Robert Chipman (born May 18, 1951) is an American retired
college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...
coach who coached
Washburn University
Washburn University (WU) is a public university in Topeka, Kansas, United States. It offers undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and business. Washburn has 550 faculty members, who teach more than 6,100 u ...
from 1979 to 2017. He is the 24th-winningest coach in
college basketball history, with 808 wins.
His 1986–1987 Washburn team won the
NAIA national championship, and his 2000–2001 team was the
NCAA Division II national runner-up.
His 1992–1993 Washburn team advanced to the Elite 8 of the
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament (officially styled by the NCAA as a "Championship" instead of a "Tournament") is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of ...
, and his 2000–2001 team advanced to the championship game of the
NCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament (officially styled by the NCAA as a "Championship" instead of a "Tournament") is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of ...
.
See also
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List of college men's basketball coaches with 600 wins
This is a list of college men's basketball coaches by number of career wins across all three divisions of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the two divisions of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).(The ...
References
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1951 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Guards (basketball)
Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players
Washburn Ichabods men's basketball coaches