Roosevelt Chapman was an American

United States

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 college basketball

College basketball

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 player for the University of Dayton

University of Dayton

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 from 1980-1984. He is also known by his nicknames Velvet, Velvet Man, and Rosey.

Chapman is best known for leading the Flyers to the West Regional final game of the 1984 NCAA tournament

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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, losing to eventual champion Georgetown, despite having been seeded 10th. The team's performance that year earned it the rank of #7 on Hall of Fame Magazine's list of "Cinderella Stories".

Chapman is the all-time leading scorer at the University of Dayton and also for being on the latter's basketball Hall of Fame

Hall of Fame

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