Biographical details | |
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Alma mater | Auburn (1964) [1] |
Playing career | |
1961-1964 [2] | Auburn |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1974-1977 | Georgia Southern ( NCAA) [1] |
1976-2014 | Auburn University at Montgomery ( NAIA) |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1977-1999 [3] | Auburn University at Montgomery |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 705-477 [4] |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
NAIA's Coach of the Year (1987-88) [5] | |
Larry Chapman, Sr. is an American athletic coach who served as the men's college basketball head coach for Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) from 1976 to 2014. [6] Prior to coaching at AUM, he served 3 seasons as a head coach at Georgia Southern University, for a total of 40 seasons in his college head coaching career. [7]
Chapman was head basketball coach at Georgia Southern for three seasons, from 1975-1977, where he had a 35-45 record. [8]
Chapman came to AUM prior to the 1977-78 season. In the previous two seasons, the men's basketball team had won only 26 games. In his second season, he led the team to a 20-win season. [5]
Chapman's records at AUM included eight straight seasons with an average of 25 or more wins. His teams won three straight NAIA District 27 Championships with the team. [9] He amassed a record of 679-450 at AUM, [4] ranking him fifth in career victories among NAIA coaches and among the top 40 for all collegiate coaches. Chapman had fifteen (15) 20-win seasons. [7] He has also coached two teams to the tournament quarterfinals and three into the second round. In total, Chapman-coached teams qualified for 11 NAIA National Tournaments. [7]
The 1987-88 team posted a record of 32-3 and reached the national championship game. [5] Following that season, Chapman was named the NAIA's Coach of the Year.
Chapman was inducted into the inaugural AUM Athletic Hall of Fame class in 2005. [10] He retired from AUM in 2014. [7]
In 2015, one year after retiring from AUM, Chapman became head basketball coach for Macon East Academy (MEA), a college preparatory school in Cecil, Alabama. [4] [3] In his second season, the MEA team won the state championship, with a record of 33-0. [3] He retired in 2018.
In 2012, Chapman, along with his son Larry Chapman, Jr, founded the Coach Chapman Foundation, which funds AUM student athlete scholarships. [11] [12]
Biographical details | |
---|---|
Alma mater | Auburn (1964) [1] |
Playing career | |
1961-1964 [2] | Auburn |
Position(s) | Guard |
Coaching career ( HC unless noted) | |
1974-1977 | Georgia Southern ( NCAA) [1] |
1976-2014 | Auburn University at Montgomery ( NAIA) |
Administrative career ( AD unless noted) | |
1977-1999 [3] | Auburn University at Montgomery |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 705-477 [4] |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
NAIA's Coach of the Year (1987-88) [5] | |
Larry Chapman, Sr. is an American athletic coach who served as the men's college basketball head coach for Auburn University at Montgomery (AUM) from 1976 to 2014. [6] Prior to coaching at AUM, he served 3 seasons as a head coach at Georgia Southern University, for a total of 40 seasons in his college head coaching career. [7]
Chapman was head basketball coach at Georgia Southern for three seasons, from 1975-1977, where he had a 35-45 record. [8]
Chapman came to AUM prior to the 1977-78 season. In the previous two seasons, the men's basketball team had won only 26 games. In his second season, he led the team to a 20-win season. [5]
Chapman's records at AUM included eight straight seasons with an average of 25 or more wins. His teams won three straight NAIA District 27 Championships with the team. [9] He amassed a record of 679-450 at AUM, [4] ranking him fifth in career victories among NAIA coaches and among the top 40 for all collegiate coaches. Chapman had fifteen (15) 20-win seasons. [7] He has also coached two teams to the tournament quarterfinals and three into the second round. In total, Chapman-coached teams qualified for 11 NAIA National Tournaments. [7]
The 1987-88 team posted a record of 32-3 and reached the national championship game. [5] Following that season, Chapman was named the NAIA's Coach of the Year.
Chapman was inducted into the inaugural AUM Athletic Hall of Fame class in 2005. [10] He retired from AUM in 2014. [7]
In 2015, one year after retiring from AUM, Chapman became head basketball coach for Macon East Academy (MEA), a college preparatory school in Cecil, Alabama. [4] [3] In his second season, the MEA team won the state championship, with a record of 33-0. [3] He retired in 2018.
In 2012, Chapman, along with his son Larry Chapman, Jr, founded the Coach Chapman Foundation, which funds AUM student athlete scholarships. [11] [12]