Roy Chipman
Roy Chipman (1939-1997)
Teams coached: Hartwick Hawks, Lafayette Leopards, Pittsburgh Panthers
Hartwick record^: 166-55 (.751)
Lafayette record: 60-28 (.682)
Pittsburgh record: 102-76 (.573)
Overall record^: 328-159 (.674)
Career Accomplishments:
- NCAA National Championships: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (1981, 1982, 1985)
- NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen: 0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 3 (1980, 1984, 1986)
- East Coast Regular Season Champion: 2 (1978, 1980)
- Atlantic 10 Tournament Champion: 2 (1981, 1982)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 7 (1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
Coaching Career (head coach, unless noted):
| 1980-1986 | Pittsburgh |
| 1977-1980 | Lafayette |
| 1968-1977 | Hartwick |
Roy Chipman Facts
- Dr. Leroy P. Chipman
- Born c. 1939
- Died August 10, 1997
- Alma Mater: University of Maine (BA, 1961) / Springfield College (MA, 1965 & PhD, 1968)
- Early on his career, Chipman coached at the high school level in Maine
- Started his collegiate career at D-II Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY
- Went 166-55 in nine seasons at Hartwick and appeared in seven D-II NCAA Tournaments
- Also served as Hartwick’s athletic director during his tenure as basketball coach
- Was inducted into the Hartwick Athletics Hall of Fame (c/o 1996)
- Hired in 1977 to be the head coach at Lafayette, winning two ECC titles in three years at the helm
- Was 60-28 overall, winning 21+ games in each of his two title-winning campaigns
- Finished his coaching career at Pittsburgh, leading the Panthers for six seasons
- Went to the NCAA Tournament three times and NIT twice, going 102-76 overall
- Claimed back-to-back Eastern 8 (now A-10) Tournament titles in 1981 and 1982
- Stepped away from coaching in 1986 to work in the private business sector
- Passed away of cancer in 1997 at the age of 58; survived by his wife, Kathi, and five children
Roy Chipman Coaching Tree
- John Calipari (Arkansas, Kentucky, Memphis, New Jersey Nets, UMass)
- Jay Eck (Toledo, Wisconsin-Stevens Point)
- Seth Greenberg (Virginia Tech, South Florida, Long Beach State)
- Nick Lambros (Hartwick)
^ overall record includes head coaching positions at the both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels
