Temple Names Gaye Chapman Assistant Women's Basketball Coach

PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple University Women's Basketball coaching staff

is one step closer to completion with the hiring of Gaye Chapman as an

assistant coach. Chapman is the second addition to new head coach Dawn

Staley's staff, joining associate head coach Shawn Campbell. Chapman

brings six years of collegiate coaching experience to the Temple

program.

Prior to coming to Temple, Chapman was an assistant coach for

women's basketball at American University (1997-2000). She helped the

1997-98 team record its best season in school history (23-7) and make

postseason play for the first time. Her principal duties included

recruiting national and international student-athletes, coordinating

team travel and developing perimeter players.

A native of West Chester, Pennsylvania, Chapman earned her Bachelor

of Science degree in Health and Physical Education in 1995 from East

Stroudsburg University. She then served as assistant women's basketball

coach at her alma mater while obtaining her Master's degree in Health

and Physical Education in 1996.

Chapman served a one-year stint as assistant coach at Southampton

College in New York. At Southampton she was again a part of school

history, helping the Colonials post a 19-10 record, the most wins ever

for the program.

As a player, Chapman was a four-year letterwinner at East

Stroudsburg. In her senior season, she was named Pennsylvania State

Athletic Conference (PSAC) Player of the Year. She earned Division II

Kodak All-American Honorable Mention. Chapman was also ESU's Female

Athlete of the Year and made the NCAA East Region All-Tournament team.

She scored 1,224 career points as a Warrior and recorded the first

triple double in University history against West Chester University.

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