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{{short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Roosevelt Chapman
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 4
| weight_lb = 210
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|4|6}}
| birth_place = [[Brooklyn|Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| high_school = [[George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School|Westinghouse]] (Brooklyn, New York)
| college = [[Dayton Flyers men's basketball|Dayton]] (1980–1984)
| draft_year = 1984
| draft_round = 3
| draft_pick = 54
| draft_team = [[Kansas City Kings]]
| career_position = [[Small forward]]
| career_number = 22
| years1 = 1984–1985
| team1 = [[Cincinnati Slammers]]
| highlights =
* 2× [[Associated Press|AP]] Honorable mention [[NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|All-American]] ([[1983 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1983]], [[1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans|1984]])
}}
'''Roosevelt "Velvet" Chapman''' (born April 6, 1962) is an American former [[college basketball]] player who, while attending the [[University of Dayton]] from 1980 to 1984, became the university's all-time leading scorer with 2,233 points. Through the 2023–24 season, it is a record that still remains unchallenged. Born in [[Brooklyn, New York]], Chapman played basketball at [[George Westinghouse Career and Technical Education High School|Westinghouse High School]].

==College career==
As a freshman in 1980–81, 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]] (NIT).<ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/123 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref>

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 NIT berth and advanced to the third round, ending the season 23–9.<ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/124 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref><ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/90 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref><ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/106 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref>

In 1982–83, his junior year, Chapman averaged 23.0 ppg and 9.6 rpg and was again Dayton's MVP. He also led the Flyers, who posted an 18–10 record, with a .562 field goal percentage.

As a senior in 1983–84, Chapman earned team MVP 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 (basketball)|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.<ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/90 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref>

Chapman led the Flyers to the 1984 West Regional final game of the 1984 [[NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship|NCAA tournament]]. The No. 10-seeded Flyers' unexpected run started in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]] with a 74–66 win over [[Louisiana State University|LSU]]. It was followed two days later with an 89–85 win over the [[University of Oklahoma|Oklahoma]] that featured a career personal-best 41 points by Chapman.<ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/96 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref> The next weekend, the Flyers defeated [[University of Washington|Washington]] 64–58 to advance to the Elite Eight. The Flyers eventually fell to eventual champion [[Georgetown University|Georgetown]], 61–49.<ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/125 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref> The team's performance that year earned it the rank of No. 7 on ''Hall of Fame Magazine'''s list of "Cinderella Stories".<ref>[http://www.hofmag.com/content/view/695/60/ Top 10 NCAA Hoop Cinderella Men] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100530102716/http://www.hofmag.com/content/view/695/60/ |date=May 30, 2010 }}</ref> Chapman scored 105 points in the four tournament games as the Flyers' season ended with a 23–11 record.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g42TyP-V5C8C&dq=roosevelt+chapman+brooklyn&pg=PA175 | title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game| isbn=9780345513922| author1=Espn| year=2009}}</ref><ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/106 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref>

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.<ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/85 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref> He is the all-time leading scorer at the University of Dayton and also for being on the latter's basketball [[Hall of Fame]].<ref>[http://daytonflyers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032007aaa.html ROOSEVELT CHAPMAN FEATURED AS ONE OF THE TOP ALL-TIME CINDERELLA STORIES :: Hall of Fame Magazine Lists Chapman Among Best Stories in NCAA Tournament History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090302213758/http://daytonflyers.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032007aaa.html |date=March 2, 2009 }}</ref>

==Professional career==
Chapman was drafted in the third round of the [[1984 NBA draft]] (54th pick overall) by the [[Kansas City Kings]].<ref>http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/738ef828#/738ef828/77 {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}</ref> He played the 1984–85 season for the [[Cincinnati Slammers]] of the [[Continental Basketball Association]] (CBA), averaging 12.5 points and 2.8 rebounds over 24 games.<ref>{{cite magazine |author= |title= 1985–86 Continental Basketball Association Official Guide, page 220|publisher= [[Continental Basketball Association]]|date= Fall 1985}}</ref>

==Post-playing career==
Chapman later earned a master's degree in Educational Leadership through the University of Dayton. He lived in Dayton for many years and was a teacher at Arise Academy Charter High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ohio2006elections.blogspot.com/2006/08/cong-oh-3-four-candidates-identified.html|title=Ohio2006 Blog}}</ref> In March 2012 he returned to Dayton to film a series of promotional ads for the NCAA First Four, the first two games of the NCAA men's Division I basketball tournament held annually in Dayton.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/blog/2012/03/qa-ud-basketball-legend-roosevelt.html?page=all| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140421075422/http://www.bizjournals.com/dayton/blog/2012/03/qa-ud-basketball-legend-roosevelt.html?page=all| archive-date = 2014-04-21| title = Q&A: UD basketball legend Roosevelt Chapman – Dayton Business Journal}}</ref> He later moved to South Dakota where he became a teacher and basketball coach at the Crazy Horse School on the [[Pine Ridge Indian Reservation]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Archdeacon|first=Tom|title= Hall-of-Fame bound Flyers legend Roosevelt Chapman trades in basketball for billiards |url= https://www.daytondailynews.com/sports/archdeacon-flyers-legend-chapman-headlines-ohio-hoops-hall-fame/pOQsYPwGjALpAyq0QJezhJ/ |date=May 16, 2019|website=[[Dayton Daily News]]|accessdate=June 29, 2020}}</ref>

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