McDonogh School (Owings Mills, Maryland) Paul Laurence Dunbar (Baltimore, Maryland). In 1985-1986 he finished second in the nation in assists per game (apg), and his 8.0 apg average for his entire career ranks fifth all-time in Division I history.
A point guard, Chisholm ended his career with 877 assists, which was the fourth-highest total in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I history at the time of his graduation (as of 2014, he is 20th all-time). Chisholm is 5 ft 6 in (168 m) and hails from Maryland. The first portion of his high school career was spent at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, Maryland before he transferred to Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Baltimore.
He accepted a scholarship to play for the Delaware Fightin" Blue Hens in Newark, Delaware.
As a freshman in 1984-1985 he was named to the East Coast Conference (Electronic Communications Committee) All Rookie Team. That season he was also named a second team all-conference selection, and United Press International named him to their Little All-America team
He had a brief stint in the now-defunct United States Basketball League for the Philadelphia Aces.
After compiling 200+ assists in each of his four seasons at Delaware (no other player in program history recorded 200+ in any single season), Chisholm was named a finalist for the Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award as a senior, which is given annually to the country"s best male player who is 6-feet tall or shorter.
