Damien Chapman
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 16/07/76
- Place of Birth: Daylesford (VIC)
- Position: GRD
- Height (CM): 185
- Weight (KG): 76
- Junior Assoc:
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 16/04/96
- AGE AT DEBUT: 19
- LAST NBL GAME: 13/06/97
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 20
- NBL History: Melbourne 1996-97
- Championships: 1
- Melbourne (1997)
BIO: Damien Chapman was born in Daylesford (VIC)
NBL EXPERIENCE
Damien Chapman made his NBL debut with the Melbourne Tigers at 19 years of age. He scored two points in his first game.
With the Tigers having Mark Bradtke back full-time and able to retain all of their core group except for Stephen Whitehead (to Sydney) Melbourne were able to return to their winning ways after their posting their worst season in eight years. Chapman was added to help fill the void of Whitehead but would see minimal court time, appearing in only 11 games and averaging 1.6 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.5 assists.
Gaze (31.1 points, 5.3 rebounds, 8.1 assists, and 1.7 steals) delivered another MVP season, winning the award for the sixth time, alongside Copeland (21.4 points, 4.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.4 steals) and a rejuvenated Bradtke (22.6 points, 11.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.6 blocks) as they churned through the competition like a well-oiled machine. Melbourne would finish in first place (21-5), recording their best regular season record in franchise history.
Melbourne would ride the coattails of their ‘Big Three’ through the playoffs, first defeating eighth seed Brisbane (14-12), then eliminating Canberra (2-0) before losing to South East Melbourne (19-7) in the Grand Final.
1997
In 1997 again saw Chapman see limited minutes in his second season and played in only two games for the year. He was a part of Tigers 1997 NBL championship where alongside Andrew Gaze, Lanard Copeland, Mark Bradtke and mid-season acquisition Marcus Timmons was part of the Tiger’s all-time franchise record streak of 17 consecutive wins that saw them go on to capture the 1997 title, defeating the South East Melbourne Magic in three games.
Damien Chapman played two seasons the Melbourne Tigers. He averaged 1.5 points, 0.6 rebounds, and 0.4 assists in 13 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21 | Melbourne | 19-11 (2) | 2 | 8.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 25% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 25% | 0% | 2 |
| 1996 | 20 | Melbourne | 21-5 (1) | 11 | 24.0 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 64% | 1 | 3 | 33% | 3 | 8 | 38% | 61% | 68% | 7 | Totals | 13 | 32 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 53.3% | 1 | 4 | 25.0% | 3 | 8 | 37.5% | 54% | 57% | 7 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21 | Melbourne | 19-11 (2) | 2 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 25% | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 25% | 0% | 2 |
| 1996 | 20 | Melbourne | 21-5 (1) | 11 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 64% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 33% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 38% | 61% | 68% | 7 | Total | 13 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 53.3% | 0.0 | 25.0% | 0.1 | 0.3 | 37.5% | 54% | 57% | 7 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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