Jeremy Lamar Chappell (born June 10, 1987) is an American professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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(LBA) and

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. He played college basketball at

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College career

A 6'3" swingman from

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, Chappell played college basketball at Robert Morris under coaches Mark Schmidt and Mike Rice. A four-year starter for the Colonials, Chappell led the team to a 24–11 overall record and both regular-season and tournament

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(NEC) titles. Chappell emerged as one of the brightest stars in the NEC, averaging 16.7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game on the year and was named the Northeast Conference Player of the Year at the close of the season. In the 2009 NEC tournament, Chappell scored 15 points in the final, earning tournament MVP honors and sending Robert Morris to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 17 years.

Professional career

Chappell was not selected in the 2009 NBA draft, instead heading to Poland to play for Znicz Jarosław. He spent the next three seasons playing in Ukraine for

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and Ferro-ZNTU before moving to Russia to play for Triumph Lyubertsy. After averaging 10.8 points and 4.2 points per game in

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play in the 2013–14 season, he signed with Avtodor Saratov for 2014–15. On August 28, 2018, Chappell signed a deal with Italian club

. On July 22, 2019, he has signed with Reyer Venezia of the Italian

(LBA). Chappell signed a one-year contract extension on June 29, 2020. After two season with Venezia, on July 12, 2021, Chappel returns to

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signing a 2-years contract.

References

External links

VTB League profile

Robert Morris Colonials bio

TBLStat.net Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chappell, Jeremy 1987 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Italy American expatriate basketball people in Poland American expatriate basketball people in Russia American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine American men's basketball players Bandırma B.İ.K. players Basketball players from Cincinnati BC Avtodor players BC Hoverla players BC Zaporizhzhia players BC Zenit Saint Petersburg players Lega Basket Serie A players New Basket Brindisi players Pallacanestro Cantù players Reyer Venezia players Robert Morris Colonials men's basketball players Shooting guards Small forwards