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Rex Chapman
Guard ·Miami Heat ·NBA

Rex Chapman

Age58 BornOct 5, 1967 FromUSA Height193 cm (6'4") Weight84 kg CollegeKentucky Draft1988 · #8
Career averages
14.5PPG
2.5RPG
2.7APG
688 games · 12 seasons

At a glance

MIA hub
Career snapshot
12Seasons
688Games
9,995Career points
13.0PER average
Most-played franchise: New Orleans Pelicans · 220 games · 1988-89 to 1991-92
Draft1988
1Round
8Overall pick
From Kentucky
Career highsSingle season
18.2PPG · 1993-94 · WAS
3.3RPG · 1989-90 · NOP
4.1APG · 1991-92 · NOP
13.0PER · 1995-96 · MIA
4.2Win shares · 1995-96 · MIA
Position rank1999-00
#68PPG rank
#92PER rank
#89Win shares rank
GuardPosition
Among 105 Guard players with 41+ games

Career by team

Miami Heat
1995-96 - 1995-96 · 1 seasons
14.0 PPG 2.6 RPG 3.0 APG
56 games
Washington Wizards
1991-92 - 1994-95 · 4 seasons
15.5 PPG 2.1 RPG 2.6 APG
166 games
New Orleans Pelicans
1988-89 - 1991-92 · 4 seasons
16.2 PPG 2.8 RPG 2.9 APG
220 games

Stats by season

SeasonTeamGGSMIN PTSREBASTSTLBLK FG%3P%FT%PERWS
1988-89 NOP 75 44 29.6 16.9 2.5 2.3 0.9 0.3 41.4 31.4 79.5 - -
1989-90 NOP 54 52 32.6 17.5 3.3 2.4 0.9 0.1 40.8 33.1 75.0 - -
1990-91 NOP 70 68 30.0 15.7 2.7 3.6 1.0 0.2 44.5 32.4 83.0 - -
1991-92 NBA 22 11 25.8 12.3 2.6 4.0 0.7 0.4 44.8 27.6 67.9 - -
1991-92 NOP 21 11 26.0 12.4 2.6 4.1 0.7 0.4 45.0 29.6 67.9 - -
1991-92 WAS 1 0 22.0 10.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0 41.7 0.0 0.0 - -
1992-93 WAS 60 23 21.7 12.5 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.2 47.7 37.1 81.0 - -
1993-94 WAS 60 59 33.8 18.2 2.4 3.1 1.0 0.1 49.8 38.8 81.6 - -
1994-95 WAS 45 29 32.6 16.2 2.5 2.8 1.5 0.3 39.7 31.4 86.2 - -
1995-96 MIA 56 50 33.3 14.0 2.6 3.0 0.8 0.2 42.6 37.1 73.5 13.0 4.2
1996-97 NBA 65 33 28.2 13.8 2.8 2.8 0.8 0.1 44.3 35.0 83.2 - -
1997-98 NBA 68 67 33.3 15.9 2.5 3.0 1.0 0.2 42.7 38.6 78.1 - -
1998-99 NBA 38 35 31.1 12.1 2.7 2.9 0.9 0.2 35.9 35.1 83.5 - -
1999-00 NBA 53 19 18.1 6.6 1.5 1.2 0.4 0.0 38.8 33.3 75.6 - -

Transfers & team changes

Derived from season-by-season team membership.

Date Move
Jul 1995 Washington Wizards Miami Heat
Jul 1991 New Orleans Pelicans Washington Wizards

All entries are season change.

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About Rex Chapman

Rex Everett Chapman is an American former professional basketball player and social media influencer, mostly known for his time with the Charlotte Hornets from 1988 to 1992 and for his time with the Phoenix Suns from 1996 to 2000. Chapman was a high school star in Kentucky, winning many awards for his play. In two seasons at the University of Kentucky, he won further awards and scored more than 1,000 points. Chapman was the first draft pick of the expansion Charlotte Hornets and played on four National Basketball Association (NBA) teams. Over his 12-year career, he averaged 14.6 points per gam