapman scored 105 points in the four tournament games as the Flyers" season ended with a 23-11 record. 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.
Chapman is the all-time leading scorer at the University of Dayton and also for being on the latter"s basketball Hall of Fame.
He was drafted in the third round of the 1984 National Basketball Association Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Chapman later earned a master"s degree in Educational Leadership from the University of Dayton. He lived in Dayton for many years and was a teacher at Arise Academy Charter High School.
He currently teaches social studies on an American Indian reservation in Rapid City, South Dakota.
In March 2012 he returned to Dayton to film a series of promotional spots for the National Collegiate Athletic Association First Four, the first two games of the National Collegiate Athletic Association men"s Division I basketball tournament held annually in Dayton.
