- Roy Chipman
Dr. Roy Chipman (d.
August 10 ,1997 ) was an American collegehead coach of men'sbasketball .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 1983, 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.
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*cite book | author=Sciullo, Sam, Jr. | title=Pitt: 100 Years of Pitt Basketball | location=Champaign | publisher=Sports Publishing | year=2005 | id=ISBN 1-59670-081-5
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