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Rex Chapman
Rex Chapman
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Position: Shooting Guard
League: National Basketball Association
Personal information
Full name: Rex Everett Chapman
Born: October 5, 1967 (1967-10-05) (age 57)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Nationality: Flag of the United States American
Physical stats
Listed height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight: 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
High school: Apollo High School
(Owensboro, Kentucky)
College: Kentucky (1986–1988)
NBA Draft: 1988 1st round, 8th overall pick
Selected by the Charlotte Hornets
Playing career: 1988–2000 (12 years)
Career history
1988–1992 Charlotte Hornets
1992–1995 Washington Bullets
1995–1996 Miami Heat
1996–2000 Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
  • NBA All-Rookie Second Team (1989)
  • Third-team All-American – NABC (1988)
  • First-team All-SEC (1988)
  • Second-team All-SEC (1987)
  • SEC tournament MVP (1988)
  • McDonald's All-American (1986)
  • First-team Parade All-American (1986)

Rex Everett Chapman (born October 5, 1967) is a retired American professional basketball player. Chapman was a college standout at the University of Kentucky and went on to play for four NBA teams through his 12-year career in the league. He later served as the vice president of player personnel with the Denver Nuggets.

College career[]

A high school basketball star at Apollo High in Owensboro, Kentucky, Chapman was heavily recruited by many universities. He chose, however, to stay close to home when he signed with the University of Kentucky. Chapman was a star with the Kentucky Wildcats where he was named to the All-SEC Team during his freshman and sophomore years. Chapman and Wildcat teammate and future NBA journeyman Winston Bennett helped lead Kentucky to their 37th SEC title with a 27-6 record during his sophomore year.The Wildcats were ranked as the 6th college basketball team in the nation by the Associated Press and UPI and secured the number two seed in the South region of the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. Kentucky's talents led the team to the tournament's Sweet Sixteen, where they suffered a defeat against Villanova. Chapman scored 30 in a losing effort. Chapman amassed a total of 1,073 points in only two years at Kentucky before opting to enter the NBA Draft. According to Chapman, pressure from the university discouraging his interracial dating influenced his decision to leave early for the NBA draft.

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