Alex Chapman Season 2007-08

2008-09 (Redshirt Sophomore)
Chapman injured his knee during preseason practices and had to have arthroscopic surgery to repair the damage. He tried to return from the injury until the end of the semster when he transferred to another school. In his two seasons with the Cornhuskers, Chapman did not play in a single game.

2007-08 (Sophomore)
Alex Chapman sat out his first season in Lincoln as a redshirt and will see the first action of his Cornhusker career in 2008-09. He will have three years of eligibility remaining.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

Chapman sat out last year after suffering a knee injury that required arthroscopic surgery in September 2007. While he rehabbed the injury, Chapman focused on his academic requirements before rejoining the Huskers full-time at the end of the first semester.

Chapman, who had another arthroscopic procedure on his knee in the fall of 2008, signed with the Huskers in 2006 before playing one season of junior college ball. He is the tallest eligible Husker on the 2008-09 roster and will provide significant minutes in the paint. He also has the ability to be a dominant presence when stepping outside the 3-point line, as Chapman is an athletic big man who will be another complementary player to the Huskers' guard-heavy lineup. 

 

Before Nebraska
A native of Canby, Ore., Chapman was the second player in as many years from the Pacific Northwest to sign with Nebraska, joining Seattle native Ryan Anderson. Chapman was the first player to give the Huskers a verbal commitment for the 2007 recruiting class, which many analysts placed in the top 25 in the country and near the top of the Big 12.

Chapman originally went to junior college out of high school after injury cut his senior season of high school short and limited his college options.

In 2006-07, Chapman played for Coach Joel Davidson at Sheridan College in Wyoming. Chapman was highly productive from the start as he posted 9.8 points and a team-high 6.6 rebounds per game as a freshman for the Generals. He was among the team leaders in 3-pointers (20) and field-goal percentage (46.4) while helping Sheridan average 91.4 points per game before finishing with a 27-4 record.

During his shortened senior season, Chapman averaged 16 points and eight rebounds in 13 games for Canby and Coach Dane Walker. Despite the setback, Chapman ended his career on a positive note as he was selected to the all-league and honorable-mention all-state teams. As a junior, Chapman added 7.6 points per game while helping the team to a solid 22-6 record, including an impressive 15-1 mark in Pac-9 Conference action.

In the summer, Chapman played AAU basketball with the Portland Panthers under Coach Reggie Guyton Sr. Chapman helped the Panthers to the Elite Eight of the Reebok Big Time in Las Vegas.

 

Personal
Alex is the son of Ginny and Kenny Chapman, and was born on Aug. 28, 1987. He has one sister, Kelly, and one brother, Clint. His brother signed to play with Big 12 foe Texas where he is a sophomore this year. Alex is majoring in sociology at Nebraska.

Alex was recruited by Texas A&M, Pacific and Portland State before signing with the Cornhuskers.