Rex was a little ahead of my time. Curious if there’s a particularly good game to pull up and watch to see the best of what he could do?
A Chapman game to watch?
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I remember seeing him as a kid. He was sensational. Also in the pros he had some moments.
And that was against the Greatest pro basketball team ever which is funny... in 1996, the greatest teams in college and pro basketball won the championship that year.
The crazy old dude on Twitter that does the Block/Charge videos and is stuck in the 80's.
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Rex poured in 26 points against UofL at Freedom Hall. After the game, Sutton (on national TV) put his arm around Rex and said, "This is my son." Then he belched 'cause he was a tad inebriated. True story.
Think that was prolly the 86 Celtics.
Final game against Villanova...30 pts
First official shot at UK was a three pointer...last official shot at UK was a dunk...described career at UK
First official shot at UK was a three pointer...last official shot at UK was a dunk...described career at UK
One of my favorites was, trailing by 7 with 44 seconds left, he went off on UT Knoxville, and Kentucky won by 7.
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Kentucky 91, Tennessee 84 OT
Rex Chapman, whose last-second shot had sent the game into overtime, scored 4 points in the extra period Wednesday night to match his career high of 26...
Rex UK Highlights
This video sums his game up pretty well. The thing about Rex that gets forgotten is he was doing things that very few other guys were back then. Bombing 30-footers, dunking on folks, risky runners in the lane that always seemed to go in, etc. He had a lot of flash to his game. Lots of guys play like him now, but he was kind of revolutionary at the time. He was one of the most confident players I ever saw, to this day. Like a more athletic Tyler Herro.
This video sums his game up pretty well. The thing about Rex that gets forgotten is he was doing things that very few other guys were back then. Bombing 30-footers, dunking on folks, risky runners in the lane that always seemed to go in, etc. He had a lot of flash to his game. Lots of guys play like him now, but he was kind of revolutionary at the time. He was one of the most confident players I ever saw, to this day. Like a more athletic Tyler Herro.
I saw Rex play a lot live in high school. If you weren't around then you won't understand. When he played at my high school they sold tickets way in advance in a sort of lottery....Owensboro Apollo's bus had a police escort.
Everyone cheered for Rex. Didn't matter whose side you were on...Rex knew this and he was a showman. He did things that nobody did in a real game. He got a steal and on a fast break - threw the basketball down from just inside the free throw line - it went up and hit the glass in a perfect self-lob in which Rex proceeded to reverse jam.
People almost rushed the court when he did that. I've never seen any other player live that was more entertaining on any level.
Everyone cheered for Rex. Didn't matter whose side you were on...Rex knew this and he was a showman. He did things that nobody did in a real game. He got a steal and on a fast break - threw the basketball down from just inside the free throw line - it went up and hit the glass in a perfect self-lob in which Rex proceeded to reverse jam.
People almost rushed the court when he did that. I've never seen any other player live that was more entertaining on any level.
Rex’s dad was my high school coach use to watch him dribble a basketball the length of the court with his knees when he was in the forth grade . I later started officiating high school basketball games and got to call a few games he played in . Every game he played in was an event in those days . He was at the time the most important recruit Kentucky had gotten in a long time .
My peak Chapman play came while he was still in HS. I can't remember why the teams were playing at Memorial Hall. Chapman threw a half-court bounce pass that hit his teammate in stride. He tried to recreate that later in college, but it never quite worked. As pretty a pass as I've ever seen.
Here is the Kentucky vs. Tennessee Game from 1987 . Will post the UK vs UL game from 1986 is a few mins
WATCH - 02.11.1987 - Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Watch - 12.27.1986 - Kentucky vs. Louisville
WATCH - 02.11.1987 - Kentucky vs. Tennessee
Watch - 12.27.1986 - Kentucky vs. Louisville
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I think it was like one of those Dawahares events put on by KHSAA and WKYT showcasing Top talent in KY. They would play in Memorial and games would be broadcast statewide by Dick Gabriel, Dave Baker. The best part is Rex and his Apollo team would play Henry Clay led by Sean Sutton and Scott Sutton was on that team also if I'm not mistaken. Of course Eddie Sutton was in attendance and got a front row seat to see Rex do his things against the Sutton's.
That same tourney but against Southern University. Avery Johnson played for SU and lead the nation in assists. Haven't watched that one in a long time, but if memory serves correct, that was more of a Davender game.
I remember watching Rex break his transverse process. Never knew what the hell it was until then.
I watched a few minutes of the tennessee game and got reminded of a couple of gems:
1) Richard Madison was a 3 sport star w/ a 90 mph fastball, and
2) Mike Scott had a set of "soft paws"
I believe the Navy game in those highlights was when David Robinson was on that team. I remember that game pretty well.
Watch the IU and UK games Chapman’s freshman year. Both away games and he hung 24? and 26 on ranked teams.
I watched it. I know it’s a weird comparison, but in a way he reminded me of Dillingham, the way he could both contort his body and control the ball. Same confidence and attack too. Rex’s jumper looked more consistent. And his shot form was pretty unique.
