Roy Chipman

Roy Chipman
Biographical details
Sport(s)	Basketball
Born	c. 1939
Died	August 10, 1997 (aged 58) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1968–1977	Hartwick
1977–1980	Lafayette
1980–1986	Pittsburgh
Head coaching record
Overall	326–160
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Eastern 8 (1981–1982)

Leroy "Roy" Chipman (c. 1939 – August 10, 1997) was an American basketball coach.

Chipman served as Pitt basketball coach from 1980 through 1986. During his six seasons at the University, he posted a record of 102 wins and 76 losses, and captured Eastern 8 Tournament championships in 1981 and 1982.

Under Chipman, Pitt also left the Eastern 8 for the higher-profile Big East Conference in 1982, advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 1981, 1982 and 1985, and the National Invitational Tournament in 1984 and 1986.

Players Chipman recruited to Pitt included Curtis Aiken, Demetreus Gore, Jerome Lane and Charles Smith. Smith was the 1988 Big East Player of the Year and Pitt's leading all-time scorer with 2,045.

Chipman died from colon and liver cancer on August 10, 1997.

References

Sciullo, Sam, Jr. (2005). Pitt: 100 Years of Pitt Basketball. Champaign: Sports Publishing. ISBN 1-59670-081-5.

Lafayette Leopards men's basketball head coaches

B. J. Myers (1900–1901)
J. L. Baker (1901–1902)
W. S. Haldeman (1902–1903)
No team (1903–1913)
J. Craft (1913–1914)
Joe Fogerty (1914–1915)
W. G. Crowell (1915–1916)
J. B. Quig (1916–1917)
Bill Anderson (1917–1919)
William McAvoy (1919–1920)
Bill Anderson (1920–1925)
M. A. Miller (1925–1929)
Herbert A. Lorenz (1929–1935)
P. M. Shellenberger (1935–1936)
Michael Michalske (1936–1938)
Richard Madison (1938–1942)
Art Winters (1942–1945)
Bill Anderson (1945–1949)
Ray Stanley (1949–1951)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1951–1955)
George Davidson (1955–1967)
Hal Wissel (1967–1971)
Tom Davis (1971–1977)
Roy Chipman (1977–1980)
Will Rackley (1980–1984)
Butch van Breda Kolff (1984–1988)
John Leone (1988–1995)
Fran O'Hanlon (1995– )

Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball head coaches

Benjamin Printz (1905–1907)
Harry Hough (1907–1908)
No team (1908–1910)
Wohlparth Wegner (1910–1911)
George Flint (1911–1921)
Andrew Kerr (1921–1922)
Doc Carlson (1922–1953)
Bob Timmons (1953–1968)
Charles Ridl (1968–1975)
Tim Grgurich (1975–1980)
Roy Chipman (1980–1986)
Paul Evans (1986–1994)
Ralph Willard (1994–1999)
Ben Howland (1999–2003)
Jamie Dixon (2003–present)

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