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

Robert Morris University Robert Morris University (RMU) is a private university in Moon Township, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1921 and is named after Robert Morris, known as the "financier of the mericanrevolution." It enrolls nearly 5,000 students and offers 60 b ...

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College career

A 6'3"

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from

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, Chappell played college basketball at Robert Morris under coaches

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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

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, 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 BC Zenit Saint Petersburg (russian: БК Зенит Санкт Петербург), formerly known as BC Dynamo Moscow Region (2003–2007) and BC Triumph Lyubertsy (2007–2014), is a Russian professional basketball team that is located in Sain ...

. 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 BC Avtodor (russian: БК «Автодор» Саратов), commonly known as simply Avtodor and internationally as Avtodor Saratov, is a Russian professional basketball club based in Saratov. It plays in the FIBA Europe Cup and in the VTB Unit ...

for 2014–15. On August 28, 2018, Chappell signed a deal with Italian club

. On July 22, 2019, he has signed with

Reyer Venezia S.S.P. Reyer Venezia Mestre, commonly known as Reyer Venezia or simply Reyer, is an Italian professional basketball club that is based in Venice, Veneto. The club currently plays in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA), the highest tier of basketball in ...

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